
Luciana Rigueira
Acting
Biography
Luciana Rigueira (Rio de Janeiro, November 22, 1977) is a Brazilian actress and writer. Since childhood, she was interested in art and literature, having acted in several plays. Her first film work was in 1996 as Cida in Quem Matou Pixote?, a character acclaimed at the Gramado Festival, Cartagena International Film Festival and APCA Trophy.
Born: November 22, 1977
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Known For

Forever and Ever
Revolves around Caíque, a doctor who can see and speak to spirits, and his passion for Laura, a journalist who seeks to discover her mother.

Alma Gêmea
A young woman is fated to relive the love of an earlier life. Separated by time, young Serena and botanist Rafael surmount all obstacles as they live a love that is stronger than fate itself. These challenges include the lovely but ambitious Cristina, who is obsessed by the rich botanist and driven nearly mad by her attempts to shatter their great love. A romantic comedy set in the 1940s, Soul Mate underscores the importance of love, family values and the ties of affection with a light touch and plenty of humor.

Coração de Estudante

A Vida Alheia

Who Killed Pixote?
The true story of the boy who became famous when he was cast for the main part on the Brazilian film Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco (1981). After the film was over, he tried to work as an actor on other projects, with little success. As time went by, he got involved with crime.

A Guerra dos Rocha
Clumsy old lady Dina Rocha lives with her son Marcelo. After a series of incidents at home, she moves to her house in Santa Teresa. She meets her friend Nonô and she pays a visit to her old friend. Her sons do not know where she is and they go to the hospitals and morgues. Coincidently there is the body of an old lady smashed by a truck and they believe that she is their mother. Meanwhile two smalltime thieves break in Nonô's house and keep the two old ladies locked in the bathroom. During the funeral of Dina Rocha, the dysfunctional families have a quarrel disputing their heritage.

Brave New Land
Diogo is a cartographer and artist who is encharged to set the new frontiers of Portuguese Colonies in South America. When he reaches the center of the continent, finds apparently nothing but wilderness and ‘uncivilized’ natives with strange ways of living. But Captain Pedro, the rude scout who guides him through the jungle, involves Diogo in an involuntary act of violence which will tie him in an unusual way to that far away country. At the same time, the Portuguese colonists are trying to make peace with Guaicuru Indians (one of the few natives with horse-riding abilities). But peace doesn’t ever have a low price.

Tainá: An Amazon Adventure
A brave and bold indigenous girl, protector of her jungle and its wild life and guided by her shaman grandfather, pairs with a boy from the big city, against animal traffickers in the Amazon forest.
Filmography
as Rosa
as Meire
as Repórter 2
as Jacira
as Vanderléia
as Tikiri
as Ánote
as Cida