
Matheus Macena
Acting
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Known For

World's First Christmas
A young girl wishes Christmas was over for good, and her wish is granted with unexpected consequences.

Cilada

And They Say I Am the Crazy One
Young, intense and authentic, Dani just wants a normal life. However, since she was a child, she has been misaligned with her world.

Uncoupled in Rio
A couple breaks up but is forced to live in the same apartment together for financial reasons.

A Yellow Animal
Obsessed with questions about his past, a bankrupt, white Brazilian filmmaker undertakes an epic journey from Brazil to Mozambique and Portugal. This melancholic fable mixes animation, live-action, voice-overs, genres, and continents to explore Brazil's colonial past.

Transe
A threesome that takes place against the backdrop of Brazil's 2018 presidential election. Three young adults in a love triangle seek to understand the world and who they are on the brink of a shocking and highly-divisive election that puts the future of each one in check.

A Howling Carnival
It's carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Saulo is a gay werewolf who visits the enchanted lands of beauty and chaos in search of new prey. It's on the last night of the carnival festivities that he meets Gustavo, a new crush who could be his last prey. “Carne Fresca” is a carnival fable about werewolves and hunters in a marvelous city.

The Weight of Loving You
Rio de Janeiro. Suburbs. Karaoke. Dawn. Smell of beer and piss.

A Whale Can Be Torn Apart Like a Samba School
It’s Carnival in Rio. A young man wanders through the streets of the city and the remains of the huge cardboard parade floats. Driven by grief over the bankruptcy of his samba school, he’s also haunted by memories of his dead father and a lost love. An impressive cinematic experiment composed of fragments of the present and the past, developed as part cinema, part art installation in the tropical setting of Rio.
Filmography
as João
as Rodolfo (Funcionário da Silvana)
as Esquilo
as Juliano
as Magrinho