Nuno Leal Maia
Acting
Biography
Nuno Leal Maia (Santos, October 17, 1947) is a Brazilian actor and football coach. Graduated in performing arts at the School of Communication and Arts at the University of São Paulo, his first work was in 1973, participating in the two feature films Anjo Loiro and A Virgem; however, it was in the film Act of Violence, in which he played a prisoner who dismembered women, which earned him the Air France Award for Best Actor. On the other hand, his television debut began in 1976, playing Acioli in the soap opera Estúpido Cupido; but his consecration only came in 1984, as Bertazzo in Vereda Tropical, being elected Best Actor by the APCA Trophy.
Born: October 17, 1947
Place of Birth: Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Known For
Estúpido Cupido
Pé de Vento
História de Amor
Helena is a sweet, honest, sensitive and a warrior woman who faces the premature pregnancy of her daughter Joyce, who in turn is abandoned by her boyfriend, the irresponsible Caio. The biggest problem is the girl's father, Assunção, Helena's ex-husband, who does not accept the situation. Lonely and alone, Helena awakens a passion for the endocrinologist Carlos Alberto, and has her feelings matched. But Carlos is committed to the possessive Paula. The girl's parents, Zuleika and Rômulo, anxiously await their daughter's wedding with Carlos, who will save the family from financial decay. But Carlos is the type of man that women don't really forget. Even married to Paula and in love with Helena, he is still harassed by ex-wife Sheyla, who is not satisfied with having lost him and dreams of a rapprochement.
A Gata Comeu
Vila Sésamo
Pátria Minha
Vamp
After making a Faustian bargain with a vampire for fame, a regretful young singer must find a sacred, lost artifact that might revert the curse.
Tainá - An Amazon Legend
The film tells the story of Tainá, a 5 years old orphan Indian girl who dreams of becoming a warrior and discovering her true origin. Along the way, she makes unexpected friends such as Laura, a lost city girl, and Gobi, a nerd Indian boy. They learn to overcome their mutual differences while going through their eventful journey. Taina confronts the ancestral enemy of her family, Jurupari, the incarnation of Evil, who wants to destroy the Forest.
Top Model
Maria Eduarda "Duda" Pinheiro is a successful top model. After being hired to model Covery brand clothes, she meets the Kundera brothers, Alex and Gaspar, owners of the company. Gaspar, a former beatnik, is over 40 but still practices surfing, lives in a beach-side house and raises five children: Elvis (named after Elvis Presley), Ringo (Starr), Jane (Fonda), Olívia (Newton-John) and (John) Lennon, all from different mothers who left them with him. Anastácia "Naná" Passos, Duda's friend and mentor, loves him platonically, and rivalizes with Mariza Borges over him. Alex by contrast is a yuppie. He and their mother Morgana have a love-hate relationship and rivalry with his brother over Morgana's attention and the company. Alex begins to love Duda, however she falls in love with Lucas, a graffiti artist who is on the run from the São Paulo police due to his involvement in a crime there. He is also searching for his real father, and thinks it's either Alex or Gaspar.
Kiss of the Spider Woman
The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.
Filmography
as Caronte
as arquivo
as Almeida
as Diretor do programa Papo de Varanda
as arquivo
as Ribamar
as Teodoro
as Bernardo da Conceição
as Alceu Carvalho
as Prof. Scott Corman
as Honório Castro
as João de Castro Canto e Melo, Visconde de Castro
as Felisberto Morel (Gato)
as Inácio Alves Serrão
as Valdisnei (voice)
as Alcebíades Guimarães Ribeiro (Guima)
as Paulo Cintra
as Edgar Assunção
as Dr. Alceu
as Prof. Paulo Pasqualete
as Osmar
as Ari Tomé
as Jurandir ("Padre Garotão")
as Carlos Zanata
as Guido Falcone
as Gaspar Kundera
as Júlio
as Tony Carrado
as Detetive Raimundo Marlou
as Bruno
as Gabriel
as Tucão
as Fábio Coutinho
as Mário Bertazzo
as César
as Gilberto
as Renan
as Eng. Rômulo
as Policarpo
as Sivério
as Hélio
as Antonio Nunes Correia
as Edmar, o Pé de Vento
as Fernando
as Jangadeiro
as Lírio
as Borba Gato
as Comandante Nelson
as Carlinhos
as Alfredinho
as Acioli
as Vários Personagens
as Batista
as Mario
as Paulo
as pedreiro