Tainá Medina
Acting
Biography
Tainá Medina (Rio de Janeiro, December 16, 1993) is a Brazilian actress, with a career in theater and cinema. Among his main works are the films The Awakener (2018), A Yellow Animal (2020) and the series Dom (2021) and The End (2023).
Born: December 16, 1993
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Known For
The Awakener: The Series
A masked vigilante appears to attack the impunity that allows politicians and contractors to enrich themselves at the expense of the misery and work of the Brazilian population. The story of the man behind the Awakener's guise involves a personal journey of revenge in which a traumatized agent decides to take the law into his own hands.
The Awakener
Miguel is a federal agent, highly trained and skilled in weapons. After experiencing trauma in his personal life, he sets out on a journey of revenge, assuming the identity of a masked vigilante. The Awakener decides to do justice with his own hands by exterminating corrupt politicians.
Dead Teenager Séance
A group of dead teenagers spending their after-lives in Limbo decides to wreak vengeance upon their killer by summoning him to the world of the dead.
The End
‘The End’ chronicles the passing of time in friendships and romances. The story is told through the memories of five friends who have partaken of the pleasures of youth in Rio de Janeiro, from the glamorous 1960s to the colorful 1980s. The five get together at the funeral of the most beloved of them, in the early 1990s. Adapted from the best-selling novel by award-winning actress and writer Fernanda Torres. The author herself has adapted the novel for television, diving into profound issues, such as aging and death. Always with Torres’ own celebrated brand of elegant, witty humor. The cast features a number of award-winning, household Brazilian actors.
The Joy
Joy is a fable about courage and youth. It tells the story of Luiza, 16 year old girl, who can not stand to hear about the end of the world… On a Christmas night, his cousin John is mysteriously shot in a street in the Lowlands and disappears into the night. Weeks later, while Luiza spends days alone in the apartment where he lives with his mother in Rio de Janeiro, a mysterious visitor comes knocking on your door: John, as a ghost, asking to hide there.
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.
A Casa de Cecília
Cecília is home alone. She is 14 years old and spends her day listening to music, reading, eating frozen food, drinking alcohol, swimming in the pool and writing T.S Eliot poems on the wall of her room.
Anna
Within a society that reviews its values and paradigms, where power relations are put in check, the feminine and the masculine gain new meanings.
Sala Escura
A movie preview session for just nine spectators takes place in a large city hall. The movie starts playing and everyone gets ready to enjoy the entertainment, but the screen goes dark. After an initial confusion, an image appears of a girl being coldly tortured by a man dressed as Bate Bola, the carnival clown. The spectators are confused and worried. Then they discover that they are trapped inside the movie theater. From then on, they are tortured and killed. Will there be a survivor?
Where Insects Hide at Night
A 12-year-old boy's obsession with insects and a borrowed Mini DV camera takes him on an unexpected journey during a countryside vacation in 2006, revealing hidden secrets within his family and challenging his perception of innocence.
Filmography
as Camila
as Suzana
as Bruna
as Bel
as Luiza
as Bruna
as Luci
as Laura
as Nina
as Lorena
as Laila