Teca Pereira
Acting
Biography
Maria Tereza Ferreira Pereira (born July 20, 1952 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian actress and dancer. Known for her work in television and cinema in recent years, she began her career as a dancer in theater in the 1970s, where she established herself as an actress, especially in musical theater. Pereira has won several awards, including a Mambembe Trophy and an Aplauso Brasil Award, in addition to having been nominated for an APETESP Theater Award.
Born: July 20, 1952
Place of Birth: São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Known For
Família Paraíso
Joint Venture
Set in a fictional modern-day Sao Paulo, where marijuana has been legalized, this series follows 29-year-old Biriba, a drug dealer who decides to give up his criminal life and enter the legal drug sales industry. Unfortunately for Biriba, going straight is more difficult than he could have imagined.
Dona Elza
Elza is a retired teacher who, after her husband’s death, finds herself alone and isolated. In search of a new way to live, she begins exploring her neighborhood and, by chance, joins a theater class. From that moment on, she immerses herself in the transformative power of art.
The Hijacking of Flight 375
Brazil, 1988. An unemployed tractor driver hijacks VASP flight 375 and orders commander Murilo to crash the plane on the Planalto Palace to kill the president - whom he considers guilty for the country's devastating economic crisis.
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
Based on Guimarães Rosa's (classic Brazilian author) short story, the movie tells the story of Augusto Matraga, a bankrupt and violent farmer who lives above the Law in Minas Gerais' hinterland. During a difficult time, he finds himself in the middle of a trap that nearly kills him. Born again, Matraga resorts to faith and hard work in the pursuit of redemption. Years later, he arrives at the village reigned by the hinterland's ruler and his thugs. This new friendship will challenge his destiny. Inside Matraga, the Saint and the Warrior will duel until his time comes.
Second Call
'Second Call' focuses on the resilience stories of teachers and students in a complex public education system. After some time off from teaching, Lúcia Helena returns to the classroom, now giving night classes to teenagers and adults. Along with other three teachers and the principal, she faces institutional adversities and the lack of appreciation without flinching. The conflicts involve both the faculty and the student body and, in this scenario, Education emerges as a hope, reminding everyone that it is never too late to have a second chance.
Marighella
Afro-Brazilian poet and politician, the legendary Carlos Marighella. Driven to fight against the erosion of civil and human rights following the CIA-backed military coup of 1964 and the brutal, racist right-wing dictatorship that followed, the revolutionary leaves behind his wife and son to take up arms, becoming a notorious enemy to the power structure.
Above Justice
In this realistic and touching series told in an innovative format, seemingly independent plots intertwine to show how justice can sometimes be a personal matter.
Ritmo de Natal
Trash
Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong.
Filmography
as Sininho
as Nice
as Dona Almerinda
as Dona Elza
as Cam
as Claudete
as Dona Dulce
as Dona Severina
as Vovó Gorete
as Old Washerwoman
as Leopoldina
as Firmina
as Dona Perpétua
as Enfermeira Joyce
as Dona Vanda
as Doca
as Dona Marieta
as Jurema Souza da Costa
as Mestra Dalva
as Mulher Brava
as Jandira
as Elvira
as Zelita Silva dos Santos
as Graça
as Vó Favela
as Quitéria
as Nanã
as Empregada
as Dilma