Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1943-01-22
Day of Death
2015-12-05
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Marília Pêra
Biography
Marília Soares Pêra (Rio de Janeiro, January 22, 1943 — Rio de Janeiro, December 5, 2015) was a Brazilian actress, singer and theater director. Throughout her career, she won around 80 awards, acting in 49 plays, 29 soap operas and more than 20 films. Pêra won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress in 1982 for her role in Hector Babenco's acclaimed Pixote, and received Best Actress awards at the Gramado Film Festival (Triple Award Winner) and at the Cartegena Film Festival for Carlos Diegues' Better Days Ahead. Other films include Bar Esperança, Angels of the Night and Diegues' Tieta do Agreste.
Filmography (38)
Viva Marília
2025
Incidente em Antares - O Filme
2018
All Paulos in the World - Paulo José
2017
I'm Rich!
2016
Chico: Brazilian Artist
2015
Alô, Dolly!
2013
Consideração do Poema
2011
Now Boarding
2009
Dzi Croquettes
2009
Elas Cantam Roberto Carlos
2009
Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala
2008
Urban Snap-Shots
2008
Jogo de Cena
2007
Pixote In Memoriam
2007