Denise Rodrigues Fraga (Rio de Janeiro, October 15, 1964) is a Brazilian actress, producer and columnist. She received several awards during her career, including a Grande Otelo, two APCA Awards, a Guarani Award, and two Quality Brazil Awards.
After 20 years missing, João Grilo returns to Taperoá to join his old friend Chicó and, after his story of resurrection spreads, he is disputed as an electoral candidate by the two most powerful politicians in the city.
Release Date: 2024-12-25
Character: Dora (uncredited)
Vote Count: 95
A surreal dark comedy about euthanasia.
Release Date: 2024-11-14
Character: Gilda
Vote Count: 1
Tiago, a tour guide with a broken heart leads Karen, a grieving and aging Brazilian woman, around a Lisbon of strange suicidal heroes. Tiago lives with his father, Raul, an old sailor haunted by historical defeats, and with his son, Manuel, a teenager fantasising of a solitary, but erotic, trip to the cosmos. All together, they take Karen through dreams, lost glories, and catastrophes to meet a fallen hero who disappeared many centuries ago on an island in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Release Date: 2022-10-20
Character: Karen
Vote Count: 2
Twenty-seven and a half fantastic intertwined stories show with sarcasm the reality of unique characters : After years, Frake, The Magician, made the best trick of all time but even he was fooled. Justus Barnes decided to rob a bank but failed miserably. Thomas quit smoking. Annie survived a trip over Niagara Falls inside a barrel. The man who couldn’t cry. And many more...
Release Date: 2022-08-18
Vote Count: 1
In order to recreate a picture taken in 1974, during the inauguration of São Paulo subway, Pedro meets two school friends he had not seen for 40 years. If their existential crises, ageing and (astray) ways were not enough, Pedro announces, to everyone's surprise, he intends to take his own life — even though not before he sees his soccer team win a championship.
Release Date: 2022-08-18
Character: Lilian
Vote Count: 5
Christian and Renato are identical twins who have opposite lives: Christian grew up in an orphanage and is underemployed, struggling to survive. Renato was adopted by a rich family and had everything that money can buy. When they meet again as adults, a tragedy happens: Renato is murdered and identified as Christian who, in turn, takes the place of his brother. However, to this end, he must leave behind his identity and his great love.
Release Date: 2021-11-08
Character: Júlia Soares
Episode Count: 119
Vote Count: 19
Release Date: 2021-08-15
Vote Count: 1
At a high school in a rural, isolated ranching community, families panic when teens contract a mysterious "kissing disease" that quickly spreads.
Release Date: 2020-07-17
Character: Guiomar Araújo
Episode Count: 6
Vote Count: 269
In present-day São Paulo, a trio of young hearts are about to break. Ricardo has both a steady boyfriend and a wandering eye for a new coworker. Isabella is taking a break from both her boyfriend and best friend Ricardo. And hopeless romantic Felipe has suddenly found himself caught between the two of them. These three have big dreams, yearning passion, and opinionated acquaintances, but they’re all unprepared for what’s to come from Cupid’s arrows.
Release Date: 2019-10-27
Character: Berenice
Vote Count: 4
Tito is a shy 10-year-old boy who lives with his mother. Suddenly, an unusual epidemic starts to spread, making people sick whenever they get scared. Tito quickly discovers that the cure is somehow related to his missing father’s research on bird song. He embarks on a journey to save the world from the epidemic with his friends. Tito’s search for the antidote becomes a quest for his missing father and for his own identity.
Release Date: 2019-02-14
Character: Rosa (voice)
Vote Count: 33
Diogo (17) has a little quirk: he likes to call his mother's female therapy patients and masturbate while listening to them on the phone. One of these patients is Angela (43), a woman who was just left by her husband When Diogo calls Angela, she thinks it's her husband calling. She starts having a relationship with the silence on the other end of the line. But when she finds out it's Diogo, she's disgusted. She's furious. But, most of all, she's attracted to this person who showed so much interest in her. The only person who called her every day. Diogo helps Angela see that she can have a new beginning and she shows him his way to independence. But they have to face a number of obstacles: There's the age difference, Diogo's mother, and, especially, his own path to adulthood.
Release Date: 2016-10-06
Character: Clarice
Vote Count: 39
After 20 years of marriage, Ana Lúcia and her husband Fábio decide to get a divorce. Fábio, however, decides to move to an apartment across the street, in front of the window of his former apartment - where Lúcia still lives. Both will have to learn how to deal with job crisis, problems with their daughter and this whole new situation.
Release Date: 2015-04-23
Character: Ana Lúcia
Vote Count: 20
Idealized by the filmmakers Lais Bodansky and Luiz Bolognesi, the documentary portrays the projects executed by the Buriti Institute and Buriti Films in 10 years of work. Since 2004, projects collect impressive numbers: 116,509 kilometers were driven on roads, which led to 759 outlying neighborhoods, where they were made 7439 film sessions to 1,355,403 brazilians. Eighteen states and the Federal District were visited by Cine Tela Brasil, who put brazilian various ages for the first time in a movie theater.
Release Date: 2014-10-17
Character: Denise Fraga
Release Date: 2013-10-04
Character: Aurora Rangel
Episode Count: 12
Release Date: 2013-05-08
Character: Teresa Maria Rodrigues
Episode Count: 26
An anthology film following different stories around the theme of invisibility in the modern world.
Release Date: 2012-10-29
Character: Blind Woman (segment "As Aventuras do Homem Invisível")
Vote Count: 10
Former political activist receives compensation from the Brazilian government for the disappearance of her husband, victim of the repression triggered by the Brazilian military dictatorship. With the money, she can buy her an apartment and free herself from this dreadful condition she lived for decades. At the moment of moving to the new home, however, a visit arises that forces her to review her entire life.
Release Date: 2011-09-29
Character: Vera/Ana Maria
Vote Count: 8
Everyday family life as perfectly normal madness. “As Melhores Coisas do Mundo“ follows a few days in the life of the 15-year-old Mano, who is fighting on two fronts: his parents have just got divorced and he is going through puberty. Mano tries to make his way through life, with its first sexual experiences, his depressed brother and his self-centered parents. It’s a humorous homage to the pitfalls of daily life and the diversity of life.
Release Date: 2010-05-22
Character: Camila
Vote Count: 55
After running away from home in his youth, Túlio has grown adrift from his family. 40 years later he has to come home one last time to bury his parents and his brother and claim what now is his.
Release Date: 2009-12-01
Character: Rainha Elizabeth
Release Date: 2009-10-04
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Character: Norma
Episode Count: [ 3 ]
Reserved, intelligent and generous, Leo has achieved professional success and now lives secluded in Serra da Cantareira, alongside young Karina. He discovers that he is ill, and decides to reunite the old friends of the 1970s, with whom he fought the military regime.
Release Date: 2008-02-18
Character: Beatriz "Bia" Guimarães Moutinho
Episode Count: 25
Vote Count: 2
During a summer camp, a group of children fight for their lives as they encounter a dangerous criminal transformed into a crocodile, searching for a sacred luck charm which can bring him back to his human form.
Release Date: 2007-12-25
Character: Magali
Teca, a late-night radio show host, uses her astrological skills to help listeners who call in for advice. But her own life feels empty and lonely. One day she makes the acquaintance of her handsome new neighbour, Gil, only to find out he is married.
Release Date: 2007-09-29
Character: Lydia
Vote Count: 12
A public appearance from international soccer player Marquinhos at Aurelio's bar launches a series of vignettes which spotlight Brazil's obsession with the round ball game
Release Date: 2006-01-01
Character: Árbitra
Vote Count: 5
Laura and Alan fall in love, but have to deal with the strange death of Alan's wife and with a rival, Lilith, who wants to break their relationship. At the same time, a narrator gives lessons on how to make a love story movie, exposing all clichés on that kind of film.
Release Date: 2004-01-01
Character: Laura
Vote Count: 6
Cristina still lives with her mother and wants to find her true love. She looks for help in a matrimonial agency, that arranges a meeting between her and Paulo. She likes the guy, but Paulo doesn't seem too enthusiastic. As time goes by, Chico, the owner of the agency, feels he is becoming too fond of Cristina...
Release Date: 2003-02-28
Character: Cristina
Vote Count: 2
Brava Gente was a television series aired by TV Globo in Brazil between 2000 and 2003, initially as a special year-end. The program was adapted from stories and national stories, and plays by famous playwrights, screenwriters and signed by a number represented by several actors and actresses. The genres of the stories varied each week with the style of each director or author. Brava Gente in the stories ranged from comedies and dramas. In all 53 episodes were shown, broadcast on Tuesday nights.
Release Date: 2000-12-26
Character: Caroba
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 2
The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.
Release Date: 2000-09-15
Character: Dora
Vote Count: 1152
Release Date: 2000-05-08
Character: Mag
Episode Count: 221
Vote Count: 8
Release Date: 2000-01-01
A famous actor believes he has totally mastered his craft. A young and talented actress is open to new challenges. They meet, and confront each other; on, and off the stage. From his personal and artistic lethargy, he sees the possibilities of a new beginning, new opportunities, after starting to see her. The story unravels, as the title states, "behind the curtain."
Release Date: 1999-09-17
Character: Helena
Vote Count: 4
Release Date: 1999-01-06
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 1
The (mis)adventures of João Grilo and Chicó in Brazil's Northeastern region. The four-chapter miniseries original version of O Auto da Compadecida.
Release Date: 1999-01-05
Character: Dora
Episode Count: 4
Vote Count: 75
Tribute to the world of soccer in Brazil. Group of ex-soccer players gather in a bar in São Paulo to remember old stories of their prime.
Release Date: 1998-08-21
Character: Neidinha
Vote Count: 12
Documentary about the life of Silvino Santos (1886-1970) pioneer of cinema in Brazil.
Release Date: 1997-12-02
A husband and wife talk about buying a grave.
Release Date: 1997-01-01
Four directors tell stories related to the concept of happiness.
Release Date: 1995-09-15
Release Date: 1994-06-01
Character: Flávia
Release Date: 1994-05-09
Character: Olga
Episode Count: 180
Vote Count: 1
The show features Lucas Silva e Silva, a boy who earns a recorder from his paternal grandfather, Orlando, at the age of 10. Amid the typical problems of moving from childhood to adolescence, Lucas creates stories on the tape recorder from how he would like things to be. He lives at his grandfather's house with his parents, Rogerio, a teacher who works out for three jobs and Carolina, who works in a boutique; the older sister, Juliana; and maid Rosa, who dates Marcelo and talks to broadcaster Ney Nunes on her radio.
Release Date: 1991-10-06
Character: Juliana Silva
Episode Count: 52
Vote Count: 12
Release Date: 1990-08-20
Character: Rita Garcez
Episode Count: 243
Vote Count: 3
Release Date: 1990-06-24
Character: Sarinha
Episode Count: 13
Arriving in Lisbon from London, Basílio falls in love with his cousin Luísa, but he must go to Brazil, promising he will eventually marry her. As time goes by, he sends her a letter ending the relationship and she marries Jorge, an engineer. One of Jorge's rich aunts dies, leaving him a small fortune and her former maid Juliana. Juliana gets hold of love letters between Luísa and Basílio and starts to blackmail her employer.
Release Date: 1988-08-09
Character: Natália
Episode Count: 16
Vote Count: 4
TV Pirata was a weekly Brazilian comedy show aired on Rede Globo between 1988 and 1990, being re-aired monthly in 1992. Some of the writers later went on to form the comedy troupe Casseta & Planeta. The show was first aired in April 1988 to fill a gap on Rede Globo's Tuesday night prime time line-up and its comedy was inspired by sketch comedy shows such as Saturday Night Live and Monty Python's Flying Circus with a no-nonsense approach to Brazilian comedy; however, it mixed a new style of comedy with elements of Brazilian culture such as football, politics, pop culture, telenovelas, economics and celebrities. No well-known figure or member of any economical or social class was spared from the show's cutting edge humor. The premise of the show was a TV studio being invaded by pirates who took over the programming department and put a tape on the air with some "unusual" programming. Another new element to Brazilian audiences was the performers, who weren't the usual comedic actors, but dramatic actors doing more comedic roles.
Release Date: 1988-04-05
Character: Vários
Episode Count: 34
Vote Count: 6
Release Date: 1987-09-07
Character: Amália Godoi Viana
Episode Count: 174
Vote Count: 2
In Nilópolis, Eliane, a 15-year-old girl, who is the daughter of a lower-middle-class couple, falls in love with Otávio, a 33-year-old divorcee. Upon learning of the relationship, Eliane's parents forbid her to meet her lover.
Release Date: 1985-11-30
Vote Count: 7
Character: Ana