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Marília Pêra was a Brazilian actress. Hailed as "one of the decade's [1980s] ten best actresses" by Pauline Kael, 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 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.
Birth Name
Marília Soares Pêra
Born
Friday, 22 January 1943
Died
Saturday, 05 December 2015
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Court Cam | Rafaela Alvaray | 2019 |
| Todos os Paulos do Mundo | (archive footage) | 2018 |
| I'm Rich | Madame Claude | 2016 |
| Chico: Artista Brasileiro | Reader / Narrator | 2015 |
| Pé na Cova | Darlene | 2013 |
| Aquele Beijo | Maruschka Lemos de Sá | 2011 |
| Irrational Heart | Self | 2011 |
| Now Boarding | Gilda / Justina | 2009 |
| Dzi Croquettes | Self | 2009 |
| Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala | Mãe de Monk, Lupa, Slide e Magali | 2008 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Court Cam | Rafaela Alvaray | 2019 |
| Todos os Paulos do Mundo | (archive footage) | 2018 |
| I'm Rich | Madame Claude | 2016 |
| Chico: Artista Brasileiro | Reader / Narrator | 2015 |
| Pé na Cova | Darlene | 2013 |
| Aquele Beijo | Maruschka Lemos de Sá | 2011 |
| Irrational Heart | Self | 2011 |
| Now Boarding | Gilda / Justina | 2009 |
| Dzi Croquettes | Self | 2009 |
| Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala | Mãe de Monk, Lupa, Slide e Magali | 2008 |
| Urban Snap-Shots | Magali / Magda | 2008 |
| Casos e Acasos | Sônia | 2007 |
| Pixote In Memoriam | Self | 2007 |
| Two Faces | Gioconda / Gioconda de Queiroz Barreto | 2007 |
| Playing | Self | 2007 |
| Snakes & Lizards | Milu Montini | 2006 |
| O Fim e o Princípio | Self | 2006 |
| JK | Sara Kubitschek | 2006 |
| Living the Dream | Vanessa | 2006 |
| Take It, Give It | Ivone | 2005 |
| Shades of Sin | Violante | 2004 |
| Garrincha: Lonely Star | Vanderléia | 2003 |
| Seja o Que Deus Quiser! | Dona Fernanda | 2002 |
| Amélia | Amélia | 2000 |
| Zorra Total | Elizabeth | 1999 |
| O Viajante | Ana Lara | 1998 |
| Meu Bem-Querer | Custódia Alves Serrão | 1998 |
| Central Station | Irene | 1998 |
| Tieta of Agreste | Perpétua / Tieta's sister | 1996 |
| Mundo VIP | Self | 1996 |
| The Interview | Renata | 1995 |
| Better Days Ahead | Maryalva 'Mary" Matos / Maryalva 'Mary' Matos | 1989 |
| Mixed Blood | Rita La Punta | 1984 |
| Bar Esperanza | Ana | 1983 |
| Quem Ama Não Mata | Alice | 1982 |
| Pixote | Sueli | 1980 |
| O Grande Desbum... | 1978 | |
| King of the Night | Pupe / Pupi | 1975 |
| Ana, a Libertina | 1975 | |
| Supermanoela | Manoela | 1974 |
| Fantastic | Self | 1973 |
| Uma Rosa Com Amor | Serafina Rosa Petrone | 1972 |
| This Is Simonal | 1970 | |
| O Donzelo | 1970 | |
| Beto Rockfeller | Manoela | 1968 |
| The Man Who Bought the World | Rosinha | 1968 |
