Born 1943 (age 72) · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Appears in 78 titles

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

Central Station
8.1
Central Station
1998
as Irene
Pixote
7.9
Pixote
1980
as Sueli
I'm Rich!
6.3
I'm Rich!
2016
as Madame Claude
Jogo de Cena
8.4
Jogo de Cena
2007
as Actress
Tieta of Agreste
6.7
Tieta of Agreste
1996
as Perpétua Esteves Batista
Chico: Brazilian Artist
7.8
Chico: Brazilian Artist
2015
as Reader (voice)
Mixed Blood
5.7
Mixed Blood
1984
as Rita la Punta
Dzi Croquettes
7.7
Dzi Croquettes
2009
as Self
Better Days Ahead
6.8
Better Days Ahead
1989
as Maryalva 'Mary" Matos
King of the Night
6.1
King of the Night
1975
as Pupi
Bar Esperanza
6.0
Bar Esperanza
1983
as Anna Moreno
Angels of the Night
5.6
Angels of the Night
1987
as Marta Brum
Garrincha: Lonely Star
4.1
Garrincha: Lonely Star
2003
as Vanderléia
Traveller
6.5
Traveller
1998
as Ana Lara
Amélia
8.6
Amélia
2000
as Amélia
Urban Snap-Shots
4.9
Urban Snap-Shots
2008
as Magda / Magali
Living the Dream
2.7
Living the Dream
2006
as Vanessa
The Man Who Bought the World
5.8
The Man Who Bought the World
1968
as Rosinha
Incidente em Antares - O Filme
6.6
Incidente em Antares - O Filme
2018
as Erotildes da Conceição