Acting

Amanda Acosta

Born

1978-11-10 (47)

Place of birth

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Known for

Acting

Credits

8 titles

Known for

The Trapalhões poster
8.0

Os Trapalhões was a Brazilian comedy group and also a Brazilian television series created by Wilton Franco. Its members were Dedé Santana, Zacarias, Mussum and their leader Didi Mocó, that was played by Renato Aragão. The name Trapalhões is derived from the Portuguese verb atrapalhar, which means the opposite of helping, to do something the wrong way or to Those that confuse. The name is translated "Tramps" in English DVD subtitles. It was aired by Rede Globo from 1977 to 1999. On March 18, 1990, Zacarias died due to respiratory failure, but the group and the series didn't come to an end until July 29, 1994, when Mussum died due to an unsuccessful heart transplant.

The Trapalhões

1977

Poliana Moça poster
6.4

Poliana Moça is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by SBT from March 21, 2022, to May 24, 2023. Based on the novel Pollyanna Moça (1915) by Eleanor H. Porter, it is a sequel to As Aventuras de Poliana (2018–2020). Adapted by Íris Abravanel, with collaboration from Carlos Marques, Denise Barbosa, Danilo Castro, Fernando Pripas, Grace Iwashita, Gustavo Braga, and Marcela Arantes, and directed by Ricardo Mantoanelli, the telenovela stars Sophia Valverde, Igor Jansen, Dalton Vigh, Thaís Melchior, and Otávio Martins. The story follows Poliana D’Ávila Monteiro, now a teenager, as she faces the challenges of growing up. While continuing to practice the “jogo do contente”, she discovers that adolescence brings new responsibilities, friendships, romances, and conflicts. Alongside her family and friends, Poliana must deal with personal challenges, secrets, and unexpected situations while learning important lessons about maturity, love, and resilience.

Poliana Moça

2022

O Mapa da Mina poster
7.0

The main plot revolves around a hidden treasure. The story begins when a gang steals ten million dollars worth of diamonds in Uruguay. To escape the police, one of the thieves, Rodolfo Torres de Almeida, flees to Argentina. His partner, Ivo Simeone, travels to São Paulo with the jewels. Ivo decides to hide the precious stones and, to ensure he doesn't forget the hiding place, has a map tattooed above the buttocks of a girl, the daughter of his neighbor. The thief takes care to photograph the girl so he can identify her in the future. Ivo is arrested and, eight years later, when he gets out of jail, he is run over and killed. Before dying, however, he manages to tell his son Rodrigo the secret about the treasure map. The young man follows the clues given by his father and discovers that the young woman with the tattooed map is Elisa, a novice nun cloistered in a convent, about to take perpetual vows.

O Mapa da Mina

1993

Pelo Ouvido poster
NR

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Pelo Ouvido

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E a Vida Continua... poster
5.8

Ernesto is 50 years old and carries with him a tragedy from the past, which he hides behind a good-humored smile. He meets 25-year-old Evelina when helping her on the road after her car breaks down. Both are going to the same hotel and, little by little, build a solid friendship based also on the difficulties faced throughout life, since Evelina is emotionally hurt due to her husband's infidelity.

E a Vida Continua...

2012

Contra a Parede poster
7.0

Less than three months before the presidential elections in Brazil, a renowned newscaster faces an explosive ethical conflict that involves his work at the head of his program and his personal relationship with two presidential candidates named as favorites in the polls.

Contra a Parede

2018

Film credits

Series credits

The Trapalhões poster
8.0

Os Trapalhões was a Brazilian comedy group and also a Brazilian television series created by Wilton Franco. Its members were Dedé Santana, Zacarias, Mussum and their leader Didi Mocó, that was played by Renato Aragão. The name Trapalhões is derived from the Portuguese verb atrapalhar, which means the opposite of helping, to do something the wrong way or to Those that confuse. The name is translated "Tramps" in English DVD subtitles. It was aired by Rede Globo from 1977 to 1999. On March 18, 1990, Zacarias died due to respiratory failure, but the group and the series didn't come to an end until July 29, 1994, when Mussum died due to an unsuccessful heart transplant.

The Trapalhões

1977

Poliana Moça poster
6.4

Poliana Moça is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by SBT from March 21, 2022, to May 24, 2023. Based on the novel Pollyanna Moça (1915) by Eleanor H. Porter, it is a sequel to As Aventuras de Poliana (2018–2020). Adapted by Íris Abravanel, with collaboration from Carlos Marques, Denise Barbosa, Danilo Castro, Fernando Pripas, Grace Iwashita, Gustavo Braga, and Marcela Arantes, and directed by Ricardo Mantoanelli, the telenovela stars Sophia Valverde, Igor Jansen, Dalton Vigh, Thaís Melchior, and Otávio Martins. The story follows Poliana D’Ávila Monteiro, now a teenager, as she faces the challenges of growing up. While continuing to practice the “jogo do contente”, she discovers that adolescence brings new responsibilities, friendships, romances, and conflicts. Alongside her family and friends, Poliana must deal with personal challenges, secrets, and unexpected situations while learning important lessons about maturity, love, and resilience.

Poliana Moça

2022

O Mapa da Mina poster
7.0

The main plot revolves around a hidden treasure. The story begins when a gang steals ten million dollars worth of diamonds in Uruguay. To escape the police, one of the thieves, Rodolfo Torres de Almeida, flees to Argentina. His partner, Ivo Simeone, travels to São Paulo with the jewels. Ivo decides to hide the precious stones and, to ensure he doesn't forget the hiding place, has a map tattooed above the buttocks of a girl, the daughter of his neighbor. The thief takes care to photograph the girl so he can identify her in the future. Ivo is arrested and, eight years later, when he gets out of jail, he is run over and killed. Before dying, however, he manages to tell his son Rodrigo the secret about the treasure map. The young man follows the clues given by his father and discovers that the young woman with the tattooed map is Elisa, a novice nun cloistered in a convent, about to take perpetual vows.

O Mapa da Mina

1993