Tânia Alves

Acting

Tânia Alves

Born

1949-09-12 (77)

Place of birth

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Known for

Acting

Credits

38 titles

Tânia Maria Rego Alves (Rio de Janeiro, September 12, 1949) is a Brazilian actress and singer.

Known for

Film credits

1990s · 3 titles

1980s · 8 titles

New Wave poster
5.8

São Paulo, 1983: Women’s soccer has just been legalized in Brazil. A group of rebellious young women form the Gayvotas Football Club and begin training for their first match. But as the team quickly becomes a media sensation, its members are forced to confront the prejudices of the conservative military dictatorship that they live under.

New Wave

1984

Parahyba Mulher Macho poster
6.1

Account an important part of the history of Brazil, through its main character, Anayde Beiriz a poet, journalist and revolutionary and libertarian teacher of the early twentieth century, known for its sexual liberalism, which shocked the pre-Revolution in the state of Paraíba during 1930. His love for João Dantas eventually forge João Pessoa's death, at that time, governor of of Paraíba. These events served as a trigger for the a revolution.

Parahyba Mulher Macho

1983

O Olho Mágico do Amor poster
5.3

An innocent working girl finds a hole in her wall through which she can see the action in her neighboring apartment, where a prostitute meets her bizarre clients.

O Olho Mágico do Amor

1982

Cabaret Mineiro poster
4.7

An adventurer travels by train through the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, meeting old and new lovers and remembering love affairs of his youth.

Cabaret Mineiro

1981

No artwork available
5.0

Powerful magician goes to jail for creating illusion of affluence in Brazilian town.

The Wizard and the Sheriff

1983

Morte e Vida Severina poster
8.6

The saga of Severino, a poor guy living in the back country of Northeast Brazil, leaving for the big city of Recife, in search of a better life.

Morte e Vida Severina

1981

O Cangaceiro Trapalhão poster
5.8

Severino do Quixadá (Renato Aragão), a humble northeastern shepherd of goats, rescues Captain Virgulano or simply Captain (Nelson Xavier) and his band of cangaceiros of an ambush armed by the lieutenant Zé Bezerra (Jose Dumont), its eternal persecutor. Captain escapes taking with him the mysterious box that he removed from the interior of the assaulted train in the city of Cajarana. Seeking to escape the shooting, Severino ends up finding himself in the cangaceiros' camp, along with the mishap friends Mussum and Zacarias who, taking advantage of the confusion, fled the chain.

O Cangaceiro Trapalhão

1983

The Naked Sun poster
4.7

An Italian businessman travels to Brazil looking for a new job. When things don't go his way, he becomes despondent until he meets a beautiful woman who reveals Rio de Janeiro's most magical, secret locales.

The Naked Sun

1984

Series credits

A Grande Família poster
8.4

The daily lives of a typical Brazilian middle-class family, that are always very close and tries, in their way, to survive the financial and relationship difficulties.

A Grande Família

2001

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

Большая засада poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Большая засада

1995

Pantanal poster
6.6

No synopsis available yet.

Pantanal

1990

Pedra Sobre Pedra poster
6.6

To get revenge on her ex-fiancé Murilo Pontes, Pilar marries his rival, Jerônimo Batista. 25 years later, Pilar and Murilo deal with the passion between their children, Marina and Leonardo.

Pedra Sobre Pedra

1992

Mandacaru poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Mandacaru

1997

Ti Ti Ti poster
8.0

'Ti-Ti-Ti' presents a humorous plot, set in São Paulo, whose central theme is the professional, familial, and romantic rivalry between André Spina and Ariclenes Martins, or Ari, as he is known to those closest to him. The two were childhood friends and always fought a lot, engaging in tireless disputes over the same girlfriends.

Ti Ti Ti

1985

Destiny River poster
6.5

Upon discovering that he is marked for death due to a curse placed on his ancestors, Solano, with Estela's support, embarks on a journey of revelations about his origins.

Destiny River

2010

These Women poster
8.0

The plot takes place in 1880, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, following the lives of three strong and determined women. Aurélia, Maria da Glória and Mila are great friends who attend etiquette classes together, but life doesn't take long to put them in completely different directions.

These Women

2005

Marcas da Paixão poster
7.0

A deceased farmer's fortune is left to his two bastard daughters: Guida and Cíntia. But on the condition that they spend a year living together at Fazenda Fantasia, in the interior of São Paulo, running their late father's business and dealing with the differences between them.

Marcas da Paixão

2000

Brida poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Brida

1998

Tenda dos Milagres poster
7.0

The miniseries addresses the struggle of Pedro Arcanjo, guided by Magé Bassã, his holy mother, to protect African culture and integrate it into Brazilian society, creating a new culture. The plot takes place in the Bahian setting filled with the stories of the characters who intersect in Arcanjo's struggle: the friendship with Mestre Lídio, shaken when Rosa de Oxalá, his wife, falls in love with Archanjo; loves prohibited by the incompatibility of saints; the fight against the intolerance and racial prejudice of those in power.

Tenda dos Milagres

1985

Bandidos da Falange poster
8.0

The plot begins in 1975 with the death of Paulo Alberto, a criminal who leaves his mistress Marluce a watch containing diamonds from his last robbery. Corrupt police officer Tito Lívio and serious Lucena are tasked with finding the jewels. Meanwhile, at Ilha Grande Prison, Jorge Fernando, Paulo Alberto's cousin, is detained. He wants to recover the diamonds and now commands the faction. While searching for Marluce, Tito Lívio is investigated by prosecutor Álvaro and later arrested in Ilha Grande. There, he kills Jorge Fernando and takes command of the Falange. Junior, son of Pinheiro de Melo, owner of a front car dealership and arms dealer, is appointed the new head of the already weakened organization.

Bandidos da Falange

1983

Lampião e Maria Bonita poster
8.0

Lampião becomes the target of relentless persecution after the kidnapping of a foreigner. Alongside Maria Bonita, he faces challenges and persecution in the last months of his life in the cangaço.

Lampião e Maria Bonita

1982