Tereza Rachel

Acting

Tereza Rachel

Born 1934-03-10 · Nilópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Tereza Rachel, stage name of Teresinha Malka Brandwain Taiba de La Sierra (Nilópolis, March 10, 1934 — Rio de Janeiro, April 2, 2016), was a Brazilian actress and theater producer. Considered one of the great names in national theater, she has starred in and produced several plays since the 1950s, in addition to founding Teatro Tereza Rachel in 1971. After The Next Victim (1995), she retired from acting, making rare cameo appearances from then on. On television, she gained prominence in works such as O Astro (1977), Baila Comigo (1981) and Que Rei Sou Eu? (1989).

Acting credits

Genival é de Morte poster
4.0

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Genival é de Morte

1956

Pedro Mico poster
9.0

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Pedro Mico

1985

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NR

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Canalha em Crise

1965

Memórias do Grupo Opinião poster
NR

Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through artistic performances. Considered the first left-wing response to the dictatorship, the group gathered now famous Brazilian artists such as Nara Leão, Maria Bethânia, João do Vale and Millôr Fernandes.

Memórias do Grupo Opinião

2019

Amante Muito Louca! poster
7.0

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Amante Muito Louca!

1973

Procura-se Uma Rosa poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Procura-se Uma Rosa

1964

A Volta do Filho Pródigo poster
7.0

Unemployed, penniless in the big city and after accidentally stealing and killing his landlady, Antonio flees Rio de Janeiro towards Northeast of Brazil to find his mother. On the way he meets a beautiful woman and a pair of criminals.

A Volta do Filho Pródigo

1978

Águia na Cabeça poster
5.3

A senator having contacts with illegal betting activities is killed by the man who is his right arm, who wanted to get his position. But the power structure resents this disturbance and can fall apart, specially since there's a witness.

Águia na Cabeça

1984

Feminino Plural poster
8.0

"Seven women on motorcycles, through Via Dutra, go to the Baixada Fluminense, a microcosm of Brazil. Diving into the memory and questioning the behavior imposed on women, they seek to rescue the strength of the feminine. The new woman, born in the Brazilian land, incorporates the Amazons and Santa Guerreira. At his side, the new man, more loose and creative. Closing the cycle, the initial road is resumed. " (HBH / QC)

Feminino Plural

1976

Ganga Zumba poster
6.6

The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.

Ganga Zumba

1963

No artwork available
8.0

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A Morte da Mulata

2001

Sol Sobre a Lama poster
7.0

A poor community in Salvador organizes a resistance against the destruction of the Água de Meninos street market.

Sol Sobre a Lama

1963

River of Evil poster
7.5

A young girl, seeking to unravel the mystery of her father's death, travels through the Amazon jungle into a nightmare of danger.

River of Evil

1963

Revólver de Brinquedo poster
9.0

Solitary young man, dominated by his mother, lives in a daydream. He buys a toy gun and impersonates a crime book personage.

Revólver de Brinquedo

1977

Behind the camera