Ilva Niño

Acting

Ilva Niño

Born 1934-11-15 · Floresta, Pernambuco, Brazil

Acting credits

Insônia poster
9.0

A three-episode anthology film based on short stories by Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos.

Insônia

1982

André, a Cara e a Coragem poster
4.0

Country boy arrives in Rio de Janeiro, looking for a better life, but he finds it extremely difficult to get a job, and even has to work as a pimp in order to survive.

André, a Cara e a Coragem

1971

Piranha de Véu e Grinalda poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Piranha de Véu e Grinalda

1982

Federal Bank Heist poster
6.3

"The Baron" wanted to commit the perfect heist involving 3 tons of money and no violence. For this he would need the right people willing to get 1 million dollars to take part in this job. Based on true events, in 2005, 168,000,000 Brazilian Real (almost 80,000,000 US dollars) were stolen from a Brazilian Central Bank (Federal Reserve), making it the biggest peace-time robbery in history. It was perhaps the most audacious bank heist ever.

Federal Bank Heist

2011

Lament poster
6.0

Elder manages the hotel inherited from his father. In his hands the hotel went from a luxury resort to a hotel on the verge of bankruptcy. Unsuccessful in his professional life, this failure is repeated in his social life with a marriage in ruins and with no prospect of improvement. At the limit of his emotional balance, Elder puts everything at risk when facing his demons and the consequences of his decisions.

Lament

2019

Closed Cinemas poster
NR

Manifesto for a third world cinema, in response to the boycott of Brazilian cinema and the closure of theaters.

Closed Cinemas

1980

My Mom Is a Character 2 poster
7.7

Dona Hermínia is back, but now rich and famous since she is the host of her own successful TV show. However, the overprotective character will have to deal with her children's departures, as Marcelina and Juliano decide to move out. In counterpart, she will welcome, as a visitor, her sister Lúcia Helena, who's been living in New York.

My Mom Is a Character 2

2016

Aladim e a Lâmpada Maravilhosa poster
5.7

Aladdin and Dracolim sell a miraculous elixir with help from Marina by Aladdin who is passionate. Bandits come disguised in Aladdin's house and try to take the ring since Aladdin has the power to run a magic lamp.

Aladim e a Lâmpada Maravilhosa

1973

No artwork available
6.0

The story of two brothers who are trying to farm in the Brazilian Amazon.

Soul's Boundary

1988

Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer poster
5.7

A tireless and incorrigible seducer looks for - and seems to find - the woman of his life.

Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer

1972

Malandro poster
7.0

In Rio de Janeiro's bohemian district called Lapa, during the '40s, a stylish and popular scoundrel exploits a cabaret singer, and earns his living by means of petty swindles. But then he meets Ludmila, the cabaret owner's daughter, who wants to get rich smuggling goods in times of war.

Malandro

1986

Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta poster
5.6

In Nilópolis, Eliane, a 15-year-old girl, who is the daughter of a lower-middle-class couple, falls in love with Otávio, a 33-year-old divorcee. Upon learning of the relationship, Eliane's parents forbid her to meet her lover.

Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta

1985

Leila Diniz poster
5.7

The life of Brazilian actress Leila Diniz.

Leila Diniz

1987

Deadly Cruelty poster
6.0

Man leaves his family behind and moves to Nova Iguaçu, a poor and violent city in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. He tries to rebuild his life, but falls in love with a woman who despises him, which drives him mad.

Deadly Cruelty

1976

Stelinha poster
6.4

A young rock singer meets his childhood heroine, a famous singer who is now wallowing in alcohol and sex.

Stelinha

1990