
Acting
Miriam Mehler
Born
1935-09-15 (91)
Place of birth
Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
Known for
Acting
Credits
38 titles
Miriam Mehler (Barcelona, September 15, 1935) is a Spanish actress and voice actress, naturalized Brazilian.
Known for
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Redenção
1966
7.0In Europe, at the end of the 19th century, social policies sent thousands of immigrants out of their countries. A Spaniard, a Portuguese, and an Italian seek new opportunities in the new country, without imagining the difficulties along the way.
Os Imigrantes
1981
No synopsis available yet.
O Direito de Nascer
1978
9.0No synopsis available yet.
A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão
1990
7.5Isaura was born in 1835, in the farm of Commender Almeida. She is the daughter of the slave Juliana and the tenant of the farm, Miguel. Juliana dies right after the birth, because she denied going to bed with the Commender. He whips her to death in revenge. So, Isaura is raised and educated by Gertrudes, wife of the Commender, who always wanted to have a daughter. In spite of her excellent education and the white skin, Isaura, as a daughter of a slave,will always be treated as a slave.
The Slave Isaura
2004
7.0As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor is a Brazilian telenovela produced by SBT and originally broadcast from December 6, 1994, to July 8, 1995. Based on the 1867 novel of the same name by Portuguese writer Júlio Dinis, it was adapted by Lauro César Muniz, with scripts by Bosco Brasil, Ismael Fernandes, Analy A. Pinto, Aziz Bajur, and Zeno Wilde under the supervision of Chico de Assis. The telenovela stars Juca de Oliveira, Débora Bloch, Luciana Braga, Eduardo Moscovis, and Tuca Andrada. Set in a 19th-century Portuguese village, the story follows the orphaned sisters Guida and Clara, who are raised by the respected Padre Antônio, known as the Senhor Reitor. After Daniel returns home as a doctor following years away, old feelings are rekindled, but misunderstandings, forbidden love, family rivalries, and social expectations threaten the happiness of both sisters. As secrets and sacrifices come to light, the couples must overcome prejudice and scandal in their search for true love.
As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor
1994
Film credits
2020s · 6 titles
NRA deck of cards discovered at an antiques fair reveals the eccentric past of a famous Arabian horse breeder, the photographer and filmmaker Lenita Perroy.
Lenita - Traces of a Lady
2023
2.8Ten stories or one. Ten moments in the timeline: 1972, 1999, 1550, 2083, 1891, 2012, 1618 – and the same reality: violence giving the final face to relations in brazil. a slave revolt on a coffee plantation, the torture of an indian, the kidnapping of an ambassador, jews hiding from the inquisition, a tortured woman who sees her torturer in the audience to which she tells the crime committed by him, father and son talking during the second war, a widow who lost everything in “ensiling crisis” and is forced to marry and lose her freedom.
Cordially Yours
2022
5.0In six decades, Teatro Oficina has done more than revolutionize theatrical language in the country: the aesthetic influence of José Celso Martinez Corrêa's company extends from Tropicalism to the renewal of Brazilian audiovisual languages from the 1960s onwards. The film revisits a story that it involves personalities such as Caetano Veloso, Glauber Rocha, Lina Bo Bardi, Chico Buarque and Zé do Caixão, brings together scenic art, ecology, architecture and sexuality, and mixes art and life in the search for a Brazilian based language.
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
2021
NRThis biopic documents the life and work of one of Brazil’s most prolific artists: Milton Gonçalves. This actor and director are credited with more than sixty television titles, seventy movies and twenty plays. Known from classic full-length features like Macunaíma, They Don't Wear Black Tie and Kiss of the Spider Woman, his dramatic versatility also encompasses major Brazilian soap operas, including O Bem Amado and Roque Santeiro. With his talent, he overcame barriers faced by many Black performers in Brazil. An active on-screen and on-stage presence since the 1950s, his name is synonymous with the history of Brazilian television, theatre and cinema, making him a landmark talent in the performing arts world.
Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
2025
NRA century after his birth, Sérgio Cardoso — one of the greatest stars of Brazilian theater and television — still inhabits the country’s cultural imagination. A symbol of a generation that helped shape modern stage language in Brazil, his presence endures as an artistic, political, and emotional legacy. Through archives, memories, and the rehearsals of the play “Six Actors in Search of Sérgio Cardoso,” the documentary moves between past and present to explore not only the trajectory of a monumental actor, but also what remains of an artist when time transforms men into myth. As a new generation of performers attempts to rediscover his voice, rigor, and restless spirit, the film reveals how Sérgio Cardoso continues to resonate within contemporary theater — as a ghost, an inspiration, and a founding force of a stage tradition still trying to understand itself.
In the footsteps of Sérgio Cardoso
2026
Documentary that presents the history of the Brazilian amusement park "Cidade da Criança".
Cidade da Criança: Uma História Afetiva
2024
2010s · 2 titles
5.5The extraordinary story of Luiz Martins de Souza Dantas, who served as Brazilian Ambassador to Paris during WWII. A largely unsung hero, he defied his own government’s orders by granting hundreds of unauthorised visas to Jews and others facing imminent capture and death.
Dear Ambassador
2018
No synopsis available yet.
Ruídos de passos
2016
1980s · 3 titles
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Dôra Doralina
1982
4.0Antônio Nunes is sentenced to 30 years in jail, after having killed a woman, and becomes known as ripper of women. Infatuated Tânia begins to visit him frequently and hires a lawyer to try to take him out.
Act of Violence
1981
Count Dracula, taking on the new identity of Vladimir, leaves Transylvania and goes to Brazil in search of his son Rafael. This vampire romance was conceived to be a potential telenovela, but only ended up running as a TV miniseries with four installments because the network that financed it went under.
Dracula, a Love Story
1980
1960s · 2 titles
8.3Jorge de Oliveira is an Afro-Brazilian poet who works in a publicity agency in São Paulo. Torn between his rich white lovers and his black family and friends, Jorge's situation serves as a springboard to a discussion about racial issues in Brazil.
Compasso de Espera
1969
7.6Born and raised in the misery of Brazilian slums, Jorge becomes a luxury house burglar in São Paulo and gets nicknamed "The Red Light Bandit" by the sensationalist press. In addition to wearing a red flashlight, he talks to his hostages in an irreverent tone and makes bold breakthroughs to later spend the money extravagantly. His world is the decadent neighbourhood of Boca do Lixo.
The Red Light Bandit
1968
Undated · 1 titles
Series credits
No synopsis available yet.
Redenção
1966
7.0In Europe, at the end of the 19th century, social policies sent thousands of immigrants out of their countries. A Spaniard, a Portuguese, and an Italian seek new opportunities in the new country, without imagining the difficulties along the way.
Os Imigrantes
1981
No synopsis available yet.
O Direito de Nascer
1978
9.0No synopsis available yet.
A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão
1990
7.5Isaura was born in 1835, in the farm of Commender Almeida. She is the daughter of the slave Juliana and the tenant of the farm, Miguel. Juliana dies right after the birth, because she denied going to bed with the Commender. He whips her to death in revenge. So, Isaura is raised and educated by Gertrudes, wife of the Commender, who always wanted to have a daughter. In spite of her excellent education and the white skin, Isaura, as a daughter of a slave,will always be treated as a slave.
The Slave Isaura
2004
7.0As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor is a Brazilian telenovela produced by SBT and originally broadcast from December 6, 1994, to July 8, 1995. Based on the 1867 novel of the same name by Portuguese writer Júlio Dinis, it was adapted by Lauro César Muniz, with scripts by Bosco Brasil, Ismael Fernandes, Analy A. Pinto, Aziz Bajur, and Zeno Wilde under the supervision of Chico de Assis. The telenovela stars Juca de Oliveira, Débora Bloch, Luciana Braga, Eduardo Moscovis, and Tuca Andrada. Set in a 19th-century Portuguese village, the story follows the orphaned sisters Guida and Clara, who are raised by the respected Padre Antônio, known as the Senhor Reitor. After Daniel returns home as a doctor following years away, old feelings are rekindled, but misunderstandings, forbidden love, family rivalries, and social expectations threaten the happiness of both sisters. As secrets and sacrifices come to light, the couples must overcome prejudice and scandal in their search for true love.
As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor
1994
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Cortina de Vidro
1989
NRThe story, inspired by Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel of the same name – which fueled the abolitionist movement in the United States – depicts the conflict between enslaved American cotton planters and wealthy landowners in the South. The fight for freedom is led by Uncle Tom and his wife Chloe.
A Cabana do Pai Tomás
1969
8.0Vladimir, Count Dracula, leaves Transylvania and comes to Brazil to reunite with his son Rafael. Because of the turmoil in Europe during World War I, Rafael, still a boy, was entrusted to his nanny, Ana, who fled with him. Having discovered his son's whereabouts, Vladimir is determined to rescue him and make him claim his inheritance. Of seemingly humble origins, Rafael has secretly courted Mariana, granddaughter of the powerful Dona Marta, matriarch of the Matos Lacerda family, who dominate the city, since childhood. Rafael is unaware of his father's existence. In his struggle to win his son, Vladimir faces opposition from Ana, who knows all his weaknesses. Upon arriving in Brazil, in addition to his son, Vladimir finds the woman of his dreams, exactly like the one he loved and lost in the past – none other than Mariana, Rafael's beloved. Vladimir believes Mariana is the reincarnation of the great love of his past.
Um Homem Muito Especial
1980
7.8Karin, Magali and Luna are three call girls, who decide to apply some marketing knowledge on the world's oldest profession.
O Negocio
2013
No synopsis available yet.
Tilim
1970
8.3São Paulo, 1945. A tenement in the Bixiga neighborhood centralizes the plots and characters. The cheerful Lalá is a former prostitute who got along with a senator of the Republic, her lover, who, when he died, left her in an excellent financial situation, since she had a daughter with him, Marialina. Lalá is courted by the simple Italian Antônio Sapateiro, a mature man in love with her. The Portuguese Manoel Vitor loves the Jewish Ruth, but her parents forbid dating because of religion.
Vida Nova
1988
8.8Fascinação is a Brazilian telenovela produced by SBT and originally broadcast from May 25 to November 6, 1998. Written by Walcyr Carrasco, with collaboration by Ecila Pedroso, it is a free adaptation of the Argentine telenovela Piel naranja. The telenovela stars Regiane Alves, Marcos Damigo, Heitor Martinez, and Glauce Graieb. Set in the 1930s, the story follows Ana Clara Guimarães, the intelligent daughter of a milkman who falls in love with the wealthy Carlos Eduardo da Silva Prates. Although they dream of building a life together, their romance is threatened by Carlos Eduardo's ambitious mother, Melânia, who conspires to separate them. After a series of cruel deceptions leaves Ana Clara pregnant, abandoned, and forced to rebuild her life, she must overcome betrayal, injustice, and heartbreak in her fight for happiness and true love.
Fascinação
1998
4.0Cristal is a Brazilian telenovela produced by SBT and originally broadcast from June 5 to October 27, 2006. It is an adaptation of the Venezuelan telenovela Cristal (1985), created by Delia Fiallo. Adapted by Anamaria Nunes, with collaboration from Maria Lúcia Dahl, Marcelo César Fagundes, Eleusa Mancini, and Rogério Garcia, the telenovela stars Bianca Castanho, Dado Dolabella, Bete Coelho, Marisol Ribeiro, Alexandre Barillari, Giuseppe Oristanio, Bárbara Paz, and Eliana Guttman. The story follows Cristina, a young woman abandoned by her mother, Vitória, shortly after birth and raised in a convent. Years later, Cristina becomes a successful model known as Cristal and unknowingly crosses paths with her biological mother, now a powerful fashion businesswoman. While searching for her identity and a place in the world, Cristina falls in love with João Pedro, but their romance is threatened by family secrets, social differences, jealousy, and the painful revelations about her past.
Cristal
2006
10.0In Canoa do Bagre, on the coast of São Paulo, Juarez and Gustavo are former youth friends who took very different paths: the first became a powerful businessman after stealing his late boss's money, while the second prospered on his own merit with a transport company. Juarez's dream is to destroy the fishing village to expand his resort, but Gustavo is the biggest opponent and leads the residents against it. Juarez's life changes when Clarita, the woman who abandoned him in the past and made him become a bitter man, returns to discover that he is rich, bringing their daughter, Marilena.
Canoa do Bagre
1997
8.5Pequena Travessa is a Brazilian telenovela produced by SBT and originally broadcast from November 4, 2002, to April 15, 2003. It is an adaptation of the Mexican telenovela Mi pequeña traviesa, based on the original Argentine story Me llaman Gorrión by Abel Santa Cruz. Adapted by Rogério Garcia, with collaboration from Ecila Pedroso and Simoni Boer, the telenovela stars Bianca Rinaldi and Rodrigo Veronese. The story follows Júlia, a determined young woman who is forced to put aside her dream of attending college after her father is left paralyzed in an accident. Disguising herself as a boy to find work and support her family, she secretly sleeps inside a department store because she cannot afford a place to live. There she meets Alberto, the wealthy heir to the business, and the two fall in love while facing misunderstandings, family conflicts, social differences, and the schemes of those determined to keep them apart.
Pequena Travessa
2002
NRColégio Brasil is a Brazilian children's telenovela produced by JPO Produções and broadcast by SBT from May 6 to September 20, 1996. Written by Yoya Wursch and directed by Roberto Talma and José Paulo Vallone, the telenovela was produced in partnership with JPO Produções and had 117 episodes. It stars Giuseppe Oristanio, Maria Padilha, Taumaturgo Ferreira, Patrícia de Sabrit, Paulo Nigro, Ana Kutner, Ittala Nandi, Cláudia Lira, Edwin Luisi, Afonso Nigro, and Fausto Maule. The story takes place at Colégio Brasil, a school where students and teachers experience friendships, conflicts, discoveries, and challenges of adolescence. The plot follows Nair, a strict and bitter school inspector marked by a painful past, and the lives of students who deal with issues such as friendship, relationships, teenage conflicts, sexuality, safe sex, and pregnancy. The telenovela combines drama and comedy while portraying the everyday life of young people in a school environment.
Colégio Brasil
1996
No synopsis available yet.
Editora Mayo, Bom Dia
1971
No synopsis available yet.
Ana
1968
NRA group of lower-middle-class children, living on the same street, decide to found a club in an abandoned house with the aim of creating a meeting point. Problems begin with the expropriation of the land for the construction of a supermarket. At the same time, two leaders vie for the presidency, dividing the group in a power struggle that will only end when they lose the house permanently. However, the millionaire Gastão dies and leaves a mansion to the children in his will.
Braço de Ferro
1983
8.0No synopsis available yet.
A Grande Viagem
1965
NRThe series Companhias do Teatro Brasileiro (Brazilian Theater Companies) offers a documentary overview of the evolution of theatrical art in Brazil. The history of Brazilian theater is told through the testimonies of artists, historians, and researchers. Drawing on extensive archival material—including photographs, as well as audiovisual and audio recordings—the series revisits influential companies and groups such as Cia. João Caetano, Teatro Brasileiro de Comédia, Teatro Experimental do Negro, Teatro Oficina, and Grupo Galpão. Across 15 episodes, the series showcases these iconic groups, highlighting their artistic styles, repertoires, and the work of their actors and directors.
Companhias do Teatro Brasileiro
2023


