
Acting
Alessandra Colasanti
Place of birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Known for
Acting
Credits
13 titles
Known for
6.5Nanda must rethink her plansof studying in Amsterdam when she discovers she is pregnant. After losing the support of her boyfriend Léo, the young girl decides to return home, where she suffers a serious accident and dies.However, Helena, her doctor, is able to save her new-born twins: Francisco and Clara. Unfortunately, Clara suffers from Downs Syndrome. Helena feels a strong emotional tie to Clara and adopts her.Years later, the twins’father Léo, a young and wealthy businessman, returns to the scene, wanting to gain custody of the children.However, Helena and Alex fight to the end to retain guardianship of the twins, whom they have raised with such love.
Pages of Life
2006
7.5No synopsis available yet.
As Canalhas
2013
7.5A man bored with his reality, works in the São Paulo government censorship department, is married to Isabel, but falls in love with Dora Dumar, an actress of the films he has the obligation to censor.
Magnifica 70
2015
7.0A scandal erupts in Brazil during an investigation of alleged government corruption via oil and construction companies. Loosely inspired by true events.
The Mechanism
2018
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Afinal, o que Querem as Mulheres?
2010
9.8No synopsis available yet.
Zodíaca – O Monólogo Definitivo de Cada Signo
2019
Film credits
2010s · 2 titles
No synopsis available yet.
Popcorn - Qualquer Semelhança não é Mera Coincidência
2017
8.5Fictional Documentary. A dancer in one of the paintings by Edgar Degas one day stepped out of the canvas, conquers the world and disappears during the carnival in Rio; mix of the academic universe, avant-gard art and the underworld sex scene. The movie was shot in Paris, NY and RJ.
The True Story of the Ballerina in Red
2010
Series credits
6.5Nanda must rethink her plansof studying in Amsterdam when she discovers she is pregnant. After losing the support of her boyfriend Léo, the young girl decides to return home, where she suffers a serious accident and dies.However, Helena, her doctor, is able to save her new-born twins: Francisco and Clara. Unfortunately, Clara suffers from Downs Syndrome. Helena feels a strong emotional tie to Clara and adopts her.Years later, the twins’father Léo, a young and wealthy businessman, returns to the scene, wanting to gain custody of the children.However, Helena and Alex fight to the end to retain guardianship of the twins, whom they have raised with such love.
Pages of Life
2006
7.5No synopsis available yet.
As Canalhas
2013
7.5A man bored with his reality, works in the São Paulo government censorship department, is married to Isabel, but falls in love with Dora Dumar, an actress of the films he has the obligation to censor.
Magnifica 70
2015
7.0A scandal erupts in Brazil during an investigation of alleged government corruption via oil and construction companies. Loosely inspired by true events.
The Mechanism
2018
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Afinal, o que Querem as Mulheres?
2010
9.8No synopsis available yet.
Zodíaca – O Monólogo Definitivo de Cada Signo
2019
Behind the camera
8.5Fictional Documentary. A dancer in one of the paintings by Edgar Degas one day stepped out of the canvas, conquers the world and disappears during the carnival in Rio; mix of the academic universe, avant-gard art and the underworld sex scene. The movie was shot in Paris, NY and RJ.
The True Story of the Ballerina in Red
2010
8.5Fictional Documentary. A dancer in one of the paintings by Edgar Degas one day stepped out of the canvas, conquers the world and disappears during the carnival in Rio; mix of the academic universe, avant-gard art and the underworld sex scene. The movie was shot in Paris, NY and RJ.
The True Story of the Ballerina in Red
2010
NRA poetic immersion into the life and work of Marina Colasanti, seen through her daughter's eyes. Intimate archives and the author's own words weave a delicate portrait of memory, art, and heartfelt legacy.
Marina Colasanti, Between Systole and Diastole
2025


