Acting

Mauri de Castro

Acting credits

Mil Luas poster
6.0

At 80 years old, Chiara, an immigrant woman, single mother, and independent soul, sees her world collapse with the sale of the restaurant she built while pursuing the dream of a better life for her daughter. Between memories and losses, she rediscovers her strength, her autonomy, and the freedom to start over, proving that it is never too late to choose herself.

Mil Luas

2025

Two Sons of Francisco poster
6.8

The story of Francisco, a very simple and poor man whose dream was to see his children become country music stars, and who made all the efforts to make it happen.

Two Sons of Francisco

2005

Cesium-137 poster
5.9

In 1987, in Goiânia, two paper collectors find a radioactive capsule and sell it to the owner of a junkyard. Once the capsule is opened, more than 250 people end up contaminated by the substance called Cesium 137, being the biggest radiological accident in the history of Brazil.

Cesium-137

1990

Coxinha 2 – O X Tudo poster
NR

Sisters Almira and Piedade are forced to abandon the famous restaurant where they sold drumsticks and return to their mother's house.

Coxinha 2 – O X Tudo

2018

Índia, a Filha do Sol poster
5.0

A military man picks up a Native Brazilian woman and heads to a gold panning site where he has undisclosed business to attend to.

Índia, a Filha do Sol

1982

No Coração dos Deuses poster
6.3

Following the clues of a map, a boy and some adventurers go into the forest in search of treasure from the pioneers, and end up going back two centuries in time, in search of the legendary Minas dos Martírios.

No Coração dos Deuses

1999

No artwork available
10.0

A period piece set in the 1920s and 1930s. It tells the story of Santa Dica, leader of the messianic movement in Goiás, a peasant girl of rare beauty who comes back to life after mysteriously appearing dead at the age of 13. The film covers the Prestes Column, the Revolution of 1930 in Goiás, and the Revolution of 1932 in São Paulo, episodes in which Santa Dica participated. The film maintains the original locations and features approximately 3,700 extras in its ensemble.

A República dos Anjos

1991

O Tronco poster
7.0

Vicente, a tax collector, is sent to a distant region to defy the dominion of Melo, a powerful landowner. When Melo's henchmen burn down the collector's office building, the government retaliates by deploying soldiers, overseen by Carvalho, a hard-headed judge. Carvalho orders the soldiers to invade Melo's land, which prompts the start of a full-blown war.

O Tronco

1999