Acting

Maurício Xavier

Known for

Acting

Credits

11 titles

Known for

O Direito de Nascer poster
9.0

O Direito de Nascer is a Brazilian telenovela produced by JPO Produções and broadcast by SBT from May 21 to October 2, 2001. Based on the Cuban radio serial El Derecho de Nacer (1940), written by Félix B. Caignet, it was adapted by Aziz Bajur, with collaboration from Jayme Camargo and Alcione Carvalho. Directed by Roberto Talma and José Paulo Vallone, the telenovela stars Guilhermina Guinle, João Vitti, Dhu Moraes, Jorge Pontual, Ana Cecília Costa, Luiz Guilherme, Elaine Cristina, and Esther Góes. Set in Havana at the beginning of the 20th century, the story follows Maria Helena, a young woman who becomes pregnant after being abandoned by her fiancé. Afraid of her powerful father's reaction, she gives birth in secret and entrusts her son to the maid Dolores. Raised away from his family, Alberto grows up to become a doctor, unaware of his true origins. Years later, the revelation of his past brings conflicts, forgiveness, and the chance for reconciliation.

O Direito de Nascer

2001

Louca Paixão poster
NR

Unjustly convicted of a murder she did not commit, Letícia fights to prove her innocence. In prison, he works as a telephone operator, where he meets André, president of Estillus magazine, over the phone. Just by voice, the two get to know each other better, talk more and fall in love with each other.

Louca Paixão

1999

My Penguin Friend poster
7.3

A lost penguin rescued from an oil spill transforms the life of a heartbroken fisherman. They become unlikely friends, so bonded that even the vast ocean cannot divide them.

My Penguin Friend

2024

Pé na Cova poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Pé na Cova

2013

Dalva e Herivelto: Uma Canção de Amor poster
8.2

Singer Dalva de Oliveira and composer Herivelto Martins lived intensely, both on stage and in their personal lives. Their thirteen-year marriage and the conflicts that intensified upon their separation contributed to a significant body of artistic and cultural work. Author: Maria Adelaide Amaral.

Dalva e Herivelto: Uma Canção de Amor

2010

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Dalva e Herivelto, Uma Canção de Amor - O Filme poster
9.5

The singer Dalva de Oliveira and the composer Herivelto Martins lived intensely on the stage and in life. The 13 years of marriage and the disagreements, which gained emphasis with the separation, contributed to an important artistic and cultural production.

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Dalva e Herivelto, Uma Canção de Amor - O Filme

2015

Film credits

Series credits

O Direito de Nascer poster
9.0

O Direito de Nascer is a Brazilian telenovela produced by JPO Produções and broadcast by SBT from May 21 to October 2, 2001. Based on the Cuban radio serial El Derecho de Nacer (1940), written by Félix B. Caignet, it was adapted by Aziz Bajur, with collaboration from Jayme Camargo and Alcione Carvalho. Directed by Roberto Talma and José Paulo Vallone, the telenovela stars Guilhermina Guinle, João Vitti, Dhu Moraes, Jorge Pontual, Ana Cecília Costa, Luiz Guilherme, Elaine Cristina, and Esther Góes. Set in Havana at the beginning of the 20th century, the story follows Maria Helena, a young woman who becomes pregnant after being abandoned by her fiancé. Afraid of her powerful father's reaction, she gives birth in secret and entrusts her son to the maid Dolores. Raised away from his family, Alberto grows up to become a doctor, unaware of his true origins. Years later, the revelation of his past brings conflicts, forgiveness, and the chance for reconciliation.

O Direito de Nascer

2001

Louca Paixão poster
NR

Unjustly convicted of a murder she did not commit, Letícia fights to prove her innocence. In prison, he works as a telephone operator, where he meets André, president of Estillus magazine, over the phone. Just by voice, the two get to know each other better, talk more and fall in love with each other.

Louca Paixão

1999

Pé na Cova poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Pé na Cova

2013

Dalva e Herivelto: Uma Canção de Amor poster
8.2

Singer Dalva de Oliveira and composer Herivelto Martins lived intensely, both on stage and in their personal lives. Their thirteen-year marriage and the conflicts that intensified upon their separation contributed to a significant body of artistic and cultural work. Author: Maria Adelaide Amaral.

Dalva e Herivelto: Uma Canção de Amor

2010

X-Tudo poster
7.5

Educational show for kids.

X-Tudo

1992