
Acting
Reginaldo Faria
Born 1937-06-11 · Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Reginaldo Figueira de Faria (Nova Friburgo, June 11, 1937) is a Brazilian actor and director. He has appeared in more than 60 films and television shows since 1952. Faria's brother Roberto Farias (the 's' was added to his surname due to an error at the registry) is also a film director and screenwriter.
Acting credits
6.8In a company trading maté, workers are treated as slaves. Some of them try to escape, but those who are caught suffer severe punishments.
Tragic Jungle
1963
6.0The relationship among three friendly couples turns upside down when two of the men get a job on TV. Their girlfriends leave them, looking for more action in their lives.
Aguenta, Coração
1984
6.9An elderly retired couple teams up with young partners to plan a daring bank robbery, while trying to outwit a detective determined to stop them.
Old Bandits
2026
8.0Five friends decide to enjoy Mardi Gras without their wives, leaving them home. But one of the wives doesn't accept this arrangement and tries to get even.
O Flagrante
1976
6.2Free adaptation of Machado de Assis' classic. The narrator is a rich dead man, who tells us about his life and times, making fun of both.
Posthumous Memories
2001
4.9University student who works in a bank experiences a personal crisis: he is torn between his ambitions and the temptation to engage in the armed movement against the military dictatorship of the time, in Brazil. At the same time, his love life is also confusing: he is unable to choose between two girls: an apolitical rich one, whose main interest is her own sexual liberation; and a working girl with family problems.
Lance Maior
1968
6.5Based on true events, the film tells the story of Brazilian outlaw Promessinha, one of the most famous and feared criminals of his time, depicting his crimes and cruelty, until his death confronting the police.
Cidade Ameaçada
1960
6.3Two ladykillers living in Rio de Janeiro know no limits when courting a beautiful woman. A problem arises when one of them starts coming on to a girl, not knowing she's his buddy's daughter.
Os Paqueras
1969
Victor is postman in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul and has a habit of violating the correspondence of its residents. One day, to his surprise, falls into his own trap to fall in love with a new resident of the city, the young Marli, exchanging letters with her boyfriend. Victor begins to control the cards between them and ends up interfering in the couple's relationship.
The Postman
2013
A tender story, in which Santa Claus helps to preserve a family. Dudu (David Lucas), a very naughty boy, makes a wish full of hope on Christmas Eve, seeking the reconciliation of his parents, Luciana (Carolina Kasting) and Roberto (Daniel Boaventura), who are determined to separate. Dudu looks for a Santa Claus in a store and insists that his order be fulfilled. However, the good old man, who in fact is Jonas (Reginaldo Farias), who lives making beaks to survive, at first does not take the boy very seriously, as he does not have a past of family joy, much less on Christmas Eve.
Papai Noel Existe
2006
NRA bride is kidnapped on the day of her wedding.
Aguenta o Rojão
1958
8.0Pra Quem Fica, Tchau tells the story of a teenager from the interior who comes to Rio, financed by an uncle, and goes to live with a womanizer cousin.
Pra Quem Fica, Tchau
1971
5.6Middle-aged married journalist goes to the beach resort of Búzios, in Brazil, to write a book. Gradually, he falls in love with his neighbor's daughter, a beautiful teenager much younger than he, ignoring the social implications.
The Girl Next Door
1987
7.1Inspired by the moving book “Só as Mães São Felizes”, by Lucinha Araújo, Cazuza's mother, the film covers a little more than 10 years of the singer’s crazy and brief life – from the beginning of his career in the Circo Voador venue, in 1981, to the huge success and the apotheosis of his shows with the Barão Vermelho band, his solo career, his relations with his parents, friends, lovers and passions, and the courage he had to face his final years, with HIV, until his death, in 1990.
Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop
2004
5.2Claudia Maccari, an Italian doctor who has a Brazilian adopted son suffering from leukemia, goes to Rio de Janeiro to find the child's biological mother for a transplant. She is reluctantly helped by a Detective.
Favorite Son
2001
NR"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
9.0As soon as his boss discovers his betrayal, Luciano must flee, abandoning his life in the mafia and crime behind him. His options are limited, and the longer he waits, the greater the chances of being captured. However, when Luciano encounters a prostitute with a serious illness, he finds shelter in her home and begins to devise a plan to save his own life.
Morte Para Um Covarde
1964
7.5A touching portrait of Regi, an 85-year-old engineer from Rio de Janeiro, as he deals with the recent loss of his wife. The narrative guides us through his solitary routine, showing the support of his children and his determination to move forward by writing a book and falling in love with a talented actress. The film celebrates life, resilience, and the power of love amid the complexities of aging.
Perto do Sol é Mais Claro
2026
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Vida Bandida: Leonardo Pareja
1996
7.4Mid-1970s. When the military regime's "economic miracle" and the victory of the Brazilian football team on the World Cup serve as a distraction for the persecution of opposition leaders by the political police of the dictatorship. Under this context, Jofre Godoi da Fonseca, an alienated middle-class man, is mistaken for Sarmento, a political activist he met at an airport prior to his assassination. He is then arrested for being "subversive".
Go Ahead, Brazil!
1982
8.3Young robber, son of a prostitute who had killed herself, gets involved with two police informers, who force him to share the loot he gets.
Fish in a Barrel
1977
6.0Three young men from the beach neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro lead a carefree life, in spite of having no money. After meeting Denise, who presently turns out to be Dênis (a man), they start to learn some tricks and their lives begin to change.
Os Machões
1972
7.7Adaptation of the series shown in 1992. A sequence of crimes in the same style intrigue: a man walks with a woman on the beach; she dresses as a bride and is brutally strangled in the middle of the act of love. To prove the authorship of the crimes is the great challenge of detective França.
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: As Noivas de Copacabana - O Filme
2015
7.0Story of Brazilian bank-robber Lúcio Flávio, who fascinated some people in Rio de Janeiro during the 1970s for his bold robberies and spectacular escapes, and also because he was thought to be intelligent and "politically aware". Before dying, he disclosed a network of corruption in Brazilian Police, and its involvement with the infamous "Death Squad" of the time, a group of policemen who went about killing criminals without giving them a fair trial.
Lucio Flavio
1977
Behind the camera
6.0The relationship among three friendly couples turns upside down when two of the men get a job on TV. Their girlfriends leave them, looking for more action in their lives.
Aguenta, Coração
1984
6.0The relationship among three friendly couples turns upside down when two of the men get a job on TV. Their girlfriends leave them, looking for more action in their lives.
Aguenta, Coração
1984
8.0Five friends decide to enjoy Mardi Gras without their wives, leaving them home. But one of the wives doesn't accept this arrangement and tries to get even.
O Flagrante
1976
8.0Five friends decide to enjoy Mardi Gras without their wives, leaving them home. But one of the wives doesn't accept this arrangement and tries to get even.
O Flagrante
1976
6.3Two ladykillers living in Rio de Janeiro know no limits when courting a beautiful woman. A problem arises when one of them starts coming on to a girl, not knowing she's his buddy's daughter.
Os Paqueras
1969
Victor is postman in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul and has a habit of violating the correspondence of its residents. One day, to his surprise, falls into his own trap to fall in love with a new resident of the city, the young Marli, exchanging letters with her boyfriend. Victor begins to control the cards between them and ends up interfering in the couple's relationship.
The Postman
2013
9.3Lampião's gang raids a farm just as the wedding of Antônio Saraiva and the Baroness's goddaughter is being prepared. In the shootout, Lampião's brother, Ezequiel, is killed, and in revenge, Lampião burns the Baroness alive and orders the bride to be beaten. Upon arriving at the farm, Antônio discovers everything and vows to follow the gang's footsteps to hell. The cangaceiros continue their atrocities, robbing, killing, and looting, until a priest places a curse on Lampião. The curse transforms into the avenging figure of Antônio, who acquires supernatural powers. He meets Lampião during Maria Bonita's birthday party, and a life-or-death duel ensues.
Meu Nome é Lampião
1969
8.0Pra Quem Fica, Tchau tells the story of a teenager from the interior who comes to Rio, financed by an uncle, and goes to live with a womanizer cousin.
Pra Quem Fica, Tchau
1971
8.0Pra Quem Fica, Tchau tells the story of a teenager from the interior who comes to Rio, financed by an uncle, and goes to live with a womanizer cousin.
Pra Quem Fica, Tchau
1971
8.0Pra Quem Fica, Tchau tells the story of a teenager from the interior who comes to Rio, financed by an uncle, and goes to live with a womanizer cousin.
Pra Quem Fica, Tchau
1971
6.5A young woman from a conservative family loses her virginity to her boyfriend who dumps her after. She starts a new relationship, but when her parents find out she has been "ruined" they try to arrange a marriage with the first boyfriend.
A Penúltima Donzela
1969
8.3Young robber, son of a prostitute who had killed herself, gets involved with two police informers, who force him to share the loot he gets.
Fish in a Barrel
1977
8.3Young robber, son of a prostitute who had killed herself, gets involved with two police informers, who force him to share the loot he gets.
Fish in a Barrel
1977
6.0Three young men from the beach neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro lead a carefree life, in spite of having no money. After meeting Denise, who presently turns out to be Dênis (a man), they start to learn some tricks and their lives begin to change.
Os Machões
1972
6.0Three young men from the beach neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro lead a carefree life, in spite of having no money. After meeting Denise, who presently turns out to be Dênis (a man), they start to learn some tricks and their lives begin to change.
Os Machões
1972
7.0Two young men in search of adventure meet Iracema, a bride who's been left waiting at the church. They give her a ride on their jeep, until they find the most strange family: a couple with seven girls and a son. According to popular tradition, a man born after seven girls is bound to become a werewolf.
Who's Afraid of Werewolves?
1975
7.0Two young men in search of adventure meet Iracema, a bride who's been left waiting at the church. They give her a ride on their jeep, until they find the most strange family: a couple with seven girls and a son. According to popular tradition, a man born after seven girls is bound to become a werewolf.
Who's Afraid of Werewolves?
1975