Nuno Leal Maia

Acting

Nuno Leal Maia

Born 1947-10-17 · Santos, São Paulo, Brazil

Nuno Leal Maia (Santos, October 17, 1947) is a Brazilian actor and football coach. Graduated in performing arts at the School of Communication and Arts at the University of São Paulo, his first work was in 1973, participating in the two feature films Anjo Loiro and A Virgem; however, it was in the film Act of Violence, in which he played a prisoner who dismembered women, which earned him the Air France Award for Best Actor. On the other hand, his television debut began in 1976, playing Acioli in the soap opera Estúpido Cupido; but his consecration only came in 1984, as Bertazzo in Vereda Tropical, being elected Best Actor by the APCA Trophy.

Acting credits

Kiss of the Spider Woman poster
7.0

The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.

Kiss of the Spider Woman

1985

Alguém poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Alguém

1980

A Werewolf in the Amazon poster
4.6

In search of a powerful hallucinogenic, five friends embark on a dangerous journey deep into the Amazon. But a bad trip isn't the only threat as they discover when they stumble across the hidden camp of the crazed Dr. Moreau and his murderous animal-human hybrid creations.

A Werewolf in the Amazon

2005

The Rich Are Something Else poster
4.3

Tadeu, a poor lad from the Northeast of Brazil, comes to Rio de Janeiro to try his luck. His good looks and education win him the favor of rich people. In his spare time, he becomes the favorite among lonely and rich ladies. Soon he gets involved in trouble.

The Rich Are Something Else

1977

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

Act of Violence poster
4.0

Antônio 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

Chão Bruto poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Chão Bruto

1976

Gabriela poster
5.9

In 1925, Gabriela, a poor, uneducated, yet charming woman becomes cook, mistress, and then wife of Nacib, a bar owner in Ilhéus, a small Brazilian coastal town run by the local colonels.

Gabriela

1983

Hang-five poster
NR

A free-spirited surfer who masters the hang-five — walking to the tip of the board and balancing on his toes — finds himself haunted by the characters from his girlfriend’s poems.

Hang-five

1975

Mulher Objeto poster
5.8

A story about the fantasies of a married woman who lives in a dream several experiences with partners of both sexes.

Mulher Objeto

1981

Lady on the Bus poster
5.5

Solange is a recently married young woman whose wedding night did not end well. After constant fights with her husband, she decides to live through her sexual frustration by sleeping with strangers she picks up on crowded buses in Rio de Janeiro.

Lady on the Bus

1978

Olhos Livres poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Olhos Livres

2021

A Virgem poster
3.3

Four couples go to a country seat. One of the girls is still a virgin, and his boyfriend proposes a game which changes the group behavior.

A Virgem

1973

No artwork available
7.0

Four thieves enter a house and terrorize a family.

Paranóia

1976

Monte Serrat poster
NR

Monte Serrat is a short film filmed from the tale Three Lost Treasures, scored by Machado de Assis.

Monte Serrat

2021

Oceano Atlantis poster
10.0

In a Rio de Janeiro after the catastrophe, only the hills were immune to a flood that left the asphalt submerged. While the Navy is rationing provisions and some are sacrificing themselves to avoid starvation, a diver goes to the bottom of the sea and finds a submerged civilization there.

Oceano Atlantis

1993

Embalos Alucinantes: A Troca de Casais poster
4.2

Sexual adventures of a prostitute's son and a bordello owner, who like to swap women.

Embalos Alucinantes: A Troca de Casais

1979

Anjo Loiro poster
5.0

Armando, a single high-school teacher living a steady life, sees his world crumbles when he falls in love with Laura, the ex-girlfriend of one of his favorite students.

Anjo Loiro

1973

O Bom Marido poster
4.1

An industrial couple spends more than they can afford. In financial trouble, the husband Afraninho devises a strange kind of business, for foreign executives, in which the product is his own wife Malu. They succeed, and soon other couples start doing the same thing, establishing the competition.

O Bom Marido

1978

Cocky poster
5.2

Shy countryboy from Itu (a town in Brazil where everything is unusually big) is invited to work in the house of a rich woman, who ends up discovering the boy's hidden (and big) qualities...

Cocky

1978

How to Hack Your Boss poster
6.5

Victor accidentally sends a compromising email to his nagging boss. With the help of his office crush and a clueless friend, he'll try to save his job while having to deal with a rook hacker the porn industry, a children's online game and Smiley, the company mascot.

How to Hack Your Boss

2021

The Claudia Case poster
4.3

Based on the true events that took place in the 70s, in Rio de Janeiro. The body of beautiful girl Cláudia Lessin Rodrigues, actress Márcia Rodrigues's sister, was found in the seashore. After Police investigation, it was found she had been murdered on a party by a rich industrialist's son and his socialite hairdresser buddy, after much sex, alcohol and drugs, specially Mandrax (methaqualone). She'd probably resisted being raped and the killers threw away the body in the water. One of the guys tried to escape flying to Switzerland.

The Claudia Case

1979

As Feras poster
5.5

Paulo has a strange relationship with his cousin Sônia, whom he loves since childhood. But she despises him and, being in love with another woman, causes a lot of humiliating situations to him.

As Feras

1995

The King of Rio poster
5.5

Two friends get rich running an illegal gambling business. But soon they start to compete, and become rivals.

The King of Rio

1985