Sónia Balacó

Acting

Sónia Balacó

Born

1984-02-12 (42)

Place of birth

Peniche, Portugal

Known for

Acting

Credits

35 titles

Known for

Vikings: Valhalla poster
7.6

In this sequel to "Vikings," a hundred years have passed and a new generation of legendary heroes arises to forge its own destiny — and make history.

Vikings: Valhalla

2022

The Ministry of Time poster
7.6

A soldier from the 15th century, a university student from the 19th century and a nurse from the present join the secret 'Department of Time', a secret department within the Spanish government with the ability to travel through time. Their mission is prevent changes in history.

The Ministry of Time

2015

O Olhar da Serpente poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

O Olhar da Serpente

2002

Tell Me How It Happened poster
8.7

Television drama series which has been broadcast on RTP1 of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal from 2007 to 2011 and since 2019. It recounts the experiences of a middle-class family, the Lopes (Portuguese: Os Lopes), during the last years of the Estado Novo. In February 2019, RTP announced that the series, after eight years shelved, would be renewed, with the storyline moving firmly into the 1980s. The first episode of the sixth season was broadcast on 7 December 2019 with the Lopes entering 1984.

Tell Me How It Happened

2007

Inspetor Max poster
7.0

"Inspector Max" is a Portuguese television series created by Virgílio Castelo e Produções Fictícias and broadcast on TVI. Its story is a dog called "Max", who is caught by Inspector Jorge Mendes' two sons (Fernando Luís). Jorge Mendes is a lonely man whose wife died when his children were still small. He works at the DIC of Setúbal, Department of Criminal Investigation, in the 1st season. The successful DIC team from Setúbal was invited to go to DECC (Special Department for Combating Crime) and started the 2nd season. His boss, Graça Madureira (Fátima Belo), after some cases resolved in the DECC, was invited to join Interpol. In the 2nd season, the place is occupied by actress Sílvia Rizzo. Max, Jorge and Sérgio, Jorge's best friend, constitute the victorious trio. A series based on mystery and case solving.

Inspetor Max

2004

O Beijo do Escorpião poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

O Beijo do Escorpião

2014

Film credits

2020s · 6 titles

Amelia’s Children poster
6.0

When Edward’s search for his biological family leads him and his girlfriend Ryley to a magnificent villa high in the mountains of Northern Portugal, he is full of excitement at meeting his long-lost mother and twin brother. Finally, he will discover who he is and where he comes from. But nothing is as it seems, and Edward will soon learn that he is linked to them by a monstrous secret.

Amelia’s Children

2024

Serpentina poster
2.5

Oliveira do Hospital, 1995. A screenwriter looking for inspiration, a failed actor trying to get back into the spotlight, and a suitcase full of cash hidden in a chimney. These are the ingredients of Serpentina, whose characters, while trying to make a movie, find themselves in a gangster film they don't know how to get out of. This film is part of the Contado Por Mulheres (Told by Women) project. This is a unique project in Portuguese audiovisual media that brings us the freshness of new female directors, all from different generations and recognized for their talent in various areas such as cinema, theater, dance, and advertising.

Serpentina

2023

Boca Cava Terra poster
10.0

A 10 year old girl is taken to a man who never recognized parenthood.

Boca Cava Terra

2022

Moral Order poster
5.5

In 1918, Maria Adelaide Coelho da Cunha, heiress and owner of the Diário de Notícias, leaves the social, cultural and family luxury in which she lives to escape with a petty chauffeur, 26 years younger.

Moral Order

2020

Lovefool poster
8.3

Set in the romantic and multicultural city of Lisbon, the love story between a shy Brazilian man and a fearless Portuguese young woman is haunted by secrets from his past.

Lovefool

2024

The Journey poster
NR

A filmmaker and an actress travel towards a remote location, in search of a particular house, and of inspiration for their next movie. The region is Douro, and the house belonged to Manoel de Oliveira, where he took refuge to create many of his works.

The Journey

2020

2010s · 8 titles

Variações: Guardian Angel poster
7.0

Film biography dwelling on the hectic artistic life of António Variações, a famous Portuguese pop rock singer from the 80s, who died from AIDS-related complications in 1984.

Variações: Guardian Angel

2019

What's New About Love? poster
4.0

Six friends meet every evening in a basement to make music. During the daytime, however, there are no rehearsals for what life brings us. Each endeavour leaves its mark. Rita left Ricardo, Rafael found her, but she still feels lost. Eduardo thought he no longer liked Maria, but after what he has done he cannot turn the clock back. João lacks the courage to breakup with his girlfriend and takes refuge in the song he is writing for Inês. Marco struggles to get another young man’s love, but he is under no illusions. Samuel believes in everlasting love but something is wrong because his friends haven’t heard from him for sometime. Inês, attempting to feel safe, likes to experiment and she's waiting to see how things go with João. With all this going on, how could the band not be falling apart...?

What's New About Love?

2012

Freud und Friends poster
5.4

A headlong dive into the deepest, silliest recesses of Abrantes’s unconscious.

Freud und Friends

2015

The Last Nazi Hunter 2 poster
NR

After a hard life of chasing nazis, Jacob Cohn is on his death bed. Recently, he found that one of the most bloodiest nazis, who almost killed him in a concentration camp, is hiding in Portugal. Friederich Haas was known also as the Dachau Dentist for pulling the teeth of the prisoners mouth, one by one, just for fun. Without alternatives, being to weak to go after him, Jacob sends his pacifist and shy grandson, Jean Luc to finish his last mission. Jean Luc has to go to Portugal and bring Friederich Haas' teeth to his grandfather.

The Last Nazi Hunter 2

2015

E Depois Matei-o poster
7.0

Two women victims of domestic violence exchange stories through the grids of a prison. One changes the life of another.

E Depois Matei-o

2012

Here in Lisbon poster
5.0

Welcome to Lisbon: there are mermaids by the Tagus and birds flying over the old city; there are mad scientists and singing fish; lost tourist guides and lost tourists; fado and sad guitars. What a weird city you may think - but no. Lisbon is about being different, sarcastic, welcoming to foreigners even in an economic crisis. Different directors became fascinated by our strangeness. We became fascinated by these directors. The city is never the same in these four episodes, here in Lisbon.

Here in Lisbon

2015

I Against I poster
5.3

Focusing on the timeless themes of jealousy, murder and betrayal, 'I Against I' is set over one night and utilises different time lines to reveal a dark and unexpected conclusion to a simple mystery premise. The main protagonists, opposite in character, take a frantic journey into a desolate nocturnal world with the common aim of survival, though once completed, the plot reveals a trap from which escape may be impossible.

I Against I

2012

Misantropo poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Misantropo

2017

Series credits

Vikings: Valhalla poster
7.6

In this sequel to "Vikings," a hundred years have passed and a new generation of legendary heroes arises to forge its own destiny — and make history.

Vikings: Valhalla

2022

The Ministry of Time poster
7.6

A soldier from the 15th century, a university student from the 19th century and a nurse from the present join the secret 'Department of Time', a secret department within the Spanish government with the ability to travel through time. Their mission is prevent changes in history.

The Ministry of Time

2015

O Olhar da Serpente poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

O Olhar da Serpente

2002

Tell Me How It Happened poster
8.7

Television drama series which has been broadcast on RTP1 of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal from 2007 to 2011 and since 2019. It recounts the experiences of a middle-class family, the Lopes (Portuguese: Os Lopes), during the last years of the Estado Novo. In February 2019, RTP announced that the series, after eight years shelved, would be renewed, with the storyline moving firmly into the 1980s. The first episode of the sixth season was broadcast on 7 December 2019 with the Lopes entering 1984.

Tell Me How It Happened

2007

Inspetor Max poster
7.0

"Inspector Max" is a Portuguese television series created by Virgílio Castelo e Produções Fictícias and broadcast on TVI. Its story is a dog called "Max", who is caught by Inspector Jorge Mendes' two sons (Fernando Luís). Jorge Mendes is a lonely man whose wife died when his children were still small. He works at the DIC of Setúbal, Department of Criminal Investigation, in the 1st season. The successful DIC team from Setúbal was invited to go to DECC (Special Department for Combating Crime) and started the 2nd season. His boss, Graça Madureira (Fátima Belo), after some cases resolved in the DECC, was invited to join Interpol. In the 2nd season, the place is occupied by actress Sílvia Rizzo. Max, Jorge and Sérgio, Jorge's best friend, constitute the victorious trio. A series based on mystery and case solving.

Inspetor Max

2004

O Beijo do Escorpião poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

O Beijo do Escorpião

2014

Vila Faia poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Vila Faia

2008

Ana e os Sete poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Ana e os Sete

2002

Maternidade poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Maternidade

2011

Último a Sair poster
7.8

An original and unique parody to reality shows. In Portugal, different celebrities, from different artistic areas, "live" together in a house where everything looks real, but it's not. Pure comedy and social satire.

Último a Sair

2011

Água de Mar poster
NR

Urban series that takes place between the Beach of the Shells and the new School of Arts that is being born in the palace of the Barahona family. Against the background of the mythical line of Cascais, this series has a plot full of strong emotions. Each episode combines different lines of stories that cross each other: the freshness of the summer novels, the rebelliousness of youth, the adventures and peripécias lived on the beach, the fight for fame, the generational conflicts and the reunions that can happen... when least expected.

Água de Mar

2014

Near Distance poster
NR

A Portuguese series, dealing with terrorism, crime, and the economical crises in Portugal.

Near Distance

2016

Os Filhos do Rock poster
7.3

A series about the phenomenon of rock and roll in Portugal during the 1980's.

Os Filhos do Rock

2013

Prisma poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Prisma

2024

Mulheres Assim poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mulheres Assim

2016

Idiotas, Ponto. poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Idiotas, Ponto.

2018

5Starz poster
10.0

5Starz follows the lives of five friends who live together and deliver food. Each one of them is overcoming a traumatic experience from their past while they speed through the city delivering food to starving clients.

5Starz

2021

Mulheres de Abril poster
7.0

The Portuguese Carnation Revolution of April 25th seen by a women perspective.

Mulheres de Abril

2014

Porta Premium poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Porta Premium

2025