Acting

Maria João Abreu

Born — Died

1964-04-14 — 2021-05-13

Place of birth

Lisbon, Portugal

Known for

Acting

Credits

56 titles

IMDb profile

Maria João Abreu, was a Portuguese film, television and stage actress. Her most notable works include Portuguese TV series Médico de Família, Aqui Não Há Quem Viva, Golpe de Sorte, and her strong presence in the typical Portuguese genre of "teatro de revista". She was famous for her uplifting roles, mostly associated with humour.

Known for

7.2

In Alta Definição, Daniel Oliveira interviews one guest every week with an intimate approach.

Alta Definição

2009

Mar Salgado is a story of a woman who had 2 twins and thought they died after the were born, but it couldn't be more far from truth, and now 16 years later she'll try to find them.

Salty Sea

2014

9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Os Malucos do Riso

1995

4.4

With Algarve and South Africa as main stages, Paixão tells the story of a love that was destroyed by a lie. This is the story of a man determined to fight for justice and to recover ten years of his life and an unshakable love that resists time and all threats.

Living Passion

2017

No synopsis available yet.

Golpe de Sorte

2019

No synopsis available yet.

Sentimentos

2009

Film credits

2020s · 2 titles

6.2

Lúcia is raped by her husband and presses charges against him. She fights the Portuguese legal system along with the Prosecutor's Assistant, Maria João Correia, to force her husband, the son of the State's Vice Attorney, into Court. The case takes place in closed session where Lúcia tries to find justice in a predominantly male world.

Submission

2020

In a world polluted by atomic radiation, five survivors find shelter in an underground bunker. The sudden discovery of a rare and miraculous medicine will become a source of quarrel within the group.

Bunker or Tales I Heard When the World Fell

2020

2010s · 6 titles

6.9

In 1971, António Lobo Antunes' life is brutally interrupted when he is drafted into the Portuguese Army to serve as a doctor in one of the worst zones of the Colonial War – the East of Angola. Away from everything dear he writes letters to his wife while he is immersed in an increasingly violent setting. While he moves between several military posts he falls in love for Africa and matures politically. At his side, an entire generation struggles and despairs for the return home. In the uncertainty of war events, only the letters can make him survive.

Letters from War

2016

1.0

No synopsis available yet.

Vestida Para Casar

2012

7.9

The family of Ana Luisa meets at home to celebrate her father's birthday. As the guests sit around the table they will share memories of the past, in which all have a common denominator: the late Josefa, Ana Luisa's mother. Hearing the stories, Ana Luisa realizes the impact that his late mother had on their life choices and imagines what would have happened if she had followed other paths, taken other options and said what was unsaid. At the same time, an event of unknown origin causes a change in space and time, enabling people all over the world the access to parallel universes. Ana Luisa will thus have the opportunity to change the past...

Mother Knows Best

2016

At Maria do Céu's mansion, the Garcias prepare for their first Christmas with the whole family together, but not everything will go as planned... Will the magic of Christmas really happen in Alvorinha?

Golpe de Sorte - Um Conto de Natal

2019

4.8

Shaken by a divorce in the 1920s, Portuguese poetess Florbela Espanca uses her writing to deal with her tumultuous relationship with men, eroticism and love.

Florbela

2012

With the sophistication expected from the most refined Broadway musicals, this show revisits the ways and tradition of the most beloved genre of Portuguese theatre.

Portugal à Gargalhada

2016

2000s · 6 titles

5.8

A powerful entrepreneur wants to build an exclusive resort hotel in Villanova, but he discovers the location he has in mind is protected by local land-use regulations. He hires Maria, a beautiful and elegant prostitute, to seduce the mayor, leaving him open to blackmail if he won't give the entrepreneur what he wants. Maria has no trouble twisting Meireles around her finger, but police detectives Madeira and Neves get wind of the plan and set out to expose the plot...

Call Girl

2007

7.0

A boy in Lisbon, in this Lisbon in permanent renovation.

Antonio, a Boy in Lisbon

2002

6.0

Laura works as a newscaster and José Maria as a stockbroker, and while they live in the same housing complex, their lives never cross directly. Nevertheless, he watches her from a distance, seeing all her movements without her knowledge. But their lives finally meet when he is invited onto her news program. From there, a romance begins which coincides with the desire of two beings who finally find a reason to seek love once again.

Outside

2004

10.0

A multidisciplinary display of culture, with an abundant dose of comedy as well as sharp social and political critique.

A Revista é Liiiinda!

2006

6.9

Amo-te Teresa tells the forbidden love story of Teresa and Miguel, aged 35 and 15, respectively. Teresa is a doctor and, after a frustrated love life, she decides to abandon Lisbon and returns to her native land. Immediately, a strong attraction forms between Teresa and Miguel, a friend of her oldest son.

Amo-te Teresa

2000

7.2

Twenty-five years after leaving school, a group of former students decide to organise a reunion. But, contrary to expectations, these "old boys" realise that time has accentuated their differences. The atmosphere is tense, the conversation taut and the old grudges resurface in no time.

A Falha

2002

1990s · 2 titles

No synopsis available yet.

A prova dos novos

1990

9.0

A look at the life and career of Vasco Santana, one of the most beloved actors of the Portuguese cinema.

Vasco Santana: O Bom Português

1998

Series credits

7.2

In Alta Definição, Daniel Oliveira interviews one guest every week with an intimate approach.

Alta Definição

2009

Mar Salgado is a story of a woman who had 2 twins and thought they died after the were born, but it couldn't be more far from truth, and now 16 years later she'll try to find them.

Salty Sea

2014

9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Os Malucos do Riso

1995

4.4

Living Passion

2017

No synopsis available yet.

Golpe de Sorte

2019

No synopsis available yet.

Sentimentos

2009

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

7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Jardins Proibidos

2000

9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Vidas de Sal

1996

10.0

No synopsis available yet.

A Senhora das Águas

2001

No synopsis available yet.

Mundo ao Contrário

2013

An unlikely love with a happy ending... At age 40, Miguel is at the top of his career as a plastic surgeon, having reached the fame and fortune he worked so hard for. He’s a hopeless bachelor, never committing to any real relationship. This is not just by choice, his situation is a result of never having met his parents and being raised in a children’s home. But, overnight, a simple phone call will change his life entirely, making him recall a point in his life that he’d rather forget. His best friend from the institution was just killed in a car crash along with his wife, but left written instructions behind stating that, if something should happen to him, Miguel should be given custody of his three children, 12-year-old Simão, 8-year-old Jaime and 6-year-old Beatriz. Initially, Miguel will try to dismiss himself from any responsibility but, after meeting the kids, he realizes that he has no choice but to bring them home.

Father by Chance

2009

A family by force... Paulo and Susana have been together for a few years now and decide to take the next step in their relationship by moving in together. But, as they're signing the deed to the house, her father, who was supposed to bring the check, ends up delivering the bad news that there is no money for the house, thus ending this young couple’s dream. However, Artur doesn’t want to come off as a bad parent, so he offers his attic to them so that they can start their life together. So, Paulo’s dream turns into an absolute nightmare, as their life as a couple is, in fact, shared with seven other people who are all very different from them and will start controlling their every move in a permanently tense environment. The Mata family, as it turns out, is all insane, the only exception being Susana. And even her will have a hard time convincing the rest of the family to accept and welcome their new member.

The Mata's Family

2011

7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Médico de Família

1998

No synopsis available yet.

Patrões Fora

2020

No synopsis available yet.

Regresso a Sizalinda

2010

3.3

No synopsis available yet.

Star Hill

2021

0.8

No synopsis available yet.

Donos Disto Tudo

2015

7.0

The series develops around cases of homicides that occurred during the summer, at the time of the economic and social crisis that affected Portugal.

South

2019

No synopsis available yet.

I Get That a Lot

2013

10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Não Há Duas Sem Três

1997

9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Polícias

1996

7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Bons Vizinhos

2002

No synopsis available yet.

Feitiço de Amor

2008

No synopsis available yet.

A Casa é Minha

2016

9.0

No synopsis available yet.

A Mulher do Sr. Ministro

1994

6.0

Showing reality like it is... What happens when a promising and smart young woman is suddenly called upon to lead he most sophisticated police force in the country. To Ana Belmonte, this is the promotion of her lifetime, to the Criminal Police, this is a shake-up in their deep-seated hierarchy. This young inspector will be confronted with crimes that are tough to crack, where everyone is a suspect and leads can lead to the most unexpected places. But she’ll also have to face the jealousy and anger within her own department, where there are as many allies as there are enemies, and she’s a woman in a men’s world. Having been promoted by her former stepfather and national director Alberto Machado, Ana is going to permanently change the lives of those around her, whether they like it or not.

Naked City

2010

6.0

The discovery of a dagger from the XIX century, with the localization of a great treasure, involves Pedro, a university history professor in the greatest adventure of all time.

O Último Tesouro

2011

9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Camilo Em Sarilhos

2005

No synopsis available yet.

O Posto

1990

10.0

No synopsis available yet.

As Lições do Tonecas

1996

No synopsis available yet.

Perdidamente Florbela

2012

Despite the hardship, there are those who fight and overcome... Marta is a single mother and a humble woman who’s doing her best to offer her two daughters, Susana e Beatriz, a good life. But when she finds out that her younger daughter has a rare and serious condition, everything changes in this family’s life. Susana decides to seek out Rodrigo, the child´s father and a wealthy man who can afford to pay the much needed surgery abroad. Even though he didn't even know he had a daughter, Rodrigo accepts to pay for the surgery on the condition that he’s granted custody. Marta is then faced with the greatest dilemma in her life: in order to save his daughter, she’ll have to give her up. Rodrigo will end up using Beatriz in an elaborate ploy to get closer to Marta. However, his cousin Gabriel’s return to Portugal will make things difficult for him, as Gabriel will fall in love with Marta, thus turning into Rodrigo's rival.