
Marília Pêra
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Marília Soares Pêra (Rio de Janeiro, January 22, 1943 — Rio de Janeiro, December 5, 2015) was a Brazilian actress, singer and theater director. Throughout her career, she won around 80 awards, acting in 49 plays, 29 soap operas and more than 20 films. Pêra won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress in 1982 for her role in Hector Babenco's acclaimed Pixote, and received Best Actress awards at the Gramado Film Festival (Triple Award Winner) and at the Cartegena Film Festival for Carlos Diegues' Better Days Ahead. Other films include Bar Esperança, Angels of the Night and Diegues' Tieta do Agreste.
Known for
Credits

Central Station (1998)
as Irene

Pixote (1980)
as Sueli

O Viajante (1998)
as Ana Lara

Playing (2007)
as Actress

Mixed Blood (1984)
as Rita la Punta

Living the Dream (2006)
as Vanessa

Urban Snap-Shots (2008)
as Magda / Magali

The Interview (1995)
as Renata

Garrincha: Lonely Star (2003)
as Vanderléia

Viva Marília (2025)
as Self (archive footage)

Tieta of Agreste (1996)
as Perpétua Esteves Batista

Dzi Croquettes (2009)
as Self

Vestido de Noiva (2006)
as Madame Clessy

Pixote In Memoriam (2007)
as Self

Angels of the Night (1987)
as Marta Brum

All Paulos in the World - Paulo José (2017)
Actor

Chico: Brazilian Artist (2015)
as Reader (voice)

Bar Esperanza (1983)
as Anna Moreno

I'm Rich! (2016)
as Madame Claude

King of the Night (1975)
as Pupi

É Simonal (1970)
Actor

The Man Who Bought the World (1968)
as Rosinha

Seja O Que Deus Quiser! (2002)
as Dona Fernanda

Marília Pêra: Elas por Ela (1992)
as Herself

Amélia (2000)
as Amélia

Incidente em Antares - O Filme (2018)
as Erotildes da Conceição

Elas Cantam Roberto Carlos (2009)
as Self

Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala (2008)
as Madame Castilho

Better Days Ahead (1989)
as Maryalva 'Mary" Matos

Alô, Dolly! (2013)
as Dolly Levi

Aurora Miranda - A Irmã Notável de Carmen (2002)
Actor

Now Boarding (2009)
as Justina / Gilda

Marília Pêra canta Carmen Miranda (2006)
as Herself - Carmen Miranda

Consideração do Poema (2011)
Actor

Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman (1987)
as Self
O Donzelo (1971)
Actor

O Grande Desbum (1978)
Actor

Areias Sagradas (Parábola em Ipanema) (1984)
Actor

Ana, a Libertina (1975)
Actor





