João Miguel
João Miguel Serrano Leonelli, better known simply as João Miguel (Salvador, January 1, 1970), is a Brazilian actor, screenwriter and director, son of politician Domingos Leonelli and artist Magali Serrano. Known for his performances in film, television and theater, he has received numerous awards including three Grande Otelos, one Kikito, one ACIE, three Guaranis, one Shell and one APCA.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 3.152 |
Birthday | 1970-01-01 |
Place of Birth | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
Also Known As |
2005
Lower City
6.5/83
Best friends Deco and Naldinho co-own a cargo boat in Brazil's Salvador da Bahia. They give a ride to a sultry prostitute named Karinna, and soon both...
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Lower City
2005
Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures
7/98
1942, in the middle of Northeastern Brazil, two very different men meet along the road: Johan, an aspirin salesman avoiding the German draft, and Ranu...
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Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures
2010
Extreme Happiness
3.833/9
Shortly after World War II, the city of Rio de Janeiro experiments a period of great cultural, political and economic effervescence, when all the drea...
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Extreme Happiness
2007
Estômago: A Gastronomic Story
7.9/276
In a dog-eat-dog world, Raimundo Nonato has found an alternative way to move ahead: he cooks. No matter what social strata this deceptively innocent y...
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Estômago: A Gastronomic Story
2006
Love for Sale
7.4/57
In northern Brazil, Hermila patiently waits for her husband. However, he has abandoned her. Sexy, restless and resolute, she raffles off "a night in p...
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Love for Sale
2012
Xingu
7.353/51
In the '40s, three brothers decide to live a great adventure and enlisting in the Roncador-Xingu Expedition, which has a mission to tame the Central B...
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Xingu
2012
Once Upon a Time Veronica
5.9/27
Veronica, a young woman, lives in Recife, one of the most violent cities in Brazil. Her life is filled with fleeting love affairs and passing romances...
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Once Upon a Time Veronica
2012
Along the Way
7.611/9
To escape past traumas, a truck driver João decides to leave his hometown behind and travel cross the country. Alone and lonely he drives all over Bra...
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Along the Way
2012
Gonzaga: From Father to Son
7.247/93
Luiz Gonzaga decides to change his destiny and leaves his childhood home for the big city to overcome a romance. When he arrives, he meets a woman he...
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Gonzaga: From Father to Son
2012
Eden
6.7/3
Rio de Janeiro, 2012. 30 year-old Karine, 8 months pregnant, loses her husband in a senseless murder. She and her brother almost die, but are saved by...
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Eden
2011
Ex-It
4.2/4
Freely inspired by the work Catatau, by Paulo Leminski, the plot begins with the historical hypothesis imagined by the poet from Curitiba: “What if Re...
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Ex-It
2013
Bonitinha, Mas Ordinária
4.8/18
Edgard works as a subordinate in the company of millionaire Werneck and is in love with Ritinha, a simple woman who works as a teacher to support her...
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Bonitinha, Mas Ordinária
2009
Hotel Atlântico
6.8/10
A road movie that follows a solitary man as he sets of on a journey to the south of Brazil. The strange characters and absurd situations he encounters...
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Hotel Atlântico
2023
Atmosfera
0/0
Edmundo is the caretaker of a ranch in São Paulo. He lives isolated in nature. His mother's presence haunts him with poetry and memories of the hinter...
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Atmosfera
2007
Happy Desert
5.2/4
Jéssica is a teenager from Brazilian Northeast. After being abused by her stepfather, she runs away to Recife, where starts to work with sexual touris...
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Happy Desert
2007
Mutum
7.5/15
Thiago lives with his family on an isolated farm in the arid backlands of Minas Gerais, Brazil. As the story unfolds and Thiago is forced to confront...
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Mutum
2022
Beyond the Universe
8.023/323
While waiting for a kidney transplant, a young pianist finds an unexpected connection with her doctor — and the courage to fulfill her musical dreams.
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Beyond the Universe
2024
Estomago 2: The Cookfather
6.667/9
Sequel to the award-winning 2007 film, Stomach 2 tells the tasty and bloody dispute between a faction leader and an Italian boss for control of the pr...
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Estomago 2: The Cookfather
2007
Esses Moços
5.2/4
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Esses Moços
2011
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
7.9/10
Based on Guimarães Rosa's (classic Brazilian author) short story, the movie tells the story of Augusto Matraga, a bankrupt and violent farmer who live...
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The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
2015
Periscópio
2.2/4
Élvio and Eric live alone in a small apartment without talking to anyone else. The relationship between the two deteriorates until one day, mysterious...
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Periscópio
Meu Último Desejo
0/0
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Meu Último Desejo
2018
Oblivious Memory
7.3/7
Carlos is a man doomed by restless memories, that meets with himself, in a time warp. Young Carlos faces the forgetfulness of old Carlos, who doesn't...
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Oblivious Memory
2024
Anna Mariani - Photographic Notes
0/0
The paths that the artist traveled to create two essays that are landmarks of contemporary Brazilian photography.
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Anna Mariani - Photographic Notes
2011
Jardim das Folhas Sagradas
0/0
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Jardim das Folhas Sagradas
2008
If Nothing Else Works Out
6.1/9
In 2006, a journalist in financial problems, a woman who dresses as a man and a troubled taxi driver become friends, and gradually, an awkward, strong...
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If Nothing Else Works Out
2016
Ballad of Return
6.6/9
One day, Eduardo arrives at his house and discovers that Julia, his wife, tried to commit suicide. She left her husband and two children without sayin...
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Ballad of Return
2005
I Remember
6/9
The memories of Guiga, from early childhood to young adulthood: his family, relatives, friends, fears, dreams and reality in a still provincial city o...
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I Remember
2019
Sou Carnaval de São Salvador
0/0
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Sou Carnaval de São Salvador
2019
Pacarrete
7.8/22
Russas, a small town in northeastern Brazil, is the home of Pacarrete, a grumpy retired dance teacher who dreams of getting a big shot and starring at...
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Pacarrete
2007
Ervas
0/0
Short film based on the story of feature-length film "Estômago"
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Ervas
2018
Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo
10/1
A hug movie, for the biggest storyteller in Latin America.
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Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo
2021
To Kill the Beast
6/146
Emilia arrives at her Aunt Inés' hostel located on the Argentina-Brazil border, looking for her missing brother. In this lush jungle a dangerous beast...
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