João Miguel

João Miguel

Birthday: 1970-01-01

Place of Birth: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Biography: 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.

Movies

Lower City
Lower City

Best friends Deco and Naldinho co-own a cargo boat in Brazil's Salvador da Bahia. They give a ride t...

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Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures
Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures

1942, in the middle of Northeastern Brazil, two very different men meet along the road: Johan, an as...

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Extreme Happiness
Extreme Happiness

Shortly after World War II, the city of Rio de Janeiro experiments a period of great cultural, polit...

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Estômago: A Gastronomic Story
Estômago: A Gastronomic Story

In a dog-eat-dog world, Raimundo Nonato has found an alternative way to move ahead: he cooks. No mat...

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Love for Sale
Love for Sale

In northern Brazil, Hermila patiently waits for her husband. However, he has abandoned her. Sexy, re...

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Xingu
Xingu

In the '40s, three brothers decide to live a great adventure and enlisting in the Roncador-Xingu Exp...

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Once Upon a Time Veronica
Once Upon a Time Veronica

Veronica, a young woman, lives in Recife, one of the most violent cities in Brazil. Her life is fill...

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Along the Way
Along the Way

To escape past traumas, a truck driver João decides to leave his hometown behind and travel cross th...

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Gonzaga: From Father to Son
Gonzaga: From Father to Son

Luiz Gonzaga decides to change his destiny and leaves his childhood home for the big city to overcom...

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Eden
Eden

Rio de Janeiro, 2012. 30 year-old Karine, 8 months pregnant, loses her husband in a senseless murder...

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Ex-It
Ex-It

Freely inspired by the work Catatau, by Paulo Leminski, the plot begins with the historical hypothes...

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Bonitinha, Mas Ordinária
Bonitinha, Mas Ordinária

Edgard works as a subordinate in the company of millionaire Werneck and is in love with Ritinha, a ...

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Hotel Atlântico
Hotel Atlântico

A road movie that follows a solitary man as he sets of on a journey to the south of Brazil. The stra...

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Atmosfera
Atmosfera

Edmundo is the caretaker of a ranch in São Paulo. He lives isolated in nature. His mother's presence...

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Happy Desert
Happy Desert

Jéssica is a teenager from Brazilian Northeast. After being abused by her stepfather, she runs away ...

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Mutum
Mutum

Thiago lives with his family on an isolated farm in the arid backlands of Minas Gerais, Brazil. As t...

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Beyond the Universe
Beyond the Universe

While waiting for a kidney transplant, a young pianist finds an unexpected connection with her docto...

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Estomago 2: The Cookfather
Estomago 2: The Cookfather

Sequel to the award-winning 2007 film, Stomach 2 tells the tasty and bloody dispute between a factio...

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Esses Moços
Esses Moços

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The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga

Based on Guimarães Rosa's (classic Brazilian author) short story, the movie tells the story of Augus...

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Periscópio
Periscópio

Élvio and Eric live alone in a small apartment without talking to anyone else. The relationship betw...

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Meu Último Desejo
Meu Último Desejo

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Oblivious Memory
Oblivious Memory

Carlos is a man doomed by restless memories, that meets with himself, in a time warp. Young Carlos f...

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Anna Mariani - Photographic Notes
Anna Mariani - Photographic Notes

The paths that the artist traveled to create two essays that are landmarks of contemporary Brazilian...

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If Nothing Else Works Out
If Nothing Else Works Out

In 2006, a journalist in financial problems, a woman who dresses as a man and a troubled taxi driver...

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Jardim das Folhas Sagradas
Jardim das Folhas Sagradas

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Ballad of Return
Ballad of Return

One day, Eduardo arrives at his house and discovers that Julia, his wife, tried to commit suicide. S...

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I Remember
I Remember

The memories of Guiga, from early childhood to young adulthood: his family, relatives, friends, fear...

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Sou Carnaval de São Salvador
Sou Carnaval de São Salvador

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Pacarrete
Pacarrete

Russas, a small town in northeastern Brazil, is the home of Pacarrete, a grumpy retired dance teache...

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Ervas
Ervas

Short film based on the story of feature-length film "Estômago"...

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Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo
Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo

A hug movie, for the biggest storyteller in Latin America....

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To Kill the Beast
To Kill the Beast

Emilia arrives at her Aunt Inés' hostel located on the Argentina-Brazil border, looking for her miss...

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