Elizabeth Savalla

Acting

Elizabeth Savalla

Born November 23, 1954 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (age 71)

Elizabeth Savala Casquel (São Paulo, November 23, 1954) is a Brazilian actress. Known for playing eclectic roles from a wide variety of television genres, she is recognized as one of the most prolific actresses of the 1980s and 1990s in Brazil. Throughout her career spanning more than four decades, Savalla has received several awards, including two APCA Awards, a Press Trophy, and an Extra Award, …

Known For

Mauricio de Sousa: The MovieMauricio de Sousa: The Movie · 2025
Mauricio de Sousa: The Movie
★ 6.42025
MovieDrama
Discover the story of the father of the gang: Mauricio de Sousa, Brazil’s most important comic artist, and how he created his most famous characters. Responsible for bringing to life iconic figures that have marked generations, the film stars Mauro Sousa, the artist’s son. The production follows Mauricio’s journey from childhood, through his discovery and passion for comics, to the creation of a career once considered impossible and his adventures to make a living and achieve professional success.
Quatro Por QuatroQuatro Por Quatro · 1994
Quatro Por Quatro
1994
MovieComedyDrama
HipertensãoHipertensão · 1986
Hipertensão
1986
Movie
Go Ahead, Brazil!Go Ahead, Brazil! · 1982
Go Ahead, Brazil!
★ 7.31982
MovieCrimeDrama
Mid-1970s. When the military regime's "economic miracle" and the victory of the Brazilian football team on the World Cup serve as a distraction for the persecution of opposition leaders by the political police of the dictatorship. Under this context, Jofre Godoi da Fonseca, an alienated middle-class man, is mistaken for Sarmento, a political activist he met at an airport prior to his assassination. He is then arrested for being "subversive".
Soul MateSoul Mate · 2005
Soul Mate
★ 6.82005
SeriesSoapDrama
A young woman is fated to relive the love of an earlier life. Separated by time, young Serena and botanist Rafael surmount all obstacles as they live a love that is stronger than fate itself. These challenges include the lovely but ambitious Cristina, who is obsessed by the rich botanist and driven nearly mad by her attempts to shatter their great love. A romantic comedy set in the 1940s, Soul Mate underscores the importance of love, family values and the ties of affection with a light touch and plenty of humor.
Trail of LiesTrail of Lies · 2013
Trail of Lies
★ 6.12013
SeriesSoapDrama
Paloma is a willful woman whose newborn baby is kidnapped by her own brother, Félix, who plans to become sole heir to the family’s fortune. Bruno is an honest man who, during the same night, loses his wife and son in childbirth and miraculously finds Paloma’s child in a dumpster. Destiny will unite their lives in a plot of secrets, revelations, and disputes, with the unpredictable consequences of lives based on a dangerous and surprising network of lies.
A PadroeiraA Padroeira · 2001
A Padroeira
★ 8.02001
SeriesSoapDrama
A Padroeira was a Brazilian soap opera produced and displayed at the time of 18 hours by Rede Globo, between June 18, 2001 and February 23, 2002, and presented in 215 chapters. It was written by Walcyr Carrasco collaboration with Duca Rachid and directed by Walter Avancini, and had Deborah Secco, Luigi Baricelli, Elizabeth Savalla and Maurício Mattar in leading roles.
Madam BejaMadam Beja · 2026
Madam Beja
★ 7.12026
SeriesDramaSoap
In imperial Brazil, a young woman stripped of her reputation is forced into exile from polite society. Recasting herself as Madam Beja, she builds an elite pleasure house that becomes a hub of political intrigue, economic power, and forbidden desire, using charm, intelligence, and ruthless strategy to bend the same men and institutions that once destroyed her.

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Quatro Por QuatroQuatro Por Quatro · 1994
Quatro Por Quatro
1994
MovieComedyDrama

Maria Auxiliadora Alvarado Fontes (Auxiliadora)

Four Lives, Four LovesFour Lives, Four Loves · 1994
Four Lives, Four Loves
★ 7.51994
SeriesSoapComedy
A traffic accident causes four women's destinies to intertwine. In the series, the four enter a pact of revenge against the men who hit them and caused them to suffer. Auxiliadora struggled to help her husband Alcebíades prosper, but when he leaves her for a younger woman, is thrown out of the house. The shy Tatiana was engaged to Fortunato, who failed to show up at their wedding. The Babalu hurricane caught mechanic Raí in bed with another woman. Abigail, a preppy psychologist who is struggling in a failing marriage, decides superficially to continue it but revolts against her husband, Gustavo, who humiliates her in public at a congress. Gustavo has custody of Ângela, a girl who longs to know her true father, Bruno. Her mother died in the childbirth, traumatizing him.

Auxiliadora Fontes

De Quina Pra LuaDe Quina Pra Lua · 1985
De Quina Pra Lua
★ 8.01985
SeriesSoapDrama
For 30 years, José João Batista—better known as Zezão—worked for the same company. After being forced into retirement by the board, he is left bitter and resentful, only to win a major lottery prize. However, he never collects the winnings, as he is struck and killed by a vehicle beforehand; the winning ticket ends up being buried with him. Angelina, Zezão’s wife, and their four children—Pedro, Jesus, André, and Maria de Fátima—search everywhere for the ticket, until Angelina has a vision of her late husband. In the vision, he reveals that he was buried with the ticket, which was tucked into the pocket of his suit jacket. Angelina then decides to exhume Zezão’s body. When the coffin is opened, the family discovers the corpse wearing only his underwear and concludes that the ticket has been stolen. This sets the stage for the soap opera's main plot: the search for the missing ticket.

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