Maria Maya

Acting

Maria Maya

Born June 29, 1981 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (age 45)

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Known For

DuasDuas · 2022
Duas
2022
Movie
Maria and Fernanda fall in love at work, get married and see their lives changed in a fraction of a second. A lesbian drama, poetically told, with representation both artistically and technically.
Levando a VidaLevando a Vida · 2005
Levando a Vida
7.02005
MovieDramaRomance
If I Were You 2If I Were You 2 · 2009
If I Were You 2
6.12009
MovieComedyFantasy
Claudio and Helena are on the verge of breaking up, until the couple experiences another strange phenomenon that looks to help them understand one another more.
PeacetimePeacetime · 2009
Peacetime
7.32009
MovieDramaHistory
Rio de Janeiro, April 18, 1945. Brazil's foreign policy aligns closely with that of the United States and opens a brief period of democratic rule after the end of World War 2. For years, hundreds of people were arrested and tortured by the Vargas regime. But with the external pressure, several political prisoners gain freedom.
Hilda HurricaneHilda Hurricane · 1998
Hilda Hurricane
8.11998
SeriesDramaWar & Politics
After breaking off her engagement on her wedding day and going directly to a prostitution house, a young model becomes the city's most famous harlot, known as "Hilda Hurricane", in the 50's Brazil. She could do fine if it wasn't for Malthus, a young novice said to be a saint, for whom she falls in love. However, the boy is kept under the strict, severe doctrine of Father Nelson, a conservative priest intolerant even to every minor sin. Things start getting harder when Roberto, Malthus' old friend and a communist reporter (the actual author of the story), tries to interview Hilda and disclosure the real reasons behind her radical change of mind. In the meantime, the middle-classes are terrified by the "leftist threat" in Brazilian politics.
India: A Love StoryIndia: A Love Story · 2009
India: A Love Story
7.52009
SeriesSoapDrama
The daughter of a traditional, rich Indian family falls in love for a Dalit, and "untouchable" man.
Her Own DestinyHer Own Destiny · 2004
Her Own Destiny
7.92004
SeriesSoapDrama
A story about people who succeed in life thanks to nothing but their own efforts. Maria do Carmo is the main character of the telenovela; a mother of five who struggle to be successful in life, but whose most important will be recovering the love of her daughter who was kidnapped when she was just months old.
GenesisGenesis · 2021
Genesis
8.02021
SeriesSoapDrama
The story of the first 2,300 years of humanity and recounts events exclusively from that period. The plot begins by giving us a greater understanding of why we exist and how we turned from perfection to imperfection. The origin of all social and racial problems is there at the beginning of everything, when via one decision a human being who only knew good and enjoyed it so much also chose to know evil.

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Hilda HurricaneHilda Hurricane · 1998
Hilda Hurricane
8.11998
SeriesDramaWar & Politics
After breaking off her engagement on her wedding day and going directly to a prostitution house, a young model becomes the city's most famous harlot, known as "Hilda Hurricane", in the 50's Brazil. She could do fine if it wasn't for Malthus, a young novice said to be a saint, for whom she falls in love. However, the boy is kept under the strict, severe doctrine of Father Nelson, a conservative priest intolerant even to every minor sin. Things start getting harder when Roberto, Malthus' old friend and a communist reporter (the actual author of the story), tries to interview Hilda and disclosure the real reasons behind her radical change of mind. In the meantime, the middle-classes are terrified by the "leftist threat" in Brazilian politics.

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Salsa e MerengueSalsa e Merengue · 1996
Salsa e Merengue
7.01996
SeriesSoap
The elegant and wealthy Bárbara gives birth to a stillborn child, but never receives the bad news. Her husband, Guilherme, swaps the child's body for that of a baby whose mother is very poor and unable to raise him. Thirty years later, Eugênio, the swapped boy, suffers mercury poisoning, develops leukemia, and needs an urgent bone marrow transplant. But the surgery can only be performed with a donation from a blood relative. Faced with the risk of his son's death, Guilherme tells Bárbara the truth. With everything clarified, the two go in search of Anabel Muñoz, the boy's real mother and the only one who can save his life. Anabel kept her pregnancy a secret, but never forgot the child she had with the unscrupulous Urbano. She is the widow of the Cuban Félix Muñoz and has five other children: Valentim, Remédios, Amparo, Assunção, and Antônio.

Caroline Bolla (Kelly)