Elke Maravilha

Acting

Elke Maravilha

Born February 22, 1945 · Leutkirch im Allgäu, Baden-Württemberg, German

Died August 16, 2016 · aged 71

Elke Grünupp, known by her stage name Elke Maravilha (Leutkirch im Allgäu, February 22, 1945 – Rio de Janeiro, August 16, 2016), was a German-Brazilian model, judge, presenter and actress. She began to act as a model and mannequin at the age of 24, working with famous stylists of the time and was considered an innovator on the catwalks. Initially discreet, over time she made room for her extravaga…

Known For

Pixote In MemoriamPixote In Memoriam · 2007
Pixote In Memoriam
7.52007
MovieDocumentary
A tribute documentary on Fernando Ramos da Silva, the famous child star of the acclaimed film by Hector Babenco, "Pixote, a Lei do Mais Fraco" (1981). 20 years after his assassination by the police, his co-stars and Babenco talk about Fernando's contributions to the film, his troubled life when his acting works didn't took off as expected (since he was typecast) and which made him turn back to his past life of poverty and crimes. The project also presents that film's influence to many directors and artists around the world.
Xuxa RequebraXuxa Requebra · 1999
Xuxa Requebra
3.51999
MovieMusicFamily
Nena, a journalist and former student of the Two Hearts dance academy, tries to stop the school from being sold to a group of drug dealers. She trains a group to win the Requebra dance contest that would give them the necessary money to carry their plans.
Dzi CroquettesDzi Croquettes · 2009
Dzi Croquettes
7.72009
MovieDocumentary
A Brazilian theatre group that through talent, irony and humour confronted the Brazilian violent dictatorship in the 1970s revolutionising the gay movement worldwide and changing theatre and dance language to an entire generation.
Amante LatinoAmante Latino · 1979
Amante Latino
6.51979
MovieDrama
Upon learning that the school where he learned music is going to be expropriated, a famous singer decides to do a show for the benefit of the institution.
A Lenda do Gato PretoA Lenda do Gato Preto · 2015
A Lenda do Gato Preto
2015
Movie
Carrossel 2: O Sumiço de Maria JoaquinaCarrossel 2: O Sumiço de Maria Joaquina · 2016
Carrossel 2: O Sumiço de Maria Joaquina
6.12016
MovieAdventureComedy
The children are invited by a Brazilian music star to one of his shows. But the trip turns into a nightmare when the villains Gonzales and Gonzalito, recently released from prison, decide to kidnap Maria Joaquina.
PixotePixote · 1980
Pixote
7.91980
MovieCrimeDrama
10-year-old Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of its members are murdered by policemen who frame Lilica, a 17-year-old trans hustler. Pixote helps Lilica and three other boys escape and they start to make their living by a life of crime which only escalates to more violence and death.
Hello, Hello, Terezinha!Hello, Hello, Terezinha! · 2009
Hello, Hello, Terezinha!
6.82009
MovieDocumentary
Hello, Hello, Terezinha! is a feature-length documentary about the country's biggest communication phenomenon. Politically incorrect, radical, renewing, Chacrinha changed Brazilian television forever and expressed a Brazil that was around it, but was not perceived. The film tells the great adventure of Abelardo Barbosa through the eyes of the presenter. It gathers the nuclei of its constellation - chacretes, fledglings and artists who passed through its programs - to identify their individualities and their emotions.

Movies

Pixote In MemoriamPixote In Memoriam · 2007
Pixote In Memoriam
7.52007
MovieDocumentary
A tribute documentary on Fernando Ramos da Silva, the famous child star of the acclaimed film by Hector Babenco, "Pixote, a Lei do Mais Fraco" (1981). 20 years after his assassination by the police, his co-stars and Babenco talk about Fernando's contributions to the film, his troubled life when his acting works didn't took off as expected (since he was typecast) and which made him turn back to his past life of poverty and crimes. The project also presents that film's influence to many directors and artists around the world.
Xuxa RequebraXuxa Requebra · 1999
Xuxa Requebra
3.51999
MovieMusicFamily
Nena, a journalist and former student of the Two Hearts dance academy, tries to stop the school from being sold to a group of drug dealers. She trains a group to win the Requebra dance contest that would give them the necessary money to carry their plans.
Dzi CroquettesDzi Croquettes · 2009
Dzi Croquettes
7.72009
MovieDocumentary
A Brazilian theatre group that through talent, irony and humour confronted the Brazilian violent dictatorship in the 1970s revolutionising the gay movement worldwide and changing theatre and dance language to an entire generation.
Amante LatinoAmante Latino · 1979
Amante Latino
6.51979
MovieDrama
Upon learning that the school where he learned music is going to be expropriated, a famous singer decides to do a show for the benefit of the institution.
A Lenda do Gato PretoA Lenda do Gato Preto · 2015
A Lenda do Gato Preto
2015
Movie
Carrossel 2: O Sumiço de Maria JoaquinaCarrossel 2: O Sumiço de Maria Joaquina · 2016
Carrossel 2: O Sumiço de Maria Joaquina
6.12016
MovieAdventureComedy
The children are invited by a Brazilian music star to one of his shows. But the trip turns into a nightmare when the villains Gonzales and Gonzalito, recently released from prison, decide to kidnap Maria Joaquina.
PixotePixote · 1980
Pixote
7.91980
MovieCrimeDrama
10-year-old Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of its members are murdered by policemen who frame Lilica, a 17-year-old trans hustler. Pixote helps Lilica and three other boys escape and they start to make their living by a life of crime which only escalates to more violence and death.
Hello, Hello, Terezinha!Hello, Hello, Terezinha! · 2009
Hello, Hello, Terezinha!
6.82009
MovieDocumentary
Hello, Hello, Terezinha! is a feature-length documentary about the country's biggest communication phenomenon. Politically incorrect, radical, renewing, Chacrinha changed Brazilian television forever and expressed a Brazil that was around it, but was not perceived. The film tells the great adventure of Abelardo Barbosa through the eyes of the presenter. It gathers the nuclei of its constellation - chacretes, fledglings and artists who passed through its programs - to identify their individualities and their emotions.
Gente Que TransaGente Que Transa · 1974
Gente Que Transa
5.01974
MovieComedy
Competing for the concession of a TV channel, one of the contenders throws an orgy to defeat the other candidate.
O Milagre - O Poder da FéO Milagre - O Poder da Fé · 1979
O Milagre - O Poder da Fé
9.01979
MovieDrama
The Force of XangoThe Force of Xango · 1977
The Force of Xango
6.01977
MovieDramaHorror
Tonho Tiê really likes living free, playing capoeira and drinking. During Carnival he meets beautiful Zulmira; they pledge love and projects for many children. But time passes and Tonho returns to being the womanizer he had always been. Zulmira, daughter of Iansã, cannot stand Tonho's brazenness, and asks her saint-mother to wash her honor with blood.
CopyleftCopyleft · 2015
Copyleft
2015
Movie
Obsessed with a heteronormative identity, Pendro confronts himself with an image that doesn’t represent who he is. On this search performed by him, the marks of violence start appearing all over his vulnerable young body.
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro OficinaDesire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina · 2021
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
5.02021
MovieDocumentary
In six decades, Teatro Oficina has done more than revolutionize theatrical language in the country: the aesthetic influence of José Celso Martinez Corrêa's company extends from Tropicalism to the renewal of Brazilian audiovisual languages ​​from the 1960s onwards. The film revisits a story that it involves personalities such as Caetano Veloso, Glauber Rocha, Lina Bo Bardi, Chico Buarque and Zé do Caixão, brings together scenic art, ecology, architecture and sexuality, and mixes art and life in the search for a Brazilian based language.
Prisoner of RioPrisoner of Rio · 1988
Prisoner of Rio
8.01988
MovieDramaThriller
The story of the great train robber Ronald Biggs.
Super OldboySuper Oldboy · 2016
Super Oldboy
9.02016
Movie
Bil is an elderly man who works as an office boy for a firm in São Paulo, as he does not pay for a bus ticket and takes a preferential line at the bank. One day he gets involved in an unusual bank robbery.
XicaXica · 1976
Xica
7.01976
MovieHistoryDrama
The romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine atributes" in order to get power.
Zuzu AngelZuzu Angel · 2006
Zuzu Angel
6.92006
MovieDramaHistory
Covering the last years of the famous Brazilian fashion designer in her doomed quest for justice, Zuzu Angel follows the case of her activist son Stuart's arrest, torture, murder, and subsequent corpse disposal by the military forces in early 1970s Rio de Janeiro, during the darkest era of Brazilian military regime and media censorship.
Mato Sem CachorroMato Sem Cachorro · 2013
Mato Sem Cachorro
5.32013
MovieComedy
The day a man almost runs-over a puppy, he meets the love of his life. The couple and their dog live the dream, until she wants out.
Olhar de NiseOlhar de Nise · 2015
Olhar de Nise
2015
MovieDocumentary
A Noiva da CidadeA Noiva da Cidade · 1978
A Noiva da Cidade
8.01978
MovieMusicRomance
When Daniela, a famous actress, decides to return to her hometown to reconnect with a simpler lifestyle, local politicians decide to exploit her influence in order to get ambiguous deeds done.
Vênus de FogoVênus de Fogo · 1993
Vênus de Fogo
1993
Movie
BahiaBahia · 1976
Bahia
6.31976
MovieRomanceDrama
The adventures of Otalia, a strangely innocent young Brazilian prostitute who has just arrived in Salvador, Bahia. Though her belongings are stolen from her shortly after arrival, Otalia swiftly meets up with a group of charming and helpful friends.
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos BilhõesO Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões · 1971
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
5.71971
MovieFantasyComedy
João-Sem-Direção knows Carvalhaes that proposes a blow to him. John does not accept the proposal, but ends up earning a hefty cash in the game.
Moon in SagittariusMoon in Sagittarius · 2016
Moon in Sagittarius
7.12016
MovieRomanceDrama
Ana (Manuela Campagna) is a 17-year-old girl who lives in a border town between Brazil and Argentina. There, she has no leisure options and no internet access. Your only refuge is to visit a tallow / lanhouse known as "The Cave". It is there that, one day, she ends up meeting Murilo (Fagundes Emanuel), the boy she will fall in love with.

TV Shows

CelebrityCelebrity · 2003
Celebrity
8.02003
SeriesDrama
A successful businesswoman in the music industry sees her life fall apart after a young and mysterious woman starts work as her secretary. The scheming girl is totally obsessed by the famous businesswoman and she tries to steal everything from her, including her career.
As CanalhasAs Canalhas · 2013
As Canalhas
7.52013
SeriesComedy
Memórias de um GigolôMemórias de um Gigolô · 1986
Memórias de um Gigolô
8.01986
SeriesDramaComedy
The story takes place in São Paulo, in the late 1920s, and has Mariano's memories as its starting point. Orphaned, he loses the aunt who raised him and ends up in Madame Iara's brothel, where he meets two people who transform his life: Esmeraldo, a gigolo who loves the good life who becomes his master; and the prostitute Guadalupe, known as Lu, a sweet and extremely sensual woman. Esmeraldo is Lu's boyfriend, whom he loves unconditionally. Mariano enters the couple's lives and ends up falling in love with her, thus forming the love triangle that drives the entire narrative.
The Return Of The RockefellerThe Return Of The Rockefeller · 1973
The Return Of The Rockefeller
9.01973
SeriesDrama
The big shot Albert returns after three years, reuniting with his family — his parents and his sister. And he gets in touch with some acquaintances, such as his old friend Vitório and a decadent high society woman. And once again Albert, the Rockefeller gets involved with millionaires and opportunists.
Show de CalourosShow de Calouros · 1977
Show de Calouros
1977
Series
Ferdinando ShowFerdinando Show · 2015
Ferdinando Show
10.02015
Series
Talk Show with Ferdinando
Big Brother BrazilBig Brother Brazil · 2002
Big Brother Brazil
4.72002
Series
Brazilian version of the reality game show in which a group of houseguests live together 24 hours a day, isolated from the outside world but under constant surveillance with no privacy. Each week a guest is voted out of the house until only the winner remains.