Sofia Espírito Santo

Acting

Sofia Espírito Santo

Born January 4, 1975 · Lisbon, Portugal (age 51)

Sofia Espírito Santo was born in Lisbon on January 4, 1975. In 2001, when she was working in the Botanical Garden of Valencia (Spain), she realized that she really wanted to be an actress. She returned to Lisbon and applied to the National Conservatory of Music. In September, she started taking classes and became a professional actor three months later. Thereafter, she studied at the New York Film…

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FatimaFatima · 2020
Fatima
7.22020
MovieDrama
In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witness multiple visitations of the Virgin Mary, who tells them that only prayer and suffering will bring an end to World War I. As secularist government officials and Church leaders try to force the children to recant their story, word of the sighting spreads across the country, inspiring religious pilgrims to flock to the site in hopes of witnessing a miracle..
Telefone EstragadoTelefone Estragado · 2025
Telefone Estragado
2025
MovieComedyCrime
IrregularIrregular · 2021
Irregular
6.02021
MovieDrama
Gabriel is a happy man. On the way to take his daughter on a field trip he stops at a gas station. Everything changes when he spots her being forced into a van that takes off. Soon he will realize that is just the beginning of the end
VizinhasVizinhas · 2022
Vizinhas
2022
MovieDramaTV Movie
After a lifetime apart, two childhood friends reunite, now widowed and elderly, in the village where they grew up. As they try to resolve past disagreements, they deal with their families' decision to place them in a nursing home. Knowing that they are nearing the end of their lives, the two friends strive to fulfill their old promise to stay together forever.
JacintaJacinta · 2017
Jacinta
7.82017
MovieDrama
The story of Jacinta, one of the three children involved in the Marian apparition reported in 1917 at Cova da Iria, in Fátima, Portugal.
CanaviaisCanaviais · 2006
Canaviais
2006
MovieDrama
Caught between the past and the present, Simão is an old man, dejected by time, pursued by an unfinished love that, since his youth, forever marked his life. Born into a humble family, the son of servants in a wealthy home, his reducing condition, imposed by the social standards of a backward mentality, raised barriers for him, like the overwhelming passion, which pushed him towards the affections of his only daughter. of his parents' employers, he could overcome. Wrapped in a dense and moving dramatic load, Canaviais is a poignant and provocative film, which challenges positions and opinions by addressing current and controversial themes, such as abortion and social stratification. Its history, more than defining paths, invites reflection and seeks to debate complex and wide-ranging issues.
The Home FairyThe Home Fairy · 2022
The Home Fairy
6.42022
MovieComedyDrama
Vera, a single mother with two small children, is forced to have two jobs to survive after her children's father has disappeared. She works as a cashier at a supermarket by day and at night works in a strip club, trying not only to raise her children but also to pay off the debts that her ex-partner left her. Harassed in both jobs, one day she reacts violently when a nightclub client is more daring, being sentenced in court to perform community service in a nursing home, where her irreverence and youth will clash with the authoritarianism and inhumanity of the director. For the elderly who live in the nursing home, Vera is a breath of fresh air that little by little will change their lives, becoming the true home fairy…
Escola das ArtesEscola das Artes · 2018
Escola das Artes
7.02018
MovieFamily
Day to day life of some kids studying at an artistic school with an innovative method.

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CanaviaisCanaviais · 2006
Canaviais
2006
MovieDrama
Caught between the past and the present, Simão is an old man, dejected by time, pursued by an unfinished love that, since his youth, forever marked his life. Born into a humble family, the son of servants in a wealthy home, his reducing condition, imposed by the social standards of a backward mentality, raised barriers for him, like the overwhelming passion, which pushed him towards the affections of his only daughter. of his parents' employers, he could overcome. Wrapped in a dense and moving dramatic load, Canaviais is a poignant and provocative film, which challenges positions and opinions by addressing current and controversial themes, such as abortion and social stratification. Its history, more than defining paths, invites reflection and seeks to debate complex and wide-ranging issues.

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The Home FairyThe Home Fairy · 2022
The Home Fairy
6.42022
MovieComedyDrama
Vera, a single mother with two small children, is forced to have two jobs to survive after her children's father has disappeared. She works as a cashier at a supermarket by day and at night works in a strip club, trying not only to raise her children but also to pay off the debts that her ex-partner left her. Harassed in both jobs, one day she reacts violently when a nightclub client is more daring, being sentenced in court to perform community service in a nursing home, where her irreverence and youth will clash with the authoritarianism and inhumanity of the director. For the elderly who live in the nursing home, Vera is a breath of fresh air that little by little will change their lives, becoming the true home fairy…

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Father by ChanceFather by Chance · 2009
Father by Chance
2009
SeriesDrama
An unlikely love with a happy ending... At age 40, Miguel is at the top of his career as a plastic surgeon, having reached the fame and fortune he worked so hard for. He’s a hopeless bachelor, never committing to any real relationship. This is not just by choice, his situation is a result of never having met his parents and being raised in a children’s home. But, overnight, a simple phone call will change his life entirely, making him recall a point in his life that he’d rather forget. His best friend from the institution was just killed in a car crash along with his wife, but left written instructions behind stating that, if something should happen to him, Miguel should be given custody of his three children, 12-year-old Simão, 8-year-old Jaime and 6-year-old Beatriz. Initially, Miguel will try to dismiss himself from any responsibility but, after meeting the kids, he realizes that he has no choice but to bring them home.

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