Acting

João Pedro Mariano

Born March 6, 2003 · Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil (age 23)

Nominated for the 2025 Grande Otelo Award for Best Actor in a Feature Film for his performance in Baby, João Pedro Mariano was named Breakthrough of the Year for his work in the film, which premiered at the Critics’ Week of the Cannes Film Festival. His performance earned him Best Actor awards at the Rio Festival and Fest Aruanda, as well as the Best Performance award at Mix Brasil. João is part …

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Santo

A traffic accident brings two young delivery riders together in São Paulo. Yuri, free-spirited and provocative, and Davi, hardworking and guided by his faith, find themselves caught between religion and the freedom of the streets.

The Substitute

The Substitute · 2026

In the midst of Carnival, taxi driver Manoel finds a sex toy in his living room. Huge and still sticky, the object sets off a tragicomic journey that shakes his imagination and challenges his sense of masculinity.

Baby

MovieDramaRomance

After being released from a juvenile detention center, Wellington finds himself alone and adrift on the streets of São Paulo, without any contact from his parents and lacking the resources to rebuild his life. During a visit to a porn theater, he encounters Ronaldo, a mature man, who teaches him new ways of surviving. Gradually, their relationship turns into a conflicting passion, oscillating between exploitation and protection, jealousy and complicity.

A city beyond the harbor

A city beyond the harbor · 2025

A city beyond the harbor

Tormented by a mysterious malaise, a woman tries to go on with her daily tasks. Meanwhile, her son becomes involved with another young man as all the spaces around them seem to point towards the end.

Tremembé

Tremembé · 2025

SeriesDramaCrime

The arrival of Suzane Von Richthofen shakes Tremembé's order, sparking a power struggle with Elize Matsunaga. Jatobá seeks protection, while Nardoni, the Cravinhos brothers, Roger A. and others face internal clashes and defy the system.

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Santo

A traffic accident brings two young delivery riders together in São Paulo. Yuri, free-spirited and provocative, and Davi, hardworking and guided by his faith, find themselves caught between religion and the freedom of the streets.

Davi

The Substitute

The Substitute · 2026

In the midst of Carnival, taxi driver Manoel finds a sex toy in his living room. Huge and still sticky, the object sets off a tragicomic journey that shakes his imagination and challenges his sense of masculinity.

Baby

MovieDramaRomance

After being released from a juvenile detention center, Wellington finds himself alone and adrift on the streets of São Paulo, without any contact from his parents and lacking the resources to rebuild his life. During a visit to a porn theater, he encounters Ronaldo, a mature man, who teaches him new ways of surviving. Gradually, their relationship turns into a conflicting passion, oscillating between exploitation and protection, jealousy and complicity.

Wellington (Baby)

A city beyond the harbor

A city beyond the harbor · 2025

A city beyond the harbor

Tormented by a mysterious malaise, a woman tries to go on with her daily tasks. Meanwhile, her son becomes involved with another young man as all the spaces around them seem to point towards the end.

Tremembé

Tremembé · 2025

SeriesDramaCrime

The arrival of Suzane Von Richthofen shakes Tremembé's order, sparking a power struggle with Elize Matsunaga. Jatobá seeks protection, while Nardoni, the Cravinhos brothers, Roger A. and others face internal clashes and defy the system.

Luka