Marcos Frota

Acting

Marcos Frota

Born September 29, 1956 · Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil (age 69)

Marcos Magano Frota (Guaxupé, September 29, 1956) is a Brazilian actor, trapeze artist and businessman.

Known For

Xuxa PopstarXuxa Popstar · 2000
Xuxa Popstar
3.22000
MovieRomanceComedy
Nick, a famous fashion model, decides to retire and goes back to her home country Brazil, after a briliant international career. She becomes the head executive of Popstar, the modeling agency where she started her career, and has to deal with intrigues, fashion faux pas and a budding online romance with Sunshine, a mysterious online friend.
Stereo Hearts 2Stereo Hearts 2 · 2011
Stereo Hearts 2
1.52011
MovieComedyRomance
Two teenagers from different social classes fall in love after meeting in a conflict at a party and will have to face challenges to be together.
Irmã DulceIrmã Dulce · 2014
Irmã Dulce
7.72014
MovieDramaHistory
Biographical film of Sister Dulce, who, in life, was called the “Good Angel of Bahia”, also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and canonized by the Catholic Church. Contemplating from the 1940s to the 1980s, the film shows how the Catholic nun faced an incurable respiratory disease, machismo, the indifference of politicians and even the dogmas of the Church to dedicate her life to the care of the miserable, leaving a legacy that continues today.
Vagas para Moças de Fino TratoVagas para Moças de Fino Trato · 1993
Vagas para Moças de Fino Trato
4.91993
MovieComedyDrama
In Vitória, the middle-age piano teacher Gertrudes sublets her apartment to two younger women, the unstable Lúcia and the nurse Madalena. Gertrudes misses and daydreams her former love and has a motherhood relationship with Lúcia; Madalena has a promiscuous life, having one night stand with the most different men every day and her behavior is criticized by Gertreudes; and Lúcia is dreamer that manipulates Gertrudes and expects that the handyman Alfredo becomes her prince charming. Their conflictive relationship ends when Madalena discloses their inner feelings and secrets to each other.
The Great Mystical CircusThe Great Mystical Circus · 2018
The Great Mystical Circus
4.42018
MovieDramaFantasy
The story of five generations of the Austrian-Brazilian Knieps family, from the inauguration of their family-owned Great Mystical Circus in the 1910s up to the early 21st century, following both the family and the circus from their prime through to their decadence.
The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang OutThe Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out · 1985
The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out
6.01985
MovieComedy
Two stories chronicle the days of the bohemian, libertine youth of 1960s Rio de Janeiro.
Banana SplitBanana Split · 1988
Banana Split
5.61988
MovieComedy
In Petrópolis in the 1950s, the group of Nei, Cabelinho, Bambolê, Laura and Carminha is excited about the arrival of the cariocas, who symbolize the highest level of modernity.
Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões: Rumo a HollywoodOs Saltimbancos Trapalhões: Rumo a Hollywood · 2017
Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões: Rumo a Hollywood
7.02017
MovieComedyMusic
Since the ban on use of animals in circus shows, the Great Sumatra Circus faces a major financial crisis. Baron, who owns the circus, accepts unseemly proposals from the mayor to hold cattle auctions, rallies and other alternative events at the circus. Unhappy with the news, circus artists come together to plan a new show and re-attract the audience, led by Didi, Dedé and Karina.

Movies

Xuxa PopstarXuxa Popstar · 2000
Xuxa Popstar
3.22000
MovieRomanceComedy
Nick, a famous fashion model, decides to retire and goes back to her home country Brazil, after a briliant international career. She becomes the head executive of Popstar, the modeling agency where she started her career, and has to deal with intrigues, fashion faux pas and a budding online romance with Sunshine, a mysterious online friend.
Stereo Hearts 2Stereo Hearts 2 · 2011
Stereo Hearts 2
1.52011
MovieComedyRomance
Two teenagers from different social classes fall in love after meeting in a conflict at a party and will have to face challenges to be together.
Irmã DulceIrmã Dulce · 2014
Irmã Dulce
7.72014
MovieDramaHistory
Biographical film of Sister Dulce, who, in life, was called the “Good Angel of Bahia”, also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and canonized by the Catholic Church. Contemplating from the 1940s to the 1980s, the film shows how the Catholic nun faced an incurable respiratory disease, machismo, the indifference of politicians and even the dogmas of the Church to dedicate her life to the care of the miserable, leaving a legacy that continues today.
Vagas para Moças de Fino TratoVagas para Moças de Fino Trato · 1993
Vagas para Moças de Fino Trato
4.91993
MovieComedyDrama
In Vitória, the middle-age piano teacher Gertrudes sublets her apartment to two younger women, the unstable Lúcia and the nurse Madalena. Gertrudes misses and daydreams her former love and has a motherhood relationship with Lúcia; Madalena has a promiscuous life, having one night stand with the most different men every day and her behavior is criticized by Gertreudes; and Lúcia is dreamer that manipulates Gertrudes and expects that the handyman Alfredo becomes her prince charming. Their conflictive relationship ends when Madalena discloses their inner feelings and secrets to each other.
The Great Mystical CircusThe Great Mystical Circus · 2018
The Great Mystical Circus
4.42018
MovieDramaFantasy
The story of five generations of the Austrian-Brazilian Knieps family, from the inauguration of their family-owned Great Mystical Circus in the 1910s up to the early 21st century, following both the family and the circus from their prime through to their decadence.
The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang OutThe Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out · 1985
The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out
6.01985
MovieComedy
Two stories chronicle the days of the bohemian, libertine youth of 1960s Rio de Janeiro.
Banana SplitBanana Split · 1988
Banana Split
5.61988
MovieComedy
In Petrópolis in the 1950s, the group of Nei, Cabelinho, Bambolê, Laura and Carminha is excited about the arrival of the cariocas, who symbolize the highest level of modernity.
Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões: Rumo a HollywoodOs Saltimbancos Trapalhões: Rumo a Hollywood · 2017
Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões: Rumo a Hollywood
7.02017
MovieComedyMusic
Since the ban on use of animals in circus shows, the Great Sumatra Circus faces a major financial crisis. Baron, who owns the circus, accepts unseemly proposals from the mayor to hold cattle auctions, rallies and other alternative events at the circus. Unhappy with the news, circus artists come together to plan a new show and re-attract the audience, led by Didi, Dedé and Karina.
TropclipTropclip · 1985
Tropclip
10.01985
MovieMusicComedy
Enterprising youths live many adventures when they decide to start a business specializing in making video clips for rock groups.

TV Shows

Young HeartsYoung Hearts · 1995
Young Hearts
6.21995
SeriesComedy
Malhação is a Brazilian television series for the teenage audience. The soap started in 1995, and was set in a fictional Gym Club called Malhação on Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. Through the years the location varied slightly. Although the name of the soap remains the same, it is now set in the Múltipla Escolha High School.
Hilda HurricaneHilda Hurricane · 1998
Hilda Hurricane
8.11998
SeriesDrama
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.
The CloneThe Clone · 2001
The Clone
8.12001
SeriesDrama
Human cloning. The Islamic world. Two young people, two different cultures, two different beliefs. An impossible love story that not even time could erase. During a trip to Morocco, Lucas has a forbidden romance with Jade. He returns to Brazil after the death of his twin brother Diogo. A close family friend, scientist Albieri uses this situation to produce the first human clone using cells taken from Lucas. Twenty years later, Jade, Lucas and his clone form an odd love triangle.
Chico Anysio ShowChico Anysio Show · 1982
Chico Anysio Show
9.01982
SeriesComedy
Isaura: Slave GirlIsaura: Slave Girl · 1976
Isaura: Slave Girl
6.11976
SeriesDrama
Set in 19th-century Brazil during the waning years of slavery, Escrava Isaura tells the story of Isaura, a white-skinned enslaved woman raised with the manners and education of a noble lady. Though treated with affection by her mistress, Isaura remains legally enslaved and becomes the object of obsessive desire by Leôncio Almeida, the cruel heir to the plantation. After the death of her protector, Isaura falls under Leôncio’s control. Despite his attempts to seduce and dominate her, she resists, determined to preserve her dignity and freedom. Her father, Miguel, helps her escape to Recife, where she adopts a new identity and meets Álvaro, a wealthy and principled abolitionist who falls in love with her. Leôncio eventually tracks her down, leading to dramatic confrontations. In the end, Álvaro rescues Isaura by purchasing Leôncio’s debts, securing her freedom and affirming the story’s central themes of justice, love, and resistance against oppression.
AméricaAmérica · 2005
América
6.72005
SeriesDrama
Sol and Tião are born to different social backgrounds—she to a poor suburban family in Rio, and him to an even poorer family who raised cattle in West São Paulo State. They eventually meet, due to unlikely circumstances, but part again, as she has set as her ultimate priority to reach the United States or bust. While she comes to the U.S. to live as an illegal immigrant, he remains in Brazil and, despite many trials and tribulations, he becomes a successful rodeo cowboy.
Secrets of SandSecrets of Sand · 1993
Secrets of Sand
7.41993
SeriesDrama
Twin sisters with contrasting personalities, Ruth and Raquel, rival in the fictional Pontal D'Areia, on the coast of Rio de Janeiro.
Que História é Essa, Porchat?Que História é Essa, Porchat? · 2019
Que História é Essa, Porchat?
7.42019
Series
The Next VictimThe Next Victim · 1995
The Next Victim
7.51995
SeriesCrime
A young law student starts to work as a detective, decided to uncover the identity behind a series of murders, as well as who is next.
O OutroO Outro · 1987
O Outro
8.01987
SeriesDrama
VampVamp · 1991
Vamp
8.11991
SeriesComedy
After making a Faustian bargain with a vampire for fame, a regretful young singer must find a sacred, lost artifact that might revert the curse.
The BuzzThe Buzz · 2010
The Buzz
7.12010
Series
Enemies since childhood, André Spina and Ariclenes Martins became Jacques Leclair and Victor Valentim and now compete for the spotlight in the fashion world.
Uga-UgaUga-Uga · 2000
Uga-Uga
6.72000
SeriesComedy
An orphaned young man raised in the wild by an indigenous shaman is found by his grandfather and returned to his estranged family, where he finds himself as heir to their wealth.
A IndomadaA Indomada · 1997
A Indomada
6.91997
SeriesDrama
In Greenville, some families never lose their composure. This is the case with the Mendonça and Albuquerque families, who would never allow a "noble" member of their family to become involved with a sugarcane cutter.
Elas por ElasElas por Elas · 1982
Elas por Elas
8.21982
SeriesComedy
Seven high school friends reunite after 20 years. Memories of the past and coincidences of the present reveal the secrets and affections that bind the women and their families.
CambalachoCambalacho · 1986
Cambalacho
8.41986
SeriesComedy
The story follows the lives of Naná and Gegê, a pair of con artists. Gegê is the uncle of Tina Pepper, a Tina Turner fan who dreams of becoming a famous singer.
SassaricandoSassaricando · 1987
Sassaricando
7.31987
SeriesComedy
After becoming a widower, businessman Aparício Varela takes over as president of Tecelagem Abdala and decides to win back the great love of his life, Rebeca.
Mico PretoMico Preto · 1990
Mico Preto
8.51990
SeriesDrama
The disappearance of Áurea Menezes Garcia sparks a fierce dispute over her business dealings. Firmino, her attorney, assumes power, but faces the greed of her children.
Once Upon a Time...Once Upon a Time... · 1998
Once Upon a Time...
7.31998
SeriesDrama
The soap opera portrayed the daily lives of three generations to show that there is no ideal time to love and be happy. The relationship between widower Álvaro and lawyer Bruna is shaken by the arrival of sweet Madalena in the fictional town of Nova Esperança. The young woman is hired as a housekeeper for businessman Xistus, Álvaro's father-in-law, and charms everyone.
Aquarela do BrasilAquarela do Brasil · 2000
Aquarela do Brasil
7.02000
SeriesDrama
During the Golden Age of radio, Isa dreams of a singing career. When her uncle is arrested, she moves to Rio de Janeiro and becomes entangled in a love triangle with Hélio and Mário.
O Sexo dos AnjosO Sexo dos Anjos · 1989
O Sexo dos Anjos
6.21989
SeriesComedy
Diana, the Angel of Death, assigns an Emissary to retrieve Isabela from Earth. Upon meeting her, however, he becomes enchanted by the young woman and hesitates to take her.
Vereda TropicalVereda Tropical · 1984
Vereda Tropical
8.01984
SeriesComedyDrama
The story revolves around the conflicts within Silvana and Oliva's family—her mother and paternal grandfather—who are fighting for custody of Zeca after the child's father dies.
Delegacia de MulheresDelegacia de Mulheres · 1989
Delegacia de Mulheres
8.61989
SeriesDrama
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Jogada de Risco
2026
SeriesDrama