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
3.32000
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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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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Isaura: Slave GirlIsaura: Slave Girl · 1976
Isaura: Slave Girl
6.01976
SeriesSoapDrama
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.

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