It is not very common to see Brazilian actors acting in films outside Brazil. However, in recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of faces familiar to us Brazilians in Hollywood and international productions.
Inspired by this trend, we decided to compile a list of 8 international films with Brazilian actors in relevant roles.
We chose to select films in which Brazilian actors make a significant contribution to the plot, rather than simple appearances or appearances.
Brazilian actors in international films
This internationally co-produced spy thriller is directed by Frenchman Olivier Assayas (“Personal Shopper,” “Água Fria,” “Irma Vep”).
stars in the production alongside Penélope Cruz, Édgar Ramírez, Gael García Bernal and Ana de Armas.
Based on the book “The Last Soldiers of the Cold War”, by the Brazilian Fernando Morais, the film tells the true story of Cuban spies in American territory in the 1990s.
One of Brazil’s most famous actresses, stars in the DC superhero film “Blue Beetle” in one of the main roles. She plays Jenny Kord, the romantic interest of the hero Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle (Xolo Maridueña).
In addition to Xolo Maridueña, Bruna Marquezine stars alongside Adriana Barraza, Damián Alcázar, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon and George Lopez.
In the plot, young Jaime Reyes is chosen by an alien relic which grants him armor with superpowers.
She is one of the Brazilian actresses with the most appearances in Hollywood films. In “Hypnotic,” an action-mystery film, she stars alongside Ben Affleck under the direction of Robert Rodriguez (“Sin City,” “Alita: Battle Angel,” “Spy Kids”).
In the plot, a detective searching for his missing daughter (Affleck) investigates a series of impossible robberies. However, he discovers that the crimes may be linked to his daughter, leading him to government secrets involving super-powered “hypnotics”.
This North American dystopian science fiction features two Brazilian actors: AND . The actors also star alongside Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Diego Luna and William Fichtner.
The film is set in a dystopian future where the Earth is overpopulated and devastated, while the rich live in a luxurious space station called Elysium. Directed by South African Neill Blomkamp, known for his film “District 9”.
Few in Brazil know the actress Florinda Bolkan, since her acting career developed almost exclusively in Italy. Florinda was born in Uruburetama, Ceará, and she lived in Fortaleza and Rio de Janeiro before moving to Italy.
In Italy he has participated in numerous films. The most notable is the cult mystery “The Strange Secret of the Dreaming Woods,” directed by Lucio Fulci. The plot follows a small Italian town shaken by the murder of several children. Florinda Bolkan plays a lonely gypsy witch.
has a leading role in this Hollywood film starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie. In the film, Santoro plays Rafael Garriga, a billionaire owner of a racing team.
The film is directed by the duo Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. The plot follows an experienced con man (Smith) who becomes a mentor and becomes romantically involved with a newcomer (Robbie) to the world of con business.
One of the few prestigious Brazilian actresses with a notable international career is . In “Luar Sobre Parador”, you play a leading role, alongside Richard Dreyfuss, the film’s protagonist, and Raul Julia.
Additionally, this romantic comedy was filmed in a few locations in Brazil, including Rio de Janeiro, Ouro Preto, and Salvador da Bahia. The plot follows a little-known actor (Dreyfuss) hired to impersonate a deceased dictator of Parador, a fictional country in Latin America.
Directed by Paul Mazursky (“An Unmarried Woman,” “Bob, Carol, Ted and Alice”), the film is a remake of “Caviar for His Excellency” (1939).
he also had a leading role in this thriller directed by and starring Clint Eastwood.
In the film, Braga plays a villain, a dangerous and seductive thief who is part of a car theft gang. In addition to Eastwood, he stars alongside Charlie Sheen, Raul Julia and Lara Flynn Boyle.
In the plot, a veteran police officer (Eastwood) teams up with a rookie detective (Sheen) to stop a car theft ring.
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