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Maria José Motta de Oliveira OMC (Campos dos Goytacazes, June 27, 1944), better known as Zezé Motta, is a Brazilian actress and singer, considered one of the greatest artists in the country, an exponent of Afro-Brazilian culture. Zezé has already won numerous awards, including a Candango Trophy at the Brasília Festival, and an Air France Award, in addition to receiving nominations for three Grande Otelo awards and a Guarani Award. In 2019, she received an Honorary Grand Othello.
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Total trailers found: 113
01 January 2002
A movie about Banda de Ipanema, one of Rio de Janeiro’s most traditional Carnaval blocks, and its founder Albino Pinheiro.
20 May 2005
Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's short story "Pai Contra Mãe", having some of Nireu Cavalcanti's 18th Century chronicles as inspiration, the film traces parallels between life in during the slavery period and in modern Brazil.
17 September 1987
Jubiabá is a French-Brazilian film based on the homonymous novel by Jorge Amado. The film tells the story of the interracial love between the daughter of a rich Commander and Antonio Balduíno, a rascal, fighter and famous lover from Salvador.
23 September 2016
This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga.
23 April 2007
Jéssica is a teenager from Brazilian Northeast. After being abused by her stepfather, she runs away to Recife, where starts to work with sexual tourism.
08 September 2006
The filmmaker searches for his brother Max, who left his children without explanation. The brothers grew up in the Congo with their white father and Congolese mother.
03 December 2020
A paradise for the eyes, the phrase defines the character's destination place, A Terra Sem Males. After walking through forests and ruins, she realizes that that territory was built on the blood of many peoples.
06 June 2019
What does Brazilian cinema tell us? What does Brazilian cinema tell us about black actresses and actors? ‘Pressed, Ripped Apart’ makes use of archival sources to retrieve the trajectory of black actresses and actors who, between absences and delimited presences, between the fallacy of a racial democracy – based on the harmony among Brazil’s diverse identities – and erasure of identity, strain the history of Brazilian audiovisual and above all, our own history.
23 October 2022
Rejane returns to her hometown, Paraíso, in search of answers to her brother's murder.
01 January 1997
"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema.
17 May 2003
A light-hearted and high-spirited story, full of spice, sensuality and romance, Viva Zapato tells the tale of Dolores, a beautiful Cuban dancer who decides to leave her failing marriage and open a restaurant by the beach with her aunt from Brazil.
21 April 1999
Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood.
28 June 2018
During the slavery period in Brazil, a sugar cane farm was the stage for the darkest kinds of horrors.
30 October 2025
In a small village, a lonely fisherman yearning for a son is drawn to an ethereal light that links him to others and their long-buried secrets.
10 September 1988
Iolanda, a widow who is the matriarch of a large and complicated family, is the hostess of a large party in a mansion that brings back many memories.
31 March 2022
The Alemão community in Rio de Janeiro is known for its high crime rate. Once again, a team faces drug trafficking to try to carry out the proposals inside the complex.
01 April 1984
A senator having contacts with illegal betting activities is killed by the man who is his right arm, who wanted to get his position.
01 January 2003
Carolina Maria de Jesus. Her favela diary was a success in 1960. Despite her recognition, she died forgotten and poor.
30 August 1996
After being exiled for 26 years, Tieta returns to her native village in Bahia, bringing chaos and upheaving the local order.
01 January 1992
Two sisters are newly married; Guida to Paulo and Lígia to Décio. They spend their honeymoon in the apartment, a gift from the father of the brides.
14 April 2003
Cyrus, Tim and Erik were high school buddies and meet again ten years later. They spend the summer together in Brazil.
17 February 2010
Three childhood friends plan meeting for a day in order to reassert their friendships and fight for their differences.
04 September 1978
An industrial couple spends more than they can afford. In financial trouble, the husband Afraninho devises a strange kind of business, for foreign executives, in which the product is his own wife Malu.
13 November 2014
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.
29 July 2021
Based on the biography of Luiz Gama, one of the most important characters in Brazilian history, a black man who used the laws and courts to free more than 500 slaves.
26 January 2023
'The Last Party' is a young romantic comedy that follows a group of four friends at their high school graduation party.
26 December 2021
Larissa competed for the Rio Military Police in search of the ideal of “protecting the citizen”.
26 November 2025
Filmmaker Sandra Werneck interviews remarkable women such as Marieta Severo, Zezé Motta, Margareth Dalcolmo, Conceição Evaristo, Denise Werneck, and Iole de Freitas for a journey of shared experiences that challenge stereotypes of female aging.
14 May 2026
A deep dive into Afro-Brazilian culture, exploring the trajectory of soul music in Brazil from the late 1960s to its peak at "black balls" in the following decades.
05 November 2026
After her grandmother’s death, Ana finds herself adrift. Following the clues left by her late grandmother, Ana arrives in Belo Horizonte and meets Alice.
27 May 1974
Rio's criminal underworld is run by an unexpected boss: a femme Queen with a taste for power and violence.
06 September 1976
The romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine atributes" in order to get power.
17 November 2022
Júlio was raised only by his mother. Now, at the age of twenty, he discovers that it will be his turn to be a father, and that's why he decides to go after the father he's never seen.
25 January 2024
Heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Lucebra, Prince Lu lives carefreely, playing pranks on his family and friends.
11 September 2020
Through clippings, the film draws a narrative line between the construction of racism in Brazil and the United States, having as base the European invasion of the continent, police violence, the genocide of the black people, the massacre of indigenous peoples, religious violence, the criminalization of funk music, structural racism in art and education, the importance of quota policy and the need urgent historical repair as a commitment by the Brazilian state to the black people.
01 January 1988
The story of the great train robber Ronald Biggs.
05 September 2024
A beautifully told story using archival footage to explore the life of Grande Otelo, a groundbreaking Black Brazilian actor.
27 February 1978
The son of a millionaire who owns gold mines in Transopia, Africa, Antoine Leblanc, who lives in a mansion in Rio, one day receives a letter from his father asking him for help against the gold smugglers from Transopia to Brazil.
19 October 1979
Mulher 80 emerged as a result of the success of 'Malu Mulher' (1979), a miniseries starring Regina Duarte, which addressed the female situation in Brazilian society at that time.
19 February 1988
Biography of one of the legendary names in the Samba genre of Brazilian music. Although he could hardly dance or play an instrument, he became one of the main composers of Portela, an important Samba "school" in Rio de Janeiro.
25 December 2009
Based on the book O Fantástico Mistério de Feiurinha, the story combines real world and fantasy, dream and determination, with a surprising end, even for a fairy tale.
01 January 1997
Nopumoceno, the most successful businessman in the Cabo Verde archipelogo, is an ambitious, clever opportunist, known during his lifetime as "eternity single".
26 October 2012
Luiz Gonzaga decides to change his destiny and leaves his childhood home for the big city to overcome a romance.
15 November 2007
Adaptation and unification in a single story of several stories by the writer Rubem Fonseca, where the theme of violence in contemporary society is explored.
17 April 2025
A kingdom of fruits. A king with no strength to keep ruling. An orphan prince who does not accept his fate.
27 April 1987
Many exotic characters meet in São Paulo night, looking for love and adventure: Malu, a model; Mauro, a drag queen; Teddy, a hustler; Guto, a gay reporter; and Marta, an actress.
24 May 1974
Dr. Ferrão, a famous psychoanalyst, uses his daily column on a newspaper to atract women to his practice.
06 September 2020
Passionate about the magic of cinema and historically imposed on a place of invisibility, prejudices and stereotypes, how can women challenge, break with oppression, look after precious archives, play remarkable characters, produce and direct successful films? The documentary illuminates the trajectories of dreams, challenges and victories of talented Brazilian women in our audiovisual sector.
25 May 2017
All the lives of Cora Coralina in a poetic narrative in the voices, feelings and interpretations of six generations of great Brazilian actresses.
02 January 2009
A documentary that tells the history of 4 famous actors in Brazil.
09 January 1973
Having come out recently from jail, a tramp, willing to make quick money, decides to organize a pool match between two famous retired players.
24 June 2021
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, a defeat in the 4x100 relay final forever marks the lives of the athletes. Three years later, Maria Lúcia, responsible for the elimination, continues to shine in athletics and in the media, while Adriana, who worked hard in the competition, lives frustrated by small MMA fights.
06 November 2025
This biopic documents the life and work of one of Brazil’s most prolific artists: Milton Gonçalves.
