
Birthday:
08-03-1985
(39 years)
Birthplace:
Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil
Biography
Sidney Santiago Kwanza (Guarujá, August 3, 1985) is a Brazilian actor, researcher, activist and theater director. Graduated in acting from the School of Dramatic Art of the University of São Paulo, he is a member and one of the founders of the theater group Os Crespos.
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O Pai da Rita
Act like Vadinho
event2022 star_border 5.7
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Roque and Pudim, composers from the old school of Vai-Vai, share a kitchnete, decades of friendship, love for their samba school and a doubt about the past: what happened to dancer Rita, their passion.
The emergence of Ritinha, the dancer's daughter, threatens to collapse this great friendship.
Lima Barreto ao Terceiro Dia
Act like Lima Barreto (jovem)
event2019 star_border 4.7
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On the last days of his life, while succumbing to alcoholism in a hospital, famed writer Lima Barreto chronicles his trajectory story as a black, poor writer living in Brazilian society between monarchy's dying days and early years of republic with its countless social problems, which formed the basis of his many novels.
The Twelve Labours
Act like Héracles
event2006 star_border 6.6
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The story of a young black man, Héracles, who after being released from a juvenile institution, tries to apply for his first honest job as a motorcycle delivery boy. To get the job, he has to perform 12 hard tasks in São Paulo.
Perfect Endings
Act like Hugo
event2024 star_border 3.6
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Like the perfect ending of a great film - that is the way filmmaker João describes the end of his 10-year relationship with Hugo. Despite breaking up, they remained best friends. However, reentering the dating scene brought a whirlwind of emotions, revealing that reality can’t be controlled like a movie script.
We're Together
Act like Nadinho
event2011 star_border 4.8
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A sensitive drama located in São Paulo, Brazil, about a young doctor who gets involved with two men and a homeless community at the same time.
Meu Sangue Ferve por Você
Act like Renan / Sandra Pink
event2024 star_border 4.9
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In 1979, Brazilian singer Sidney Magal is at the peak of his career. On a TV show, he meets Magali and, enchanted by the young woman, decides to win her over. But, in order to do that, he will have to overcome the resistance of his manager, Jean Pierre, and the distrust of her family, friends and even Magali herself.
Stories of Samba
Act like Cícero
event2024 star_border 6.6
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At a bar table, old samba singer and composer Adoniran Barbosa tells a young waiter stories about a São Paulo that no longer exists. He fondly remembers the maloca where he lived with Joca and Mato Grosso, their passion for Iracema and other characters eternalized in his sambas, chronicles of a metropolis swallowed up by the voracious appetite of progress.
The Devil Lives Here
Act like Bento
event2016 star_border 6.2
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Three teenagers go visit a friend at his old farmhouse for the weekend. What they didn't expect was to be stuck in the middle of a centenary war between good and evil.
The Tenants
Act like Cleber
event2009 star_border 4.4
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Valter's life turns upside-down when a gang of smalltime criminals move in next door. Valter's wife Iara wants something to be done about their new neighbors whos nigthtly activities does not allow them to sleep. Valter just wants to be left alone.
The Sign of the City
Act like Josi
event2007 star_border 6.8
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Teca, a late-night radio show host, uses her astrological skills to help listeners who call in for advice. But her own life feels empty and lonely. One day she makes the acquaintance of her handsome new neighbour, Gil, only to find out he is married.
The Great Victory
Act like Leandro
event2014 star_border 5.8
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Independent feature film based on the biography of a Brazilian judo with a great victory that went beyond the mats and medals.
The Ballerina
Act like Diamante
event2016 star_border 5.4
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Diamante is a gay boxer who stands out for his body control and fast leg movements. At night, he performs as a drag queen at a nightclub. His judgmental coach leaves him out of a boxing competition, but Diamante wants to be a champion.
Reflections of a Blender
Act like Rapaz da Vitamina
event2010 star_border 7.9
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After receiving a patch, a blender suddenly gains consciousness. As it grapples with existential questions, it becomes the sole companion to the grieving wife of a missing man.
A Comédia Divina
Act like Pai Classe Média
event2017 star_border 6.1
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The Devil himself comes to Earth to open his own church and the world becomes a pandemonium of delights and confusions. Based on a short story by Machado de Assis, the most famous realistic Brazilian writer of the XIX century.
Express Kidnapping
Act like Matheus
event2018 star_border 5.5
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Sao Paulo, Brazil. Isabel, a 25-year-old girl, is kidnapped. The first ATM the criminals try to withdraw money from is broken. It's almost 10:00pm. The kidnappers realize they will not be able to get to the next one on time. What was meant to be an express kidnapping becomes an all-night imprisonment.
Dr. Gama
Act like José
event2021 star_border 8.7
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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. Born of a free womb, Gama was sold into slavery at the age of 10 to pay off his father's gambling debts. Even as a slave, he became literate, studied and earned his own freedom, becoming one of the most respected lawyers of his time. An abolitionist and republican who inspired an entire country.
Knitting
Act like Cacau
event2021 star_border 4
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Five brothers end up being raised by their older brother after their mother's death. One day, as adults, they receive the news that a comatose man in an ICU could be their father. In the hospital's waiting room, the brothers immerse themselves in their conflicts and memories, and through the knitting learned in childhood.
Queridos Amigos
Act like Jurandir (25 ep.)
event2008 star_border 10
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Reserved, intelligent and generous, Leo has achieved professional success and now lives secluded in Serra da Cantareira, alongside young Karina. He discovers that he is ill, and decides to reunite the old friends of the 1970s, with whom he fought the military regime.
India: A Love Story
Act like Ademir Silva (203 ep.)
event2009 star_border 7.4
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The daughter of a traditional, rich Indian family falls in love for a Dalit, and "untouchable" man.
The Slave Mother
Act like Sapião (159 ep.)
event2016 star_border 9.8
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The story begins in 1789 in Congo, in Africa, where a tribe celebrates the marriage of Luena and Kamau. The natives, trapped and sold as slaves.
Magal and Magali
Act like Renan / Sandra Pink (4 ep.)
event2024
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Sidney Magal and his wife Magali revisit the first encounters that marked the beginning of their romance. Between scenes from fiction and their real-life commentary, they share the exciting journey from when they met at the awards ceremony for the "Most Beautiful Student of Bahia" to the love that overcame all obstacles.
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