
Birthday:
06-27-1976
(48 years)
Birthplace:
Rodelas, Bahia, Brazil
Biography
Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (born June 27, 1976) is a Brazilian actor, director and musician. Critically considered one of the protagonists of current Brazilian cinema. He is internationally recognized for the role of Pablo Escobar in the TV series Narcos and Nationally known for the role of Captain Nascimento in the movie Elite Squad and Elite Squad: The Enemy Within. He started doing theater in Salvador, where he worked with renowned directors, such as Fernando Guerreiro and Celso Júnior, and soon had some participation in films. In 2003, he starred in Deus é Brasileiro and O Caminho das Nuvens, besides having a prominent role in Carandiru, which propelled him to the main scene of Brazilian cinema. He continued starring in national feature films. In 2007, he was the antagonist of the soap opera Paraíso Tropical, being praised for his performance by both the public and critics.
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Elite Squad
Act like Capitão Nascimento
event2007 star_border 8
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In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.
Carandiru
Act like Zico
event2003 star_border 7.6
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When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo - Carandiru, he meets the future victims of one of the darkest days in Brazilian History when the State of São Paulo’s Military Police, with the excuse for law enforcement, shot to death 111 people. Based on real facts and on the book written by Dráuzio Varella.
The Man of the Year
Act like Suel
event2003 star_border 6.7
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Maiquél has lost a bet and dyed his hair blond. This seemingly innocuous event triggers a head-on collision with destiny in which he goes from nobody to hero to outlaw — all in 24 hours.
Lower City
Act like Naldinho
event2005 star_border 6.5
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Best friends Deco and Naldinho co-own a cargo boat in Brazil's Salvador da Bahia. They give a ride to a sultry prostitute named Karinna, and soon both men fall prey to her considerable sexual charms, pushing the bounds of their friendship to the limit.
My Uncle José
Act like José Sebastião (voice)
event2021 star_border 7
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It begins in 1983 in Salvador city, with the attack against José, an ex-member of a left-wing political group. Meanwhile, his nephew Adonias is worried about an assignment his teacher has given him. Consequently, Adonias has to deal with his family's suffering, conflicts at school, and the anguish of having to write his school essay.
Nina
Act like Cego
event2004 star_border 5.8
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After losing her job, an unstable woman sinks further and further into a violent fantasy world.
God Is Brazilian
Act like Taoca
event2003 star_border 6.2
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God decides to take a vacation, but first He has to find a saint who can rule the universe while He's away. So He goes to the Northeast of Brazil, where He believes there's a very good man for the job. As soon as He comes down to Earth, a young man comes along to help on His quest.
Behind the Sun
Act like Matheus
event2001 star_border 7.3
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Brazilian badlands, April 1910. Tonho is ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother. The young man knows that if he commits this crime, his life will be divided in two: the twenty years he has already lived and the few days he has left to live, before the other family avenges their son's death. He is torn between fulfilling his ancestral duty and rebelling against it, urged by his younger brother Pacu. That's when a tiny travelling circus passes through the vast badlands where Tonho's family lives.
Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This
Act like Boca
event2007 star_border 7
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During the Carnival in the historical site of Pelourinho, Salvador da Bahia, we follow the lives of the tenants of a falling-to-pieces tenement house who try to get by using creativity, irony, humor, and music.
Angicos
Act like Paulo Freire
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The film “Angicos”, which deals with the story of Paulo Freire and his literacy program in the small town in the interior of Rio Grande do Norte, had the script completed by director Felipe Hirsch, according to journalist Mônica Bergamo.
Marighella
Act like (voice)
event2021 star_border 7.7
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Afro-Brazilian poet and politician, the legendary Carlos Marighella. Driven to fight against the erosion of civil and human rights following the CIA-backed military coup of 1964 and the brutal, racist right-wing dictatorship that followed, the revolutionary leaves behind his wife and son to take up arms, becoming a notorious enemy to the power structure.
Basic Sanitation, the Movie
Act like Joaquim
event2007 star_border 7
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When they discover their town lacks funding for a sewage system, but does have a federal grant to make a movie, a group of villagers decide to make a sci-fi joint about a monster who lives in the building site of a septic tank.
Romance
Act like Pedro
event2008 star_border 7.5
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During a remake of the play Tristan and Isolde, actors Peter and Ana fall in love. While the characters live an idealized love, the interpreters are living a true story, which they try to spice it up with the intensity of the fiction.
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Act like Tenente-Coronel Nascimento
event2010 star_border 7.8
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After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second in command Captain André Matias are accused by the Human Right Aids member Diogo Fraga of execution of prisoners. Matias is transferred to the corrupted Military Police and Nascimento is exonerated from the BOPE by the Governor.
The Middle of the World
Act like Romão
event2003 star_border 6.8
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Romão, illiterate and unemployed, feels destiny drawing him on an odyssey to Rio de Janeiro in pursuit of a job and a decent life. A family of seven journeys 2,000 miles across the hinterlands of Brazil on bicycles. Along the way, the story explores the inner dynamics of a family facing a great challenge with the courage to pursue dreams.
Elysium
Act like Spider
event2013 star_border 6.5
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In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes, a hard line government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn’t stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.
VIPs
Act like Marcelo
event2011 star_border 6.4
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Marcelo leaves his family and moves to Mato Grosso do Sul, where he learns how to fly airplanes by himself watching the pilots. One day, he responds the call of a drug dealer and uses his boss' plane to help the man to transport his cargo. He is hired by the drug lord to work transporting drugs in his airplanes. When he is arrested by the Federal Police, he does not rat his gang and the leader of the cartel gives a large amount of money as a bonus and asks him to leave the gang since he is known by the police. Marcelo uses the money to promote a party in the Carnival of Recife pretending to be the son of the owner of the Gol (a Brazilian air flight company). He lures the high-society, including the television presenter Amaury Jr. Marcelo is arrested again and is sent to prison. During a rebellion, he uses his leadership to present the claims of the prisoners and help to control the situation.
The Man from the Future
Act like Zero
event2011 star_border 7.2
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Zero is a brilliant scientist. However, 20 years ago, he was publicly humiliated when he lost Helena, the love of his life. One day, an accidental experience with one of his inventions causes him to travel back in time to 1991. Having taken the opportunity to change history, Zero returns to own time to find totally changed.
The Machine
Act like Apresentador da TV
event2006 star_border 6.5
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In Nordestina, a small town lost in the Brazilian badlands, young Karina dreams of becoming an actress and leaving to explore the world. Before losing his love, Dona Nazaré’s son, Antônio, takes the first step in a kamikaze crusade to bring the world to Karina. For that, Antônio leaves town and announces, in a TV show that he will set off on a sensational adventure: a trip into the future, starting from Nordestina’s square. A story where dreams contradict reality, geographical and political conditions threaten to block life, and love plays the part of the transforming element.
Father’s Chair
Act like Theo Gadelha
event2012 star_border 6.9
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Theo is living the good life in an upscale Brazilian neighborhood. He’s a hardworking doctor, husband, and father. However, Theo has chosen his career over his family, and little by little he discovers that his world is crumbling around him. His beloved mentor and surrogate father is dying, and his wife announces that she wants a divorce. Yet nothing prepares him for the day when he comes home to discover that his 15-year-old son, Pedro, has disappeared. Theo takes to the road in search of his son. In a journey that leads him throughout Brazil, Theo discovers what really matters to him. Searching for his missing son, Theo finds himself.
Trash
Act like José Angelo
event2014 star_border 7.1
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Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong.
Futuro Beach
Act like Donato
event2014 star_border 6.6
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Donato fails in his attempt to save a drowning man, and meets one of the man's friends. He decides to start his life over, but pieces of his past keep coming after him.
Bald Mountain
Act like Lindo Rico
event2013 star_border 6.9
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In 1980, best friends Juliano and Joaquin join the gold rush at Serra Pelada, Bald Mountain, a mountain town near the mighty Amazon river. As the town grows in numbers, it also sees an explosion in violent crime and pollution. Soon the friends' dreams of hitting the jack pot are shattered. Winner of the 2014 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize.
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Act like Wolf (voice)
event2022 star_border 8.2
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Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.
There's a Monster in My Kitchen
Act like Narrator
event2020 star_border 6.2
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A jaguar's forest home is being burned to grow animal feed for the meat industry. If we don't act, more precious habitats will be destroyed, Indigenous Peoples could lose their homes, and we'll lose the fight against climate change. Narrated by Narcos star Wagner Moura and designed by Cartoon Saloon, Monster tells the story of how industrial meat is wreaking havoc on forests across South America.
The Secret Agent
Act like Marcelo
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1977. In a Brazil tormented by the military dictatorship, Marcelo, a man in his forties fleeing a troubled past, arrives in the city of Recife where he hopes to build a new life and reconnect with his family. That's without taking into account the death threats that lurk and hover over his head.
Fall Risk
Act like David
event2024 star_border 6.2
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Set in Los Angeles, a young woman, Dylan, is in and out of the hospital with a life-changing diagnosis, but something isn't right with her partner, Emily. Dylan begins questioning her reality and everyone in it, until her best friend breaks her out of the rehabilitation center to confront the source of the deception.
Civil War
Act like Joel
event2024 star_border 6.9
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In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as the United States stands on the brink of civil war.
Last Night at the Lobster
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The Red Lobster perched in the far corner of a run-down New England mall hasn't been making its numbers and headquarters has pulled the plug. But manager Manny DeLeon still needs to navigate a tricky last shift with a near-mutinous staff. All the while, he's wondering how to handle the waitress he's still in love with, what to do about his pregnant girlfriend, and where to find the present that will make everything better.
Say Her Name
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In 2005, celebrated novelist Francisco Goldman married a beautiful young writer named Aura Estrada in a romantic Mexican hacienda. The month before their second anniversary, during a long-awaited holiday, Aura broke her neck while body surfing. Francisco, blamed for Aura’s death by her family and blaming himself, wanted to die, too. Instead, he wrote a novel chronicling his great love and unspeakable loss, tracking the stages of grief when pure love gives way to bottomless pain.
Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War
Act like Self
event2024 star_border 8.7
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A six-part documentary about the making and shooting of Alex Garland's 'Civil War'.
Rio, I Love You
Act like Gui (segment "Inútil Paisagem")
event2014 star_border 4.9
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The third episode of the Cities of Love franchise, Rio, I Love You is an anthology, created by 10 visionary directors from across the globe. The story line of each segment focuses on an encounter of love in a different neighborhood of the city, demonstrating the distinctive qualities and character of that location. The film serves to bridge gaps between cultures, educating and entertaining the audience, while celebrating unique and universal expressions of love.
Desejo
Act like Atanásio
event2005
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A journey into the psyche of Atanásio, a doorman in Copacabana, confused while attempting to understand his desires and aspirations.
The Three Marias
Act like Jesuíno Cruz
event2002 star_border 4.5
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A mother, with her three daughters, exacts revenge on her former fiancé for killing her husband and sons.
Ópera do Mallandro
event2007 star_border 7
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The short tells the story of a boy who, in his last recovery test at school, has the task of writing a text in 15 minutes. During the creative process, the boy embarks on a musical universe full of characters and myths from the 80's revived in four musical numbers packed with reinterpretations of Sérgio Mallandro's hits.
Blackout
Act like Marcelo
event2008
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At the end of a tough workweek an assistant congressman and his friend go to an abandoned room in the Capitol building to relax and smoke a joint. While trying to unwind the assistant congressman complains about his job. He is doing all he can to cover up his boss' scandalous sex affair but nothing seems to be working. "Things can't get any worse", he proclaims. . . but they do!
Exodus: Where I Come from Is Disappearing
Act like narrador
event2016
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Observational documentary about people as refugees and asylum seekers in many geographical locations such as Germany, Brazil, Western Sahara, Myanmar, Cuba, South Sudan.
The Magnificent 8
Act like Self
event2017 star_border 8
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On a Sunday, the actors Maria Ribeiro, Fernanda Torres, Wagner Moura, Carolina Dieckmann, Sophie Charlotte, Mateus Solano, Alexandre Nero and Du Moscovis have lunch at one of their houses. The occasion gives way to an incredibly sincere debate on the art of acting, the profession and, above all, the doubts about love and life.
Life in Gray
Act like Himself
event2017 star_border 7
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A faux documentary about the ongoing social, political and economical crisis in Brazil, where the government cuts the colors of Rio de Janeiro, turning the city black and white.
Into the Amazon
Act like Cândido Rondon (voice)
event2018 star_border 7.8
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A documentary re-telling of the remarkable and dangerous journey taken by President Theodore Roosevelt and legendary Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon into the heart of the South American rainforest to chart an unexplored tributary of the Amazon.
Wasp Network
Act like Roque
event2020 star_border 6
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Havana, Cuba, 1990. René González, an airplane pilot, unexpectedly flees the country, leaving behind his wife Olga and his daughter Irma, and begins a new life in Miami, where he becomes a member of an anti-Castro organization.
Woman on Top
Act like Rafi
event2000 star_border 6.1
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Set to the intoxicating rhythms of Brazil, "Woman on Top" is a spicy, sexy comedy about the magic of food, love and music. Meet Isabella, a sultry enchantress born with the special gift of melting the palates and hearts of men everywhere. When she decides to break free from her rocky marriage and the stifling kitchen of her husband's restaurant in Brazil, she spirits off to San Francisco in pursuit of her dreams of a real culinary career.
Sergio
Act like Sérgio Vieira de Mello
event2020 star_border 6.6
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A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most treacherous mission of his career.
VIPs: Histórias Reais de um Mentiroso
Act like Self
event2010 star_border 7.2
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The infamous anti-hero Marcelo Nascimento da Rocha is one of the greatest Brazilian con artists ever that has lured several persons with his schemes. The director and writer Mariana Caltabiano proposes to write his biography and to make a documentary about his life, and she is also lured by the swindler that discloses his rise and fall.
Miguel's Destiny
Act like Jupará
event2004
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This beloved Brazilian parody of Shakespeare in Love tells the story of Miguel's relentless furiculite. For better or worse, it is his aim to conquer every single ass in the county, right up to the toughest of them all: the governor's.
The Gray Man
Act like Laszlo Sosa
event2022 star_border 6.9
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When a shadowy CIA agent uncovers damning agency secrets, he's hunted across the globe by a sociopathic rogue operative who's put a bounty on his head.
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Carga Pesada: A Grande Viagem - O Filme
Act like Pedrinho
event2015
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Bino advises Pedro to get married, but he is reluctant until Rosa calls him and arranges a meeting in Fortaleza. Along the way, adventures chase truck drivers.
The Last Day
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Loose adaptation of Virginia Woolf's groundbreaking novel 'Mrs. Dalloway.' 'The Last Day' will likely be set in a modern environment and feature a character-focused drama that explores themes similar to Woolf's work.
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Inexplicable forces trap a family of four inside their house indefinitely. As both modern luxuries and life-or-death essentials begin to run out, the family must learn how to be resourceful to survive and outsmart who—or what—is keeping them trapped.
Paraíso Tropical
Act like Olavo Novaes (179 ep.)
event2007 star_border 8.2
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The search for a successor provokes the beginning of a clash between two young and talented executives of his group: Daniel Bastos, a lad of simple origins and excellent character, who is not only handsome and charming, but also intelligent and skilled, and Olavo Novaes, an ambitious and unscrupulous man who is ready to fight for the position, at any cost. To fight against Olavo‘s treacherous plans, Daniel will have the help of the sweet and sensitive Paula, a young lady raised as an only child who founds, on the eve of her mother‘s death, that she is adopted and has a family. What Paula does not know is that she has an identical twin sister, the wicked Taís, who is as ambitious and unscrupulous as the man who becomes her main ally, Olavo Novaes. Antenor, for his part, decides on having an heir when he meets the headstrong and honest Lúcia, a woman who will make this cold businessman find true love is and a real reason to live.
Shining Girls
Act like Dan Velazquez (8 ep.)
event2022 star_border 7.7
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Years after a brutal attack left her in a constantly shifting reality, Kirby Mazrachi learns that a recent murder is linked to her assault. She teams with veteran reporter Dan Velazquez to understand her ever-changing present—and confront her past.
JK
Act like Young Juscelino (47 ep.)
event2006 star_border 7.5
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For decades, doctor Juscelino Kubitschek enters politics and becomes president of Brazil.
Narcos
Act like Pablo Escobar (20 ep.)
event2015 star_border 8
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A gritty chronicle of the war against Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels.
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2015 star_border 5.7
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Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.
Chelsea
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2016 star_border 5
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It's not her first talk show, but it is a first of its kind. Ideas, people and places that fascinate her, all in her unique style.
A Menina Sem Qualidades
Act like Alex's Father (12 ep.)
event2013 star_border 6.1
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In a middle-class school the story of the relationship between two young students, Ana and Alex, develops. A passion relationship, addiction and friendship that escapes the standards and at the same time is the translation of how young people today relate, among them, with other generations, with the institutions and social rules.
Narcos: Mexico
Act like Pablo Escobar (2 ep.)
event2018 star_border 7.9
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See the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting narcos in 1980s Mexico.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Act like Other John (2 ep.)
event2024 star_border 6.5
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Meet the Smiths: two lonely strangers, John and Jane, who have given up their lives and identities to be thrown together as partners – both in espionage and in marriage.
Sexo Frágil
Act like Edu / Magali (10 ep.)
event2003 star_border 7.6
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Alex, Edu, Fred and Beto are four friends who live torn between the role of man in society and the need to be more sensitive. They try to understand the female head and put themselves in the place of the opposite sex. They appear to be very safe, but feel totally lost around safe, independent women.
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2019 star_border 6.2
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Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are beacons of hope in their communities.
Dope Thief
Act like Manny Cespedes (8 ep.)
new_releases Release: March 13, 2025
Two lifelong friends from Philadelphia pose as DEA agents to rob a country house, but the small-scale grift quickly becomes a matter of life and death. The friends soon unravel as they find one of the biggest narcotics corridors on the East Coast.
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