Gustavo Machado

Gustavo Machado

Born: September 17, 1973
in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Movies for Gustavo Machado...

Stories of Samba
Title: Stories of Samba
Character: Joca
Released: March 21, 2024
Type: Movie
At a bar table, the old Adoniran Barbosa tells a young waiter stories of a São Paulo that no longer exists.
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Title: Até Onde Ela Vai
Character: Franklin
Released: March 11, 2024
Type: TV
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Pérola
Title: Pérola
Character: Tio Ranulfo
Released: September 28, 2023
Type: Movie
Soon after learning of the death of his mother Pérola, Mauro returns to his old family home in Bauru (São Paulo, Brazil). A look back into his mother’s peculiar habits, her illusions, sense of humor, spirituality, and desire to control all things... with the love and tenderness that only distance and time allow. A reunion between mother and son: their conflicts, conversations, and dreams of a better life all converge in constructing a swimming pool in their backyard. It is a portrait of an ordinary family that fights, makes up, celebrates, cries, and carries on, full of stories just like any other.
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Angela
Title: Angela
Character: Ibrahim
Released: September 7, 2023
Type: Movie
In this biopic about the life and death of Ângela Diniz, Angela meets Raul and believes she has found someone who loves her free spirit as much as she does. The overwhelming attraction makes the couple drop everything and live the dream of rebuilding their lives on the beach. But the relationship declines into abuse and violence, giving rise to one of the most remembered murders in Brazil.
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Pedro, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Title: Pedro, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Character: Chalaça
Released: September 1, 2022
Type: Movie
The story of Brazil’s first emperor, returning to Europe on board the English ship Warspite. The trip makes Pedro conquer his fears and face his life from a personal point of view. He goes back in time and relives outstanding moments of his earlier life – since his childhood, when in 1808 he arrived coming from Portugal with his family, until he left in the dead of the night, in 1831, running away from Brazil.
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The Battle of Shangri-la
Title: The Battle of Shangri-la
Released: August 11, 2022
Type: Movie
After the death of his foster parents, a young businessman goes into a journey in search of his biological mother. During the search he faces the social and religious prejudice that surrounds the LGBTTQ Brazilian community.
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A Suspeita
Title: A Suspeita
Character: Delegado Gouveia
Released: June 16, 2022
Type: Movie
Lúcia is a renowned police investigator. At age 50, has dedicated her entire life to her profession and is a respected name among her peers. Everything changes during an investigation, a writer that was writing the memoir of one of the drug trafficking lord, and had his phone tapped illegally by Lúcia, is assassinated and she is under investigation by her superiors. At the same time, she finds out she has Alzheimer.
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Title: Genesis
Character: Simeão de Israel
Released: January 19, 2021
Type: TV
The story of the first 2,300 years of humanity and recounts events exclusively from that period. The plot begins by giving us a greater understanding of why we exist and how we turned from perfection to imperfection. The origin of all social and racial problems is there at the beginning of everything, when via one decision a human being who only knew good and enjoyed it so much also chose to know evil.
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Mudança
Title: Mudança
Character: Reinaldo
Released: November 23, 2020
Type: Movie
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Three Summers
Title: Three Summers
Character: Policial
Released: March 11, 2020
Type: Movie
Over a trio of summers, a caretaker for luxury condominiums relies on her resourcefulness and her eye for opportunity to take advantage of whatever comes her way.
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Title: Chacrinha: A Minissérie
Character: Oswaldo (Jovem)
Released: January 14, 2020
Type: TV
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Title: Girls from Ipanema
Character: Roberto
Released: March 22, 2019
Type: TV
A 1950s housewife goes to Rio de Janeiro to meet up with her husband, only to learn he's deserted her, but decides to stay and open a bossa nova club.
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Albatroz
Title: Albatroz
Character: Delegado
Released: March 7, 2019
Type: Movie
Dreams and reality get mixed up in this sci-fi plot, focused on a photographer. When he photographs a terrorist attack during a trip to Jerusalem, his personal and professional lives plunge into turmoil.
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Title: Elis: Viver é Melhor que Sonhar
Character: Ronaldo Bôscoli
Released: January 8, 2019
Type: TV
Intense and visceral, Elis Regina was a protagonist not only in the Brazilian musical scene but also in her own path. She put her heart and soul into the art of singing and living, sailed through different musical genres and faced personal dramas.
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Chacrinha: O Velho Guerreiro
Title: Chacrinha: O Velho Guerreiro
Character: Oswaldo (30 anos)
Released: October 25, 2018
Type: Movie
The story of José Abelardo Barbosa, narrated from the time of his youth, when he was at medical school, and dropped everything to become a radio announcer. After that, we follow the transformation of his life and the creation of his alter ego, Chacrinha.
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O Banquete
Title: O Banquete
Character: Lucky
Released: September 13, 2018
Type: Movie
An elegant dinner, which takes place in real time, brings together a group of intellectuals in the early 90s in São Paulo, Brazil: the hosts are the editor of the country's top news magazine and her husband, the company's lawyer, and the occasion is the wedding anniversary of the magazine publisher and his wife, a famous theater actress. The publisher has written an open letter to the president of the country, with serious denunciations, which will run in the upcoming issue. He risks being arrested this very evening. As tensions increase with the imminence of prison, secrets come to light revealing the conflict between the ethics sought in public life and the ethics practiced in private life.
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The Patient
Title: The Patient
Character: Dr. Eloy
Released: September 13, 2018
Type: Movie
The true story of Tancredo Neves, the first civilian president of Brazil after a 20-year military dictatorship, and the infamous hospitalization which led to his death before he ever managed to take office.
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Title: Naked
Character: Marcelo
Released: March 5, 2018
Type: TV
Naked sets out to explore and deconstruct female sexuality. In it, women assume their protagonism and dictate the rules when it comes to sex.
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Paulo Autran – O Senhor dos Palcos
Title: Paulo Autran – O Senhor dos Palcos
Character: Dramatic Reading
Released: October 10, 2017
Type: Movie
A portrait of the evolution of theater in the 20th century and a deep reflection on the art of acting through the career of Paulo Autran (1922-2007), one of the greatest actors in Brazil.
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Elis
Title: Elis
Character: Ronaldo Bôscoli
Released: November 24, 2016
Type: Movie
The film tells the story of the energetic and pulsating singer Elis Regina since her arrival in Rio de Janeiro at age 19 until her tragic and early death. Despite all the difficulties, success comes fulminant and the life of Elis Regina gained national and international recognition, becoming undoubtedly considered today the greatest Brazilian singer of all time.
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Dá Licença de Contar
Title: Dá Licença de Contar
Character: Joca
Released: October 26, 2015
Type: Movie
The film is based on lyrics from the very famous Brazilian samba composer Adoniran Barbosa, following the aesthetics of his time. Notable facts and characters of his songs takes us through the story, a portrait of São Paulo city in the 50's, a place full of music, love stories and gentrification (poor people getting evicted from their places in order to build great buildings), subjects often explored in Adoniran's work, always with a good touch of humor. This way he became the 'poor people poet'.
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Title: Time After Time
Character: Alberto Navona (jovem)
Released: July 13, 2015
Type: TV
Livia and Felipe are in a forbidden love story doomed to end tragically. A century later, they both have a new chance to make their love real again. “Time After Time” is an innovative romance set in two different eras in which characters hold the opportunity to make up for their mistakes, come to terms with the past and write themselves another story.
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Moto Anjos
Title: Moto Anjos
Character: Peres
Released: January 1, 2015
Type: Movie
Alex is a resourceful motoboy who cheats death daily on the most dangerous streets in the world. One day his close friend is killed by a reckless motorist. Alex seeks justice, but a corrupt cop stands in his way. The cop has orders to destroy all evidence of the motorist’s complicity in the accident, because of the driver’s wealth and status.
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Love Film Festival
Title: Love Film Festival
Character: Gustavo
Released: October 5, 2014
Type: Movie
Filmed over six years in four countries: Portugal, Brazil, Colombia and United States, this romantic drama tells the story of Luzia, a Brazilian screenwriter, and Adrian, a Colombian actor, that fall in love during a film festival in 2009 and will live a fragmented love story while competing in different film festivals around the world.
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Title: Os Homens São de Marte... E é pra Lá que Eu Vou
Character: Edgar
Released: September 25, 2014
Type: TV
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Title: Pecado Mortal
Character: Danilo Ashcar
Released: September 25, 2013
Type: TV
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AE-Autoexposure
Title: AE-Autoexposure
Character: Henrique
Released: November 9, 2012
Type: Movie
After a shooting assignment, Henrique is mugged by two armed motor-bikers who steal his camera and speed off. Seconds later, he watches both get hit by a pickup truck driven by a self-appointed avenger, someone weary of feeling defenseless against the urban violence, and who decided to take action. Henrique recovers his stolen equipment and leaves, feeling avenged. But he goes back to find the memory card, with the photos, lost during the crash. From that moment, he is trapped in a situation where he is now the criminal for failing to rescue a victim, who had been his aggressor. Going from the murder scene to the police station, and then to the emergency ward of the public hospital, he attempts to clear himself.
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Aluga-se
Title: Aluga-se
Released: September 1, 2012
Type: Movie
How much does urban space influence our interior space?
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Irina
Title: Irina
Released: May 19, 2012
Type: Movie
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I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips
Title: I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips
Character: Cauby
Released: October 11, 2011
Type: Movie
In a remote part of the Amazon, a traveling photographer has an intense affair with a preacher's wife, but secrets from her past threaten to ruin them both.
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Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl
Title: Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl
Character: Miguel
Released: February 25, 2011
Type: Movie
Rachel is a girl, adopted by an upper middle class family, who rebelled at 17 and left her family and studies at a traditional college in Sao Paulo to become a sexy call girl. Shortly after starting work, she decided to write a blog about her experiences. Since some clients thought she looked like a surfer she adopted the name "Surfistinha" which means little surfer girl.
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Title: Amor em Quatro Atos
Character: Giovanni
Released: January 11, 2011
Type: TV
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The Best Things in the World
Title: The Best Things in the World
Character: Gustavo
Released: May 22, 2010
Type: Movie
Everyday family life as perfectly normal madness. “As Melhores Coisas do Mundo“ follows a few days in the life of the 15-year-old Mano, who is fighting on two fronts: his parents have just got divorced and he is going through puberty. Mano tries to make his way through life, with its first sexual experiences, his depressed brother and his self-centered parents. It’s a humorous homage to the pitfalls of daily life and the diversity of life.
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Bróder
Title: Bróder
Character: Paulo
Released: February 17, 2010
Type: Movie
Three childhood friends plan meeting for a day in order to reassert their friendships and fight for their differences. One of them is involved with crime, one is a famous football player and the other struggles to maintain a middle-class lifestyle.
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O Amor Segundo B. Schianberg
Title: O Amor Segundo B. Schianberg
Released: February 12, 2010
Type: Movie
Trapped inside an apartment in Sao Paulo, an actor and a director of videos explore mutual love. Adapted from Benjamin Schianberg character, in this book Marcal Aquino, "I receive the worst news of your beautiful lips."
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Paulista
Title: Paulista
Character: Gil
Released: October 2, 2009
Type: Movie
Three metropolitan stories entwine in São Paulo. Would-be actress Marina arrives in the city looking for independence, falls madly in love with Justine, a bisexual rock singer, and is swept up into her wild, edgy lifestyle. Marina shares a flat on Avenida Paulista with Suzana, a mysterious transsexual lawyer who begins a relationship with a male colleague who is unaware of her condition. Jay lives a few floors above them. He is a frustrated writer trying to give a meaning to his life by idealizing a stunningly beautiful prostitute, whom he transforms into a sort of muse. Following the frenetic pace of the city, the three "Paulista" characters will experience the euphoria of passion and its downside.
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Olho de Boi
Title: Olho de Boi
Released: August 15, 2008
Type: Movie
A farm laborer is stunned for pain and for the jealousy when its godson assures to it that his wife is betraying with the proper brother. Both they go in revenge search, following for a tragic destination.
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Camila Jam
Title: Camila Jam
Character: Daniel
Released: July 18, 2008
Type: Movie
Camila is in her mid-twenties and her life has been thrown into chaos ever since her boyfriend threw her out of their apartment during a bitter argument. Camila's ambition is to become a writer, and she posts regularly on her blog, entitled "Camila Jam." However, Camila wants to take her work into a different direction, and she throws herself head first into life in search of inspiration. As Camila struggles with alcohol, unsettled emotions and relationships with abusive men, it becomes increasingly obvious that her skills as a writer aren't all she needs to sort out if she wants to truly understand her life and her career.
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Up Against Them All
Title: Up Against Them All
Character: Marcão
Released: February 1, 2004
Type: Movie
A story about the lies, treachery and vengeance of a middle-class family living on the outskirts of São Paulo. Four characters try desperately to change their lives, but are unable to escape their destiny.
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Brainstorm
Title: Brainstorm
Character: Lobo
Released: June 22, 2001
Type: Movie
Neto is a middle class teenager living a normal life. After his father finds a marijuana cigarette on his pocket, he is sent to a mental institution, where he gets to know a completely absurd and inhumane reality in which people are devoured by a corrupt and cruel system.
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Moebius
Title: Moebius
Character: Garage Operator
Released: October 17, 1996
Type: Movie
Deep within Buenos Aires's labyrinthine subway system, a train mysteriously disappears along with its 30 passengers. The subway officials are greatly troubled and call in topographer Daniel Pratt to help them find it. Unfortunately, the tunnels are so vast and complex, that Pratt needs his mentor Hugo Mistein to help him. Unfortunately, he too has vanished.