Irandhir Santos

Irandhir Santos

Born: August 22, 1978
in Barreiros, Pernambuco, Brazil
Irandhir Gleriston Santos Pinto is a Brazilian actor. Born in Barreiros, Pernambuco, Irandhir lived in several cities in the countryside of Pernambuco during his childhood. In 2003, he graduated in performing arts degree course at the Federal University of Pernambuco. Since then, acted in some plays, television mini-series and several movies.

Movies for Irandhir Santos...

Title: Rebirth
Character: Sebastião de Pádua (Tião Galinha)
Released: January 22, 2024
Type: TV
After making a pact with Jequitibá, José Inocêncio becomes a mythical figure, known as the most successful cocoa farmer in the region. While still young, he wins the heart of Maria Santa. Their intense passion results in four children: José Augusto, José Bento, José Venâncio, and the youngest, João Pedro, who never had the opportunity to know his mother, as she dies while giving birth to him. This tragedy fuels José Inocêncio’s anger, blaming João Pedro for the loss of his great love. Throughout their lives, indifference and resentment mark the relationship between the father and his youngest son. As if the past weren’t enough, years later, the arrival of the mysterious Mariana puts all these emotions to the test when both father and son fall in love with the same woman. This situation reawakens feelings that were either dormant or previously unknown to them.
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Remains of a Man
Title: Remains of a Man
Character: Luís
Released: April 7, 2022
Type: Movie
Renata lives isolated in the countryside with her teenage daughter and her husband, conceiving fear as a common feeling. The arrival of a stranger awakens in her the desire for all that was asleep.
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Title: Pantanal
Character: Joventino Leôncio / Zé Lucas de Nada (José Lucas Leôncio)
Released: March 28, 2022
Type: TV
After the mysterious disappearance of his father, Joventino, the cowboy José Leôncio becomes a wealthy farm owner in Pantanal. Over twenty years have passed and, bitter-hearted because of his father vanishing and the escape of his wife to Rio de Janeiro with his baby, José Leôncio has the chance to make amends with the boy, now a young man raised in the big city with very different values and habits than his own.
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Party Over
Title: Party Over
Character: Breno
Released: December 9, 2019
Type: Movie
Returning early from his vacation after the Carnival period to investigate the murder of a young French tourist, Breno Wanderley is faced with possible reflections of his own history from which he cannot escape. Between Ash Wednesday and post-Carnival Sunday, Breno tries to unravel the crime and sees in his son, also called Breno, a chance to reinvent himself in a broken and sullen city.​
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Title: A Mother's Love
Character: Álvaro
Released: November 25, 2019
Type: TV
Lurdes is a mother of five who tirelessly seeks for Domenico, a child of hers who was sold by his own father 26 years ago; Thelma is an overprotective mother who finds out she has a terminal illness, and must race against time to make her dreams come true and prepare her son for a life without her presence; Vitória is a successful lawyer who sees the end of her marriage after countless failed attempts to have a baby and decides for adoption, but finds out she is pregnant during the process. In "A Mother's Love", the lives of these women are intertwined while they recognize themselves in the unconditional love provided by motherhood.
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Mercy
Title: Mercy
Character: Omar
Released: November 23, 2019
Type: Movie
The quiet life of the small town Piedade's inhabitants is shaken up by the arrival of a big oil company, which barges in taking over houses and local businesses, throwing everyone out, to better reach and use the area's natural resources.
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Friendly Beast
Title: Friendly Beast
Character: Djair
Released: August 9, 2018
Type: Movie
A restaurant owner going over the edge when an armed robbery is attempted at his establishment. He holds everyone captive at gunpoint – criminals and customers alike – and situations corrode into a nightmare state, guided by manipulation and raw compulsion.
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Title: Land of the Strong
Character: Samir
Released: April 23, 2018
Type: TV
When an adventurous young man goes missing after a fight, his mother Cassia and his twin sister Maria begin a dangerous journey in search of answers in a town where brute force overcomes the law.
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Iran
Title: Iran
Character: Self
Released: October 8, 2017
Type: Movie
An account on the immersion process of Brazilian method actor Irandhir Santos, while building up his character for "Redemoinho" (Whirlpool, 2017), captured on set by director of photography Walter Carvalho.
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Whirlpool
Title: Whirlpool
Character: Luzimar
Released: February 9, 2017
Type: Movie
Luzimar cycles each day to and from work at the local cotton mill in his hometown of Cataguases, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is a hard-working man, trying to make the most of what he has. One day, his childhood friend Gildo reappears, driving a fancy car and boasting of his successful life in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo. As the two sit down for a beer, memories, regrets and old resentments slowly resurface.
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Title: Dois Irmãos
Character: Nael
Released: January 9, 2017
Type: TV
Between the 1920s and 1980s, the plot narrates the trajectory of a Lebanese family focusing on the conflicted relationship of the twin brothers Omar and Yaqub.
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Aquarius
Title: Aquarius
Character: Roberval
Released: September 1, 2016
Type: Movie
Clara, a vibrant former music critic and widow with flowing tresses is the only remaining apartment owner in a beautiful older building targeted for demolition by ruthless luxury high-rise developers. Clara proves to be a force to be reckoned with as she thwarts the builders plans to kick her out of the apartment.
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Title: Velho Chico
Character: Bento dos Anjos
Released: March 14, 2016
Type: TV
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O Senhor do Labirinto
Title: O Senhor do Labirinto
Character: Wanderley
Released: December 11, 2014
Type: Movie
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Coffee Stains
Title: Coffee Stains
Character: Ivo
Released: October 4, 2014
Type: Movie
A photographer travels to São Paulo for his first solo exhibition and decides to stay in his now married, ex-girlfriend’s house.
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The Eye of the Beholder
Title: The Eye of the Beholder
Character: João Carlos
Released: September 28, 2014
Type: Movie
A young architect embarking upon his first major project is unexpectedly brought face to face with dark secrets from his ancestral past.
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Absence
Title: Absence
Character: Ney
Released: September 27, 2014
Type: Movie
Serginho has a hard time finding his place in the world as he works with his uncle at the market, supports his depressed mother, and takes care of his little brother.
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The Telescope of Time
Title: The Telescope of Time
Character: Lampião
Released: September 25, 2014
Type: Movie
Musical drama that uses popular myths of Brazilian culture to narrate a story full of meetings and misunderstandings, betrayals and loves, crimes and punishments. Against the backdrop of the Pernambuco backlands – its people and its culture, the cordel, the bandits, the cinema and the circus – the film is a universal drama, laden with unique poetry, where reality and the dreamworld mingle.
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The History of Eternity
Title: The History of Eternity
Character: Joo
Released: July 26, 2014
Type: Movie
In a small village in the hinterland, three stories of love and desire are changing the emotional landscape of its residents. Characters of a romanesque world in which their conceptions of life are limited on one side by human instincts, on the other by a blind and fatalist fate.
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Title: Meu Pedacinho de Chão
Character: José Aparecido Menezes (Zelão)
Released: April 7, 2014
Type: TV
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Tattoo
Title: Tattoo
Character: Clécio
Released: November 14, 2013
Type: Movie
Paulete, the star of a daring theater group, is visited by his military brother-in-law, the young Fininha. A torrid relationship arises between the two, and now the soldier must deal with the prevailing repression during the Brazilian military dictatorship.
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Deixem Diana em Paz
Title: Deixem Diana em Paz
Character: Narrador
Released: January 1, 2013
Type: Movie
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Neighboring Sounds
Title: Neighboring Sounds
Character: Clodoaldo
Released: November 19, 2012
Type: Movie
An independent private security firm arrives at a middle-class neighborhood in Recife, Brazil.
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Rat Fever
Title: Rat Fever
Character: Zizo
Released: June 22, 2012
Type: Movie
Zizo, a radical and anarchist poet living in a marginal quarter of Recife in the north eastern state of Pernambuco, distributes his social angst-filled thoughts through a publication named Febre do Rato, and spews poetry to anyone who’d listen. Our character always revolves within the universe that he has created around himself. A very particular world, in which satisfying the unfortunate is a mixture of a kind of benefit with high dose of malice.
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The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
Title: The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
Character: Quim
Released: January 2, 2011
Type: Movie
Based on Guimarães Rosa's (classic Brazilian author) short story, the movie tells the story of Augusto Matraga, a bankrupt and violent farmer who lives above the Law in Minas Gerais' hinterland. During a difficult time, he finds himself in the middle of a trap that nearly kills him. Born again, Matraga resorts to faith and hard work in the pursuit of redemption. Years later, he arrives at the village reigned by the hinterland's ruler and his thugs. This new friendship will challenge his destiny. Inside Matraga, the Saint and the Warrior will duel until his time comes.
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Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Title: Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Character: Diogo Fraga
Released: October 8, 2010
Type: Movie
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.
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Blue Eyes
Title: Blue Eyes
Character: Nonato
Released: May 28, 2010
Type: Movie
Before his compulsory retirement, on his last day of work, Marshall, JFK airport's chief Immigration officer, detains a group of Latin Americans and expose them to a series of humiliating situations. Blinded by prejudice, Marshall ends up by causing the death of a young Brazilian. After a period in prison, Marshall goes to Brazil, deadly ill and in a desperate search in order to purge his guilt. In his quest, he is guided by Bia, a young prostitute.
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The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
Title: The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
Character: Cabo Martim
Released: May 21, 2010
Type: Movie
Friends of the recently deceased Quincas take their pal's body on one last tour of his favorite spots in Brazil's Bahia.
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The Assailant
Title: The Assailant
Character: Noca de Antônia
Released: October 30, 2009
Type: Movie
Based on the life of a legendary capoeira fighter from Bahia, "Besouro" spins a fantastic tale of a young Brazilian man of African descent in search of his mission.
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I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You
Title: I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You
Character: José Renato
Released: June 24, 2009
Type: Movie
José Renato, a 35-year-old geologist, is sent out on a solitary expedition to the hinterlands of northeastern Brazil. The purpose of the trip is to assess possible routes for a canal that will connect the area with the only major river in the region. As the field trip progresses, it becomes clear that Renato shares with those places the same emptiness, sense of abandonment and isolation.
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Amigos de Risco
Title: Amigos de Risco
Released: November 15, 2007
Type: Movie
After years on the run, Joca is back again in town. And, to commemorate, nothing better than a night on the tiles with his good friends Nelsão and Benito. However, the happy occasion turns to a nightmare when Joca is suddenly taken ill. With no money, no transportation or communication, his friends now have to carry him through the deserted town to the closest hospital. A race against the clock is about to begin, with umpteen surprises and enough to shake the firmest of bonds of friendship.
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Title: A Pedra do Reino
Character: Quaderna
Released: June 12, 2007
Type: TV
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Décimo Segundo
Title: Décimo Segundo
Released: January 1, 2007
Type: Movie
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Bog of Beasts
Title: Bog of Beasts
Character: Maninho
Released: December 12, 2006
Type: Movie
A man falls in love with a teenage girl, who is exploited by her own grandfather, who sometimes takes her to a gas station to show her naked to whomever pays him some money.
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Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures
Title: Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures
Character: Manoel
Released: May 17, 2005
Type: Movie
1942, in the middle of Northeastern Brazil, two very different men meet along the road: Johan, an aspirin salesman avoiding the German draft, and Ranulpho, a rural Brazilian seeking escape from the drought.
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Title: Guerreiros do Sol
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
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The Hanged
Title: The Hanged
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Regina and Valerio are a happy and sexy couple, casually enjoying their fortune from their luxurious villa on top of the Rio de Janeiro’s hills. Since the death of Valerio’s father, the biggest mobster in town, they desperately seek a way out of this criminal hornets’ nest. But Valerio’s uncle, Linduarte, insists on him assuming his responsibilities. One night, attempting to reason with Linduarte, the couple accidentally kills him. They then fall into a spiral of violence, leading them onto the very path they wanted to escape.
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Recife, Cidade Roubada
Title: Recife, Cidade Roubada
Character: ele mesmo
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie