Sofia Espírito Santo

Sofia Espírito Santo

Born: January 4, 1975
in Lisbon, Portugal
Sofia Espírito Santo was born in Lisbon on January 4, 1975. In 2001, when she was working in the Botanical Garden of Valencia (Spain), she realized that she really wanted to be an actress. She returned to Lisbon and applied to the National Conservatory of Music. In September, she started taking classes and became a professional actor three months later. Thereafter, she studied at the New York Film School in Hollywood and the London School of Music and Dramatic Art.

Movies for Sofia Espírito Santo...

Title: Contado por Mulheres
Character: Ana
Released: November 16, 2022
Type: TV
Ten books, ten municipalities, ten women directors, ten TV-movies. The same universe: Told by Women. Comedy, romance, adventure, historical dramas, narrative content by great Portuguese-speaking writers and the vision of ten women directors from different generations and different creative backgrounds who portray a country that, in the last 100 years, finds itself towards freedom.
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Vizinhas
Title: Vizinhas
Character: Ana
Released: November 16, 2022
Type: Movie
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The Home Fairy
Title: The Home Fairy
Character: Rosa
Released: October 5, 2022
Type: Movie
Vera, a single mother with two small children, is forced to have two jobs to survive after her children's father has disappeared. She works as a cashier at a supermarket by day and at night works in a strip club, trying not only to raise her children but also to pay off the debts that her ex-partner left her. Harassed in both jobs, one day she reacts violently when a nightclub client is more daring, being sentenced in court to perform community service in a nursing home, where her irreverence and youth will clash with the authoritarianism and inhumanity of the director. For the elderly who live in the nursing home, Vera is a breath of fresh air that little by little will change their lives, becoming the true home fairy…
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Irregular
Title: Irregular
Character: Mulher Bomba Gasolina
Released: November 18, 2021
Type: Movie
Gabriel is a happy man. On the way to take his daughter on a field trip he stops at a gas station. Everything changes when he spots her being forced into a van that takes off. Soon he will realize that is just the beginning of the end
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Title: Amar Demais
Character: Mulher na Feira
Released: September 14, 2020
Type: TV
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Fatima
Title: Fatima
Character: Pilgrim
Released: August 13, 2020
Type: Movie
In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witness multiple visitations of the Virgin Mary, who tells them that only prayer and suffering will bring an end to World War I. As secularist government officials and Church leaders try to force the children to recant their story, word of the sighting spreads across the country, inspiring religious pilgrims to flock to the site in hopes of witnessing a miracle..
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Escola das Artes
Title: Escola das Artes
Released: December 4, 2018
Type: Movie
Day to day life of some kids studying at an artistic school with an innovative method.
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Title: Alma e Coração
Character: Alicia
Released: September 17, 2018
Type: TV
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Jacinta
Title: Jacinta
Character: Mãe Carlos
Released: April 13, 2017
Type: Movie
The story of Jacinta, one of the three children involved in the Marian apparition reported in 1917 at Cova da Iria, in Fátima, Portugal.
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Title: Água de Mar
Character: Arminda
Released: July 14, 2014
Type: TV
Urban series that takes place between the Beach of the Shells and the new School of Arts that is being born in the palace of the Barahona family. Against the background of the mythical line of Cascais, this series has a plot full of strong emotions. Each episode combines different lines of stories that cross each other: the freshness of the summer novels, the rebelliousness of youth, the adventures and peripécias lived on the beach, the fight for fame, the generational conflicts and the reunions that can happen... when least expected.
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Title: Maternidade
Character: Odete
Released: January 30, 2011
Type: TV
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Title: Pai à Força
Character: Sónia
Released: February 6, 2009
Type: TV
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Title: Chiquititas
Character: Nela
Released: July 20, 2007
Type: TV
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Canaviais
Title: Canaviais
Character: Megera
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
Caught between the past and the present, Simão is an old man, dejected by time, pursued by an unfinished love that, since his youth, forever marked his life. Born into a humble family, the son of servants in a wealthy home, his reducing condition, imposed by the social standards of a backward mentality, raised barriers for him, like the overwhelming passion, which pushed him towards the affections of his only daughter. of his parents' employers, he could overcome. Wrapped in a dense and moving dramatic load, Canaviais is a poignant and provocative film, which challenges positions and opinions by addressing current and controversial themes, such as abortion and social stratification. Its history, more than defining paths, invites reflection and seeks to debate complex and wide-ranging issues.
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Title: O Jogo
Character: Sandra
Released: February 9, 2004
Type: TV
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Title: Filha do Mar
Character: Carla
Released: September 3, 2001
Type: TV