…highly educated, accomplished, and emotionally grounded. Guerdy Abraira expands the frame as an Afro-Latina with Haitian roots. Adriana de Moura, as a multilingual, emotionally unpredictable Brazilian, resists simplification altogether. The…
With the Brazilian film The Secret Agent in both the Best International Film and Best Film categories at the Oscars this weekend, I can’t help but think what a unique…
…and Wagner Moura, along with the auteur impact of Guillermo del Toro with his highly anticipated Frankenstein. It was not a year of symbolic presence, but one of consolidation —…
…add even more hardware to the proverbial mantle by the time this awards season is done. This film is Brazil’s official international Oscar film selection. Starring Wagner Moura and directed…
In a world of prequels, sequels, and remakes, Kleber Mendonca Filho goes a different direction. His stories are specific, bending genre to his will, unbothered to explain any local reference…
…actor Wagner Moura (Civil War) shines in this political thriller about a widowed teacher named Marcelo living in 1977 Brazil’s military dictatorship, who moves from São Paulo to Recife in…
…awards season buzz already for Hedda as is Wagner Moura (Civil War) after his Cannes win for The Secret Agent. Also on our radar is America Ferrera in Apple TV+’s…
…de Moura A perfect pairing of the old trope and new, aspiring reality for Latinas is Adriana de Moura, a very involved “friend of” the season. Fluent in five languages…
“I myself, I am a journalist. I graduated as a journalist, and I have many friends that are journalists,” said Wagner Moura. The actor, best known for his portrayal of…
…resignation of women into motherhood, The Uninvited is a lot like Pascal himself: layered, complex, and beautiful. Civil War Pascal’s Narcos costar Wager Moura also hit Austin with one of…
