Leandro Firmino (born June 23, 1978) is a Brazilian actor. He is best known for his role as
Li'l Zé in the Academy Award nominated ''
City of God''. He also had a main role in one episode of spin-off series ''
City of Men''. He played the role of Thiago in ''
Trash'' with
Wagner Moura and
Rooney Mara. Firmino starred as Goitaca Chief in
Rodrigo Rodrigues
Rodrigo Rodrigues is a Brazilian filmmaker, actor, theatre director, theatrical producer, film producer, set and costume designer, and author based in London, United Kingdom. Rodrigues developed a facial expression technique for actors that wa ...
`s ''
Goitaca'' with
Marlon Blue and
Lady Francisco. He was cast as Gilmar in
Impuros
''Impuros'' is a Brazilian crime drama television series produced by The Walt Disney Company Latin America in association with Barry Company and directed by Tomás Portella and René Sampaio. The first season was released on October 19, 2018 on Fo ...
with
Rui Ricardo Dias
Rui Ricardo Diaz (born December 9, 1978) is a Brazilian actor. He is best known for his role as President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from ages 18 to 35 in Fábio Barreto's '' Lula, o filho do Brasil''.
Career
Diaz was born in Santa Maria do Sua ...
and
Cyria Coentro.
Filmography
* 2002 – ''
City of God'' – "Li'l Zé"
* 2002 – ''Mauzinha''
* 2003 – ''O Corneteiro Lopes''
* 2005 – ''
Cafundó'' – Cirino
* 2006 – ''Trair e Coçar É só Começar'' – Mechanic
* 2007 – ''
O Homem Que Desafiou o Diabo
''O Homem Que Desafiou o Diabo'' (Portuguese for ''The Man who Defied the Devil'') is a 2007 Brazilian comedy film directed and co-written by Moacyr Góes. It stars Marcos Palmeira, Flávia Alessandra, Lívia Falcão, Sérgio Mamberti and Fernanda ...
'' – Zé Pretinho
* 2012 – ''
As Aventuras de Agamenon, o Repórter
''Agamenon: The Film'' ( pt, As Aventuras de Agamenon, o Repórter) is a 2012 Brazilian comedy film directed by Victor Lopes. It stars Marcelo Adnet, Luana Piovani, Fernanda Montenegro
Arlette Pinheiro Esteves Torres ONM (née da Silva; born ...
''
* 2012 – ''
City of God - 10 Years Later
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''
CITY OF GOD – 10 years later
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* 2012 – ''No Olho da Rua''
* 2012 – ''Totalmente Inocentes
''Totalmente Inocentes'' is a 2012 Brazilian comedy film directed and written by Rodrigo Bittencourt. The film is a parody of the "favela movies", a genre whose exponents films are '' City of God'' and ''Elite Squad''.
The film stars Fábio Porcha ...
'' – Algodão
* 2014 – ''Julio Sumiu
''Julio Sumiu'' is a 2014 Brazilian comedy film directed by Roberto Berliner based on the novel of the same name by Beto Silva.
Cast
* Lília Cabral as Edna
* Carolina Dieckmann as Madá
* Fiuk as Silvio
* Augusto Madeira as J. Rui
* Stepan Ner ...
''
* 2014 – '' Trash''
* 2021 – '' Goitaca''
Selected television
* 2015-2018 – ''Magnifica 70
''Magnifica 70'' is a 2015 Brazilian television drama aired on HBO Brasil, that ran for three series from 2015 to 2018.
Set in 1970s Brazil, "a staid erotica censor falls in love with a film star, who remimds him of an obsessive love from the p ...
''
* 2018-2020 – ''Impuros
''Impuros'' is a Brazilian crime drama television series produced by The Walt Disney Company Latin America in association with Barry Company and directed by Tomás Portella and René Sampaio. The first season was released on October 19, 2018 on Fo ...
''
* 2022 - '' El Presidente: The Corruption Game''
Awards and nominations
External links
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References
1978 births
Living people
Brazilian male film actors
Brazilian male telenovela actors
Male actors from Rio de Janeiro (city)
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