Silvero Pereira (born 20 June 1982) is a Brazilian actor and director. He has a degree in performing arts from the Federal Institute of Ceará.

Career

Silvero started his artistic career at the age of 17 doing theatre. He has been married for ten years to the playwright from

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, Rafael Barbosa. In addition to working with groups from Ceará, he founded two companies in Fortaleza: and . The artistic collective was founded by Silvero fourteen years ago. Composed of

transsexual Transsexual people experience a gender identity that is inconsistent with their assigned sex, and desire to permanently transition to the sex or gender with which they identify, usually seeking medical assistance (including sex reassignment ...

and

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actors, actresses and artists, the project is carried out in

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and has already produced seven shows, with seasons in the South and Southeast regions. His film debut was in the feature film

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(2013), which later became a series on Globo. During a performance of the play ''BR-Trans'' in Rio de Janeiro, Silveiro was discovered by

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, who invited him to participate in the nine o'clock soap opera,

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(2017). For this work, he was nominated in the 22nd edition of the Best of the Year Award from Brazil in the category best new actor. His recognition grew when he starred in the film

Bacurau ''Bacurau'' () is a 2019 Brazilian-French weird western film written and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles. It stars Sônia Braga, Udo Kier, Bárbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, and Karine Teles. The film, a co ...

, by

Kleber Mendonça Filho Kleber Mendonça Filho (; born 3 November 1968) is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter, producer, and critic. Life and career With a degree in journalism from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Kleber Mendonça Filho began his career as ...

and Juliano Dornelles. For this role, Silvero won several awards, including the

Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro The Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro, more popularly known as Grande Otelo, is a Brazilian film award. It was established in 2000 as Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil by the Ministry of Culture of Brazil that presented it in 2000 and 2001. In 2002 ...

. In 2021, it was announced that Silvero will play fashion designer

Clodovil Hernandes Clodovil Hernandes (; 17 June 1937 – 17 March 2009) was a Brazilian fashion designer, television presenter, and politician. Hernandes made his fame as a fashion stylist during the 60s and 70s, after which he was invited to work on television. ...

in a series directed by Rodrigo Cesar.

Filmography

References

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