Nuno Leal Maia (born 17 October 1947) is a Brazilian

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...

and former football manager. Born in Santos,

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaW ...

, Maia started his career as a stage actor in the 1970s, and then debuting on cinema in the 1973 film ''Anjo Loiro'' starred by Vera Fischer. Maia became notorious for his role on the 1979

pornochanchada Pornochanchada () is the name given to a genre of sex comedy films produced in Brazil that was popular from the late 1960s after popularity of commedia sexy all'italiana. By the 1980s, with the wide availability of hardcore pornography through cla ...

film ''Bem Dotado – O Homem de Itu'', having appeared in more than 30 films since then as well as in television series and

telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...

Selected filmography

* ''A Virgem'' (1973) as Mário * ''Anjo Loiro'' (1973) * ''Cada um Dá o que Tem'' (1975) (segment "Despejo, O") * ''

Estúpido Cupido ''Estúpido Cupido'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced by TV Globo. It aired from 25 August 1976 to 26 February 1977 at 7pm. Written by Mário Prata and directed by Régis Cardoso, it was the last Globo telenovela recorded in black-and-white, ...

'' (1976, TV Series) as Acioly * ''Paranóia'' (1976) as Pimenta * ''O Quarto da Viúva'' (1976) * ''Guerra é Guerra'' (1976) (segment "Núpcias com Futebol") * ''Chão Bruto'' (1976) * ''Gente Fina É Outra Coisa'' (1977) * ''Elas São do Baralho'' (1977) * '' Lady on the Bus'' (1978) as Carlinhos * ''O Bem Dotado - O Homem de Itu'' (1978) as Lírio * ''O Escolhido de Iemanjá'' (1978) * ''O Bom Marido'' (1978) as Borba Gato * ''Embalos Alucinantes: A Troca de Casais'' (1978) as Ramon * ''As Amantes de Um Homem Proibido'' (1978) as Leandro * ''O Caso Cláudia'' (1979) * ''O Princípio do Prazer'' (1979) as Jangadeiro * ''Inquietações de Uma Mulher Casada'' (1979) * ''Perdoa-me Por Me Traíres'' (1980) as Gilberto * ''Ato de Violência'' (1981) as Antonio Nunes Correia * ''

Mulher Objeto ''Mulher Objeto'' is a 1981 Brazilian erotic drama directed by Silvio de Abreu. Synopsis Story about the fantasies of a married woman who lives in a dream several experiences with partners of both sexes. Cast * Helena Ramos as Regina * Nu ...

'' (1981) as Hélio * ''Índia, a filha do Sol'' (1982) as Sivério * ''Alguém'' (1982) * ''Ao Sul do Meu Corpo'' (1982) as Policarpo * '' Gabriela'' (1983) as Eng. Rômulo * ''Águia na Cabeça'' (1984) as César * '' Kiss of the Spider Woman'' (1985) as Gabriel * ''Rei do Rio'' (1985) as Tucão * ''A Gata Comeu'' (1985, TV Series) as Fábio Coutinho * ''As Sete Vampiras'' (1986) as Detective Raimundo Marlou * '' Solidão, Uma Linda História de Amor'' (1989) * '' Top Model'' (1989-1990, TV Series) as Gaspar Kundera * ''O Escorpião Escarlate'' (1990) as Guido Falcone * '' Vamp'' (1991-1992, TV Series) as Jurandir (Padre Garotão) * '' Pedra sobre Pedra'' (1992, TV Series) as Laíre * ''Samba Syndrom'' (1992) * ''Oceano Atlantis'' (1993) * ''Louco Por Cinema'' (1994) as Lula * '' História de Amor'' (1995, TV Series) as Edgar Assunção * ''As Feras'' (1995) as Paulo Cintra * '' Malhação'' (1995-2013, TV Series) as Prof. Paulo Pasqualette / Augusto Massafera / Fábio * ''

Meu Bem Querer ''Meu Bem Querer'' (''My Wishing Well'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by TV Globo TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media propr ...

'' (1998, TV Series) as Inácio Alves Serrão * ''

O Quinto dos Infernos O Quinto dos Infernos is a 2002 Brazilian historical comedy television miniseries. It was written by Carlos Lombardi, and directed by Wolf Maya and 48 episodes were produced. The protagonist was Marcos Pasquim. Cast * Marcos Pasquim - D. Ped ...

'' (2002, TV Mini-Series) as Castro * ''Um Lobisomem na Amazônia'' (2005) as Prof. Scott Corman * ''

O Profeta ''O Profeta'' (English: ''The Prophet'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by TV Globo between October 16, 2006 and May 11, 2007. It is adapted by adapted by Thelma Guedes and Duca Rachid, based on the 1977 telenovela of the same name. ...

'' (2006-2007, TV Series) as Alceu * ''

Duas Caras ''Duas Caras'' (English: ''Two Faces'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Globo from 1 October 2007 to 31 May 2008, replacing ''Paraíso Tropical'' and followed by ''A Favorita''. It is created by Aguinaldo Silva and directed ...

'' (2007-2008, TV Series) as Bernardo * ''Onde Andará Dulce Veiga?'' (2008) as Rafic * ''

Faça Sua História Faça Sua História is a TV series of Brazilian TV Globo Network, aired from April to December 2008. The series pilot was led by Stepan Nercessian, aired on December 27, 2007. Later on 6 April 2008 the series debuted with Vladimir Brichta as the pr ...

'' (2008, TV Series) as Passageiro * '' Tainá 3: The Origin'' (2011) as Vô Teodoro * '' Amor Eterno Amor'' (2012, TV Series) as Ribamar * '' Chuteira Preta'' (2019, TV Series) as Jair * ''Estação Rock'' (2020)

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* 1947 births Brazilian male film actors Brazilian male television actors Living people People from Santos, São Paulo {{Brazil-actor-stub