Léa Garcia

Born: 1933-03-11

Léa Garcia (born March 11, 1933) is a Brazilian actress. She is known for her numerous television and film roles. Her breakout role was in the Oscar-winning Black Orpheus, in which she portrayed Serafina, Eurydice's cousin. Source: Article "Léa Garcia" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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Black Orpheus

as Serafina
Released: 1959-06-12

Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from...

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M8 - When Death Rescues Life

as Dona Angela
Released: 2019-12-03

When Maurício becomes a student at a top medical school, he becomes obsessed with a mystery...

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Orfeu

as Mãe de Maicol
Released: 1999-04-21

Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love...

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Pitanga

as Self
Released: 2016-09-23

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic...

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Billi Pig

as Tia Ludmila
Released: 2012-03-02

The aspiring actress Marivalda, her husband Wanderley, a bankrupt insurance broker and a false...

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Quilombo

as uncredited
Released: 1984-06-03

Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century....

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Ganga Zumba

as Cipriana
Released: 1963-04-16

The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of...

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Viva Sapato!

as Mãe de santo
Released: 2003-05-17

A light-hearted and high-spirited story, full of spice, sensuality and romance, Viva Zapato...

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Vinicius de Moraes

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2005-11-01

To celebrate the life and the work of a multifaceted creator – playwright, poet, partner of the...

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O Santo Módico

as uncredited
Released: 1964-01-01

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Pacified

as Dona Preta
Released: 2022-08-11

Tati, an introspective 13 year old girl struggles to connect with her estranged father, Jaca,...

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Atabaque Nzinga

as uncredited
Released: 2007-03-16

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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

as Self
Released: 1997-01-01

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that...

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Mulheres do Brasil

as Eunice
Released: 2006-03-10

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Ibeji Ibeji

as Nanã
Released: 2021-12-16

The discovery of the existence of death awakens in Omar and Taú the perception that childhood is...

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Southwest

as Dona Iraci
Released: 2011-10-13

In a Brazilian coastal village where everything seems motionless, Clarice grasps her life in a...

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Black Goddess

as uncredited
Released: 1978-01-01

A Deusa Negra is a love story that spans two centuries. In 18th century Yorubaland, Prince...

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A Cut Above

as Mãe Andinha
Released: 2022-07-28

With his mom's salon on the brink of bankruptcy, a dedicated son rolls up his sleeves to help...

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O Forte

as uncredited
Released: 1977-05-12

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Tributo: Léa Garcia

as uncredited
Released: 2023-09-01

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Golden Mouth

as Preta
Released: 2019-12-14

After his death, infamous Rio de Janeiro mob boss Golden Mouth (named after his all-golden...

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Sweet Thieves

as Carlota Escrava
Released: 1977-05-26

After assaulting a Hollywood film crew, a group of residents of a community in Rio de Janeiro...

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Pressed, Ripped Apart

as (archive footage)
Released: 2019-06-06

What does Brazilian cinema tell us? What does Brazilian cinema tell us about black actresses and...

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The Greatest Love of All

as Zezé
Released: 2006-09-07

Antônio is an astrophysicist who has just found out he has an inoperable brain tumor. After...

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A Noiva da Cidade

as Manuela
Released: 1978-05-26

When Daniela, a famous actress, decides to return to her hometown to reconnect with a simpler...

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Compasso de Espera

as Zefa
Released: 1969-01-01

Jorge de Oliveira is an Afro-Brazilian poet who works in a publicity agency in São Paulo. Torn...

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The Pioneers

as Hermínia
Released: 1960-10-29

In Brazil, a diamond prospector sets out in pursuit of a thief who has robbed him and left him...

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Denying Brazil

as Herself
Released: 2000-11-20

A documentary film about the taboos, stereotypes, and struggles of black actors in Brazilian...

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Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas

as Self
Released: 2009-01-02

A documentary that tells the history of 4 famous actors in Brazil.

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Neighbors

as uncredited
Released: 2019-10-17

The 43rd edition screens Neighbors, with five segments about the theme “neighbors”: not only...

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Trinta

as Nha Zita
Released: 2013-10-18

Biopic about the late Joãozinho Trinta, a self-taught classical dancer who turned Rio's Carnival...

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Memórias da Chibata

as Avó de Juca
Released: 2006-06-09

Juca, a black kid, sees his friends and his mother being hit by his stepfather, without being...

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Daughters of the Wind

as Jú
Released: 2005-09-16

É uma lírica história de redenção amorosa entre irmãs, mães e filhas, em uma pequena cidade do...

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Remissão

as uncredited
Released: 2005-08-18

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Bitter Days

as uncredited
Released: 2009-11-10

Three lives linked by a tragic fate try to find a way out of despair.

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Feminino Plural

as uncredited
Released: 1976-03-01

"Seven women on motorcycles, through Via Dutra, go to the Baixada Fluminense, a microcosm of...

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A Day with Jerusa

as Jerusa
Released: 2020-01-26

"A Day with Jerusa" follows Silvia, a young, mediumic market researcher facing the hardships of...

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O Pai da Rita

as Tia Neguita
Released: 2022-05-19

Roque and Pudim, composers from the old school of Vai-Vai, share a kitchnete, decades of...

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Exu Rei - Abdias do Nascimento

as Herself
Released: 2017-10-18

The African deity that brought in Brazil Together with the blacks, Exu is known as the orixá of...

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Acalanto

as Dona Luzia
Released: 2013-08-16

An illiterate lady seeks to soothe the missing of her son asking for a friend to read several...

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Troca de Cabeça

as uncredited
Released: 1991-01-01

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Acúmulo

as uncredited
Released: 2018-03-08

For Lete, only excess can bring back the memories she does not want to forget. But if you take...

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As Divas Negras do Cinema Brasileiro

as uncredited
Released: 1989-01-01

Interviews and performances with black women on film, theater and television who narrate their...

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Haroldo Costa - O Nosso Orfeu

as Self
Released: 2015-10-01

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Cruz e Sousa - The Banished Poet

as Mãe de Cruz e Sousa
Released: 1999-11-25

Poet Cruz e Souza was a black man, born in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil, where the...

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Pedacinho do Céu

as Maria da Graça
Released: 2016-11-07

In the heart of Rio de Janeiro, Maria da Graça (Léa Garcia), the devoted and hardworking mother...

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Nada Além da Noite

as uncredited
Released: 2018-11-29

Cai na Noite na Pavuna: While Bob revisits his past with a childhood friend, little Augusto and...

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A família de Olga

as Olga
Released: 2019-01-01

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Selva de Pedra

as Elza
First aired: 1972-04-10

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Suave Veneno

as Selma Ribeiro
First aired: 1999-01-18

Suave Veneno is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired on TV Globo in January 18 to September...

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Cidadão Brasileiro

as Dadá
First aired: 2006-03-13

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Anjo Mau

as Aparecida Ribeiro (Cida)
First aired: 1997-09-08

Anjo Mau is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo between September 8,...

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Araponga

as Mundica
First aired: 1990-10-15

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Cinépanorama

as Self
First aired: 1956-02-04

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Escrava Isaura

as Rosa
First aired: 1976-10-11

The difficulties faced by a young, sweet-hearted white slave targeted by the obsession of her...

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Harassment

as Conceição
First aired: 2018-09-21

A group of women gets together on social media to expose the sexual harassment they all suffered...

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Baile de Máscaras

as uncredited
First aired: 2019-06-07

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As Vilãs Que Amamos

as uncredited
First aired: 2019-03-17

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Fogo Sobre Terra

as Tiana
First aired: 1974-05-08

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Renegaded Archangel

as Dona Laura
First aired: 2020-02-07

Mikhael is a sergeant in charge of BOPE, always on dangerous missions in Rio de Janeiro. But...

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Dois em Cena: Encontro de Gerações

as uncredited
First aired: 2023-08-28

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