Milhem Cortaz

Born: 1971-12-06

Milhem Cortaz (São Paulo, December 6, 1971) is a Brazilian actor and presenter. Of Arab and Italian descent, Cortaz started in theater at the age of 11, led by actor Walmor Chagas when he performed in the play O Santo Milagroso, in 1983. He moved at the age of 15 to live in Italy with his aunt to get rid of his cocaine addiction, where he graduated from the Piccolo Teatro di Milano and began doing street theater under the influence of Commedia dell'arte but returned to Brazil in 1990, joining the Centro de Pesquisa Teatral (CPT) and stood out, among others, for his performances in O Melhor do Homem in 1995, directed by Ulysses Cruz. He is known for Carandiru (2003), Elite Squad (2007) and A Wolf at the Door (2013).


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Outlaw

as Seu Amoroso
Released: 2024-06-20

At the age of nine, Rebeca is sold by her grandmother to the bookseller who ran Rocinha....

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Elite Squad

as Capitao Fabio
Released: 2007-10-12

In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special...

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Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

as Tenente-Coronel Fábio
Released: 2010-10-08

After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro...

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Overhaul

as Fumaça / Smokey
Released: 2023-09-27

When truck racer Roger loses everything, he receives a tempting but dangerous offer: to work as...

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Carandiru

as Peixeira (Dagger)
Released: 2003-03-21

When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest...

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Drained

as Encanador
Released: 2006-09-27

A pawn shop proprietor buys used goods from desperate locals – as much to play perverse power...

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Journey to the End of the Night

as Rodrigo
Released: 2006-04-21

In a dark and decadent area of São Paulo, the exiled Americans Rosso and his son Paul own a...

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A Wolf at the Door

as Bernardo
Released: 2013-10-03

Based on real events, and set in Rio de Janeiro, A Wolf at the Door is the nerve-rattling tale...

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Federal Bank Heist

as Barão
Released: 2011-07-22

"The Baron" wanted to commit the perfect heist involving 3 tons of money and no violence. For...

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Lula, the Son of Brazil

as Aristides
Released: 2010-01-01

The true story of a working class boy who moves to the nation's financial capital at a young age...

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Stronger Than The World

as Dedé Pederneiras
Released: 2016-06-16

The Story of longtime UFC Featherweight champion and the struggles facing him on the road to the...

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Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going!

as Escritor Livraria
Released: 2014-05-02

Successful at work, Fernanda is an example of women of the third millennium, free to make their...

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VIPs

as Eike Gomes
Released: 2011-03-25

Marcelo leaves his family and moves to Mato Grosso do Sul, where he learns how to fly airplanes...

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Alemão

as Branco
Released: 2014-02-07

Five undercover cops at Complexo do Alemão, one of Rio de Janeiro's most dangerous areas, have...

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Trap.com

as Pitboy
Released: 2011-07-08

Exposed by his girlfriend through a video on the Internet, Bruno tries to revive his reputation,...

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Embodiment of Evil

as Padre Eugênio
Released: 2008-08-08

Released from the Mental Health Wing of São Paulo State Penitentiary after forty years, the...

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Back and Forth

as Seu Belmiro
Released: 2016-07-21

Afonso is a university professor and a single father to his son Benedict. One day, they decide...

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Os Parças

as Policial Militar
Released: 2017-11-30

After a notorious crook pressures four pals to organize a memorable wedding party for this...

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Plastic City

as Not Dead
Released: 2009-03-14

Yuda, a Chinese immigrant, and his adopted son Kirin, who he saved being eaten by a tiger in the...

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Boca

as Osmar
Released: 2010-10-03

Adapted from his autobiography, the film recounts the story of Hiroito, The King of Boca do Lixo...

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Intimate Strangers

as Pedro
Released: 2018-11-08

A woman moves back, from São Paulo to her hometown Rio de Janeiro, to support her husband's job....

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Nina

as Carlão
Released: 2004-01-28

After losing her job, an unstable woman sinks further and further into a violent fantasy world.

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Crô

as Riquelme
Released: 2013-10-29

After inheriting a fortune Tereza Cristina, Crodoalvo Valerius, better known as "Crô", is tired...

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Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata Sideral

as Zé Coveiro
Released: 2019-03-21

With the arrival of the VCR in people's homes, Francisgleydisson is forced to close his beloved...

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Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte

as Próspero
Released: 2017-08-10

Small-town trickster Pedro Malasartes has to face two great enemies: Próspero, who will do...

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Querô

as Edgar
Released: 2007-03-17

Querô is an orphan teenager, living alone near the docks in Santos, Brazil. His mother, a...

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Blue Blood

as Inox
Released: 2014-09-29

When the Netuno Circus returns to Fernando de Noronha, it brings back a young man with a...

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Conception

as Lino
Released: 2005-11-27

A group of bored well-off young adults come up with anarchic concept of Conceptionism, that...

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Jules and Dolores

as Cortez
Released: 2016-09-08

On December 19th, 1983, the dream was taken away. The most coveted trophy of all time, the Jules...

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Canastra Suja

as Celso
Released: 2016-10-09

Batista and Maria form a couple who, apparently, are very happy in their marriage. However, the...

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O Magnata

as Lúcio Flávio
Released: 2007-11-15

An upper-middle class punk singer Andre, Magnata spends his time with his low-class friends,...

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Trinta

as Tião
Released: 2013-10-18

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

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In Dog's Words

as Cebola
Released: 2016-03-17

São Paulo, 2007. Santana works as a dogcatcher, picking up stray animals. He is a friendly guy,...

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Billi Pig

as Ocílio
Released: 2012-03-02

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

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Tungstênio

as Narrador
Released: 2018-06-21

A retired army sergeant, a police officer and his wife and a drug dealer apparently have nothing...

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Life Is a Bitch

as Flávio
Released: 2018-03-15

Lonely, frustrated, and unable to do anything that gives meaning to their lives, Vladimir,...

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Vidas Partidas

as Delegado Delmar
Released: 2016-01-25

A married couple lives peacefully with two children until the husband starts getting violent.

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Fortune cookie

as Paulo
Released: 2022-12-03

Tellerium's founders find themselves in the place where it all began: a secluded oriental...

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Atmosfera

as uncredited
Released: 2023-10-05

Edmundo is the caretaker of a ranch in São Paulo. He lives isolated in nature. His mother's...

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Playing in the Dark

as Espião do Doi Codi
Released: 2004-11-25

A revolutionary, fighting against dictatorship in Brazil, is wounded in a gun-fight with the...

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Alone Man

as Cássio
Released: 2015-11-26

The film tells the story of Arnaldo, that to get rid of his miserable life, seeks of a clinic...

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Garotas do ABC

as Alemão
Released: 2003-12-18

Aurélia is a young black woman who works at a factory and lives in a working-class neighborhood...

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Not by Chance

as uncredited
Released: 2007-06-07

Enio is a middle-aged man who lives in solitude after a failed relationship. Pedro, 30, dates...

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Augustas

as uncredited
Released: 2012-01-20

On mythical Augusta Street, in San Paulo (Brazil), a journalist who seeks answers for his angst...

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Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People

as Bob Cuspe (voice)
Released: 2021-11-11

Bob Spit, a comic book character, lives in a post-apocalyptic desert inside the mind of his...

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Garrincha: Lonely Star

as uncredited
Released: 2003-07-08

The life of Brazilian soccer player, Garrincha, considered to be one of the greatest players of...

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If Nothing Else Works Out

as Sybelle
Released: 2008-08-08

In 2006, a journalist in financial problems, a woman who dresses as a man and a troubled taxi...

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Dores de Amores

as Ele
Released: 2013-06-07

A couple face problems because he can no longer have sex with her. Always charged due to the...

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Amanhã Nunca Mais

as Geraldo
Released: 2011-11-11

Walter is an absent father and husband who works in a hospital without time for his family. His...

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The Impassive Muse

as Adilson
Released: 2011-04-30

In "The Impassive Muse", Adrine is of Armenian descent and has OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive...

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Encarcerados

as Narrator
Released: 2019-10-18

Reveals the real, day-to-day life of penitentiary officers from São Paulo, Brazil.

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Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala

as Lupa Castilho
Released: 2008-08-15

The father of a family of lower middle class of São Paulo dies. But he did not realize this and...

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Leonardo Pareja

as uncredited
Released: 1996-08-22

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High Expectations

as uncredited
Released: 2017-10-05

Décio is a winning horse trainer who works at the Rio de Janeiro’s Jockey Club, where Lena runs...

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Cano Serrado

as Rico
Released: 2018-11-10

A history of vendetta and redemption occurs in the vicinity of a road, when the trajectory of a...

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Entreturnos

as Cardoso
Released: 2014-09-12

Beto is a bus conductor married to Gilda, who longs to have a child. When Beto gets closer to...

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Bom Dia, Eternidade

as Jovem Capilé
Released: 2006-01-01

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Através da Janela

as Raí's friend
Released: 2000-04-11

Selma, a retired nurse, is an extremely loving mother for his son Raimundo, in an almost...

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Amores Pandêmicos

as Mauro
Released: 2023-07-26

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A Última Cova

as Regis
Released: 2018-06-06

Clara and Fernando try to survive in a world separated by wars while looking for a safe place...

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Até a Noite Terminar

as Tom
Released: 2022-04-07

Tom and Alice decide to strengthen their marriage in a romantic cottage, but the road holds...

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Volta por Cima

as Osmar
First aired: 2024-09-30

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A Terra Prometida

as CALEBE
First aired: 2016-07-05

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Desejos de Mulher

as Jacaré
First aired: 2002-01-21

Fashion designer Andréa Vargas finds out the hard way she is adopted. The relationship with her...

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O Negocio

as Renan
First aired: 2013-08-18

Karin, Magali and Luna are three call girls, who decide to apply some marketing knowledge on the...

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A Próxima Vítima

as Ted
First aired: 1995-03-13

A young law student starts to work as a detective, decided to uncover the identity behind a...

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O Sétimo Guardião

as Delegado Joubert Machado "Machado"
First aired: 2018-11-12

At first glance, Serro Azul may seem like just another typical inland town, quiet and surrounded...

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Chamas da Vida

as Sargento Carlos José Lima / Cazé
First aired: 2008-07-08

This telenovela is full of secrets. The plot releases love stories, hate, friendship, revenge,...

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Força de um Desejo

as capanga
First aired: 1999-05-10

Força de um Desejo is a Brazilian telenovela produced by Globo TV and was shown in the schedule...

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A Mother's Love

as Dr. Matias
First aired: 2019-11-25

Lurdes is a mother of five who tirelessly seeks for Domenico, a child of hers who was sold by...

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Cidadão Brasileiro

as Américo Pereira
First aired: 2006-03-13

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Iron Island

as Astério
First aired: 2018-11-15

On an offshore oil rig, "Iron Island" showcases the duality of people who have their lives torn...

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The Miracles of Jesus

as Barzilai
First aired: 2014-01-22

The struggles biblical characters are confronted with.

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Teenage Kiss: The Future Is Dead

as Ed
First aired: 2023-10-19

In a dystopian Brazil where the Amazonian Forest was turned into an industrial park, a secret...

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The Others

as Wando
First aired: 2023-05-31

Two neighboring couples are shocked after their teenage children's fight, with absurd...

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Anderson "The Spider" Silva

as uncredited
First aired: 2023-11-16

How many barriers does a champion have to overcome to become the black icon of his generation?...

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Crossing the Line

as Delegado Jorge Medeiros
First aired: 2012-05-08

The instigating universe of investigations in Rio de Janeiro, and an anti-hero police officer...

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Samson and Delilah

as Abbas
First aired: 2011-01-04

Samson is a courageous man, strong, fearless, a Hebrew who fights many armies of his people...

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Compro Likes

as Jorge
First aired: 2023-09-22

Having pursued fame the traditional way to no avail, dejected actor Wagner turns to eccentric...

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August Street

as Raul
First aired: 2018-03-15

Mika is a stripper trying to rebuild her life after a troubled and mysterious past. She goes to...

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Malasartes

as Próspero
First aired: 2017-12-26

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Plano Alto

as João titino
First aired: 2014-09-30

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Aldo: Mais Forte que o Mundo

as Treinador Dedé Pederneiras
First aired: 2017-01-03

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