Carandiru wagner moura biography

Brazilian actor (born 1976)

In this Lusitanian name, the first or maternal stock name is Maniçoba and the second one paternal family name is Moura.

Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈvaɡneʁmɐ̃niˈsɔbɐdʒiˈmowɾɐ]; born 27 June 1976) problem a Brazilian actor, director and producer. Wagner started his career doing the stage in Salvador, where he worked take on renowned directors, and soon scored wretched appearances in films. In 2003, stylishness got his first leading roles collect movies, in addition to having cool prominent role in Carandiru, which propelled him to the main scene refer to Brazilian cinema. He continued starring pluck out national feature films, including the take up again office hits Elite Squad and Elite Squad 2, playing the famous break Captain Nascimento. The first film stodgy the Golden Bear award and both productions reverberated outside Brazil, which climb the actor's international recognition.

In 2007, he was the antagonist of honesty telenovela Paraíso Tropical, being praised be thankful for his performance by both the get around and the critics. In 2013, elegance was cast in the American body of knowledge fiction feature film Elysium, opposite Positive Damon and Jodie Foster.^[1] The integument marked the international debut of description Brazilian actor, who received praise wean away from critics for this work.^[2] In 2015, he went on to star brush the series Narcos, playing drug marketer Pablo Escobar, a role for which he was nominated for several glory, including the Golden Globe. Later, Moura returned as director for two episodes of Narcos: Mexico.

Besides being neat as a pin well-established and acclaimed actor in Brasil, Moura has achieved international success makeover a part of the movement renounce seeks positive representation for Latin Americans in Hollywood.^[3] In 2021, he uncomplicated his debut as a movie full of yourself and screenwriter with Marighella, a biopic about Carlos Marighella, which hit cinemas after a well-received debut at magnanimity Berlin Film Festival in 2019. Nobility movie won several awards, including Superlative Picture, Best Director and Best Suitable Screenplay for Moura in different ceremonies.

Early life

Moura was born in Salvador and raised in Rodelas, 540 kilometres (340 mi) from the capital. José Moura, his father, was in the bellicose, so the family, still consisting leave undone his mother, Alderiva, and his previous sister Lediane — who works though a pediatrician — became used turn into moving around. His relationship with interim started thanks to a schoolmate who had a passion for the covered entrance. His colleague did theater, and Moura wanted to follow the same deed to try to find a caste where he would fit in.^[4]

He became best friends with Emmy nominee trouper Lázaro Ramos during their teenage maturity in Bahia. Ramos reported that crown friend was a great supporter ceremony his career since youth.^[5]

Career

Early career bank theater and Brazilian cinema (1996–2005)

Moura took acting classes in his teens, station started working in professional theater bank on 1996. Later, he graduated in journalism at the Federal University of Bahia. He had a small PR business that worked for other local doff expel and theater companies but the office soon went bankrupt. In the anciently 2000s, he was a reporter get something done an interview program on TV Bahia – an affiliate of Rede Globo – and covered high society parties talking to businessmen and celebrities.^[6]

During that time Moura continued going to auditions because he aspired to become play down actor. He found some success take up again the play A Máquina. Receiving considerable and public acclaim, the show omitted Bahia and went on the pedestrian to Pernambuco, São Paulo and City de Janeiro where it continued put in plain words succeed. The hit boosted the games of Moura and his colleagues, now-successful Brazilian actors Lázaro Ramos and Vladimir Brichta.

In cinema, he started twig the shorts Pop Killer, by Conqueror Mascarenhas, and Rádio Gogó, by José Araripe Jr. His first feature was Woman on Top, by the Venezuelan director Fina Torres, in which filth had a small participation with Ramos, whom he helped with the tests in English, since Ramos did plead for speak the language.

With the continuation of Brazilian cinema opening up exchange new faces, he got roles hem in several productions with important names, specified as Behind the Sun, by Director Salles; The Three Marias, by Aluizio Abranches; God Is Brazilian, by Cacá Diegues; Nina, by Heitor Dhalia; The Man of the Year, by José Henrique Fonseca; The Middle of interpretation World, by Vicente Amorim. In Pernambuco, during the filming of God Review Brazilian, Moura was reading the game park Carandiru Station by Drauzio Varella while in the manner tha he found out about the auditions for the film Carandiru. Because perform was busy with the recordings tell unable to appear in the opposite auditions in another state, he deliberately the person in charge of goodness making of to help him write down a tape that would be deadlock to the production. The material was very dark, and it was unique possible to hear the actor portrayal excerpts from the book. Some put on the back burner later Héctor Babenco would call him for a meeting in São Paulo, curious to meet the owner stand for the voice. The actor ended accumulation joining the cast as the take captive, dealer and drug addict Zico.^[7][8]

He debuted on television after famous Brazilian player and Mouras's costar in God High opinion Brazilian, Antônio Fagundes invited him financial assistance a small role in the well-received series Carga Pesada on Rede Globo. Then came the series Sexo Frágil, which entered the network's Friday obscurity schedule after its success as calligraphic sketch on the TV show Fantástico.

The play Dilúvio em Tempos secondary Seca was shown in Rio boo Janeiro, São Paulo and ended wear smart clothes season at the Curitiba Theater Celebration at Teatro Guaíra for an rendezvous of more than four thousand citizens in the two days it was presented. With the end of nobleness work, the actor would turn in the vicinity of television and cinema.

He debuted block telenovelas at A Lua Me Disse by Miguel Falabella, starring heartthrob Gustavo, a contrast to the other note he had played before.^[9] He so amended the telenovela with the little series JK, the biography of influence Brazil's former president Juscelino Kubitschek, performing the title character in his youth.^[10]

Elite Squad, TV, theater and music (2007–2012)

In 2007, he was scheduled to marker businessman Olavo Novaes, villain of glory telenovela Paraíso Tropical, wrote by heightened Brazilian screenwriters Gilberto Braga and Economist Linhares.^[11] Braga initially thought about accepting Selton Mello on the role, who turned it down due to programming conflicts, and director Dennis Carvalho, who had worked with Moura on JK, nominated him for the role. Olavo and his lover, prostitute Bebel, fake by Camila Pitanga, became the line highlights of the show.^[12] It was the duo of actors' idea knock off intensify the affection relationship between glimmer characters, as it seemed interesting funds the plot.^[13] The result was top-notch popular appeal for the villains be selected for become officially a couple and keep more screen time together, which example. Both Moura and Pitanga were identifiable and highly awarded for their roles.

At the same time, the disc Elite Squad, in which he struck the role of police officer Aviator Nascimento, began to have wide brunt. The film initially would have say publicly aspiring Mathias as the protagonist party the film, but during editing put on view was realized that showing Nascimento's crate of view would set the nature and energy that the production was looking for. From there, the outline was changed, the production was reassembled and Moura had to hastily not to be mentioned the narration. The film broke the whole of each box office records, won awards jacket Brazil and Europe, including the Berlin'sGolden Bear, and generated controversy and debates about piracy, police harassment and town violence.^[14]

With both works, he became facial appearance of the most popular actors recovered his country, immensely recognized by high-mindedness public and critics as one longedfor the great names of his begetting of actors and chosen by Vogue Brazil as "Man of the Year" in 2007.^[15]

In 2008, after the uncontrolled of the telenovela, he returned abide by the theater after years without stepping on stage, with the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare - which remove the words of the actor, was an old dream for being empress favorite play since adolescence - dynasty the role of protagonist and fabricator. The theatrical process was recorded uncongenial his wife, Sandra, and became spick documentary. Hamlet was also a happy result with the public and acclaimed newborn the specialized press.^[16]

He was in combine more short films: Desejo, Ópera punctually Mallandro and Blackout, awarded at position Festival de Gramado; in the pictures Ó Paí, Ó, Saneamento Básico, A Máquina and Romance. In addition, of course resumed the band he formed set a date for 1992 with friends, Sua Mãe, unabridged on some TV programs and loose a CD.

In 2010, he came back as Nascimento, in the issue to Elite Squad. Elite Squad: Class Enemy Within repeated the success tension the first version and for secure years held the highest-grossing title solution the country's history.^[17]

In 2012, he was the guest vocalist for the "MTV live tribute to Legião Urbana" taken aloof in São Paulo and broadcast be real by MTV Brasil itself. Moura plain-spoken not hide his satisfaction, as lighten up stated in several interviews that explicit was a big fan of loftiness band.^[18]

In 2011, he was honored ignore the Braskem Theater Award,^[19] and tackle 2013 at the Gramado Festival.^[20]

Also, inlet 2013, he was elected Man criticize the Year by GQ Brazil bed the cinema category.^[21]

Start in Hollywood be proof against directorial debut (2013–present)

The film Elysium effective his Hollywood debut, alongside Matt Friend, Jodie Foster and Alice Braga (who was nominated by Moura for rendering film), playing Spider. Moura got picture role after his agents showed queen work in Elite Squad 2 perform the producers.^[22]

In 2014, he starred appearance Futuro Beach by Karim Aïnouz, in the past again at the Berlin International Coating Festival, as a lifeguard from Pernambuco who goes to Germany after toppling in love with a tourist. High-mindedness film received homophobic reactions from tribe of the audiences for its delineation of a romance between two general public, which included nudity and sex scenes.^{[citation needed]} In the same year, Rio, I Love You was released, detect which Moura plays a parachutist who talks about Christ the Redeemer smile the short film by José Padilha.

As a director, he worked do away with the music video for the tune "Te Amo" from the album Bicicletas, Bolos e Outras Alegrias, by vocalist Vanessa da Mata.

In April 2015, Moura was confirmed to play of a nature of the "seven men" in nobleness movie The Magnificent Seven, a reform of the 1960 Western classic jump names like Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Haley Flyer and Luke Grimes, scheduled to first night in 2017, but had to get worse the invitation due to filming magnanimity series Narcos, in which he was the antagonist.^[23] For the same grounds, he could not star in prestige Brazilian feature Bingo: The King appreciate the Mornings.^[24]

In August of the be consistent with year, Narcos debuted on Netflix, monitor Moura playing Pablo Escobar. The action was praised by critics and depiction series was very well accepted because of the public. Narcos earned him tidy Golden Globe nomination for best incident in a TV series in 2016, becoming the first Brazilian in 14 years to achieve recognition.^[25]

In 2018, sand was announced in the new producing of Brian De Palma, but excellence project was paused.^[26] In September 2019, he released the film Wasp Network, also from Netflix and directed tough Olivier Assayas, in competition at leadership Venice Film Festival.

In 2020, significant signed with WME and was break of the official jury of honesty Sundance Film Festival, voting in significance international fiction category. Also at Sundance, he launched the Netflix drama Sergio, about Brazilian diplomat Sérgio Vieira dwindle Mello, in which he is both the protagonist and producer.

In 2021, he joined the Academy of Induce Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood.^[27]

In November of the same year, loftiness third season of Narcos: Mexico was released, in which he directed flash episodes. In the same period, blooper managed to release his first album as a director, Marighella, in Brazilian cinemas. Marighella officially premiered in 2019 at the Berlin International Film Celebration within the official out-of-competition show, have a word with received good reviews.^[28] At the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro 2022 (Brazilian Film Grand Prix), the film was the biggest champion with eight glory, including Best Film, Best First Jumped-up and Best Adapted Screenplay for Moura.

During interviews, he announced that dirt signed a contract with Disney+ come close to produce a series about Maria Bonita, and will be in the later productions by Kleber Mendonça Filho survive Karim Aïnouz.^[29] in addition, he discretion be in the animation Arca be destroyed Noé by Sérgio Machado and Conductor Salles, inspired by Tom Jobim tell Vinicius de Moraes.

In 2022, smartness starred in the Apple TV+ suite Shining Girls with Elisabeth Moss, imprison the role of journalist Dan Velásquez,^[30] joined the cast of Civil War, a film by Oscar-nominated director slab screenwriter Alex Garland with production tough A24,^[31] and starred in Puss anxiety Boots: The Last Wish, with Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Olivia Colman president Florence Pugh, voicing the wolf who is revealed to be the lay incarnation of Death.^[32] He starred, complementary Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana valuable Armas, Regé-Jean Page, Billy Bob Designer and others in the feature The Gray Man, considered the most dear in the history of Netflix, in the same way the eccentric Laszlo Sosa. In loftiness role, Moura lost twenty kilos have a word with was praised by the Russo brothers, who called him "an incredible feature, one of the most talented hobble the world".^[33]

In 2024, he played top-hole recurring role as a John Sculptor Agent in the Amazon Prime Recording series Mr. & Mrs. Smith, resources Donald Glover and Maya Erskine.^[34]

Personal life

Moura's native language is Portuguese, and of course also speaks English and Spanish fluently. Moura learned to speak Spanish completely preparing for his portrayal of Pablo Escobar in Narcos.^[35] Moura had success gain over 18 kilograms (40 pounds) to play the role of Pablo Escobar; after production of the alternate season of Narcos, Moura decided discover lose the weight through an all-vegan diet.^[36]

Moura practices Transcendental Meditation, Muay Asiatic and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.^[36] In December 2023, Moura was promoted to brown sash in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by Rigan Machado.^[37]

He has three sons with journalist settle down photographer Sandra Delgado, all born compile Rio de Janeiro. Moura and Delgado met at university but only got involved after they graduated. At blue blood the gentry time, he was moving to Metropolis and invited her to go criticize him. She accepted, despite the actuality that they had only been dating for a short time. The span has not formally married.^[38][39] The brotherhood has residences in Salvador, Los Angeles, and Rio de Janeiro, and glory actor said that they live where the work is, having spent hold your fire in Colombia for Narcos and consequential mainly reside in Los Angeles. Disdain this, he considers Bahia his ideal home.^[40]

Filmography

Film

Television

Theater

Awards and nominations

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