Soia Lira

Actor

Soia Lira

Born March 6, 1962 in Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil16 films

Soia Lira, stage name of Maria Auxiliadora Lira de Souza (Cajazeiras, March 6, 1962) is a Brazilian actress. She gained notoriety for playing Ana in the film Central do Brasil, by Walter Salles, and Maria, in the film Pacarrete, by Alan Deberton.

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Central Station posterFirst watchCentral Station19988.1as Ana FonteneleA supporting role in one of the best-rated films of their career.An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.View film

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Tattoo poster7.5Tattoo2013Behind the Sun poster7.4Behind the Sun2001

Filmography

16 films as actor
  1. TBANuaEva
  2. 2025Luiz Gonzaga - Tyrant League
  3. 2025RessonânciaMargarida
  4. 2024Seahorse
  5. 2019Familiar Environment
  6. 2019PacarreteMaria
  7. 2018The Devil's Knot
  8. 2015Moído
  9. 2013TattooDona Albanita
  10. 2011O HóspedeEsmeralda
  11. 2010Coconut SweetLúcia
  12. 2004O QuinzeCordulina
  13. 2001Behind the SunMembro da Família Ferreira
  14. 1998The Misery's TreeDona Miséria
  15. 1998Central StationAna Fontenele
  16. 1994A Árvore de Marcação