João Miguel (actor)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Serrano and the second or paternal family name is Leonelli.

João Miguel
close-up image of João Miguel wearing a patterned shirt, looking sternly at camera
Miguel in 2016
Born
João Miguel Serrano Leonelli

(1970-01-01) 1 January 1970 (age 54)
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
OccupationActor
Years active1979–present
Known for3%

João Miguel Serrano Leonelli (born 1 January 1970), known professionally as João Miguel, is a Brazilian actor. He is known to international audiences for his role in the Netflix series 3%.[1]

Biography

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João Miguel was born in Salvador, Bahia. He is the son of politician Domingos Leonelli and artist Magali Serrano.[2]

Career

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He began his acting career on television at the age of 9, in Nonato Freire's Bombom Show. At the age of 13 or 14, he debuted as the main character in the play A Viagem de um Barquinho, directed by Petinha Barreto. He also performed in the circus and, along with street children, put on shows in schools, public hospitals, and in the favelas of Salvador as well as the interior of Bahia. At 17, he went to Rio de Janeiro and trained as an actor in the Casa de Arte das Laranjeiras, where he met Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, actor and director at Group Piolim. He then went to João Pessoa, where he perfected his circus art with Luiz Carlos, and then traveled in Brazil and elsewhere in the world following the piece O Vau da Sarapalha.

He performed in the solo piece Bishop, the story of the Sergipean artist Arthur Bispo do Rosário, which he staged for years in several Brazilian cities. Director Marcelo Gomes invited him to star in the film Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubus, for which he won several awards at the Cannes Film Festival; he himself considers it one of the best movies he has made.[3]

Miguel has appeared in numerous feature films and television projects, including the telenovela Cordel Encantado.[4][5] He has been called "one of the most talented and versatile actors of his generation".[6] His presence in four of the first six films presented in the Rede Globo 50th anniversary retrospective series Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos [pt], led some to call it, jokingly, the "João Miguel Festival".[6]

Between 2016 and 2018, he held a major role in the first Portuguese-language Netflix original series, 3%.[1]

Filmography

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Film

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List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures Ranulpho
Lower City Edvan
2006 Suely in the Sky João
2007 Estômago Nonato
2009 Se Nada Mais Der Certo Wilson
2011 Xingu Claudio Villas-Bôas
2012 Once Upon a Time Was I, Verônica Gustavo
À Beira do Caminho João
2024 Estômago II: O Poderoso Chef Nonato

Television

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List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
2007/2008 A Grande Família Plínio 2 episodes
2008 Casos e Acasos
2011 Cordel Encantado Belarmino (Bel) 14 episodes
Força-Tarefa Carlos Henrique 1 episode
2013 O Canto da Sereia Beroaldo (Só Love) 4 episodes
2015 Felizes para Sempre? Hugo Drummond 10 episodes
2016-2018 3% Ezequiel 18 episodes
2018 Assédio Odair José Miranda 8 episodes

References

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  1. ^ a b Miller, Liz Shannon (2 December 2016). "Netflix's '3%': Why the Show's Most Disturbing Twist Still Haunts Us". IndieWire. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Ator baiano João Miguel ganha prêmio Shel de teatro em São Paulo" (in Portuguese). iBahia. 14 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Conhecido no cinema e no teatro, João Miguel estreia na TV na novela Cordel Encantado - Diário Catarinense". Diário Catarinense (in Portuguese). 7 February 2019. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. ^ Kleinpaul, Bianca (4 April 2008). "João Miguel fala sobre 'Estômago', que estréia na próxima sexta, e seu papel em 'Bonitinha mas ..." (in Portuguese). O Globo Online.
  5. ^ Masini, Fernando. "Entre o sertão e o abismo" (in Portuguese). Revista Trópico. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b Stycer, Mauricio (15 January 2015). "Especial da Globo ganha apelido de "Festival João Miguel"" (in Portuguese). UOL.
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