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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-07-13 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Murilo Benício

Biography:

Murilo Benício Ribeiro (Niterói, July 13, 1971) is a Brazilian actor and director. Known for his roles in Brazilian soap operas, or 'novelas'. He is best known in the United States for his film roles in Woman On Top with Penélope Cruz. Novelas that he was featured in were Amores Possíveis which won the Jury Award for Latin American Cinema at the Sundance Film Festival, and his television roles in O Clone and América.

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Known For

Acting

2024

Justiça 2 as Jayme

2022

Pantanal as Tenório Pereira

2019

If I Close My Eyes Now as Prefeito Adriano Marques

2018

Friendly Beast as Inácio
The Asphalt Kiss as Himself

2017

Divórcio as Júlio

2016

Above Justice as Jayme
Nothing Remains the Same as Saulo Ribeiro

2015

2014

Doomed as Jaime Favais
Now Generation as Jonas Marra

2012

Brazil Avenue as Jorge Araújo (Tufão)

2010

Ti Ti Ti as Ariclenes Martins (Ari / Victor Valentim)

2009

Força-Tarefa as Tenente Wilson

2008

A Favorita as Eduardo Gentil (Dodi)

2007

Inesquecível as Diego Borges

2006

Paid as Michel
Pé na Jaca as Arthur Fortuna

2005

América as Tião (Sebastião da Silva Higino)
Os Amadores as Guilherme Ferreira

2004

2003

Chocolate com Pimenta as Danilo Rodrigues Albuquerque

2001

Possible Loves as Carlos
Os Normais as Tato
The Clone as Lucas Ferraz / Diogo Ferraz / Edvaldo "Leo" Moura da Silva

2000

Woman on Top as Toninho Oliveira
Esplendor as Cristóvão Rocha
Brava Gente as João
Brava Gente as Vilela

1999

Orfeu as Lucinho

1998

Meu Bem Querer as Antônio Mourão Ferreira de Souza

1997

Belly Up as Toninho
Decisão as Beto
Anything for Love as Leonardo de Barros Mota (Léo)

1996

Vira Lata as Bráulio

1995

Irmãos Coragem as Juca Cipó

1993

Fera Ferida as Fabrício

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Cão de Guarda as Geraldo

Directing

2023

Pérola as Director

2018

The Asphalt Kiss as Director

Writing

2023

Pérola as Writer

2018

The Asphalt Kiss as Screenplay

Production

2023

Pérola as Producer

2018

The Asphalt Kiss as Producer