Matheus Nachtergaele

Matheus Nachtergaele is a Brazilian actor, director and author. Considered one of the most versatile actors of his generation, he has won several awards and nominations at film festivals, such as the APCA Trophy, Shell Prize, Guarani Prize, Gramado Festival, Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival, as well as two nominations at the Cannes Film Festival. . In cinema, he began his artistic career in the late 1990s, standing out in O Que É Isso, Companheiro? (1997), Kenoma (1998) and Central do Brasil (1998), until playing the protagonist João Grilo in the miniseries O Auto da Compadecida (1999), which was later turned into a film and re-released in 2000, winning awards and praise from the criticism and the author of the work Ariano Suassuna himself. Later, he returned to prominence in City of God (2002), Amarelo Manga (2002), A Conceição (2005), Carpet Vermelho (2006), O Bem Amado (2010), Febre do Rato (2011), Serra Pelada (2013 ), Thirty (2014) and Goats of the Plague (2021). On television, Nachtergaele became one of TV Globo's main stars. Her first prominent role was as the transvestite Cintura Fina in the miniseries Hilda Furacão (1998), a controversial and emblematic character, highly praised by critics. Later, he acted in the miniseries A Muralha (2000) and Pastores da Noite (2002), until he made his debut in soap operas, as the Maranhão pai-de-santo Helinho in Da Cor do Pecado (2004) and the rodeo rider Carreirinha in América (2005), once again receiving praise from the public and specialized critics. In 2008, he debuted as a filmmaker, directing his first feature film, A Festa da Menina Morta, which won two APCA Awards.