Pedro Laginha

The Beauty and the Paparazzo (2010)

Telenovela star Mariana is on the verge of a nervous breakdown: shooting is not going smoothly, her popularity is waning, and she is forever being hounded by paparazzi. Frustrated, Mariana can't find out who is responsible for these invasions of her privacy. It is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  António-Pedro Vasconcelos
CAST:  Soraia Chaves  •  Marco D'Almeida  •  Pedro Laginha  •  Nuno Markl

Telenovela star Mariana is on the verge of a nervous breakdown: shooting is not going smoothly, her popularity is waning, and she is forever being hounded by paparazzi. Frustrated, Mariana can't find out who is responsible for these invasions of her privacy. It is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  António-Pedro Vasconcelos
CAST:  Soraia Chaves  •  Marco D'Almeida  •  Pedro Laginha  •  Nuno Markl

Calipso (2018)

"Calipso" is about a fungal epidemic based on a phenomenon that exists in the natural world. There is a parasitic fungus that changes the neurological system of its hosts, turning them into zombies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paulo A. M. Oliveira  •  Pedro Martins
CAST:  Pedro Laginha  •  Adriana Moniz

"Calipso" is about a fungal epidemic based on a phenomenon that exists in the natural world. There is a parasitic fungus that changes the neurological system of its hosts, turning them into zombies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paulo A. M. Oliveira  •  Pedro Martins
CAST:  Pedro Laginha  •  Adriana Moniz

Blood Lines (2018)

Threatened by a fascist plot, the Portuguese government recruits several "special people" to stop the coup.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sérgio Graciano  •  Manuel Pureza
CAST:  Kelly Bailey  •  Soraia Chaves  •  José Fidalgo  •  Lourenço Ortigão

Threatened by a fascist plot, the Portuguese government recruits several "special people" to stop the coup.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sérgio Graciano  •  Manuel Pureza
CAST:  Kelly Bailey  •  Soraia Chaves  •  José Fidalgo  •  Lourenço Ortigão

Amo-te Teresa (2000)

Amo-te Teresa tells the forbidden love story of Teresa and Miguel, aged 35 and 15, respectively. Teresa is a doctor and, after a frustrated love life, she decides to abandon Lisbon and returns to her native land. Immediately, a strong attraction forms between ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ricardo Espirito Santo  •  Cristina Boavida
CAST:  Diogo Morgado  •  Ana Padrão  •  Maria João Abreu  •  José Wallenstein

Amo-te Teresa tells the forbidden love story of Teresa and Miguel, aged 35 and 15, respectively. Teresa is a doctor and, after a frustrated love life, she decides to abandon Lisbon and returns to her native land. Immediately, a strong attraction forms between ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ricardo Espirito Santo  •  Cristina Boavida
CAST:  Diogo Morgado  •  Ana Padrão  •  Maria João Abreu  •  José Wallenstein

Alta Fidelidade (2000)

Two friends, Nuno (Pedro Laginha) and Flash (Miguel Borges) live together and decide to rent one room of the house in order to have more money to pay the rent. that's when they meet Carla (Maria João Bastos) who might change their lives forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tiago Guedes  •  Frederico Serra
CAST:  Miguel Borges  •  Pedro Laginha  •  Maria João Bastos  •  Isabel Abreu

Two friends, Nuno (Pedro Laginha) and Flash (Miguel Borges) live together and decide to rent one room of the house in order to have more money to pay the rent. that's when they meet Carla (Maria João Bastos) who might change their lives forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tiago Guedes  •  Frederico Serra
CAST:  Miguel Borges  •  Pedro Laginha  •  Maria João Bastos  •  Isabel Abreu

Mausolée pour une garce (2001)

Adapted from a best-selling novel by Frédéric Dard. Agnès Taride has a closet full of skeletons. A beautiful woman, accustomed to using her body to get what she wants, she persuades her lover to murder her ex-husband for the life insurance money that will otherwise ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arnaud Sélignac
CAST:  Sylvie Vartan  •  Francis Huster  •  Jacques Weber  •  Amélie Daure

Adapted from a best-selling novel by Frédéric Dard. Agnès Taride has a closet full of skeletons. A beautiful woman, accustomed to using her body to get what she wants, she persuades her lover to murder her ex-husband for the life insurance money that will otherwise ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arnaud Sélignac
CAST:  Sylvie Vartan  •  Francis Huster  •  Jacques Weber  •  Amélie Daure

Cavaleiros De Água Doce (2001)

After the passing of one of his friends, João remember's the summer he had with his friends when he was 12 years old.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tiago Guedes
CAST:  Nuno Simões  •  João Cabral  •  Jorge Silva  •  José Eduardo

After the passing of one of his friends, João remember's the summer he had with his friends when he was 12 years old.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tiago Guedes
CAST:  Nuno Simões  •  João Cabral  •  Jorge Silva  •  José Eduardo

Só Por Acaso (2003)

A bad luck that should never have happened, sends Rodrigo into a coma that lasts five years. And when he wakes up, after so long haunted by the image of the woman who shot him at close range, he realizes that life has not stopped waiting for him, without realizing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rita Nunes
CAST:  Filipe Duarte  •  Ana Ribeiro  •  Cristina Cavalinhos  •  Julie Sergeant

A bad luck that should never have happened, sends Rodrigo into a coma that lasts five years. And when he wakes up, after so long haunted by the image of the woman who shot him at close range, he realizes that life has not stopped waiting for him, without realizing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rita Nunes
CAST:  Filipe Duarte  •  Ana Ribeiro  •  Cristina Cavalinhos  •  Julie Sergeant

Jogo da Glória (2002)

Rui, A teenage boy works in his father shop and has an old brother that is a policeman. His father is about to close the shop, because of money issues, and Rui needs to get money for him and also to help his father. By the hand of a friend he enters in the criminal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Vendrell
CAST:  Maria Emília Correia  •  Pedro Laginha  •  Marques D'Arede  •  Marco Delgado

Rui, A teenage boy works in his father shop and has an old brother that is a policeman. His father is about to close the shop, because of money issues, and Rui needs to get money for him and also to help his father. By the hand of a friend he enters in the criminal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Vendrell
CAST:  Maria Emília Correia  •  Pedro Laginha  •  Marques D'Arede  •  Marco Delgado

Incógnito (2012)

Lúcia is a lawyer that works to help women whose the father of the relationship deny the paternity. A job she is very keen about since she doesn't know who her father is.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jorge Queiroga
CAST:  Sérgio Moura Afonso  •  Marina Albuquerque  •  Paula Antunes  •  Nicolas Brites

Lúcia is a lawyer that works to help women whose the father of the relationship deny the paternity. A job she is very keen about since she doesn't know who her father is.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jorge Queiroga
CAST:  Sérgio Moura Afonso  •  Marina Albuquerque  •  Paula Antunes  •  Nicolas Brites

Um Desejo de Natal (2019)

Several stories of love and hope, united by invisible threads. There are those who call these threads magic, some who call them destiny. What matters is that they will lead all of our characters to the same outcome, on the same day: Christmas Eve  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrícia Sequeira
CAST:  Mariana Pacheco  •  Tiago Teotónio Pereira  •  Sara Matos  •  José Fidalgo

Several stories of love and hope, united by invisible threads. There are those who call these threads magic, some who call them destiny. What matters is that they will lead all of our characters to the same outcome, on the same day: Christmas Eve  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrícia Sequeira
CAST:  Mariana Pacheco  •  Tiago Teotónio Pereira  •  Sara Matos  •  José Fidalgo

A Luz de Judá (2020)

“1618” is a film about the inquisitorial visit to Porto that encountered resistance from priests, ordinary citizens and the city authorities themselves, all accustomed for centuries to living alongside the Jews.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luís Ismael
CAST:  Pedro Laginha  •  Francisco Beatriz  •  Gabriela Relvas  •  Eric da Silva

“1618” is a film about the inquisitorial visit to Porto that encountered resistance from priests, ordinary citizens and the city authorities themselves, all accustomed for centuries to living alongside the Jews.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luís Ismael
CAST:  Pedro Laginha  •  Francisco Beatriz  •  Gabriela Relvas  •  Eric da Silva

1618 (2023)

The Inquisition continues the persecution of Portuguese Jews, sending Visitador Sebastião Noronha to the city of Oporto. With his family and community in danger, António Álvares, decides to outline an escape plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luís Ismael
CAST:  Arlete de Sousa  •  Catarina Lacerda  •  Fábio Alves  •  Hugo Olim

The Inquisition continues the persecution of Portuguese Jews, sending Visitador Sebastião Noronha to the city of Oporto. With his family and community in danger, António Álvares, decides to outline an escape plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luís Ismael
CAST:  Arlete de Sousa  •  Catarina Lacerda  •  Fábio Alves  •  Hugo Olim

Criança Lobo (2022)

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DIRECTION:  Frederico Serra
CAST:  Rita Cabaço  •  Rui M. Silva  •  Maria João Pinho  •  Beatriz Maia

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DIRECTION:  Frederico Serra
CAST:  Rita Cabaço  •  Rui M. Silva  •  Maria João Pinho  •  Beatriz Maia