Felipe Paulino

Actor

Biography

Started acting as a child in a theater group that became a cultural reference in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Gained widespread recognition for a memorable role in the acclaimed film City of God. Recently reprised the character in City of God – The Fight Goes On, a series inspired by the Brazilian cinema classic.

Filmography

8.4

City of God

Rafael

In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.

7.6

City of God: The Fight Rages On

Pézinho

Twenty years after City of God, Buscapé recounts how conflicts between police, traffickers, and militias impacted the community.

7.9

Vitória

Carlão

Nina is an elderly woman who lives alone and feels distressed by the increasing violence in her neighborhood. Amidst conflicts with her neighbors, she decides to film the movement of drug traffickers from her window, hoping to assist the police. After months of recording suspicious activities, her initiative attracts the attention of a journalist, who approaches Nina and offers to support her in her mission.

6.8

City of God: 10 Years Later

Himself

City of God – 10 Years Later investigates what happened to the actors who took part in the award-winning film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund. This documentary shows what City of God’s worldwide success meant to their lives. Were the actors prepared for the film’s success? Did the social background of some of them prove stronger than the opportunity that came their way?

5.8

Four for None

Índio

Four people with different values and standards meet in the urban chaos of Copacabana. Rita and Waldick come from the country, and befriend two Rio de Janeiro native guys, upon arrival: the playboy and surfer Paulo Roberto and a pimp called Tim.

5.0

Picolé, Pintinho e Pipa

Morcegão

The bartender's car is passing on your street: an old bottle, an old basin, an empty wine jug, a refrigerator motor; the boy exchanges for popsicle, chick and kite.

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