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Mário Márcio Bandarra(1955-2021)

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Mário Márcio Bandarra, director and filmmaker with innumerable works in television, cinema and advertising. Over more than 40 years of career, he directed great successes of Rede Globo, such as the series "Armação Ilimitada", "Mulher" and "Força Tarefa", in addition to soap operas that are top-rated show on Brazilian TV, and which marked an era, such as "Top Model", "Rainha da Sucata", "O Clone" and "O Cravo ea a Rosa"- aired in 2000, breaking audience records both in its debut and in its two reruns on Rede Globo and Canal Viva. Responsible for great Brazilian TV Specials starring Xuxa, Fábio Junior, Fiuk, and for the implementation of "Encontro com Fátima Bernardes", he directed several seasons of "Malhação", among them "Malhação ID" (2010) and " Malhação Conectados "(2012) that redefined the language of the soap opera fever among teenagers since its debut in 1995.
BornMay 28, 1955
DiedJune 28, 2021(66)
BornMay 28, 1955
DiedJune 28, 2021(66)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Malhação (1995)
Malhação
4.7
TV Series
  • Director
Plumas & Paetês (1980)
Plumas & Paetês
7.9
TV Series
  • Director
Eduardo Moscovis in The Thorn and the Rose (2000)
The Thorn and the Rose
8.2
TV Series
  • Director
Louco Amor (1983)
Louco Amor
7.6
TV Series
  • Director

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  • Malhação (1995)
    Malhação
    4.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1996–2020
  • Biblioteca Monstro (2020)
    Biblioteca Monstro
    Podcast Series
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2020
  • Encontro com Fátima Bernardes (2012)
    Encontro com Fátima Bernardes
    3.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2012–2016
  • Luciano Huck in Caldeirão do Huck (2000)
    Caldeirão do Huck
    2.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2000–2016
  • Mais Você (1999)
    Mais Você
    4.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1999–2016
  • Tomara que Caia (2015)
    Tomara que Caia
    2.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2015
  • Leandro Hassum and Marcius Melhem in Zorra Total (1999)
    Zorra Total
    2.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1999–2013
  • Fábio Jr. and Fiuk in Tal Filho, Tal Pai (2010)
    Tal Filho, Tal Pai
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Internal Affairs (2009)
    Internal Affairs
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2009
  • The Prophet (2006)
    The Prophet
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2006–2007
  • Marisa Orth and Marcos Palmeira in Brava Gente (2000)
    Brava Gente
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2000–2003
  • A Padroeira (2001)
    A Padroeira
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2001–2002
  • Eduardo Moscovis in The Thorn and the Rose (2000)
    The Thorn and the Rose
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2000–2001
  • Giovanna Antonelli in The Clone (2001)
    The Clone
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2001
  • O Belo e as Feras (1999)
    O Belo e as Feras
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1999

Additional Crew



  • Malhação (1995)
    Malhação
    4.7
    TV Series
    • general director (as Mario Marcio Bandarra)
    • 2011–2012

Writer



  • Fábio Jr. and Fiuk in Tal Filho, Tal Pai (2010)
    Tal Filho, Tal Pai
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • creator
    • 2010

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  • Alternative name
    • Mario Marcio Bandarra
  • Born
    • May 28, 1955
    • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Died
    • June 28, 2021
    • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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