Matheus Nachtergaele

Biography

Matheus Nachtergaele was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1969. He is one of the best young Brazilian actor at the moment. He showed his talent in many beautiful roles, both in cinema and television. For the TV he workes in the TV series “Hilda Furacao” in the role of the transexual Cintura Fina, in the TV series “A muralha” in the role of a problematic and frantic Catholic priest in Brazil of 1600, in the beautiful and original novela “Da cor do pecado” in the role of a funny medium named Helinho. He also played in many beautiful and quality movies of the best Brazilian cinema of the late years, like, for example, the worldwide acclaimed “Central Station” by Walter Salles and “City of God” by Fernando Meirelles. He also worked in the beautiful movie “Midnight” by Walter Salles, and “Four days in September” by Bruno Barreto. Versatile and wonderful actor, he is able to play comic and dramatic roles with great talent and expressiveness. He also won twice the award of Best Actor in the Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil (Great Award Brazilian Cinema), for his role in “Midnight” (1998) and “O Auto da Compadecida” (2000). He won the award of Best Actor for “Amarelo Manga”, in XIII Cine Ceará (XIII Festival of Cinema of Ceará)in 2003