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Joana de Verona (b.1989) is an award-winning Portuguese-Brazilian actress. She has worked with directors such as Marco Martins, Raúl Ruiz, João Botelho, João Salaviza, Solveig Nordlund, Catarina Ruivo, Valeria Sarmiento, Larissa Figueiredo, Gabriel Abrantes, Carlos Conceição, Miguel Gomes, António Ferreira, Pierre Edouard Dumorra, Lúcia Murat, Denis Côté, Fanny Ardant, among others.

She is mostly known for "How to Draw a Perfect Circle" (2009), "Mysteries of Lisbon" (2010) (winner of the Louis Delluc award), "Lines of Wellington" (2012), "Rafa" (2012) (Golden Berlin Bear for short film), "Arabian Nights" by Miguel Gomes, "Paris Square" by Lúcia Murat winner of best film at Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival.

Graduated with an MFA in Theater from the Lisbon Theatre and Film School. She has worked with theater directors such as Carlos Avillez, Luis Miguel Cintra, Gonçalo Amorim, Marco Martins, Monica Garnel, Monica Calle. She works in countries such as Brazil, France, Portugal, Germany and Italy.

"Chantal", her first documentary, was produced at Ateliers Varan (Paris).

Rômulo Estrela was born on 5 March 1984 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. He is an actor, known for The Mutants: Ways of the Heart (2008), A Life Worth Living (2019) and Novo Mundo (2017). He has been married to Nilma Quariguasi since 2017. They have one child.

Born in Maranhão, Pabllo became known for doing his versions of Rihanna and Beyoncé hits on the internet. In 2017, he released his debut album and solidified his career in the following year with lots of songs in the charts. In 2019, Time magazine chose him as one of the next generation leaders for his work in advocating for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community.

Solange Couto was born on 1 July 1957 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. She is an actress, known for The Clone (2001), Kubanacan (2003) and Deus Nos Acuda (1992). She was previously married to Jamerson Andrade, Widson Cordeiro and Sidney Magal.

Ralph L. Thomas was born on 8 September 1939 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. He is a director and writer, known for Ticket to Heaven (1981), Tyler (1978) and Drying Up the Streets (1978).

She was born in 1995 in São Luis do Maranhão Brazil but is a Baiana from creation. Graduated in Cinema and Audiovisual in Belo Horizonte. And since then she has worked with Cinema in the areas of direction, script, cultural production, and curation. 'Lençol Branco' is her first Short Film, it was a project to conclude the course, the film was finished in 2020. The film was shown at the 24th Mostra de Cinema de Tiradentes in January of 2021. In 2020 she started a co-production and curation of the Mini Festival of Webfilm with a program that made national and international short films possible, and that brought together professionals from Brazil and Europe. She directed, produced, and wrote some films such as: '__Tempos de sol, tempo só' shown in the Overdrive project of Love / Paranoia at the MFWF and 'Intolerável', shown at the Lumiar 2020 Festival. And she tries to register personal concerns about the world related to the feminine.

Thaynara OG was born on 20 March 1992 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Love.com (2017), Double Dad (2021) and Internet: O Filme (2017).

Raul Guterres was born on 28 January 1970 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. He is a producer and writer, known for Driven (2001), The Scorpion King (2002) and Turistas (2006).

One of Northern Brazil's most uprising actors. Alberto Danuzio Coutinho Aguiar was born in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil, to Rosiane Cordeiro Coutinho, a hairdresser, and Dulvanir Pestana Aguiar, a tax auditor. His stepmother is a elementary school teacher, and his stepfather a Cuban American retired organist.

He acted in plays from nine until eighteen years old, when moved to Miami with his mother and stepfather. He learned Spanish, English, and worked on Soup Operas from Telemundo-NBC such as "La Casa de Al Lado" (The House Next Door), "Corazon Valiente" (Brave Heart) and "El Rostro de La Venganza" (Revenge's Face).

Al moved to New York to attend (for a year) NYFA Acting for Film Conservatory and then transferred to a BFA in Acting for Film in Los Angeles at NYFA, graduating with honors in January, 2016.

With a short film based on his thesis, written, produced and performed by Al, his career launched back to Brazil. In "Um Toque de Aurora" (A Touch of Aurora) Al performs with Thaila Ayala a blind couple in their first night of intimacy. The film gave Al four awards as Best Actor. He also won as Best Actor at the Brazilian International Press Awards 2016, the most important award a Brazilian immigrant can receive in The United States.

Living between São Paulo and São Luís, Al Danuzio wrote, produced and acted on his next short film: "Aquarela". Playing a Brazilian prisoner forced to accept his wife be raped. The film won two Kikitos at the 46 Gramado International Film Festival and stablished Al as a uprising actor from the Northern region of Brazil.

After he acted as a corrupted police officer with Marcella Cartaxo and Tony Tornado in "Helen". He played a peculiar loan shark called Robinho Sete Palmos along side Roberto Pirillo and André Ramiro in the TV Series "Amor dos Outros" (Loving Others).

With Silvero Pereira in "De Repente Drag" (Suddenly Drag) he was Túlio, a funny, but homophobic, tv host. In "Curupira, O Demônio da Floresta" (Curupira, The Demon of the Forest) he was Marcos, the leader of a group of irresponsible teenagers lost in a northern Brazilian island.

Al Danuzio also was cast as the protagonist of the TV-Series "Punga". A rich heir of oil company, Vitor Benzi, that abandoned everything to defend the love of his life, his adopted sister.

Déo Garcez was born on 5 July 1967 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. He is an actor, known for The Thorn and the Rose (2000), Mandacaru (1997) and Sobrevivente Urbano (2014).

Hileana Menezes was born on 25 February 1950 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Espelho de Carne (1985), Encarnação (1976) and Tormenta (1983).

Dionísio Neto was born on 29 December 1971 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. He is an actor, known for Carandiru (2003), Carandiru: The Series (2005) and Morde & Assopra (2011).

Alcione was born on 21 November 1947 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. She is a music artist and actress, known for Aquarius (2016), Sassaricando (1987) and Shades of Sin (2004).

Zeca Baleiro was born on 11 April 1966 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. He is a composer and actor, known for 2 (2018), Paradise Lost (2018) and Couples Counseling (2016).

José Louzeiro was born on 19 September 1932 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. He was a writer, known for Corpo Santo (1987), Estranhas Relações (1983) and Fruto do Amor (1981). He died on 29 December 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Eduardo is a Brazilian sound designer / producer focused on sound to picture and spatial audio. He holds a PhD in Sonic Arts (2016) from Queen's University Belfast (UK) and a master degree in Music Theory and Composition (2011) awarded by Universidade Federal do Parana (Brazil). In 2003, he started producing music and sound for web and radio advertisements. Between 2006 and 2011, Eduardo worked on varied sound production efforts for documentary films, experimental music and theater. His PhD research (2011-2015) was built on a portfolio of electronically-mediated environmental based compositions. From 2016, he started working mainly on audiovisual productions and spatial sound.

Aluísio Azevedo was born on 14 April 1857 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. He was a writer, known for O Cruzeiro do Sul (1917), O Cortiço (1945) and O Cortiço (1978). He died on 21 January 1913 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Nauro Machado was born on 2 August 1935 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. He was an actor, known for O Signo das Tetas (2016) and Infernos (2006). He died on 28 November 2015 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil.

Catulo Cearense was born on 8 October 1863 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. He was a composer, known for River of Evil (1963), The Great Mystical Circus (2018) and Amazonia (2007). He died on 10 May 1946 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Brei Monteiro, an experienced Brazilian editor based in Brooklyn, is widely recognized for his ability to create narratives that resonate with contemporary movements. His exceptional work, honored with prestigious Emmy Awards for two consecutive years, has also been celebrated at major advertising festivals, including Cannes Lions, One Show, D&AD, Clio, AICP, ADC, LIA, and many others.

Named the Best Editor in the World by The One Show in 2024, Brei began his professional journey by combining his expertise in editing, animation, and VJing. This vibrant fusion of skills has allowed him to evolve into an editor who epitomizes perpetual motion and creativity, standing out as an innovative force in the industry.

Turíbio Santos was born on 7 March 1943 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. He is a composer, known for Eternamente Pagú (1987), Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (2009) and Ensaio Geral (2000).

Arthur Azevedo was born on 7 July 1855 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. He was a writer, known for No Rancho Fundo (2024), A Capital Federal (1923) and Entra na Farra (1943). He died on 22 October 1908 in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

Yaratan was born on 17 August 1939 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. She is an actress, known for A Espiã Que Entrou em Fria (1967), Betão Ronca Ferro (1970) and Sentinelas do Espaço (1969).

Dyego Sousa was born on 14 September 1989 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil.

Pompéia was born on 29 December 1942 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. He died on 19 November 2006 in Floriano, Piauí, Brazil.