Sônia Braga

Sônia Braga carries the heat of Brazilian cinema in her very name. From Maringá to Hollywood, she broke through in Kiss of the Spider Woman and Dona Flor, yet what I admire most is how she fused Latin sensuality with real intelligence and never lost her roots crossing into English-language film. The 2017 Platino Best Actress award feels well earned. She keeps taking on demanding roles well into later life, refusing to coast, and that hunger is what separates a true actress from a star. To my mind she's one of Brazil's great cultural exports, and a performer worth revisiting.

Name (English)

Sônia Braga

Name (Japanese)

ソニア・ブラガ

Reading

そにあ・ぶらが

Born

June 8, 1950 (age 76)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Tiger

Origin

Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

Occupation

actor / film actor / television actor

Awards & achievements

• 2014 Platino Honorary Award
• 2017 Platino Award for Best Actress

• Official sitehttp://www.soniabragaonline.com
• Xhttps://x.com/bragasonia
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B4nia%20Braga
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BD%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q238993

Tags

• Paraná
• actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.