Milhem Cortaz
Born: 1971-12-06
• São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Milhem Cortaz (São Paulo, December 6, 1971) is a Brazilian actor and presenter. Of Arab and Italian descent, Cortaz started in theater at the age of 11, led by actor Walmor Chagas when he performed in the play O Santo Milagroso, in 1983. He moved at the age of 15 to live in Italy with his aunt to get rid of his cocaine addiction, where he graduated from the Piccolo Teatro di Milano and began doing street theater under the influence of Commedia dell'arte but returned to Brazil in 1990, joining the Centro de Pesquisa Teatral (CPT) and stood out, among others, for his performances in O Melhor do Homem in 1995, directed by Ulysses Cruz. He is known for Carandiru (2003), Elite Squad (2007) and A Wolf at the Door (2013).
Filmography
Aurora 15
Outlaw
Atmosfera
Overhaul
Amores Pandêmicos
Fortune cookie
Até a Noite Terminar
Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People
Encarcerados
Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata Sideral
Mão na Cabeça
Cano Serrado
Intimate Strangers
Tungstênio
A Última Cova
Life Is a Bitch
Os Parças
High Expectations
Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte
Canastra Suja
Alone Man
Jules and Dolores
Back and Forth
Stronger Than The World
In Dog's Words
Vidas Partidas
O Gorila
Blue Blood
Entreturnos
Road 47
Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going!
Alemão
Crô
Trinta
A Wolf at the Door
Dores de Amores
Billi Pig
Augustas
Amanhã Nunca Mais
Federal Bank Heist
Trap.com
The Impassive Muse
VIPs
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Boca
Lula, the Son of Brazil
Plastic City
Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala
Embodiment of Evil
If Nothing Else Works Out
O Magnata
Elite Squad
Camila Jam
Not by Chance
Querô
Meu Mundo em Perigo
Drained
Journey to the End of the Night
Bom Dia, Eternidade
Conception
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De Glauber Para Jirges
Playing in the Dark
Nina
Girls from ABC
Garrincha: Lonely Star
Carandiru
Através da Janela
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Por Trás do Pano
Vida Bandida: Leonardo Pareja
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As Aparecidas
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Apenas 3 Meninas
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Os Corretores
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In the Ogre's Garden