- Born
- Birth nameWagner Maniçoba de Moura
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Moura was born in Salvador, a city located in Northeast Region of Brazil, but grew up in the small town of Rodelas, Bahia. His mother, Alderiva, was a housewife, and his father, José Moura, was a Sergeant in the Brazilian Air Force. At the age of 13, he moved with his family to Salvador, Bahia.
Besides his acting career, Moura is a lyricist and the vocalist of a band named Sua Mãe ("Your Mum"). In 2012, he guest performed as lead vocalist for some Legião Urbana tribute shows, featuring surviving members Marcelo Bonfá and Dado Villa-Lobos.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- SpouseSandra Delgado(2001 - present) (3 children)
- ChildrenBem MouraSalvador MouraJosé Moura
- ParentsJosé MouraAlderiva Moura
- RelativesLediane Moura(Sibling)
- Learned to speak Spanish for his role as Pablo Escobar in Narcos (2015).
- Speaks three languages: his native Portuguese, English and Spanish.
- Is the vocalist of a band named Sua Mãe.
- Third Brazilian actor to receive a Golden Globe nomination (for Narcos (2015)). The first was Sonia Braga for Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) and the second was Fernanda Montenegro for Central Station (1998).
- In a period of just one year (2007 to 2008), he achieved stardom with three big success, in cinema, TV and theater: starring in the blockbuster movie Elite Squad (2007) (as Captain Nascimento), playing the villain Olavo in the soap opera Tropical Paradise (2007) and playing the Shakespeare play Hamlet on stage.
- [on Rodrigo Santoro] He definitely opened some important doors for Brazilian actors in America. Now I'm here, and I see other amazing Brazilian actors growing their careers in USA. My favorite one is Alan Miller! Awesome young actor!! We met in Tropical Paradise (2007), when he was just 17 years old. He also sings and plays many instruments! It's fantastic.
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