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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Actor · Born October 27, 1945 (81) · Caetés, Pernambuco, Brazil

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (born 27 October 1945), known simply as Lula, is a Brazilian politician who served as President of Brazil from 1 January 2003 to 1 January 2011. He is a founding member of the Workers' Party (PT – Partido dos Trabalhadores) and ran for president three times unsuccessfully, first in the 1989 election, then again in 1994 and 1998. Lula achieved victory in the 2002 election, and was inaugurated as president on 1 January 2003. In the 2006 election he was elected for a second term as president, which ended on 31 December 2010. Succeeded by his former Chief of Staff, Dilma Rousseff, he left an enduring mark on Brazilian politics in the form of Lulism. Description above from the Wikipedia article Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 27, 1945 (81)
From
Caetés, Pernambuco, Brazil
Works as
Actor
Titles
No titles with a page yet · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 28% in 30 days

What are Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
45%
Morality
30%
Society
13%
Ideas
13%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Full focus: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their full focus movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Contemplative
3
Hopeful
2
Dread
1
Warm
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Filmography

27 credits; 64 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Raio-X Lula 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Ele mesmo (Arquivo)

  • Eleições 2026 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Déjà Vu - O Primeiro Ano do "Novo" Governo Lula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Lulu

  • Lula Presidente: Da perseguição política à esperança renovada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Néstor, su huella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • The Coup d'État Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

  • 580 Dias (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Brasil, Ame-o ou Chore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • 8 Presidentes 1 Juramento: A História de um Tempo Presente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Rotten Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Linhas Cruzadas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Selfie

  • Imagens de um Sonho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Archive

  • El Odio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Encantado, le Brésil désenchanté (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Zumbis em Brasília (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Lula

  • O Teatro das Tesouras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as Ele mesmo

  • Brizola - Tempos de Luta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • O Dia em que o Brasil Esteve Aqui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Atos: A campanha pública de Lula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Josué de Castro - Por um Mundo sem Fome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Cartas da Mãe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Programa do Jô (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Patriamada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Igreja da Libertação (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • O Evangelho Segundo Teotônio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Dia 30 em Atos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Lula Golbery Odebrecht da Silva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles, 25 of them dated from 1984 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 27: 27 only acting, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s3 · acting2000s6 · acting2010s5 · acting2020s11 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's films land?

Across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out.

Who does Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva work with?

People who share at least 2 of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; João Atala shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers