Fernanda (2026)

0.0/10 • 118 min • Documentary

Overview

A portrait of one of Brazil’s greatest actresses, centered on the one thing inseparable from her identity: her craft. The documentary follows Fernanda Montenegro through her most recent work while looking back at the past to trace the making of a great actress over the course of her career. Directed by Pedro Waddington, son of filmmaker Andrucha Waddington—Fernanda’s son-in-law—the film embraces their family relationship as part of its narrative, capturing intimate moments with the actress backstage and unveiling previously unseen footage of projects made together as a family.

Cast

Fernanda Montenegro

Fernanda Torres

Lázaro Ramos

Matheus Nachtergaele

Ary Fontoura

Bruna Marquezine

Vladimir Brichta

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