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Buda Lira

Buda Lira

Actor · Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil

From
Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil
Works as
Actor
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 7% in 30 days

What are Buda Lira's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
60%
Survival
18%
Morality
15%
Society
7%
Self-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 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 0 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 0 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 0 · 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 0 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Contemplative
2
Bittersweet
1
Absurd
1
Dread
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 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.

Where can I watch Buda Lira's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Buda Lira's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

24 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Led by the Ashes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Miguel

  • The Sound of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Antônio

  • The Secret Agent(2025)

    as Anísio

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Linger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as João

  • A Lenda dos Cavaleiros da Água (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Cavaleiro Ancião

  • The Backlands Shall Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Coronel Plínio

  • Heavier Is the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Zé Caminhoneiro

  • The Pastor and the Revolutionary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Tio Chico

  • Paloma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Padre João Manuel

  • Caminho de Volta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Stênio

  • The Salamander(2021)

    as Péricles

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Menino Azul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Riff-Raff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Bacurau(2019)

    as Claudio

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Aruanas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Robson

  • The Devil's Knot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Sol Alegria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Capitan/Gardner

  • Rasga Mortalha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Dead Leaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Man

  • The Seamstress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Cartógrafo Mais Velho

  • Aquarius(2016)

    as Antonio

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Great Kilapy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Ernesto Lopes

  • O Cão Sedento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Teatro em Jampa Vive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Buda Lira

Career shape

Star power in the 76th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 24 titles, 23 of them dated from 2005 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

The Secret Agent (2025)

$19M worldwide

Highest rated

Aquarius (2016)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

The Secret Agent (2025)

Film career

20052026

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting24 of 24: 24 only acting, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s9 · acting2020s13 · acting

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

How do Buda Lira's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 92nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

The Salamander (2021)

91st percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Bacurau (2019)

Midcredits 92nd · 77% liked

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, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Buda Lira work with?

People who share at least 2 of Buda Lira's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kleber Mendonça Filho shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers