
Babu Santana
Biography
Alexandre da Silva Santana (born December 10, 1979), known professionally as Babu Santana, is a Brazilian actor. Born in Vidigal, Rio de Janeiro, Santana acted in plays at school since his 12 years and joined the theater group "Nós do Morro" when he was 17. His first roles in films were in 2002 when he acted in "City of God" and "Something in the Air". He's the winner of two Grande Otelos, the greatest award of Brazilian cinema and a former participant in reality TV show Big Brother Brasil.
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Acting History
2026
O Verão da Lata as Brasa
2026O Diário de Pilar na Amazônia
2025Um Pai em Apuros as Matheus
2025Heart of Darkness
2025Same Old West as Durval
2025White House as Tonhão
2025Undercover Party Crasher as Jaime
2024O Jogo Que Mudou a História as Hoffmann
2024A Festa de Léo as Sérgio
2024Noah's Ark as Hiena 2 (voice)
2023Firmina as Luiz
2023The Others as Nelson
2023Perfect Love as Frei Severo
2023Rule 34 as André
2022Os Suburbanos: O Filme as Wellington
2022O Vampiro Que Pensa Vozes as Psiquiatra
2022Quatro Amigas Numa Fria as Aílton
2021Intervenção as Soldado Lobo
2021Jogo de Duplas
2021Era Uma Vez Babu
2021Central de Bicos as Manteiguinha
2021Jojo Nove e Meia
2020Falas Negras as Muhammad Ali
2020Anitta Dentro da Casinha as Self
2020Run For Your Lives as Nanico
2019Que História é Essa, Porchat? as Self
2018Coffee With Cinnamon as Ivan
2018Bandeira de Retalhos as Isidoro
2017How Do You See Me?
2017Praça Paris as Pastor
2017Rio Mumbai as Marcão
2017Lady Night as Self
2016In Dog's Words as Santana
2015The Suburban People as Wellinton
2015A Culpa é do Neymar as Jair
2015I Love Paraisópolis as Jávai
2015Tim Maia: Vale o Que Vier as Tim Maia
2014Fred & Lucy as Vieira
2014Tim Maia as Tim Maia
2014Elite Cup as Jamba
2014Julio Sumiu as Orlando Caolha
2013Memories They Told Me as João Tavares
2012Party Crashers as Guarda Adelair
2012AE-Autoexposure as Pai do Thiago
2012As Brasileiras as Edmundo
2011Love is All as Babão
2011Não Se Pode Viver Sem Amor as Miguel
2010As Cariocas as Vendedor
2009Seize the Day as Coisa Ruim
2009Os Normais 2 - A Noite Mais Maluca de Todas as Policial no Hospital
2009Plastic City
2009India: A Love Story as paciente do Dr. Castanho
2008Mais Uma História no Rio as Sargento Rodrigues
2008Once Upon a Time in Rio as Homem do CV
2008A Favorita as dono da casa que Edivaldo, Greice e Céu foram morar
2008Maré, Our Love Story as Dudu
2008My Name Ain't Johnny as Police Officer
2007Cobrador: In God We Trust as Pastor
2007Estômago: A Gastronomic Story as Bujiú
2007City of Men
2007The State of the World as (segment "Germano")
2007Germano
2007Baptism of Blood as Carcereiro do DOPS
2007Lost and Found as Leão
2007Paraíso Tropical as Klebão
2006Memórias da Chibata as Alemão
2005Bang Bang as Capanga
2005Alma Gêmea as um dos peões da fazenda que perseguem Serena
2004Redeemer as Júnior
2004Almost Brothers as Pingão
2004Ratoeira
2003As Alegres Comadres as Pistola
2002Something in the Air as Roque
2002City of God as Grande - Big Boy
2002Na Idade da Imagem ou Projeção nas Cavernas
2002Big Brother Brasil as Self - Housemate
—Tá Pago!
—Welcome Maguila as Maguila
—Verão da Lata









