Zélia Cardoso de Mello
Biography
Zélia Maria Cardoso de Mello GOMM (São Paulo, September 20, 1953) is a Brazilian professor, academic, and economist.
Known For & Full Filmography4 Titles
Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as Self (archive footage)
The rise and fall of Fernando Collor de Mello, Brazil's youngest president and the first president in the Americas to be impeached.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Self
The story of those affected by the 1990 Brazilian confiscation, the largest ever carried out by a democratic government against its citizens.
Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as Self
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Self
A biography of Paulo César Farias, better known as PC Farias. PC was treasurer of former President Fernando Collor de Mello and was directly involved in the process that culminated in Collor's impeachment, deeply shaking the recently restored Brazilian democracy. The film features the participation of dozens of people who knew and lived with Farias, abundant documentation and exclusive archive material, which reveals the intricacies of Brazilian politics, focusing especially on the relationships between capital, ideology, power and organized crime.