Soia Lira

Acting · b. 1962 · Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil

Soia Lira, stage name of Maria Auxiliadora Lira de Souza (Cajazeiras, March 6, 1962) is a Brazilian actress. She gained notoriety for playing Ana in the film Central do Brasil, by Walter Salles, and Maria, in the film Pacarrete, by Alan Deberton.

Known for

7.8

Pacarrete

2019 · Maria

7.6

Tattoo

2013 · Dona Albanita

8.1

Central Station

1998 · Ana Fontenele

7.4

Behind the Sun

2001 · Membro da Família Ferreira

6.5

O Quinze

2004 · Cordulina

6.8

O Hóspede

2011 · Esmeralda

5.5

Coconut Sweet

2010 · Lúcia

10.0

The Misery's Tree

1998 · Dona Miséria

6.0

Seahorse

2024

7.7

Luiz Gonzaga - Tyrant League

2025

10.0

A Árvore de Marcação

1994

6.3

The Devil's Knot

2018

All acting credits

Ressonância

2025 · Margarida

7.7

Luiz Gonzaga - Tyrant League

2025

Films to Die For

2025 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.0

Seahorse

2024

Familiar Environment

2019

7.8

Pacarrete

2019 · Maria

6.3

The Devil's Knot

2018

Moído

2015

7.6

Tattoo

2013 · Dona Albanita

6.8

O Hóspede

2011 · Esmeralda

5.5

Coconut Sweet

2010 · Lúcia

6.5

O Quinze

2004 · Cordulina

7.4

Behind the Sun

2001 · Membro da Família Ferreira

8.1

Central Station

1998 · Ana Fontenele

10.0

The Misery's Tree

1998 · Dona Miséria

10.0

A Árvore de Marcação

1994

In development

Teatro em Jampa Vive

Soia Lira