Soia Lira

Acting

Born March 6, 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.

Filmography

• 2025Films to Die For — (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2025Luiz Gonzaga - Tyrant League
• 2025Ressonância — Margarida
• 2024Seahorse
• 2019Familiar Environment
• 2019Pacarrete — Maria
• 2018The Devil's Knot
• 2015Moído
• 2013Tattoo — Dona Albanita
• 2011O Hóspede — Esmeralda
• 2010Coconut Sweet — Lúcia
• 2004O Quinze — Cordulina
• 2001Behind the Sun — Membro da Família Ferreira
• 1998Central Station — Ana Fontenele
• 1998The Misery's Tree — Dona Miséria
• 1994A Árvore de Marcação
• Nua — Eva
• Teatro em Jampa Vive — Soia Lira