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

Central Station
1998
Familiar Environment
2019
Films to Die For
2025
Behind the Sun
2001
O Quinze
2004
Seahorse
2024
Nua
Pacarrete
2019
Luiz Gonzaga - Tyrant League
2025
Ressonância
2025
O Hóspede
2011
The Devil's Knot
2018

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
18
2025
Luiz Gonzaga - Tyrant League
2025
Ressonância
as Margarida
2025
Films to Die For
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Seahorse
2019
Pacarrete
as Maria
2019
Familiar Environment
2018
The Devil's Knot
2015
Moído
2013
Tattoo
as Dona Albanita
2011
O Hóspede
as Esmeralda
2010
Coconut Sweet
as Lúcia
2004
O Quinze
as Cordulina
2001
Behind the Sun
as Membro da Família Ferreira
1998
Central Station
as Ana Fontenele
1998
The Misery's Tree
as Dona Miséria
1994
A Árvore de Marcação
Teatro em Jampa Vive
as Soia Lira
Nua
as Eva