Alba Baptista a name you might have been seeing pop everywhere nowadays, be it due to her amazing performance as Ava on Netflix’s Warrior Nun or due to heating dating rumors with Captain America, Chris Evans. But even if you aren’t aware, don’t fret because she is making it clear that she is definitely the next IT girl of Hollywood and is here to stay.
From playing a Dior model to doing her action sequences in Warrior nun, she can do it all, and these are just a few of many more to come. Alba Baptista is Luso-Brazilian. Her Portuguese mother, Elsa Baptista, while visiting Rio de Janeiro for her job as a translator, met her Brazilian father, Luiz Baptista. Born in 1997, the 25-year-old actress grew up in Portugal’s capital city of Lisbon.
She speaks a staggering five languages, including Portuguese, English, German, French, and Spanish, proving that she certainly inherited her mother’s translator genes. Baptista made her acting debut at the age of barely 15 with Amanhã é um Novo Dia, a 10-minute-long short film released on YouTube, but later in 2014, her proper debut is considered to be “Miami,” a short film by Simo Cayatte.
She received her first significant honor for the movie, Best Actress at the Festival Ibérico de Ciné for her instantly popular portrayal. Her acting career has since taken off tremendously. She played significant roles in films like “Patrick,” “The Child,” and “Magnetick Pathways.” Baptista recently had her English-language debut in the Netflix series “Warrior Nun,” and she also had breakthrough parts in the films “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” and “Warrior Nun.”
The European Shooting Star award from the Berlin Film Festival is only one of the numerous honors Baptista has already garnered for her acting career. Additionally, she was listed as one of IMDb’s Top 10 Breakout Stars for 2020.
So if you are a fan, or if you aren’t one (yet), you will be because here is a list of 20 Alba Baptista Movies and shows to Watch, and trust us, you need to watch.
1. Amanhã é um novo dia (2012)
Alba Baptista appeared first in a short feature film released on YouTube in 2012 with a runtime of 10 minutes.
Amanhã é um Novo dia, which translates into “Tomorrow is a new day,” was directed by Raquel Pinherio when Alba was just 15 years old.
2. MIAMI(2014)
Directed by Simao Cayette, this short film had a runtime of 15 minutes and was relatable in Portugal. The story featured a teenage girl, Raquel, who fancied escaping from her neighborhood and becoming a star.
Raquel, played by Alba Baptista, didn’t wanna do school and become famous, but sadly the reality is different, and it hits us differently. In a fight between millions, it’s always the survival of the fittest.
Now Raquel stands at a choice, whether to give up on her dreams, or fight for them, whatever the costs be may! This movie was nominated for Miami Film Festival in the best short films category and stood at a rating of 6.1 on IMDb.
3. Jardins Proibidos (2014-15)
After Miami, Baptista appeared on Jardins Proibidos as a character of Ines Correia. Jardins Proibidos is a Portuguese soap opera that aired between September 2014- October 2015 by TVI as a sequel to Jardins Proibidos aired in 2000.
4. Filha da Lei (2017)
With an IMDb rating of 7.7, this series centers on Isabel Garcia, played by Anabela Moreira, Chief Inspector of PJ, who encounters the greatest challenge of her professional life when she is given the responsibility of leading the investigation into the most significant police case to come to light in Portugal in the last 20 years: the brutal serial killings that plague the city of Lisbon. Samuel Lopes, a Trainee Inspector with a Criminal Psychology degree, enters the Garcia Brigade, where he must establish himself and gain the respect of the more seasoned inspectors.
The conversation with the aspiring investigator aids Garcia in understanding Sara, a 16-year-old adolescent played by Alba Baptista, who is the offspring of his failed marriage to the cutthroat journalist Jaime.
5. Madre Paula (2017)
Directed by Tiago Alvarez and Rita Nunes, with Paulo Pires and Joana Ribeiro as leads, the romance drama has Paula, a sweet young lady, as the protagonist. She is sent to the convent by the father per his instructions. She complies, but she is not meant to live her life in service to God. D. Joo V is in a bad marriage and doesn’t have an Odivelas convent he can call a friend.
He immediately falls in love with Paula after meeting her. The conspiracies and intrigues: a queen, a brother, and other sisters refuse to acknowledge the presence of strong feelings between their soul and a woman nun, whereas the two live an intense and forbidden love. Power, sex, and love are in a tale based on actual events.
6. Flutuar (2018)
Directed by Artur Serra Araujo, with an IMDb rating of 6, this Alba Baptista starrer short film also featured Maria Leite. The story is about a group of friends playing cards on a terrace in a house close to the sea where a seraphic love scene is portrayed in the next scene, where two women drift away into the sea, and somewhere between sexuality and violence above the simplicity of their words and the silliness of their deeds.
7. A Criação (2017)
A criacao is a comedy genre television series directed by Andre Banza and Sergio Graciano starring Alba Baptista, which was released on RTP1 with ten episodes in the first season.
Each episode revolves around a project that the customer is given by an advertising agency, such as a movie, event, or public relations effort. Each episode shows how the idea is created, along with the sensible and illogical choices that turn it into a farce. The fact that actors dressed as animals are used to depict the employees adds to the ridiculousness.
Stories in the series explore the connections between various characters, including the romance between Bear and Chicken, Lion’s desire to advance in society, the Giraffe and Rat’s covert affair, the traditional bond between Sheep and Shepherd, and Dog’s dedication to watching over Sheep. The series also depicts the envy felt by creatives, who are revealed to be “typical of an office full of stuffed animals.
8. A Impostora (2016-2017)
A Impostora is a rom-com drama with an airing period of two years with over 340 episodes which featured Alba Baptista as Beatriz Varela, with Dalila Carmo (Veronica), Fernanda Serrano (Diana) and Diogo Infante (Rodrigo Varela) as leads.
The twin sister of Verónica, who was duped out of a million dollars by Frederico, is aboard a flight that unexpectedly vanishes. Assuming the name of her sister Vitória after being declared dead, Veronica seeks revenge on the entrepreneur’s family and finds in Diana, his wife, a formidable foe. Amid this conflict, Jaime, Veronica’s nephew, is fighting illness and needs to be saved, much as Rodrigo, Diana’s former great love, is currently being contested by the two competitors.
9. Leviano (2018)
In 2018, Justin Amorim, a crime thriller movie, Alba Baptista, starred in the character of Carolina Paixao with other actors like Diana Marques Guerra and Anabela Teixiera as leads.
The Paixo and Silva families’ new, wealthy neighborhood is the setting for the major feature film. Anita Paixo vanishes during her birthday celebration as a result of a dramatic and unsolved crime.
A year later, mother Anita, who had returned, and her three very different daughters—who flirt with Silva’s three brothers and alternate between bourgeois living, spoilt ennui, and exploding passion for life—accept an invitation to participate in an interview. They discuss everything that transpired during the interview and unearth fresh information regarding this terrible incident that caused chaos in the city.
10.Blood Lines/Linhas de Sangue (2018)
With directors like Sergio Graciano and Manuel Pureza and actors like Samuel Alves, and Tomas Alves, this action-thriller movie starred Alba Baptista in the role of Elsa Schneider.
In the midst of a Portugal where peace and order are in danger, heroes emerge with the task of making the day better. The bravest and the most dreaded engage in combat in a movie that is heavily influenced by action and humor.
11. Caminhos Magnetykos/Magnetick Pathways (2019)
Catarina (Alba Baptista), a 21-year-old woman who is on the verge of marrying a wealthy man, and Raymond (Dominique Pinon), a 60-year-old Frenchman, reside in Portugal with their wife and family. Raymond ends up being caught up in a night of nightmares and personal revolts when he starts to regret committing to the marriage simply with the financial component in mind.
12. Summerfest (2019)
Another short mystery movie by Maria Hespanhol with Alba Baptista and Fernando Pires where the story revolves around a young couple, Laura and Piers were attending a summer music festival and having fun times. But chaos unravels, and mystery follows when Laura suddenly disappears out of nowhere.
13. Jugo Duplo (2017-18)
Written by Artur Ribeiro, this telenovela piloted on December 2017. With genres based on romance, thriller, and comedy, this show is recorded between China, Portugal, and Asia.
Portugal and Macao are the locations where the Joo and Margarida narrative takes place. The youthful lovers split apart when they were teenagers and reunited in Macao years later. Following his encounter with Margarida, Joo decided to change his life and become a wealthy mafia casino boss. He will now travel back to Portugal in order to reclaim Margarida. Once back in his home country, Joao discovers himself in the midst of a traditional setting in a place where urbanity, rurality, and luxury coastal tourism are in competition with one another and,
coexistence is not always pleasant. But once Manuel Qiang, Joo’s previous boss in Macao, returns after losing the battle with a rival triad, the threat he poses will be far larger than all of these battles, returns to Portugal determined to conquer a new business empire.
14. Patrick (2019)
Goncalo Waddingtons’s Patrick featured Hugo Fernandes, Alba Baptista, and Lydie Barbara, which portrays Patrick, a young man who returns home after being abducted for ten years and what follows.
Twenty-year-old Patrick and his more senior partner reside in Paris. Following a raid at a party, he is sentenced to prison for operating a website with teen pornography. Twelve years ago, Mário, then eight years old, was abducted in Portugal. Patrick and Mário are the same people, but they have different lives that conflict with one another: a wild life in Paris full of drugs, parties, and promiscuity; and a new rural existence in Portugal where he feels compelled to mend fences with a fractured family.
15. Fatima (2020)
In 1917, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins experienced repeated appearances of the Virgin Mary outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, who instructed them that only suffering and prayer would put an end to World War I. As secularist government representatives and Church leaders attempt to persuade the kids to retract their account, news of the sighting travels throughout the nation, luring pilgrims of all faiths to the location in the hope of seeing a miracle.
What they encounter will alter their tranquil lives and draw the attention of a world longing for peace.
16. Change (2020)
Remember when we said Alba could do it all, I guess we weren’t bragging. At this point, it won’t be surprising enough if we say she can direct as well! Yes, Alba co-directed this short film along with Justin Amorim and acted alongside Salvador Gil and Vicente Gil.
17. Field of blood/Campo De Sangue (2022)
Carloto Cotta, Lusa Cruz, Sara Carinhas, Teresa Madruga, Fernanda Neves, Jlia Palha, and Alba Baptista are among the actors who appear in this 2021 production. Joo Mário Grilo, Lus Mário Lopes, and Inês Beleza all signed the argument. The protagonist of a book that was written in the past comes to life in the present and torments the author by bringing her back to life and going over the details of a crime with her.
18. Mrs. Harris goes to Paris (2022)
Directed by Anthony Fabian, this dramedy, with an IMDb rating of 7.1, features Alba Baptista plays the main character of a Dior model Natasha.
A widowed cleaning lady named Mrs. Ada Harris becomes fixated on a high-end Dior dress owned by a client in 1957 London, leading her to purchase a Dior dress of her own. She decides to do so in Paris after unexpectedly receiving a war widow’s pension. She accidentally walks into a display of Dior’s 10th-anniversary clothing line and makes friends with Natasha, a model for the brand, and André, the company’s accountant. Director of Dior Claudine, on the other hand, finds Ada’s entry into the exclusive world of haute couture offensive.
Because Ada will pay in cash, Dior, which is struggling financially, grudgingly agrees to sew her a dress. She stays with André while he’s in Paris for fittings and prods him to confess his feelings for Natasha, who shares his fascination with existential philosophy.
Due to Ada’s strike, Claudine and Christian Dior are obliged to hear André’s suggestions for modernizing and profiting the company when Claudine is forced to fire several Dior employees due to financial constraints.
Ada brings her gown back to London. She lends it to Pamela, a failing actress who is one of her clients, who wears it to a gathering. It is destroyed when it catches fire. Ada’s Dior friends learned of the catastrophe via the news and sent her another dress, which she had initially desired more than the one she had already bought.
19. Nothing Ever Happened/ Numca Nada Aconteceu (2022)
Three essentially inseparable teenagers, Pedro, Maria, and Paulo, experience the dramas and setbacks that come with growing up. When they meet, they seize their brief moments of happiness and freedom by attempting and risking what no one may know. Pedro discovers a jobless and sluggish father, as well as an absentee and dishonest mother, at home.
When Pedro’s grandfather relocates to Lisbon from a remote village in the North, he must decide whether to give the person a chance to get to know him or to uphold the liberation pact that binds him to his friends. The route he chooses takes the family to a depth of regret that will make it impossible to maintain the illusion that Nothing Ever Happened.
20. Warrior Nun (2020-)
In Warrior Nun, a 19-year-old lady awakens in a morgue with a fresh outlook on life and a divine treasure buried deep into her back. She learns that she has joined the Order of the Cruciform Sword, an ancient group tasked with battling demons on Earth and that both mighty powers from heaven and hell are out to get her.
Season 1 follows quadriplegic orphan Ava Silva (played by Alba Baptista), who gains control over the renowned Warrior Nun’s abilities after having a divine artifact called the Halo inserted into her back. The Order of the Cruciform Sword (OCS), a covert nuns’ sect tasked with defending the world from demons, assigns her this new role, which she must now contend with.
Ava and Beatrice are preparing to defeat the erroneously identified angel and prophet, while Adriel, the devil they unintentionally released, begins to establish his own religion as Season 2 begins. Although the events of the first season are followed by those of the second season, the world-building, slow-burn romance, and character development in the second season far surpassed expectations.
It was thought that Warrior Nun’s establishment of its mythological and religious setting was a little too nuanced and heavy-handed when it was first released. But it was great fun to see, thanks to the committed performers and fantastic combat choreography. The series finally looks to have found its footing in Season 2.
It skillfully expanded on the themes and relationships that Season 1 had established while also skillfully building upon them. However, this has not yet been confirmed. Show fans have already urged the streaming service to order a third season of the show; I mean, how can we not? So, here are 20 more reasons to adore the Warrior Nun actor and embark on and acknowledge her journey. We hope you enjoy watching them.
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