Walfredo Campos Maya Júnior (born 10 September 1953), better known as Wolf Maya, is a Brazilian actor and director. Starting in the 1980s, he directed and acted in various telenovelas, including Hilda Furacão, Louco Amor, Malhação, and Salsa e Merengue.
Biography Maya was born on 10 September 1953 in Goiânia. He studied interpretation at the O Tablado school and at the National Conservatory in Rio de Janeiro. He also graduated in musical theatre as part of the Carnegie Hall Ballet in New York City. He began his acting in the 1980s by presenting for various specials, telenovelas, and miniseries. He simultaneously also began his career as a director at this time, staging musical performances throughout Brazil. He currently directs telenovelas, miniseries, films, theatre, and musicals.
He is the father to two daughters: actress Maria Maya from his marriage to actress and director Cininha de Paula, and Manu Maya from his marriage to producer Vânia de Brito. Maya is the uncle of actress Thaís de Campos.
In 2001, he founded the Escola de Atores Wolf Maya in São Paulo, and established a branch in Rio de Janeiro in 2013.
In 2016, Maya he inaugurated the Teatro Nathalia Timberg in Rio de Janeiro, paying tribute to the actress.
In 2016, he was let go from Rede Globo after working there for 35 years. In 2019, he was hired by the Portuguese broadcaster TVI to direct the novela Na Corda Bamba by Rui Vilhena. He was fired, however, after criticizing Vilhena for being “precarious” and “very late”.
Filmography
As actor +TelevisionYearTitleRoleNote1979Memórias de AmorRebelo1982Final FelizDelegado Paixão1990Barriga de AluguelPaulo César1993Mulheres de AreiaDr. Otacílio GalvãoSpecial participation1995Cara e CoroaCícero1997O Amor Está no ArVictor Sousa Carvalho Uchôa2000Uga UgaFelipe Prado2003KubanacanDon Diego2004Senhora do DestinoLeonardo de Andrade e Couto2007Duas CarasGeraldo Peixeiro2010Na Forma da LeiDeputado Simões2011Lara com ZHimself2011Fina EstampaÁlvaro Siqueira Maciel2013Amor à VidaHimself2022Pacto Brutal - O Assassinato de Daniella PerezHimself
As director +TV DirectorAnoTitulo1981Ciranda de Pedra1982Elas por ElasFinal Feliz1983Louco AmorChampagne1984Livre Para Voar1985Ti Ti Ti1986Hipertensão1987Bambolê1990Desejo (minissérie)1990Barriga de Aluguel1993Mulheres de Areia1994A Viagem1995Cara & Coroa1996MalhaçãoSalsa e Merengue1997O Amor Está No Ar1998Hilda FuracãoPecado Capital2000EsplendorUga-Uga2002O Quinto dos Infernos2003Kubanacan2004Senhora do Destino2006Cobras & Lagartos2007Duas Caras2008Sexo com Amor?2008Xuxa e as Noviças2009Cinquentinha2009-2012Criança Esperança2010Na Forma da Lei2011Lara com ZFina Estampa2013Amor à Vida2014Segunda Dama2015I Love Paraisópolis
Theatre YearTitle201633 Variações de Beethoven
References
External links
Wolf Maya at Memória Globo