Erika Mader
- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Erika Mader is a director, screenwriter, actress, host and producer. She began her career acting in theater, television, and film, working with renowned names such as Domingos Oliveira, Hamilton Vaz Pereira, Cacá Diegues and Matheus Souza.
In 2024, alongside Malu Mader, Tony Bellotto and Guilherme Gonzalez, she co-wrote Malu's directorial debut feature film, currently in pre-production with Giros Filmes and Biônica Filmes.
As a director, she wrote, directed, produced and acted in the short film Se Não Fosse o Onofre (2007), which was selected for the Festival do Rio and the Brazilian Film Festival in Los Angeles. She also directed the television series pilot Novos Bárbaros (2009), which won a funding grant from the Rio de Janeiro Department of Culture.
Erika also directed, produced, translated and adapted the play Sóbrios (2012) by Adam Rapp, which was named one of the seven best plays in theaters by Veja Rio magazine and one of the ten best plays of the year by JB Online.
Additionally, she directed, produced and adapted the play Os Insones (2016), based on the novel of the same name by Tony Bellotto, which was selected as one of the five best plays in theaters by Veja Rio magazine. She also directed, produced and acted in the play Fauna (2017) by Argentine playwright Romina Paula.
In 2024, alongside Malu Mader, Tony Bellotto and Guilherme Gonzalez, she co-wrote Malu's directorial debut feature film, currently in pre-production with Giros Filmes and Biônica Filmes.
As a director, she wrote, directed, produced and acted in the short film Se Não Fosse o Onofre (2007), which was selected for the Festival do Rio and the Brazilian Film Festival in Los Angeles. She also directed the television series pilot Novos Bárbaros (2009), which won a funding grant from the Rio de Janeiro Department of Culture.
Erika also directed, produced, translated and adapted the play Sóbrios (2012) by Adam Rapp, which was named one of the seven best plays in theaters by Veja Rio magazine and one of the ten best plays of the year by JB Online.
Additionally, she directed, produced and adapted the play Os Insones (2016), based on the novel of the same name by Tony Bellotto, which was selected as one of the five best plays in theaters by Veja Rio magazine. She also directed, produced and acted in the play Fauna (2017) by Argentine playwright Romina Paula.
