Sandra Delgado
Writing
Biography
Sandra Delgado is a Brazilian photographer, filmmaker, and screenwriter, best known as the long-term partner of actor Wagner Moura. Born in Salvador, Bahia, she holds a degree in journalism from the Federal University of Bahia and a master’s in photography and social sciences. Delgado has established a significant career in the arts, working as a visual artist and documentary filmmaker. Her professional credits include directing the series Terceiro Sinal (2015), writing the Disney+ series Maria e o Cangaço (2025), and currently developing her debut feature film, The Outsider. She splits her time between Rio de Janeiro and Los Angeles, where she lives with Moura and their three sons.
Known For
Maria de Déa, Lampião's companion and first woman in the Cangaço, is a fearless young woman who dares to have a voice in a group of outlaws. In a life of escapes and armed disputes, Maria faces a pregnancy and is subdued to the harshest law of the Cangaço: handing over her baby to be raised by someone else. She begins to live between life in the group and the hopeless desire to raise her daughter.
Maria: The Outlaw Legend
Described as an intimate biopic of photographer and Indigenous rights activist Claudia Andujar. Plot TBA.