Antônio Pitanga

Born: 1939-06-13

Antônio Luiz Sampaio (born June 13, 1939), better known by his stage name Antônio Pitanga, is a Brazilian actor and filmmaker, who became internationally known for playing several roles on films of the Cinema Novo movement in the 1960s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Antônio Pitanga licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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A Vilã das Nove

as uncredited
Released: 2024-10-31

Roberta is currently in the best phase of her life. Recently divorced, she lives with her...

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The Given Word

as Mestre Coca
Released: 1962-04-17

Zé is a very poor man whose most prized possession is his donkey. When his donkey falls...

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Lula, the Son of Brazil

as Seu Cristóvão
Released: 2010-01-01

The true story of a working class boy who moves to the nation's financial capital at a young age...

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The Man Who Challenged the Devil

as Preto Velho
Released: 2007-09-28

After being forced into a marriage and enduring a humiliating work routine in the hands of his...

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Aunt Virginia

as Tavares
Released: 2023-11-09

Aunt Virginia is a 70-year-old woman who has no children and has never been married, and ends up...

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Wedding Games

as Marcelo
Released: 2023-11-24

When Alex and Eva choose to exchange vows at the very spot they first crossed paths, a series of...

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The Age of the Earth

as Black Christ
Released: 1980-11-17

Drawing inspiration from a poem penned by Castro Alves, this film vividly captures the...

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Rio Babilonia

as Bira
Released: 1982-09-14

A public relations man is invited to guide an American millionaire during his stay in Rio de...

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Our Dream

as Seu Américo
Released: 2023-09-21

The life story of Claudinho e Buchecha, greatest icons and most successful duo of the Brazilian...

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Malês

as Pacífico Licutan
Released: 2024-11-14

Based on historical facts, the film portrays the largest slave rebellion in Brazilian history,...

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Zuzu Angel

as Policial gentil
Released: 2006-08-04

Covering the last years of the famous Brazilian fashion designer in her doomed quest for...

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Tinnitus

as Inácio
Released: 2023-07-05

Marina Lenk is an experienced Ornamental Jumping athlete. However, an attack of Tinnitus — an...

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Di Cavalcanti Di Glauber

as uncredited
Released: 1977-03-11

This controversial film from director Glauber Rocha records the funeral of his friend, major...

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For Sale or Rent

as Seu Capô
Released: 2013-08-09

A once-rich family of women in Rio de Janeiro must sell their mansion in order to keep their...

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Samba

as Paulo's friend
Released: 1965-02-01

Singer Laura Monteiro (Montiel) is murdered by her old protector João Fernandes de Oliveira...

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The Good Cinema

as uncredited
Released: 2021-03-18

An authentically marginal cinema created in Catholic university in Brazil. One of the most...

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The Big City

as Calunga
Released: 1966-05-13

In search of a better life, Luzia leaves the Northeast of Brazil and goes to Rio de Janeiro,...

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Barrela: Escola de Crimes

as uncredited
Released: 1990-02-06

In an overcrowded prision cell, each man has to make his own way and secure himself from the...

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Same Old West

as Ermitão
Released: 2024-08-12

In the backlands of Goiás, Brazil, brutish men who cannot deal with their weaknesses are...

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Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

as Self
Released: 2020-10-22

In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's...

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Pitanga

as Self
Released: 2016-09-23

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic...

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The Guns

as Voice
Released: 1964-06-01

A group of armed soldiers is sent to the Northeast of Brazil in an attempt to stop a...

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The Woman of Everyone

as Vampiro
Released: 1969-10-24

Ângela Carne e Osso (Angela Meat and Bone), a young nymphomaniac, lives surrounded by...

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The Turning Wind

as Firmino
Released: 1962-05-28

In Bahia, an educated black man returns to his home fishing village to try and free people from...

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I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips

as Pastor Isaías
Released: 2011-10-11

In a remote part of the Amazon, a traveling photographer has an intense affair with a preacher's...

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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

as Self
Released: 1997-01-01

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that...

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Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion

as Joaquim
Released: 2000-04-21

The film tells the story of an intuitive, adventurous man who loved his country and being...

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Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei

as Valentim
Released: 1999-10-15

A movie about a Brazilian entrepreneur who rivalled American's richest man at his time,...

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Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

as Self
Released: 2003-09-17

Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the...

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Memory House

as Cristovam
Released: 2022-08-31

An older man begins to work in a modern dairy factory. He feels distant and does not identify...

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Lampião, King of the Badlands

as uncredited
Released: 1963-09-16

The story of how a quarrel between families set poor farmer Virgulino Ferreira da Silva on the...

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The Brazilwood Man

as César
Released: 1982-02-22

Fantasy comedy about Brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade, one of the most important icons of...

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Quilombo

as Acaiuba
Released: 1984-06-03

Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century....

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Na Boca do Mundo

as Antônio
Released: 1979-01-22

A black fisherman now working at a local gas station, Antônio lives at the small beach town of...

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Memórias do Grupo Opinião

as Self
Released: 2019-05-15

Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian...

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Os Escravos de Jó

as Jérèmie Valés
Released: 2020-01-24

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Joanna Francesa

as uncredited
Released: 1973-12-30

Joana is a sophisticated, beautiful woman, so she has a choice of lovers, and destinies. She...

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Our Children

as Rodrigo
Released: 2022-02-02

Vera, who fought in the armed left-wing movements against the Brazilian military dictatorship,...

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The Great Kilapy

as Pai de Joãzinho
Released: 2012-09-07

Zézé Gamboa's sardonic historical drama follows a good-hearted, apolitical con man who, on the...

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Possessões

as Pai Joaquim
Released: 2024-08-22

Three stories are intermingled by the same theme: possessions.

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My Home Is Copacabana

as uncredited
Released: 1965-06-08

Homeless children in the slums of Rio are driven out of their temporary shelters by ruthless...

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Esse Mundo é Meu

as Toninho
Released: 1964-04-01

The film follows two men living in a Rio de Janeiro slum: a black shoe-shiner and a white mill...

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Black Goddess

as uncredited
Released: 1978-01-01

A Deusa Negra is a love story that spans two centuries. In 18th century Yorubaland, Prince...

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Como Ser Solteiro

as uncredited
Released: 1998-01-30

A comedy addressing the issues of being single in Rio de Janeiro.

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Golias Contra o Homem das Bolinhas

as uncredited
Released: 1969-07-27

The adventures of a peaceful and infatuated man, who tries to identify the man who killed his...

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Bandidos da Falange

as uncredited
Released: 1983-07-14

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Ganga Zumba

as Ganga Zumba / Antão
Released: 1963-04-16

The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of...

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Bandeira de Retalhos

as João da Lua
Released: 2018-01-21

Vidigal Hill, 1977. A runaway group of bandits engage in a complex love triangle in the brink of...

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Garotas do ABC

as Seu Aurélio
Released: 2003-12-18

Aurélia is a young black woman who works at a factory and lives in a working-class neighborhood...

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Sol Sobre a Lama

as Bom Rojão
Released: 1963-10-24

A poor community in Salvador organizes a resistance against the destruction of the Água de...

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The Passenger: Adult Secrets

as Delegado
Released: 2006-11-26

A coming of age story about a boy in RIo de Janeiro, Brazil who, after his father's death, finds...

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Plantation Boy

as Zé Guedes
Released: 1966-05-19

After being orphaned, a boy is raised by his grandfather and uncles, rich rural landowners, on a...

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The Coup d'État Factory

as Antônio Pitanga
Released: 2022-09-08

Brazil has a long tradition of coup d'états. These coups would have not been viable without the...

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Tropico

as uncredited
Released: 1969-03-16

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Bahia of All Saints

as Pitanga
Released: 1961-03-19

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, during the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas. Outlaw Tonio is involved in...

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The Fifth Monkey

as Drunk at the Party
Released: 1990-10-05

When Cunda, a man living deep in the Brazilian rainforest, is bitten by a snake, he has a...

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The Manor of Araucaima

as Cristobal
Released: 1986-02-24

In an old and mysterious tropical mansion cohabit the supposed owner, a friar, a convalescent...

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Tocaia no Asfalto

as Matador de Caxias
Released: 1962-03-13

A gunman is hired to kill a corrupt politician. However, the agreement is canceled. Despite...

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Garden of War

as uncredited
Released: 1968-09-23

Edson is having an affair with a left-wing aspiring movie director during Brazil's military...

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Rei do Rio

as Geraldão
Released: 1985-06-11

Two friends get rich running an illegal gambling business. But soon they start to compete, and...

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A Força do Gigante

as Self
Released: 2022-11-22

This documentary is a true treasure for Vasco fans, who will remember or learn about important...

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Câncer

as uncredited
Released: 1972-01-01

This film shows people with constant psychological and social conflicts: the violence among...

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Vozes do Medo

as uncredited
Released: 1972-12-22

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Sweet Thieves

as Fuleiro
Released: 1977-05-26

After assaulting a Hollywood film crew, a group of residents of a community in Rio de Janeiro...

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A Terceira Morte de Joaquim Bolívar

as uncredited
Released: 2000-01-01

The ideological conflict between Joaquim Bolívar, a young barber member of the Communist Party...

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A Day with Jerusa

as Yoyo
Released: 2020-01-26

"A Day with Jerusa" follows Silvia, a young, mediumic market researcher facing the hardships of...

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No Tempo de Glauber

as uncredited
Released: 1987-02-27

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The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus

as uncredited
Released: 2023-01-30

For this behemoth, Bressane took his opera omnia and edited it in an order that first adheres to...

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Bom Dia, Eternidade

as Calunga
Released: 2006-01-01

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Bahia

as uncredited
Released: 1976-09-26

The adventures of Otalia, a strangely innocent young Brazilian prostitute who has just arrived...

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Carvana

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2018-04-11

Chronicles the life and career of Hugo Carvana, brazilian actor and filmmaker.

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The Force of Xango

as Young Tônho Tiê (Uncredited)
Released: 1977-05-25

Tonho Tiê really likes living free, playing capoeira and drinking. During Carnival he meets...

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Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria

as Coice
Released: 2003-08-21

Apolônio Brasil was a pianist at a famous nightclub in Rio de Janeiro, from the 1950s until his...

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Compasso de Espera

as Assis
Released: 1969-01-01

Jorge de Oliveira is an Afro-Brazilian poet who works in a publicity agency in São Paulo. Torn...

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When Carnaval Comes

as Cuíca
Released: 1972-07-13

Music manager has to get three of his artists together for a special show, but soon finds out it...

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Deadly Cruelty

as Deca
Released: 1976-12-18

Man leaves his family behind and moves to Nova Iguaçu, a poor and violent city in the outskirts...

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Pressed, Ripped Apart

as (archive footage)
Released: 2019-06-06

What does Brazilian cinema tell us? What does Brazilian cinema tell us about black actresses and...

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Jouez Encore, Payez Encore

as uncredited
Released: 1975-01-01

A film that records the rehearsals of a Brazilian theatre troupe directed by Victor Garcia, and...

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Dedé Mamata

as uncredited
Released: 1988-09-01

Dede (Guilherne Fontes) is a Brazilian teen who lives with his middle-class grandparents who are...

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Chico Rei

as uncredited
Released: 1985-01-20

Galanga, king of Congo brought to Brazil as a slave, finds gold in Vila Rica, in the State of...

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A Grande Feira

as Chico Diabo
Released: 1961-03-10

The naive sailor Ron arrives in Bahia to visit the famous Água dos Meninos street market. There,...

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Favela do Papa

as Self
Released: 2023-04-02

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Running After

as Garçom Othelo
Released: 2018-06-07

Paulo Ventania is a black Brazilian man, always doing his best to bring some happiness in his...

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Cangaceiros de Lampião

as Cravo Roxo
Released: 1967-09-01

On the day of Pedro Boiadeiro's wedding, a band of cangaceiros who survived the Angicos massacre...

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Cordão de Ouro

as Cosme
Released: 1977-07-28

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República da Traição

as uncredited
Released: 1970-01-01

European couple arrive at the Republic of Maraguaya with a strange mission. But the involvement...

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A Promessa de Gerônimo

as Geronimo
Released: 2012-04-01

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Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável

as uncredited
Released: 1974-02-25

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Corisco, o Diabo Loiro

as Zé Baiano
Released: 1969-09-29

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Lenita

as Self
Released: 2023-10-27

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Referências

as Self
Released: 2006-01-01

During a showing of rare Afro-Brazilian Cinema films at the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern...

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Senhor dos Navegantes

as uncredited
Released: 1964-04-27

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Água de Meninos – A Feira do Cinema Novo

as Himself
Released: 2012-06-11

Recalling the films "Sol Sobre a Lama" and "A Grande Feira", which portrayed the living...

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Eternamente Pagu

as Herculano
Released: 1987-05-12

Eternamente Pagu is a biographical film about Patrícia Galvão, best known as Pagu, a Brazilian...

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Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2021-10-28

Conducted from interviews with personalities who lived with Leila Diniz (1945-1972), the...

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Riscados pela Memória

as uncredited
Released: 2018-09-09

The owner of a record store, amid a purchase of second-hand LPs, is faced with something that...

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Uma Nega Chamada Tereza

as uncredited
Released: 1970-01-01

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O Terno do Zé

as Pai Pedro de Oxum Aiê
Released: 2012-08-18

Flávio is a filmmaker who was famous during the 1970s, but who's now forgotten by the public....

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Barravento Novo

as uncredited
Released: 2017-11-09

Barravento Novo depicts correspondences between Antônio Pitanga—a Cinema Novo actor seen here...

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Juliana do Amor Perdido

as uncredited
Released: 1970-01-01

A beautiful young woman living in an isolated fishing community on an island falls in love with...

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Celebridade

as Comandante Roberto
First aired: 2003-10-13

A successful businesswoman in the music industry sees her life fall apart after a young and...

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The Clone

as Sebastião "Tião"
First aired: 2001-10-01

Human cloning. The Islamic world. Two young people, two different cultures, two different...

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A Próxima Vítima

as Kléber Noronha
First aired: 1995-03-13

A young law student starts to work as a detective, decided to uncover the identity behind a...

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Perfect Love

as Popó Batista
First aired: 2023-03-20

A story about love and its different manifestations, told through the little boy Marcelino in...

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Side by Side

as Túlio
First aired: 2012-09-10

Winner of the International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela, "Side by Side" focuses on two women...

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Lilyhammer

as Blind Man
First aired: 2012-01-25

After Frank The Fixer Tagliano testifies against his Mafia boss in New York, he enters the...

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In Your Place

as Gesiel
First aired: 2021-11-08

Christian and Renato are identical twins who have opposite lives: Christian grew up in an...

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Tenda dos Milagres

as Exú
First aired: 1985-07-29

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Dois em Cena: Encontro de Gerações

as uncredited
First aired: 2023-08-28

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Meu Destino É Pecar

as Dioclécio
First aired: 1984-05-21

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Thin Air

as José Nazário
First aired: 2017-08-05

Cristian Nazario abandoned his family to climb Mount Everest and now returns home with terminal...

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