Chacrinha

Born: 1917-09-30

José Abelardo Barbosa de Medeiros (Surubim, 30 de setembro de 1917 — Rio de Janeiro, 30 de junho de 1988), o Chacrinha, foi um grande comunicador de rádio e televisão no Brasil, como apresentador de programas de auditório, enorme sucesso dos anos 1950 aos 1980. Foi o autor da célebre frase: "Na televisão, nada se cria, tudo se copia"1 . Em seus programas de televisão, foram revelados para o país inteiro nomes como Roberto Carlos, Perla, Paulo Sérgio e Raul Seixas, entre muitos outros23 . Desde a década de 1970 era chamado de Velho Guerreiro, conforme homenagem feita a ele por Gilberto Gil que assim se referiu a Chacrinha numa conhecida letra de canção que compôs chamada "Aquele Abraço".


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Axé: Music of a People

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2017-01-19

Originally from Bahia and considered today one of the most globalised musical movements in the...

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O Milagre - O Poder da Fé

as uncredited
Released: 1979-03-12

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007½ no Carnaval

as Aberlado Barbosa
Released: 1966-03-01

British secret agent 007½ is sent to Rio de Janeiro to recover the plans stolen from a new metal...

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Já Não Se Faz Amor Como Antigamente

as uncredited
Released: 1976-12-07

Film in three segments. In the first, father is suspicious about his son's masculinity. The...

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The Delights of Life

as Self
Released: 1974-01-01

Young writer sells a soap-opera script to a TV network and manages to place his girlfriend in an...

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At Midnight I'll Slay my Uncle

as Archive footage
Released: 2023-09-18

When the nephew needs to spend a day at his uncle's house, he realizes in the worst way that he...

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Aventuras de um Paraíba

as Chacrinha
Released: 1982-01-01

Young guy from the poor Northeast region of Brazil comes to Rio de Janeiro to try his luck....

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A Public Opinion

as uncredited
Released: 1967-01-01

Documentary about middle-class people in Rio de Janeiro, in the 1960s, when Brazil was going...

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Essa Gostosa Brincadeira a Dois

as uncredited
Released: 1974-07-15

A couple do everything in order to stay together, against their families' wish.

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Na Onda do Iê-Iê-Iê

as uncredited
Released: 1966-03-01

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How Are You, Well?

as uncredited
Released: 1968-01-01

Two fanatical Flamengo fans get drunk after a defeat of time; a voyeurist peers at his...

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Leila Diniz

as Chacrinha
Released: 1987-11-01

The life of Brazilian actress Leila Diniz.

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Hello, Hello, Terezinha!

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2009-10-29

Hello, Hello, Terezinha! is a feature-length documentary about the country's biggest...

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Carnaval Barra Limpa

as uncredited
Released: 1967-06-05

The Syndicate of Brazilian Thieves tries to steal the world's greatest diamond, owned by the...

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Rio À Noite

as uncredited
Released: 1961-05-22

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Intimacy

as Chacrinha
Released: 1976-01-26

Guia de Filmes indicates: "melodrama addressing the massification of large urban centers and the...

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Pobre Príncipe Encantado

as uncredited
Released: 1969-01-05

Wanderley, a young and dreamy Army parachutist, arrives in Teresópolis, a resort mountain town,...

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Três Colegas de Batina

as uncredited
Released: 1961-09-12

The project of urbanization of a shantytown is endangered by lack of money. To get the necessary...

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Virou Bagunça

as uncredited
Released: 1961-02-07

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Fênix

as Self
Released: 1980-01-01

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Tropicália: 50 Anos

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2017-11-04

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Em Busca do Su$exo

as uncredited
Released: 1970-12-10

Willing to do anything to succeed in an artistic career, and roused by her own mother, the TV...

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Partido Alto

as Self
First aired: 1984-05-07

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Xuxa, O Documentário

as Self (Archive footage)
First aired: 2023-07-13

Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel, about to celebrate her 60th birthday and more than 40 years in the...

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