David Cardoso

Born: 1943-04-09

José Darcy Cardoso, better known by his stage name David Cardoso, is a Brazilian actor of film, stage and television, who has also worked as a filmmaker and producer. Founder of production company DaCar Produções Cinematográficas , he's known as one of the main names among the erotic and pornographic productions of São Paulo's "Boca do Lixo". Born and raised in Maracaju, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, by 1963 Cardoso moved to São Paulo and began searching for gigs as a technician in filmmaking. Working as continuity supervisor and production director at Pam Filmes, Amacio Mazzaropi's production company, he got his debut as an actor in a short role in Mazzaropi's O Lamparina (1963). He would have his first substancial role in Walter Hugo Khouri's "O Corpo Ardente", in 1966. By the early 1970s Cardoso already had gain notoriety as a star, after acting in Glauco Mirko Laurelli's "A Moreninha" (1970). In 1973 he founded DaCar Produções Cinematográficas, which would go on to produce most of his later films. His debut as a director was 1977's DaCar production "Dezenove Mulheres e Um Homem". As an actor, Cardoso was featured in more than 40 films, from pornographic features to family-friendly movies such as Roberto Farias' "Roberto Carlos em Ritmo de Aventura" (1968), including avant-garde and cult films like Ozualdo Candeias' "A Herança" (1971). He played the main part in Rede Globo's soap opera "O Homem Proibido" (1982), leading to a series of protests from a conservative part of the public in account of his well-known connection to erotic productions. Cardoso is father to actors David Cardoso Júnior and Tallytha Cardoso, and currently lives in a farm in his home state of Mato Grosso do Sul.


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Porno

as Romano
Released: 1981-01-01

Three tales of the erotic: Two young ladies experiment with lesbianism, a handsome and wealthy...

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Corpo Devasso

as uncredited
Released: 1980-02-08

A farm worker, after seducing the boss's daughter, flees to São Paulo. Naive, he is faced with a...

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Men and Women

as uncredited
Released: 1964-08-17

Two friends take two prostitutes for a night of pleasure. But the night turns out to be...

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The Inheritance

as Omeleto
Released: 1970-11-05

An experimental adaptation of Hamlet to Brazil's rural areas. Farmer's son returns home after...

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Cabeça a Prêmio

as Radialista
Released: 2010-08-20

The Menezes, a powerful family of animal breeders from the Mid-West, have always been at the...

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The Nun and the Torture

as Delegado Rui
Released: 1984-03-07

Chief of Police Rui, a happily married man of principles, is in charge of investigating Joana, a...

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Corpo Presente

as uncredited
Released: 2011-11-18

Three desperate stories about working life in São Paulo.

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Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor

as uncredited
Released: 1989-08-17

Pedro, a poor Portuguese immigrant, comes to Brazil to try to change his life, but ends up...

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A Moreninha

as Augusto
Released: 1970-01-04

Carolina gathers some old friends in her house on Paquetá Island, in Rio de Janeiro. She will...

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Desejo Selvagem

as Tigre
Released: 1979-01-01

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Se Meu Dólar Falasse

as Gustavo
Released: 1971-03-08

Bums find $15,000 in trash, but the money belonged to criminals.

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Erotic Hunts

as Ricardo
Released: 1984-03-12

Film in three episodes. On the first, man is seduced by strange woman. The second shows orgies...

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A Noite das Taras nº 2

as David
Released: 1982-09-10

In "Solo de Violino", bank clerk and aspirant violinist Rodrigo is a serial killer. When his...

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Tentação na Cama

as uncredited
Released: 1984-01-01

Roberto is a successful businessman. Persecuted by the police, he will have a dilemma: give a...

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O Guarani

as Peri
Released: 1979-11-14

The love affair between Ceci, a white woman and a handsome Indian, Peri, in Brazil.

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Mazzaropi

as Self
Released: 2013-10-08

A documentary on the life and work of Amácio Mazzaropi, a phenomenon of popularity and...

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Minami em Close-up - A Boca em Revista

as uncredited
Released: 2008-04-17

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A Hora Mágica

as Delegado Bandeira
Released: 1998-07-03

In the 1950s, while radio is slowly being surpassed by television as the leading broadcast...

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Vidas Estranhas

as uncredited
Released: 1968-08-08

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The Burning Body

as uncredited
Released: 1966-07-22

Márcia discovers that her husband is having an affair and decides to take a trip out into an...

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Loved and Abused

as Leandro Kopezky
Released: 1976-03-25

Famous crime story writer puzzles police investigator when all the women he gets involved with...

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Foi Bom pra Você, Benzinho?

as uncredited
Released: 2006-07-13

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I Have Got AIDS

as uncredited
Released: 1986-07-16

A docufiction that reveals the obstacles faced by AIDS victims during its worst period when it...

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19 Mulheres e 1 Homem

as uncredited
Released: 1977-06-17

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A Infidelidade ao Alcance de Todos

as uncredited
Released: 1972-08-21

Erotic comedy in two segments: in the first, a candidate running for mayor of a small town pays...

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Body and Soul of a Woman

as uncredited
Released: 1983-01-01

A young couple, Rodrigo and Aimé, who love each other deeply and possess everything to achieve...

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Boca do Lixo: A Bollywood Brasileira

as uncredited
Released: 2011-04-13

A documentary on Boca do Lixo, a dowtown São Paulo square that became a tentpole for film...

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Quando as Mulheres Paqueram

as uncredited
Released: 1971-06-15

Three English women on vacation in Brazil shake the structures of a Brazilian bourgeois family,...

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Sedução - A Mulher Fatal

as uncredited
Released: 1974-05-19

An wealthy Italian immigrant from São Paulo, watches closely the suitors of his daughter...

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Roberto Carlos em Ritmo de Aventura

as uncredited
Released: 1968-12-04

While making a movie in Rio de Janeiro, the singer Roberto Carlos is kidnapped by an...

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Caçada Sangrenta

as Neguinho
Released: 1974-05-12

A sculptor, protected by a millionaire woman, becomes suspect of her murder. He flees to the...

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Os Maridos Traem... e as Mulheres Subtraem

as Johnny Aleluia
Released: 1970-01-01

Two friends live without knowing a most awkward situation: each one is the lover of the other's...

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Possuídas pelo Pecado

as André Albino de Souza
Released: 1976-10-24

Dr. Leme, a rich old man, is frustrated about not having children with his wife Raquel. In his...

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Sem Defesa

as uncredited
Released: 2015-12-01

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O Amante de Minha Mulher

as André
Released: 1979-02-05

Alberto Verani is a married farmer and a relentless womanizer. When his wife Marina is away he...

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A Ilha do Desejo

as uncredited
Released: 1975-06-07

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Agnaldo, Perigo à Vista

as uncredited
Released: 1969-01-01

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A Boca do Cinema

as uncredited
Released: 2017-02-25

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Bandido, Fúria do Sexo

as Téo
Released: 1979-11-23

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Trindad... É Meu Nome

as uncredited
Released: 1974-02-03

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Um Cara Diferente

as uncredited
Released: 2014-04-14

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E Agora, José?

as uncredited
Released: 1979-12-08

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Caingangue - A Pontaria do Diabo

as uncredited
Released: 1973-12-29

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O Dia do Gato

as Gato
Released: 1987-03-15

Gato is an experienced thief who breaks into a doctor's house with two cronies for a complicated...

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Sinal Vermelho - As Fêmeas

as uncredited
Released: 1972-12-10

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Férias No Sul

as uncredited
Released: 1967-09-12

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Crepúsculo das Deusas

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Released: 2022-12-13

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O Viciado em C...

as uncredited
Released: 1984-01-31

Boy raised in a farm, keep sexual relations with the regional animals. When he reaches maturity...

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As Seis Mulheres de Adão

as Adão
Released: 1982-05-08

Six women revenge themselves on a lady-killer who deceived them.

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Novas Sacanages do Viciado em C...

as uncredited
Released: 1985-01-24

José Carlos finds his perfect partner, a transvestite, and decides to marry.

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