Pedro Cardoso
Pedro Cardoso (born December 31, 1962) is a Brazilian actor, screenwriter, playwright, writer and television director. He is best known for his role as Agostinho Carrara on the Rede Globo sitcom "A Grande Família", for which he was nominated for an International Emmy Award for best actor. Pedro Cardoso was born in Rio de Janeiro, the second of six children in a prominent family. His father was a well-succeed lawyer, while his grandfather was the president of Banco do Brasil. He is also a second cousin to Fernando Henrique Cardoso, a former President of Brazil. Cardoso left home when he was at 18 years due to "paternal guidance and youthful pride". He started to work on theaters as an illuminator. Eventually, he debuted as a stage actor in 1980. In 1982, he debuted as playwright with "Bar Doce Bar", a play co-authored by Felipe Pinheiro, in which Cardoso was also an actor. He received a Troféu Mambembe for best newcomer actor. Since then, he has directed and wrote several plays along with Pinheiro, and alone before Pinheiro's death, as well as acted in them. He also worked in television as an actor, director and screenwriter. He has also a career in cinema; working mostly as an actor. Cardoso co-wrote "Lisbela e o Prisioneiro" and produced T"odo Mundo Tem Problemas Sexuais".
Four Days in September
as Fernando Gabeira / PauloFernando, a journalist, and his friend César join terrorist group MR8 in order to fight...
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The Man Who Copied
as CardosoAndré, 19, lives in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and works as a photocopier operator. He likes to see...
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Bossa Nova
as RobertoAfter a chance encounter on the elevator, the lives of Mary Ann, a widowed English teacher, and...
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A Grande Família: O Filme
as AgostinhoFor forty years, the public functionary and family man Lineu and his beloved wife Nenê celebrate...
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Stelinha
as BarmanA young rock singer meets his childhood heroine, a famous singer who is now wallowing in alcohol...
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Redeemer
as Célio RochaCélio Rocha believes he was assigned by God Himself a difficult mission: to persuade his...
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Golden Oldies
as VaváFour friends who only think about enjoying life, with big parties, women and drinks, are...
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Betrayal
as MárioThis film shows three episodes: "The First Sin" portrays the relationship of a man and married...
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The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out
as BiluTwo stories chronicle the days of the bohemian, libertine youth of 1960s Rio de Janeiro.
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Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme
as uncreditedAdaptation of the series shown in 1988. The humble farmer Zé do Burro makes a promise to Santa...
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Dzi Croquettes
as SelfA Brazilian theatre group that through talent, irony and humour confronted the Brazilian violent...
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The Seven Vampires
as PedroA clumsy detective and his secretary are hired to solve the mysterious, vampiresque deaths...
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Rio's Love Song
as (segment "Drão")Four love stories which portray a wide gamut of emotions and desires against the backdrop of Rio...
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BR 716
as CarlinhosIn 1960s Rio de Janeiro, aspiring writer Felipe leads a life of wild parties held in an...
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Domingos
as SelfA look into the life and mind of Brazilian playwright and filmmaker Domingos Oliveira through...
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Separações
as Opening night guest (uncredited)Cabral is a 60 year old playwright who's married to Glorinha, an actress who's 20 years younger...
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A Farra do Circo
as SelfThis documentary highlights the evolution of Brazil's Circo Voador venue from homespun artists'...
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Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites
as SelfA portrays of the period in which Brazilian humor had fewer limits (1986-2003), free from...
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Felicidade É...
as uncreditedFour directors tell stories related to the concept of happiness.
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Todo Mundo Tem Problemas Sexuais
as uncreditedDivided in five segments, "Todo Mundo Tem Problemas Sexuais" follows the story of different...
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Marchamos
as uncreditedIn 2005, the first national manifestation against homophobia, called STOP Homophobia, was held...
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Clarice Niskier: Teatro dos Pés à Cabeça
as SelfThe documentary is a tribute to Theater based on the trajectory of Clarice Niskier who made her...
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A Grande Família
as Agostinho CarraraThe daily lives of a typical Brazilian middle-class family, that are always very close and...
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Vamp
as TobiasVamp is a Brazilian telenovela produced and displayed at the time of 19 hours by Rede Globo,...
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Anos Rebeldes
as Galeno QuintanilhaMini series about the 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, when a politically engaged student falls in love...
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