Rodolfo Arena

Born: 1910-12-15

Angelo Arena, known as Rodolfo Arena (Araraquara, December 15, 1910 — Rio de Janeiro, August 31, 1980), was a Brazilian actor. Son of Italians Antonio Arena and Rosa Acettosi, he was born in the interior of São Paulo. He began his artistic career in the circus. In the 1930s he debuted in theater and from then on had a successful career that included almost one hundred films, some soap operas and more than three hundred plays. He was one of the most prolific actors in Brazilian cinema.


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Macunaima

as Maanape
Released: 1969-09-03

Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically...

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Lady on the Bus

as uncredited
Released: 1978-04-17

Solange is a recently married young woman whose wedding night did not end well. After constant...

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The Woman Who Invented Love

as Doutor Perdigão
Released: 1980-10-20

Doralice is a simple minded woman romantically fascinated by marriage. However, when she is...

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Killed the Family and Went to the Movies

as Pai
Released: 1969-01-01

A man living with his parents in a low middle-class apartment in Rio de Janeiro coldly stabs...

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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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Golden Mouth

as Dentista
Released: 1963-05-03

After a powerful outlaw dies, a reporter interviews his lover and gets three different stories...

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Bye Bye Brazil

as Lavrador
Released: 1980-02-08

The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the...

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Summer Showers

as Lourenço
Released: 1978-04-24

70-year-old widower living in a poor Rio de Janeiro suburb falls in love again when he finds a...

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I Killed Lucio Flavio

as Celso
Released: 1979-03-01

In the early seventies in Rio de Janeiro, detective Mariel Moryscötte de Mattos belonged to a...

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Brazil Year 2000

as uncredited
Released: 1969-11-21

Year 2000. Brazil was partially devastated by the Third World War. An immigrant family arrives...

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The Drunkard

as José
Released: 1946-08-28

A good-hearted man, betrayed by his wife and friends, fakes his death and takes up a new...

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Costinha e o King Mong

as uncredited
Released: 1977-07-02

A band of criminals attempt to capture King Mong, a giant gorilla who lives in the jungle, where...

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Um Desconhecido Bate à Porta

as uncredited
Released: 1958-01-01

The film tells the story of Luciano who hides his identity as a rich boy to work in the stables...

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Xica

as Sargento-Mor
Released: 1976-09-06

The romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine atributes" in order to get...

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The Torturer

as uncredited
Released: 1980-05-19

Zionists hire a hitman to kill a Nazi war criminal exiled in a Latin American country, where...

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S. Bernardo

as Dr. Magalhães
Released: 1972-06-01

The story of Paulo Honório, a poor ploughman who becomes a rich farmer. Obsessed by his desire...

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Independência ou Morte

as Palmela
Released: 1972-09-02

The story of how D. Pedro I proclaimed the Brazilian independence on September 7th, 1822, and...

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Capitu

as José Dias
Released: 1968-11-22

Adaptation of Machado de Assis’s classic novel “Dom Casmurro”. Bentinho and Capitu are friends...

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Adventures with Uncle Manuelo

as Avô
Released: 1971-07-08

Three boys and their uncle venture into the Amazon jungle in search of their missing grandfather...

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Parceiros da Aventura

as Inspetor
Released: 1979-06-10

Rio de Janeiro crooks rove about, performing petty tricks to survive, and get involved with a...

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O Doce Esporte do Sexo

as uncredited
Released: 1971-01-01

Erotic comedy in five segments, starring the same actor, Chico Anysio: O Torneio (The...

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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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A Echarpe de Seda

as uncredited
Released: 1950-09-12

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Eu Transo, Ela Transa

as uncredited
Released: 1972-12-10

Anxious to please his boss, Roberto agrees to host the chief's lover in his own home, unaware of...

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Eu Sou o Tal

as uncredited
Released: 1959-01-01

Winner of a Theater talent contest, in which he was the only one to enroll, Belizário da Silva...

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Enigma for the Devil

as Dr. Barbosa
Released: 1975-09-07

A rich heiress arrives in Belo Horizonte from Buenos Aires to receive her fortune. After...

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Sagarana: O Duelo

as Exaltino
Released: 1974-08-26

Unable to endure the idea that he would go without punishment, a criminal's victim chases him...

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A Pantera Nua

as uncredited
Released: 1979-12-20

Norma is a low middle class young woman trying to find a rich husband to have comfortable life....

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Baron Olavo, The Horrible

as uncredited
Released: 1969-05-08

Bressane’s first color film, shot in the home of the artist Elyseu Visconti. Part of it is...

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Em Família

as Seu Souza
Released: 1971-04-19

Old couple are being evicted and turn to their five children for help. Since no one can...

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Quando as Mulheres Querem Provas

as Arquimedes
Released: 1975-03-04

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O Levante das Saias

as uncredited
Released: 1967-09-13

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The Vampire of Copacabana

as Motorista
Released: 1976-12-20

Carlos and Suely are a normal couple. He has some extramarital adventures and she's a standard...

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Lollipop

as Capitão
Released: 1964-07-06

While still a child, Lollipop falls in love with her orphaned cousin Silvio, who has been raised...

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Depois Eu Conto

as uncredited
Released: 1956-07-27

Zé da Bomba dreams of being rich, and his neighbour dreams of being an artist and having an...

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A Noite dos Assassinos

as uncredited
Released: 1976-06-06

In a little forgotten town three bandits robbers a bank and manages to run away with a lot of...

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Missão: Matar!

as Cordeiro
Released: 1972-03-26

A professional hitman returns to Brazil and is hired to eliminate an Argentine Delegate in a Rio...

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Tem Folga na Direção

as uncredited
Released: 1976-09-12

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Essa Gatinha é Minha

as uncredited
Released: 1966-12-21

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Jesus Cristo, Eu Estou Aqui

as uncredited
Released: 1971-08-23

Low-budget comedy of errors about false miracles, Catholic priests, greedy politicians and a...

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Delirious Saturdays

as Afonso
Released: 1979-04-29

From Friday night 'til Sunday morning, the doors of a new world open inside a nightclub in the...

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Sweet Thieves

as Português
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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Lucia McCartney, Call Girl

as Uncle
Released: 1971-11-29

In the 60's Lúcia McCartney is a call girl who is a fan of the Beatles. A diplomat tries to get...

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O Flagrante

as uncredited
Released: 1976-05-13

Five friends decide to enjoy Mardi Gras without their wives, leaving them home. But one of the...

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O Camelô da Rua Larga

as Rafael
Released: 1958-10-13

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Motel

as Leopoldo
Released: 1974-01-01

Caseli, a young writer and teacher, creates in his imagination characters who would frequent a...

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Os Senhores da Terra

as uncredited
Released: 1970-01-01

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Crime no Sacopã

as uncredited
Released: 1963-12-16

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Maria Bonita, Rainha do Cangaço

as uncredited
Released: 1968-07-31

Romantic biography of Maria Bonita, daughter of a poor farmer who was kidnapped by Lampião and...

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Plantation Boy

as José Paulino
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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J.J.J., o Amigo do Super-Homem

as uncredited
Released: 1978-01-01

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Cristo de Lama

as uncredited
Released: 1967-01-01

The story of Antônio Francisco Lisboa, the famed Brazilian sculptor and architect born in the...

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Intimacy

as Cícero
Released: 1976-01-26

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

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Noite Sem Homem

as Lima
Released: 1976-07-01

Two brothels in a small country town fight fiercely for the town's clientele, putting the owners...

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Padre Cícero: Os Milagres de Juazeiro

as Dom Joaquim
Released: 1976-03-07

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Fogo Morto

as uncredited
Released: 1976-06-01

In 1910, in the State of Paraíba, Brazil, a man is expelled from his own land by the ruthless...

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O Diamante

as uncredited
Released: 1955-08-18

Disagreements between brothers and marital infidelity are just some of the consequences that the...

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Go To Work You Bum!

as Pai de Dino
Released: 1973-01-09

Having come out recently from jail, a tramp, willing to make quick money, decides to organize a...

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Costinha, o Rei da Selva

as uncredited
Released: 1975-07-17

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A Mulher Sensual

as Pai de Marina
Released: 1981-12-20

Famous soap opera actress finds out her sexuality after breaking up with her former boyfriend,...

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The Spirit of Zé Lins

as uncredited
Released: 2006-01-01

Documentary on the life and work of José Lins do Rego (1901-1957), one of Brazil's greatest 20th...

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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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...E As Pílulas Falharam

as uncredited
Released: 1977-02-24

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O Grande Gozador

as uncredited
Released: 1972-09-18

"Lula, 'bon vivant' who subsists at the expense of small blows, goes on with his life without a...

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Com as Calças na Mão

as Lauro
Released: 1975-11-25

Reg owns the store "Tem Tudo... E Muito Mais" (Has Everything... And Much More). To satisfy his...

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Procura-se Uma Rosa

as uncredited
Released: 1964-05-21

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Maneco, o Super Tio

as Avô
Released: 1979-11-25

Maneco takes his nephews to spend his holidays at his grandfather's place. But the old scientist...

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Denúncia Vazia

as uncredited
Released: 1979-09-10

An elderly couple decides to commit suicide after receive a eviction order. The first short-film...

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O Caçador de Fantasma

as Avô
Released: 1975-07-10

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Como Ganhar na Loteria Sem Perder a Esportiva

as uncredited
Released: 1971-01-01

A comedy about the happiness of several people who won the number 12 of Sports Lottery, thinking...

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Toda a Vida em 15 Minutos

as uncredited
Released: 1954-11-03

Passengers aboard a seemingly doomed plane reminisce about their lives, questioning the façade...

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Brutos Inocentes

as Inácio
Released: 1974-11-20

A drama in the amazonian country.

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Flamengo Paixão

as uncredited
Released: 1980-01-01

Documentary about Flamengo, one of the most popular soccer teams in Brazil

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O Supercareta

as uncredited
Released: 1972-08-11

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Carioca Symphony

as uncredited
Released: 1955-01-01

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O Azarento: Um Homem de Sorte

as uncredited
Released: 1974-06-24

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O Semideus

as Osvaldo
First aired: 1973-08-22

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