Ênio Gonçalves

Ênio Gonçalves

Born: August 28, 1943
Died: October 5, 2013
in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Born in the south of Brazil, Ênio Gonçalves majored in journalism and worked in over 30 films, starred in 20 telenovelas, and performed in numerous plays, starting with "Auto de Natal" in 1959.

He studied film directing at the "Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia" in Rome, Italy, and became popular after his performance in Nelson Rodrigues's "Toda Nudez Será Castigada" in 1965, directed by Zbigniew Ziembinski.

He would write some 20 plays, including "2 ou 3 Buracos" (1976), "Dia Torto" (1976), "Vem Contudo" (1977) and "Até as Orelhas" (2004), and adapt literary works such as J. Guimarães Rosa's Sorôco, Sua Mãe, Sua Filha (1975) for the screen and Erico Verissimo's "Sonata".

Movies for Ênio Gonçalves...

ABCs of Death 2 1/2
Title: ABCs of Death 2 1/2
Character: The Father (segment "Mail is for Mailbox")
Released: August 2, 2016
Type: Movie
An anthology of 26 fan entries submitted for inclusion in ABCs of Death 2, each offering various takes on the letter "M"
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M Is for Mailbox
Title: M Is for Mailbox
Character: The Father
Released: September 18, 2014
Type: Movie
Submitted for "The ABCs of Death 2" competition.
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The Great Victory
Title: The Great Victory
Released: May 8, 2014
Type: Movie
Independent feature film based on the biography of a Brazilian judo with a great victory that went beyond the mats and medals.
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Terno
Title: Terno
Character: Emiliano
Released: August 23, 2013
Type: Movie
One day away of Marcelo's wedding, the tailor, the groom and his father will have to correct much more than the suit's measures.
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Hard Season
Title: Hard Season
Character: Abel
Released: January 1, 2012
Type: Movie
Gabriel and Laura are two strangers drawn to each other by a spark of restlessness in their eyes. At Laura's sanctuary, an abandoned factory, a man with a camera will put their revolutionary fantasies to the test.
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O Filme dos Espíritos
Title: O Filme dos Espíritos
Character: Antonio
Released: October 7, 2011
Type: Movie
Após perder a esposa e a caminho do suicídio, um homem se depara com O Livro dos Espíritos e começa uma jornada de transformação interior rumo aos mistérios da vida espiritual e suas influências no mundo material.
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Title: Pages of Life
Character: Oscar
Released: July 10, 2006
Type: TV
Nanda must rethink her plansof studying in Amsterdam when she discovers she is pregnant. After losing the support of her boyfriend Léo, the young girl decides to return home, where she suffers a serious accident and dies.However, Helena, her doctor, is able to save her new-born twins: Francisco and Clara. Unfortunately, Clara suffers from Downs Syndrome. Helena feels a strong emotional tie to Clara and adopts her.Years later, the twins’father Léo, a young and wealthy businessman, returns to the scene, wanting to gain custody of the children.However, Helena and Alex fight to the end to retain guardianship of the twins, whom they have raised with such love.
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What Is It Worth?
Title: What Is It Worth?
Character: Dom Elísio
Released: May 20, 2005
Type: Movie
Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's short story "Pai Contra Mãe", having some of Nireu Cavalcanti's 18th Century chronicles as inspiration, the film traces parallels between life in during the slavery period and in modern Brazil.
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Garotas do ABC
Title: Garotas do ABC
Character: Nelson Torres
Released: December 18, 2003
Type: Movie
Aurélia is a young black woman who works at a factory and lives in a working-class neighborhood in São Paulo, whose boyfriend Fábio gets involved with a racist neo-nazi group.
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O Amor Está No Ar
Title: O Amor Está No Ar
Released: August 8, 1997
Type: Movie
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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Title: Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."
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Title: Pedra Sobre Pedra
Character: Diamantino
Released: January 6, 1992
Type: TV
Pedra Sobre Pedra is a Brazilian telenovela produced by Rede Globo from January 6 to July 31, 1992, with 178 episodes.
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Title: Boca do Lixo
Character: Gilson
Released: July 17, 1990
Type: TV
Cláudia Toledo, a former sex symbol and a struggling actress, sees a chance to transform her life when a wealthy businessman proposes to her. What initially seemed like a dream marriage quickly unravels into a deceptive scheme, as Cláudia discovers the union is a sham to maintain appearances. She ends up falling for Tomás, a seductive construction worker, who convinces Cláudia to plot a murder to inherit her husband's fortune.
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Satanic Attraction
Title: Satanic Attraction
Character: Lionel
Released: August 4, 1989
Type: Movie
Fernanda, a radio DJ, has a show in which she tells gruesome and gory horror stories about satanic rituals and sex murders. However, when bodies start turning up around town killed in exactly the way Fernanda describes on her show, it looks like someone or some group is using her show to get ideas.
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Title: Colônia Cecília
Character: Aníbal
Released: July 31, 1989
Type: TV
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Instinto Devasso
Title: Instinto Devasso
Character: Henrique
Released: August 20, 1987
Type: Movie
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Suburban Angels
Title: Suburban Angels
Character: Henrique
Released: February 19, 1987
Type: Movie
The lives of three teachers in the outskirts of São Paulo, their love lives, their interaction with the poor surroundings, their family problems.
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Official Exterminator 3: Joy for Living Dead
Title: Official Exterminator 3: Joy for Living Dead
Character: (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
Yet another Godfrey Ho-scripted / Joseph Lai-produced / IFD-distributed "cut-and-paste" job. This one takes much of its footage from the 1983 Brazilian movie Doce Delirio and adds new and unrelated martial arts footage shot by Phillip Ko.
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Movie Dementia
Title: Movie Dementia
Character: Fausto
Released: October 15, 1986
Type: Movie
Transposition of the myth of Faust to modern Brazil. The heir to a bankrupt cigarette factory, amidst a personal crisis, leaves everything behind and heads for a supposed paradise he has seen in a tourist agency, where he believes he could find self-knowledge. In his search, he is inspired by a Mephisto-like character.
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Em Nome da Segurança Nacional
Title: Em Nome da Segurança Nacional
Released: March 15, 1985
Type: Movie
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Elite Devassa
Title: Elite Devassa
Character: Renato
Released: October 29, 1984
Type: Movie
Theodoro, a country boy goes to São Paulo from Florianópolis to work as a driver. He starts to work for rich and domineering Mariana. When her husband, Renato travels in Europe on business, he takes her for a trip to Campos do Jordão, where she has a vacation manor. It will not be long until the two begin a torrid love affair. However, he also enchants with her daughter, Ana Paula and sister, Luisa. Involved with all three, he discovers that his life may be in danger, because he finds out that two previous family drivers, Alfredo and Renato were killed in the house.
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Promiscuity, the Street Kids of Katia
Title: Promiscuity, the Street Kids of Katia
Released: April 30, 1984
Type: Movie
A story of a young woman who is cheating her impotent husband with the surrounding teenagers.
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Doce Delírio
Title: Doce Delírio
Released: May 26, 1983
Type: Movie
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New Wave
Title: New Wave
Character: Cido
Released: March 3, 1983
Type: Movie
A group of eleven women organize a soccer team, as a manifesto against sexism.
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Tudo na Cama
Title: Tudo na Cama
Released: February 8, 1983
Type: Movie
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Sexo às Avessas
Title: Sexo às Avessas
Released: December 7, 1982
Type: Movie
Heleno and Claudia reverses the daily roles traditionally reserved for men and women: He dedicated himself to domestic tasks. She's a jerky business lady.
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A Noite das Taras nº 2
Title: A Noite das Taras nº 2
Character: Rodrigo
Released: September 10, 1982
Type: Movie
In "Solo de Violino", bank clerk and aspirant violinist Rodrigo is a serial killer. When his next door neighbor reveals that she is in love with his music and Rodrigo, he has difficulties in controlling his killing impulses. In "A Guerra da Malvina", four female thieves break in the house of the porn star David Cardoso to rob money and jewelry, but they end having sex with the actor.
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Sete Dias de Agonia
Title: Sete Dias de Agonia
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
After a heavy rain storm, several vehicles get stuck on a muddy road. Soon hunger and fatigue change people's manners, making them behave in a very noncivilized way.
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The Peephole of Love
Title: The Peephole of Love
Character: Átila
Released: November 13, 1981
Type: Movie
Innocent girl starts working as a secretary in an office. Soon she finds out a hole in the wall through which she can see the action in the next apartment, where a prostitute meets her bizarre clients.
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P.S. - Post Scriptum
Title: P.S. - Post Scriptum
Released: March 23, 1981
Type: Movie
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A Noite dos Bacanais
Title: A Noite dos Bacanais
Released: February 8, 1981
Type: Movie
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Strange Force
Title: Strange Force
Released: September 11, 1980
Type: Movie
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The Intimacies of Analu and Fernanda
Title: The Intimacies of Analu and Fernanda
Character: Gilberto
Released: April 5, 1980
Type: Movie
After separating from her abusive husband, Analu knows Fernanda, a lovely lady who offers her shelter. The friendship between the two turns into an intense love affair, but Fernanda shows possessive and violent. The situation worsens when her husband discovers her whereabouts Analu and starts chasing her. And even worse when Fernanda also rejected, decides to put an end to the life of the lover, without considering the consequences.
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Viúvas Precisam de Consolo
Title: Viúvas Precisam de Consolo
Released: December 19, 1979
Type: Movie
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Beautiful and Corrupted
Title: Beautiful and Corrupted
Released: September 10, 1977
Type: Movie
Mentally disturbed woman always ends up killing her lovers.
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Eu Dou o Que Ela Gosta
Title: Eu Dou o Que Ela Gosta
Character: Marcos
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: Movie
A young couple uses creativity to escape the rules of the girl's father, a conservative Italian, and her grandmother. Even under the patriarch's watch, the roguish boyfriend manages to fulfill his desires.
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Sorôco, Sua Mãe, Sua Filha
Title: Sorôco, Sua Mãe, Sua Filha
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: Movie
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Desafio à Aventura
Title: Desafio à Aventura
Released: April 6, 1972
Type: Movie
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Brazil Year 2000
Title: Brazil Year 2000
Released: November 21, 1969
Type: Movie
Year 2000. Brazil was partially devastated by the Third World War. An immigrant family arrives in a small town, which they call "I Forgot." The trio is recruited by an indigenist to pretend to be indigenous during the visit of a general. In the dilemma of integrating into the system or preserving individual freedom, the family moves toward disintegration as the city prepares to launch a space rocket.
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Juventude e Ternura
Title: Juventude e Ternura
Character: Guy
Released: March 1, 1968
Type: Movie
The young singer Beth is torn between love for the honest pianist Guy; and the powerful smuggler Estênio, who sponsors his promising career.
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The Boy and the Wind
Title: The Boy and the Wind
Character: José Roberto Nery
Released: August 21, 1967
Type: Movie
A young engineer on holiday gets involved with a boy who has a strange relationship with the wind. Their close friendship arouses suspicion in the small town. When the boy disappears, the engineer is accused of murdering him.
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Cara a Cara
Title: Cara a Cara
Character: Boyfriend
Released: January 1, 1967
Type: Movie
The story of a civil servant who lives with his elderly mother. Falling in love with a corrupt politician's young and rich daughter, he abandons himself to crazy and violent situations.