Tarcísio Meira

Tarcísio Meira

Born: October 5, 1935
Died: August 12, 2021
in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Tarcísio Pereira de Magalhães Sobrinho, better known as Tarcísio Meira (São Paulo, October 5, 1935 — São Paulo, August 12, 2021), was an award-winning Brazilian actor. Considered one of the greatest actors and heartthrobs of his generation, he marked an era with strong characters, in cinema, theater and television. For decades he immortalized television with good guys and villains who marked national television drama.

Movies for Tarcísio Meira...

Title: Pride and Passion
Character: Lorde Williamson
Released: March 20, 2018
Type: TV
At the beginning of the 20th century, a mother dreams of marrying her five daughters to eligible bachelors but marriage is not a priority in Elisabeta Benedito's life. More than finding true love, the strong-willed dreamer and her sisters want to live according to their own choices and to do so they must go against traditional rules and customs. Inspired by Jane Austen's works, this romantic comedy retells classic novels from the point of view of modern and empowered women.
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Title: Wounded Past
Character: Fausto Leitão
Released: October 3, 2016
Type: TV
When she was a young girl, Heloisa was harshly torn apart from the love of her life: Pedro, a straightforward romantic young man whose powerful family strongly believes the ends always do justify the means. Because she comes from a very humble background, Pedro's parents set up all kinds of intrigues in order to prevent the couple from fulfilling their seemingly predestined love story. Twenty years later, all it takes is a casual encounter to spark that feeling again and have them fighting against not only Pedro's family tricks, but also Heloisa's mighty and unscrupulous husband.
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Title: Velho Chico
Character: Jacinto de Sá Ribeiro (Coronel Saruê)
Released: March 14, 2016
Type: TV
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Title: Saramandaia
Character: Tibério Vilar
Released: June 24, 2013
Type: TV
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Mario Wallace Simonsen, Entre a Memória e a História
Title: Mario Wallace Simonsen, Entre a Memória e a História
Character: Self
Released: May 13, 2013
Type: Movie
The documentary is an investigation into the life of Mario Wallace Simosen, a man who commanded conglomerates of several companies and was threatened during the Military Dictatorship, when his rights were revoked.
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Title: Gabriela
Character: Juíz Felismino
Released: June 18, 2012
Type: TV
Naïve and provocative Gabriela is a raggedy migrant worker who arrives in town to mesmerize all with her playful and simple, yet raw sensuality. Set in 1925, the story unravels in Ilhéus, a quiet northeastern coastal city thriving with cocoa crops and aspirations for progress, even though the traditional ways still rule.
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Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
Title: Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 22, 2011
Type: Movie
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Não Se Preocupe, Nada Vai Dar Certo!
Title: Não Se Preocupe, Nada Vai Dar Certo!
Character: Ramon Velasco
Released: July 22, 2011
Type: Movie
Lalau (Gregorio Duvivier) is presented by the country's interior with his show jokes, whose main theme is her father, Ramon Velasco (Tarcisio Meira), an actor who always gets into shenanigans. One day, when present in Ceará, Stan receives a tempting proposal by Flora (Flávia Alessandra), which offers $ 100,000 so he pretends to be a famous guru in a motivational speech in Rio de Janeiro. He accepts and goes to Rio without telling his father. After seeing his son on the cover of a newspaper, Ramon decides to go after him and creates many characters to ensure their part.
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Boca do Lixo: A Bollywood Brasileira
Title: Boca do Lixo: A Bollywood Brasileira
Released: April 13, 2011
Type: Movie
A documentary on Boca do Lixo, a dowtown São Paulo square that became a tentpole for film distribution on the early 20th century, becoming, from the 1960s on, a production district for popular eroctic films and for avant-garde directors.
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Antonio Meliande - Pau pra toda obra
Title: Antonio Meliande - Pau pra toda obra
Character: Himself
Released: March 31, 2011
Type: Movie
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Title: Cat's Cradle
Character: Self
Released: October 5, 2009
Type: TV
Imagine a strong and tender hearted woman, a confused man and a villain capable of everything to get money. We have the perfect love triangle to a classic love story.
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Title: A Favorita
Character: Frederico Copola
Released: June 2, 2008
Type: TV
Donatela and Flora, two friends who became rivals. One of them committed a homicide and pretends to be innocent. There are two versions for the same story. Who, after all, is telling the truth? Donatela or Flora?
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Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha
Title: Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha
Released: November 26, 2007
Type: Movie
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Glauber Rocha's 1980 production "A Idade da Terra" (The Age of Earth), including unedited clips taken from the sixty hours of recovered raw footage.
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Title: Pages of Life
Character: Tide (Aristides Martins de Andrade)
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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Title: Senhora do Destino
Character: José Carlos Tedesco
Released: June 28, 2004
Type: TV
A story about people who succeed in life thanks to nothing but their own efforts. Maria do Carmo is the main character of the telenovela; a mother of five who struggle to be successful in life, but whose most important will be recovering the love of her daughter who was kidnapped when she was just months old.
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Title: Um Só Coração
Character: Coronel Totonho
Released: January 6, 2004
Type: TV
The story takes place between the 1920s and 1950s in Greater São Paulo. Going through historical moments, such as the Week of Modern Art, the Revolution of 1924, the economic crisis of 1929 and the Vargas Era, there is the story of Yolanda Penteado, a young woman from a traditional family of São Paulo's high society, who arouses admirations to go through. She had never been easily involved with any other admirer until she meets Martim, a young medical student who catches her eye. However, he was an advocate of the anarchist movement, causing disapproval of Yolanda's mother, Guiomar, but the two will fight to get together, even with the disapproval of the family.
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Title: O Beijo do Vampiro
Character: Duque Bóris Vladescu / Igor Pivomar
Released: August 26, 2002
Type: TV
The struggling Lívia despairs when she learns that her husband, before dying, lost a fortune in shady deals. Widowed and with three children, she is forced to fight for her family and leaves for the paradisiacal beach town of Maramores, where her mother Zoroastra lives. Parallel to the difficulties, Lívia discovers that she is involved in the eternal struggle of Good against Evil. In fact, Lívia is the reincarnation of Princess Cecília, the eternal passion of the vampire Bóris Vladescu, who has been pursuing her for centuries. The two met in 7th century Europe, when Bóris disputed the princess's love with Count Rogério. Nowadays, Rogério was Beto, Lívia's husband, and the two times he faced Boris, his arch-enemy, he took the worst. Boris is in Maramores to get Cecilia, his immortal beloved. Or rather, Livia, who raises the boy Zeca, who she doesn't even suspect is actually a half-vampire, son of Boris. The vampire is willing to prepare his son to take his place, but Zeca is reluctant to accept his condition, much to his father's despair. With Bóris comes a legion of vampires willing to terrorize the residents of the peaceful city. Among them, the splendid Mina, his wife, and the gallant Victor, who involves the sweet Ciça in a game of seduction. Vampires are closely watched by the flustered Galileo Van Burger, a vampire hunter who failed to prevent his wacky son Bartô from being bitten. Who also keeps an eye on the vampires is the mystical Zoroastra, mother of Lívia, a modern witch, who owns the main inn in Maramores. And the mysterious Ezekiel, in reality an angel who came down to Earth to protect Lívia and Zeca from the evil that persecutes them. Engineer Rodrigo also arrives in the city, followed by his ex-girlfriend Lara. The two are the first victims of vampires. Lara is bitten by Victor and becomes an evil vampire, due to her bad temper. Rodrigo is bitten by Mina, who becomes pregnant and is expecting a daughter from him, which she says is from Boris. Meanwhile, Rodrigo is used by Boris to approach Lívia. Who does not like this involvement is Augusto, a friend of Lívia who has loved her in the past. Augusto is a widower who raises his small children with the help of sister-in-law Marta, a blind woman, but bitter and Machiavellian, who does everything to keep him from Lívia, because she loves him.
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Title: Um Anjo Caiu do Céu
Character: João Medeiros
Released: January 22, 2001
Type: TV
João Medeiros is an internationally renowned photographer who suffers an attack in Prague, when he happens to photograph a Nazi leader who was in the middle of secret plans. In his last moments on Earth, his life is saved by the angel Rafael, sent by the highest heavenly bodies to offer him a new chance. The angel warns the photographer that he will only have six months to live to solve his problems with his family, neglected since he abandoned everything for the profession - including solving his situation with ex-wife Naná, who now lives with the profiteer Tarsus, and get along with his two daughters. Virginia has become a renowned stylist, but blames her father for the leg problem caused by an accident she suffered as a teenager and ended her ballet career. Duda, on the other hand, developed obsessive-compulsive disorder after her son Kiko disappeared years before, putting her marriage to Maurício in a long crisis.
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Title: Programa do Jô
Released: April 3, 2000
Type: TV
Programa do Jô is a Brazilian late-night talk show broadcast by Rede Globo since April 3, 2000. It is shown after the late-night news bulletin, Jornal da Globo. The program is hosted by Brazilian comedian, author and musician Jô Soares, and follows the format of American talk shows such as Late Show with David Letterman. It began its life as Jô Soares Onze e Meia in 1988 on SBT. Following Jô Soares' return to Globo in 2000, the show was renamed as Programa do Jô, retaining the same format and late-night time slot. The show usually features interviews with 3 guests and a live musical performance. Usually, if one of the guests is a musician or band, they return to perform at the end of the show. There are also occasions when the first guest stays on to continue the interview past the first commercial break, in which case the show only features 2 interviews. In most cases, the interviews are longer and more in-depth than those on Letterman's show.
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Title: A Muralha
Character: Dom Jerônimo Taveira
Released: January 4, 2000
Type: TV
A hundred years after Europeans set foot in the New World, Brazil still remains largely unexplored. The Conquest recounts the saga of the earliest adventurers who wandered through these unknown lands. Jesuit priests, adventurers seeking gold, slaves and indigenous tribes were entangled in unceasing battles, at a time when laws were made by the sharp edge of a sword.
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Title: Hilda Furacão
Character: Coronel Pocidônio
Released: May 27, 1998
Type: TV
After stirring society by leaving her groom at the alter and going directly to a prostitution house, a young model becomes the city's most famous harlot, known as "Hilda the Hurricane", in the 50's Brazil. She could do fine if it wasn't for Malthus, a young novice said to be a saint, for whom she falls in love. However, the boy is kept under the strict, severe doctrine of Father Nelson, a conservative priest intolerant even to every minor sin. Things start getting harder when Roberto, Malthus' old friend and a communist reporter (the actual author of the story), tries to interview Hilda and disclosure the real reasons behind her radical change of mind. In the meantime, the middle-classes are terrified by the "leftist threat" in Brazilian politics.
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Title: Torre de Babel
Character: César Toledo
Released: May 25, 1998
Type: TV
The former expert in fireworks, José Clementino gets a job as a bricklayer in the construction of a magnificent shopping center, one of the many works carried out by the construction engineer, César Toledo. During the feast of the ridge, where engineers and workers gather to celebrate the laying of the slab work, Clementino's wife flirts with several men. At one point, when he gives for the missing woman, Mason goes looking for her and is in a far corner of the building having sex with two men. Overcome with rage, Clementino kills his wife and one of the men paddle strokes. The family hears the screams and Toledo contains Clementino, with the help of a group of workers. Shocked by the violence of the employee, the employer called the police, and even later, an indictment against him at trial. His testimony is crucial to the conviction of Clementino, to discover their terrible crimes and audacious, which is a court suspicious.
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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: The King of The Cattle
Character: Giuseppe Berdinazzi (1ª fase)
Released: June 17, 1996
Type: TV
In the struggle for land a vicious feud erupts between two men, who commit their families to a war without truce. Over two generations they are moved by love and by hatred in this epic saga of love for the land.
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Title: A Vida Como Ela É...
Character: Jacinto
Released: March 31, 1996
Type: TV
Adaptations of 40 short stories of brazilian playwright Nelson Rodrigues, written between 1951 and 1961. The stories were considered scandalous at the time as Rodrigues used immoral characters and black humor to satirize the hypocrisy and repression in people's daily lives.
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Boca
Title: Boca
Character: Boca
Released: September 16, 1994
Type: Movie
A photo-journalist goes to Brazil to investigate a savage crime boss. She becomes infatuated with the story.
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Title: Pátria Minha
Character: Raul Pellegrini
Released: July 18, 1994
Type: TV
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Title: De Corpo e Alma
Character: Diogo Santos Varela
Released: August 3, 1992
Type: TV
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Title: Araponga
Character: Araponga (Aristênio Catanduva)
Released: October 15, 1990
Type: TV
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Title: Desejo
Character: Euclides da Cunha
Released: May 27, 1990
Type: TV
Set in the early twentieth century and based on real facts, it tells the love story that led to the murder of one of the greatest Brazilian writers: Euclides da Cunha.
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Boca de Ouro
Title: Boca de Ouro
Released: April 4, 1990
Type: Movie
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Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
Title: Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
Released: August 17, 1989
Type: Movie
Pedro, a poor Portuguese immigrant, comes to Brazil to try to change his life, but ends up getting in trouble. He falls in love with the wife of one of his best friends and marries her; soon after, she cheats on him.
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Title: Tarcísio & Glória
Character: Bruno Lazzarini
Released: April 28, 1988
Type: TV
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I
Title: I
Character: Marcelo
Released: July 24, 1987
Type: Movie
Powerful and insatiable millionaire hides in his own private island for the weekend, in search of answers for his feeling of personal dissatisfaction. But he is not alone on the beautiful beach: he's surrounded by the women he cares for, especially his daughter, for whom he nurtures an almost incestuous desire.
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No Tempo de Glauber
Title: No Tempo de Glauber
Released: February 27, 1987
Type: Movie
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Title: Roda de Fogo
Character: Renato Villar
Released: August 25, 1986
Type: TV
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Title: Grande Sertão: Veredas
Character: Hermógenes
Released: November 18, 1985
Type: TV
A cowboy narrates his 'jagunço' life of disputes, revenges, loves and deaths, through the years that he traveled central-east Brazil, in the first decades of the 20th century, while federal troops were in conflict with provincial forces.
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Title: O Tempo e o Vento
Character: Capitão Rodrigo Cambará
Released: April 22, 1985
Type: TV
It tells the story of the Camabará family for many generations, which were fundamental to the social and political formation of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The stories are remembered by Dona Bibiana, who remembers the life of her grandmother Ana, her husband, the Captain Rodrigo, his son Bolivar and his daughter-in-law Luzia.
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Title: Meu Destino É Pecar
Character: Paulo Avelar
Released: May 21, 1984
Type: TV
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O Cangaceiro Trapalhão
Title: O Cangaceiro Trapalhão
Character: Namorado de Aninha
Released: August 19, 1983
Type: Movie
Severino do Quixadá (Renato Aragão), a humble northeastern shepherd of goats, rescues Captain Virgulano or simply Captain (Nelson Xavier) and his band of cangaceiros of an ambush armed by the lieutenant Zé Bezerra (Jose Dumont), its eternal persecutor. Captain escapes taking with him the mysterious box that he removed from the interior of the assaulted train in the city of Cajarana. Seeking to escape the shooting, Severino ends up finding himself in the cangaceiros' camp, along with the mishap friends Mussum and Zacarias who, taking advantage of the confusion, fled the chain.
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Title: Guerra dos Sexos
Character: Felipe de Alcântara Pereira Barreto
Released: June 6, 1983
Type: TV
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Love Strange Love
Title: Love Strange Love
Character: Dr. Osmar
Released: January 11, 1982
Type: Movie
A man remembers forty-eight crucial hours in his life when, as a child, he visited his mother, the favorite woman of an important politician, in a bordello owned by him, right before some important political changes in 1937 Brazil. In those hours, he discovers his own sexuality.
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Title: Brilhante
Character: Paulo César Carvalho
Released: September 28, 1981
Type: TV
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The Kiss
Title: The Kiss
Character: Aprígio
Released: June 1, 1981
Type: Movie
When a pedestrian is hit by a bus, the simple clerk Arandir runs and kisses the moribund in a gesture of sympathy and unconditional pure love. Opportunist photographer Amado Pinheiro witnesses the scene and sees the opportunity to sell newspaper and, together with the despicable and abusive chief of police Cunha, accuses Arandir of homosexuality.
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I Love You
Title: I Love You
Character: Ulisses
Released: April 1, 1981
Type: Movie
Man meets woman, and invites her home. The two start an intense relationship in order to shield themselves from loneliness.
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The Age of the Earth
Title: The Age of the Earth
Character: Cristo Conquistador
Released: November 17, 1980
Type: Movie
Drawing inspiration from a poem penned by Castro Alves, this film vividly captures the political, cultural, and intellectual climate of Brazil during the late 1970s. At its core, the story revolves around four distinctive embodiments of Christ's image: a black man, a soldier, an Indian, and a guerrilla fighter. These courageous individuals, hailed as the harbingers of doom in the tupiniquim lands, valiantly combat the insatiable avarice and oppressive "civilizing" brutality propagated by the formidable John Brahms—a foreign exploiter devoid of morals.
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Title: Coração Alado
Character: Juca Pitanga
Released: August 11, 1980
Type: TV
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República dos Assassinos
Title: República dos Assassinos
Character: Mateus
Released: November 11, 1979
Type: Movie
In 1970, the Esquadrão da Morte (Death Squad)' crimes for the refinement of violence provoked a wave of reactions throughout the country. The photos of the victims, adorned by the skull, symbol of the group, caused an uncomfortable indignation. This is the story of Mateus Romeiro, the most famous of the policemen, who was part of the Homens de Aço (Steelmen) group, one of the factions in which the squadron was divided.
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Title: Os Gigantes
Character: Fernando Lucas
Released: August 20, 1979
Type: TV
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O Caçador de Esmeraldas
Title: O Caçador de Esmeraldas
Character: Capitão-Mor
Released: May 25, 1979
Type: Movie
The life of Fernão Dias, a 17th century Brazilian frontiersman known as "the Emerald Hunter".
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Title: Escalada
Character: Antônio Dias
Released: January 6, 1975
Type: TV
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O Marginal
Title: O Marginal
Character: Osvaldo
Released: June 21, 1974
Type: Movie
Fleeing from the orphanage where he was living, young Valdo immediately entered the life of the crime, establishing himself as a dangerous adult criminal. However, his petty thefts do not satisfy him and he longs for bigger things and when he becomes a lover of Beth, the young criminal realizes that he can enrich himself very and very fast.
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Title: O Semideus
Character: Hugo Leonardo Filho / Raul de Paula
Released: August 22, 1973
Type: TV
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Title: Cavalo de Aço
Character: Rodrigo Soares
Released: January 24, 1973
Type: TV
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Independência ou Morte
Title: Independência ou Morte
Character: Dom Pedro I
Released: September 2, 1972
Type: Movie
The story of how D. Pedro I proclaimed the Brazilian independence on September 7th, 1822, and rose from prince of Portugal to first emperor of Brazil.
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Missão: Matar!
Title: Missão: Matar!
Character: José da Silva
Released: March 26, 1972
Type: Movie
A professional hitman returns to Brazil and is hired to eliminate an Argentine Delegate in a Rio de Janeiro convention. Inspector José da Silva realizes the plot and starts to pursuit him.
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As Confissões de Frei Abóbora
Title: As Confissões de Frei Abóbora
Released: September 4, 1971
Type: Movie
The loving adventures of a priest disillusioned with religion and life.
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Title: O Homem Que Deve Morrer
Character: Cyro Valdez
Released: June 14, 1971
Type: TV
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Title: Irmãos Coragem
Character: João Coragem
Released: June 8, 1970
Type: TV
Irmãos Coragem is a Brazilian soap opera produced and shown since 2 January 1º of July 1995 to the 18 hours in 155 chapters. Adaptation of Dias Gomes and Marcílio Moraes, with the contribution of Ferreira Gullar and Lilian Garcia, direction of Luiz Fernando Carvalho, substituted for Reynaldo Boury and Carlos Araújo and artistic direction of Pablo Ubiratan. Remake of the original novel of Janete Clair shown in 1970 to 20h.
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OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
Title: OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
Character: Assassin
Released: February 4, 1970
Type: Movie
OSS 177 goes on holiday to Brazil, but is called into action when he finds himself being stalked by a double.
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Máscara da Traição
Title: Máscara da Traição
Character: Carlos Almeida
Released: August 29, 1969
Type: Movie
Couple of lovers want to steal the income of a popular soccer game, at Maracanã Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro.
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Quelé do Pajeú
Title: Quelé do Pajeú
Character: Clemente Celidônio / Quelé
Released: April 21, 1969
Type: Movie
A man seeks revenge after his sister get raped by an unknown foreign, identified only by scar and a missing finger. But his payback journey is a long way and bears its surprises.
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Title: Sangue e Areia
Character: Juan Gallardo
Released: December 18, 1967
Type: TV
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Title: Uma Sombra em Minha Vida
Character: Eduardo
Released: September 28, 1964
Type: TV
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Title: Ambição
Character: Miguel
Released: March 17, 1964
Type: TV
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Title: 2-5499 Ocupado
Character: Larry
Released: July 22, 1963
Type: TV
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Casinha Pequenina
Title: Casinha Pequenina
Character: Nestor
Released: May 11, 1963
Type: Movie
In colonial Brazil, rich farmer and owner of slaves is blackmailed by a lady; to get rid of the problem, he involves innocent countrymen in a diabolical plan.