Pedro Cardoso

Pedro Cardoso

Born: December 31, 1962
in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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".

Movies for Pedro Cardoso...

Marchamos
Title: Marchamos
Released: December 15, 2018
Type: Movie
In 2005, the first national manifestation against homophobia, called STOP Homophobia, was held in Viseu. The sad events that preceded and impelled the organization of the manifestation are kept in memory. Those were times of reaction to extreme homophobic violence. In 2018, people with different life histories, sexual orientations, sexual characteristics, identities and gender expressions were united by freedom in love and self-determination of gender. On October 7, 2018, the 1st March for LGBTI + Rights was held in Viseu, and more than 20 organizations from Viseu, Vila Real, Bragança, Coimbra, Porto and Lisbon participated. We marched for the present and the future, joining the will of those who are proactive in defending basic human rights in an attempt to eliminate violence and exclusion. More than a thousand people marched in Viseu. The Municipal Council of Viseu ignored the March as they have not participated in it and refused to participate in this film.
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Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites
Title: Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites
Character: Self
Released: November 9, 2018
Type: Movie
A portrays of the period in which Brazilian humor had fewer limits (1986-2003), free from military dictatorship.
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BR 716
Title: BR 716
Character: Carlinhos
Released: November 17, 2016
Type: Movie
In 1960s Rio de Janeiro, aspiring writer Felipe leads a life of wild parties held in an apartment in famous street Barata Ribeiro in Copacabana. There he and his friends enjoy freedom even in the midst of a complicated political moment.
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Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme
Title: Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme
Released: January 9, 2015
Type: Movie
Adaptation of the series shown in 1988. The humble farmer Zé do Burro makes a promise to Santa Bárbara to save his donkey Nicolau from death. The payment is to carry a heavy cross from the interior of Bahia to a church in Salvador. When you reach the steps of the church, with injured shoulders, you have to deal with the incomprehension of a conservative priest.
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A Farra do Circo
Title: A Farra do Circo
Character: Self
Released: November 30, 2013
Type: Movie
This documentary highlights the evolution of Brazil's Circo Voador venue from homespun artists' performance space to national cultural institution.
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Todo Mundo Tem Problemas Sexuais
Title: Todo Mundo Tem Problemas Sexuais
Released: May 13, 2011
Type: Movie
Divided in five segments, "Todo Mundo Tem Problemas Sexuais" follows the story of different couples, each having various problems in bed.
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Dzi Croquettes
Title: Dzi Croquettes
Character: Self
Released: October 4, 2009
Type: Movie
A Brazilian theatre group that through talent, irony and humour confronted the Brazilian violent dictatorship in the 1970s revolutionising the gay movement worldwide and changing theatre and dance language to an entire generation.
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Domingos
Title: Domingos
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2009
Type: Movie
A look into the life and mind of Brazilian playwright and filmmaker Domingos Oliveira through his daily activities and artistic deeds.
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Golden Oldies
Title: Golden Oldies
Character: Vavá
Released: September 19, 2008
Type: Movie
Four friends who only think about enjoying life, with big parties, women and drinks, are surprised by an eviction. In need of money, the group is forced to think about what they hate most: working! Confusion arises when everyone looks for an easy way to get money, with minimum effort. The days pass and the hilarious confusion only increases!
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A Grande Família: O Filme
Title: A Grande Família: O Filme
Character: Agostinho
Released: January 26, 2007
Type: Movie
For forty years, the public functionary and family man Lineu and his beloved wife Nenê celebrate their first date going to the same ball where Lineu borrowed the jacket his competitor Carlinhos. In the present days, Lineu feels uncomfortable when his colleague Pacheco dies and goes to the doctor for health examination. When the result of his tomography arrives, his doctor says that he had seen some blur in his lungs and with that report he would give the correct diagnosis. Lineu steals the document afraid of having a tumor, but he believes he will die sooner. Meanwhile, Nenê meets Carlinhos in the supermarket where he is the manager and invites him to have dinner with her family. Lineu hides his concerns to Nenê, and his attitudes in the dinner misguide Nenê, and she believes Lineu has a lover and does not love him anymore
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Redeemer
Title: Redeemer
Character: Célio Rocha
Released: September 10, 2004
Type: Movie
Célio Rocha believes he was assigned by God Himself a difficult mission: to persuade his childhood friend Otávio Sabóia, a corrupt entrepeneur in the construction business, to give away all his possessions to the poor.
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The Man Who Copied
Title: The Man Who Copied
Character: Cardoso
Released: June 13, 2003
Type: Movie
André, 19, lives in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and works as a photocopier operator. He likes to see his neighbor Sílvia with a pair of binoculars. She works selling clothes. Becoming attracted to her, he tries to get nearer, and goes to her shop to buy something, but finds out that he can't afford it. So he puts the photocopier to other uses, and begins to envisage fishy schemes to earn some money.
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Separações
Title: Separações
Character: Opening night guest (uncredited)
Released: January 3, 2003
Type: Movie
Cabral is a 60 year old playwright who's married to Glorinha, an actress who's 20 years younger than him. They've been together for half of her live, and now they're getting bored...
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Title: A Grande Família
Character: Agostinho Carrara
Released: March 29, 2001
Type: TV
The daily lives of a typical Brazilian middle-class family, that are always very close and tries, in their way, to survive the financial and relationship difficulties.
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Bossa Nova
Title: Bossa Nova
Character: Roberto
Released: February 18, 2000
Type: Movie
After a chance encounter on the elevator, the lives of Mary Ann, a widowed English teacher, and Pedro, a recently divorced man, intersect against the hot backdrop of Rio de Janeiro.
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Por Trás do Pano
Title: Por Trás do Pano
Character: Marcos
Released: September 17, 1999
Type: Movie
A famous actor believes he has totally mastered his craft. A young and talented actress is open to new challenges. They meet, and confront each other; on, and off the stage. From his personal and artistic lethargy, he sees the possibilities of a new beginning, new opportunities, after starting to see her. The story unravels, as the title states, "behind the curtain."
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Betrayal
Title: Betrayal
Character: Mário
Released: February 26, 1999
Type: Movie
This film shows three episodes: "The First Sin" portrays the relationship of a man and married woman; in "Devilish", the desire between a young woman and her brother-in-law is shown; and in the episode "Cachorro!", a man sees his wife with her lover.
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Four Days in September
Title: Four Days in September
Character: Fernando Gabeira / Paulo
Released: October 1, 1997
Type: Movie
Fernando, a journalist, and his friend César join terrorist group MR8 in order to fight Brazilian dictatorial regime during the late sixties. César, however, is wounded and captured during a bank hold up. Fernando then decides to kidnap the American ambassador in Brazil and ask for the release of fifteen political prisoners in exchange for his life.
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Felicidade É...
Title: Felicidade É...
Released: September 15, 1995
Type: Movie
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Estrada
Title: Estrada
Character: Luis
Released: January 2, 1995
Type: Movie
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Rio's Love Song
Title: Rio's Love Song
Character: (segment "Drão")
Released: September 15, 1994
Type: Movie
Four love stories which portray a wide gamut of emotions and desires against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. "Elephant's Stomp" : the story of a highway patrol officer who is infatuated with a mulatto dancer at a local nightclub. "Drao" : a publicity man and a boutique owner who face a crises in their marriage. "You Are Beautiful" : two homeless teenagers seek love amidst their personal misery. "Samba of the Great Passion" : a book maker who is charmed and captivated by the voice of a female singer coming from a building across the street. Characters in search of love in order to escape from the boredom, loneliness and helplessness of their lives.
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Title: A Comédia da Vida Privada
Released: August 3, 1994
Type: TV
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Title: Pátria Minha
Character: Albano Mendes Campelo
Released: July 18, 1994
Type: TV
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A Matadeira
Title: A Matadeira
Released: January 2, 1994
Type: Movie
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Dente Por Dente
Title: Dente Por Dente
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: Movie
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Title: Anos Rebeldes
Character: Galeno Quintanilha
Released: July 14, 1992
Type: TV
Mini series about the 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, when a politically engaged student falls in love with a left wing journalist's daughter who doesn't care for politics. The romance follows 15 years of Brazilian history, since President João Goulart deposition by military reactionary forces, until the first signs of restoration of democracy, in the 1980s.
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Title: Vamp
Character: Tobias
Released: July 15, 1991
Type: TV
Vamp is a Brazilian telenovela produced and displayed at the time of 19 hours by Rede Globo, July 15, 1991 to February 8, 1992 in 179 chapters.
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Title: A, E, I, O... Urca
Character: Nico
Released: June 24, 1990
Type: TV
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Stelinha
Title: Stelinha
Character: Barman
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
A young rock singer meets his childhood heroine, a famous singer who is now wallowing in alcohol and sex.
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O Natal da Grande Família
Title: O Natal da Grande Família
Character: Surrão
Released: December 23, 1987
Type: Movie
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The Seven Vampires
Title: The Seven Vampires
Character: Pedro
Released: September 9, 1986
Type: Movie
A clumsy detective and his secretary are hired to solve the mysterious deaths happening in a nightclub show.
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Acre-Doce
Title: Acre-Doce
Released: January 1, 1986
Type: Movie
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Os Bons Tempos Voltaram: Vamos Gozar Outra Vez
Title: Os Bons Tempos Voltaram: Vamos Gozar Outra Vez
Character: Bilu
Released: April 29, 1985
Type: Movie
Two stories chronicle the days of the bohemian, libertine youth of 1960s Rio de Janeiro.