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Simply he was, and for many people still is, the greatest football player of the world. Not a single thing was impossible for him: he won three World Cups with his National Team of Brazil (Sweden 1958, Chile 1962, Mexico 1970). He scored more than 1.200 goals during his long career (more than 1.300 official matches). He also won many national Leagues and Continental Cups ("Copa Libertadores"), with his team, the Santos Futebol Clube (of Brazilian 'São Paulo' State). In the '60s, he was nick-named "O Rei" (The King), and in the '70s, ninety-five people out of 100 knew his name. ("Wow, man, you're popular!" said Robert Redford, some years ago, after seeing Pelé give dozens of autographs in New York while he was not asked for one). In the late 1960s, when he and his team, Santos, went to Nigeria to play a few friendly matches, the ongoing civil war stopped for the duration of his visit. He finished his career in the New York Cosmos, in 1977. He later became a United Nations Ambassador and has been also Minister for Sports in his country, but, for the people who saw him make magics with his right foot, he is, now and forever, the biggest footballer in the world, and the one and only "King".- Director
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Hector Babenco was born on 7 February 1946 in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a director and writer, known for Carandiru (2003), Pixote (1980) and Foolish Heart (1998). He was married to Bárbara Paz, Xuxa Lopes and Raquel Arnaud. He died on 13 July 2016 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.- Actor
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José Mojica Marins was born on March 13, 1936 in San Paulo, Brazil, to a family of simple means. José's love of movies began at an early age. He spent a great deal of his time with his family at the local movie house, which his father helped manage. By the time he was eighteen, he had completed over eighty films. From his earliest years, his interest has been in horror movies or ones that offer shocking social commentary.
When José was offered the lead role of "Coffin Joe" in Brazil's first full-length horror movie "At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul", the character quickly became his trademark. His look included a black top hat, suit and cape. Initially, he wore long artificial nails, but for over thirty years, grew his own nails to grotesque lengths. He finally cut his famous nails in 1998.
Interestingly, the first two "Coffin Joe" movies from the 1960s, "At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul" and "This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse", are now officially part of a trilogy. José completed filming of the third "Coffin Joe" film in December, 2006, more than forty years after the release of the first film in the series. Fans will be pleased to know that this new movie, "The Embodiment of Evil" is expected to be released in the summer of 2008.
Those who would like some interesting insights into José Mojica Marins' unique world may wish to view the documentary of his life. The movie is called "Coffin Joe: The Strange World of José Mojica Marins" and was produced in 2001.- Josef Mengele was born on 16 March 1911 in Günzburg, Bavaria, Germany. He was married to Martha Mengele and Irene Schoenbein. He died on 7 February 1979 in Bertioga, São Paulo, Brazil.
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He graduated from ENERC (Escuela Nacional de Experimentación y Realización Cinematográfica), the most prestigious film school in Argentina, including Lucrecia Martel among its alumni and Anahí Berneri among its lecturers. He worked in several films as Assistant Director or co-writer, until his script 'Nueve Reinas' won a screenwriting contest that meant a turning point in his career. His son recently graduated from ENERC too, and he is taking his first steps as editor and best boy.- Director
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Walter Hugo Khouri was born on 21 October 1929 in São Paulo, Brazil. He was a director and writer, known for O Último Êxtase (1973), O Anjo da Noite (1974) and Iguassu: The Devil's Throat (1960). He died on 27 June 2003 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.- Fernando was the star of only one film in his short life. He played Pixote - a street child - in Pixote (1980). During his short period of fame, Fernando was seen as a symbol of hope for the Brazilian street kids. He grew up in a poor neighborhood of Diadema - a industrial city close to São Paulo - Brazil. Illiterate and poor, Fernando played Pixote at the age of 11 years old. His only previous experience in acting was an amateur play. After the success of Pixote, Fernando moved briefly to Rio de Janeiro. There, he tried his luck as an actor in a "novela" (Brazilian soap opera). The fame was brief, without literacy, he could not memorize the scripts. He ended up returning to Diadema. There, he had the same fate as many like him. He got involved with gangs and drug dealing. At age 19, he was killed inside his house by the police. The circumstances of his death are are still a mystery. Three of Fernando's brothers were also killed in the streets of the Brazilian inner cities. Fernando is survived by a daughter. Although he never lived in the streets and always had a family, he stands as a symbol of the Brazlian street children, until this date.
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Elis Regina was born on 17 March 1945 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. She was a music artist and actress, known for Talk to Her (2002), Be Cool (2005) and Addicted to Love (1997). She was married to César Camargo Mariano and Ronaldo Boscoli. She died on 19 January 1982 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.- He began his career making theater. In 1955, he integrated the group "Os Jograis", of São Paulo, beside Ruy Afonso, Italo Rossi and Felipe Wagner. In 1952 he made a debut at the movie theater, in a tip in the film Apassionata, for the fabled Cinematographic Company Vera Cruz. In television, he had prominence parts in soap operas such as "O Rei dos Ciganos" (1967), "A Rainha Louca" (1967), "O Passo dos Ventos" (1968), "Gabriela" (1975), "O Grito" (1975), "Escrava Isaura" (1976) and "Dona Xepa" (1977). He almost always interprets papers of villain, type that does with mastery. He is one of the great Brazilian actors.
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Duarte left his hometown, at 14, and moved to São Paulo where he started working as a typist in an accounting office. In the early 1940s, after graduating in Economics, he went to Rio de Janeiro, where he had a bit-part on It's All True (1943). He then made some appearances in radio soap operas and worked as a writer and reporter for the 'Observatório Econômico e Financeiro' newspaper.
His big break debut as a leading actor came with Italian director Alberto Pieralisi's film Querida Susana (1947). The following year, Duarte was hired by 'Atlântida Empresa Cinematográfica do Brasil', performing in Terra Violenta (1949) and becoming one of the biggest heartthrobs on Brazilian movie screens. In 1951, he switches to 'Companhia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz', another important Brazilian film studio of the time, commanding the highest salary of its contract players.
in 1957, he returned to São Paulo and began his career as a director, with the short documentary 'Fazendo Cinema' followed by a feature film. He left for Europe during a few years, where he appeared in several productions in Portugal, France, and Spain.
Back in Brazil in 1961, he decided to buy the rights to the play 'O Pagador de Promessas', by playwright Dias Gomes, and adapted it to the screen, with the co-production of Oswaldo Massaini. In 1962, the film was selected to represent Brazil at the XV International Film Festival in Cannes, where it won the 'Palme d'Or'. In the same year, it is awarded in more than ten festivals in Brazil and abroad.
His participation in Independência ou Morte (1972) influenced him to become a Freemason. In 1979, he made his only telenovela appearance, guest starring in Feijão Maravilha (1979).
In 2008, at 88, Duarte founded the 'Instituto Anselmo Duarte', a cultural organization dedicated to restoring selected Brazilian films and creating special educational projects aimed at young filmmakers to improve their technical filmmaking skills. After his death, his son, became the institute's president.- Writer
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Arnaldo Jabor was born on 12 December 1940 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a writer and director, known for All Nudity Shall Be Punished (1973), Tudo Bem (1978) and I Love You (1981). He was married to Suzana Villas Boas. He died on 15 February 2022 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.- Cinematographer
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Carlos Reichenbach was born on 14 June 1945 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Buccaneer Soul (1996), Dois Córregos: Verdades Submersas no Tempo (1999) and Lilian M.: Relatório Confidencial (1975). He was married to Lygia Reichenbach. He died on 14 June 2012 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.- Milton da Silva died on 27 October 2021 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Suzana Amaral was born on 28 March 1932 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She was a director and writer, known for Hour of the Star (1985), Uma Vida em Segredo (2001) and Hotel Atlântico (2009). She died on 25 June 2020 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.- One of the most respected Brazilian thespians of all time, Leonardo Villar has a distinguished career in theatre, cinema and television. He was born on 25 July, 1924 in Piracicaba, São Paulo. His career initiated in the 1950's with several works in theatre and one special series for TV. But it was as the simple man Zé do Burro in The Given Word (1962) that his career turned around. His film debut and a leading role in one of the most important classics of Brazilian cinema, the only film to ever receive the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the very first film from Brazil to receive an Oscar nomination in the Best Foreign Film Language category. Then, he played the title roles in Lampiao, King of the Badlands (1964) and The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga (1965), winning a Best Actor award at the Brazilia Festival of Brazilian Cinema. Alternating between films and TV series, Villar's career highlights were "Barriga de Aluguel" (1990), "Desejo" (1990), "Os Ossos do Barão" (1996), Ação Contra Amigos (1998), the memorable Paschoal in "Laços de Família" (2000), and most recently Chega de Saudade (2007).
Villar died on 3 July, 2020, a few weeks before his 97th birthday. - Actor
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Tarcísio Meira was born on 5 October 1935 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. He was an actor and director, known for Roda de Fogo (1986), Pages of Life (2006) and Torre de Babel (1998). He was married to Glória Menezes. He died on 12 August 2021 in São Paulo, SP, Brazil.- Music Artist
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- Actress
Rita Lee was born on 31 December 1947 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. She was a music artist and actress, known for After the Sunset (2004), Wood & Stock: Sexo, Orégano e Rock'n'Roll (2006) and The Next Victim (1995). She was married to Roberto de Carvalho and Arnaldo Baptista. She died on 8 May 2023 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.- Silvio Luiz was born on 14 July 1934 in São Paulo, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Runnin' After Love (1978), Luta nos Pampas (1965) and Éramos Seis (1958). He was married to Marcia DeSouza. He died on 16 May 2024 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
- László Szilassy was born on 13 February 1908 in Nyírcsászári, Hungary. He was an actor, known for A beszélö köntös (1941), Szíriusz (1942) and Zenélö malom (1943). He died on 30 March 1972 in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Jean Garret was born on 16 April 1946 in Açores, Portugal. He was a director and writer, known for Tchau Amor (1982), O Fotógrafo (1980) and A Força dos Sentidos (1978). He died on 22 April 1996 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.- Actress
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Glauce Rocha was born on 16 August 1930 in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. She was an actress and producer, known for Tempo de Violência (1969), Entranced Earth (1967) and Um Caso de Polícia (1959). She died on 12 October 1971 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.- Italia Almirante-Manzini was born on 3 June 1890 in Taranto, Puglia, Italy. She was an actress, known for Hedda Gabler (1920), Ironie della vita (1917) and La piccola parrocchia (1923). She was married to Amerigo Manzini. She died on 15 September 1941 in São Paulo, Brazil.
- Leila Lopes was born on 19 November 1959 in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. She was an actress, known for The King of the Cattle (1996), Renascer (1993) and Marcas da Paixão (2000). She died on 3 December 2009 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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One of the most known and loved film artists in Brazil. He was an actor, director and producer who worked in, at least, 32 movie projects in within 1950 and early 1980's, when he passed away. Despite the fact that his movies were never well accepted by the film critics, his movies always sold out tickets to movie theaters. We can measure his importance through the way he has, until today, influenced filmmakers in Brazil. A museum in his tribute was created in Taubate (Sao Paulo) at the place where it used to be the studio that he built to film his movies. Some in Brazil labeled him as one of the "Fathers" of Brazilian cinema.- Verinha Darci was born on 30 October 1945 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Heidi (1956), Pollyana (1956) and Clarissa (1961). She died in 1979 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- He was born in Lins suburbs and grew up in the slum of Mangueira, Rio de Janeiro. He won the "Mussum" nickname from friend Grande Otelo, when he was still a musician. In 1969, Chico Anysio took him to work in his TV Tupi show, Escolinha do Professor Raimundo (1990). With the musical group "Os Originais do Samba", he recorded 12 albums, and had several radio hits, including "Assassinaram o Camarao". In 1981, he left the group to dedicate exclusively to his acting career. He is best remembered for his work in the famous comedy troupe Os Trapalhões (1969-1994), which he joined in 1976. He died in São Paulo, on July 29 1994, at 53 years old, of heart complications after a heart transplant.
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Rogério Sganzerla was born on 4 May 1946 in Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil. He was a director and writer, known for The Red Light Bandit (1968), O Signo do Caos (2005) and A Mulher de Todos (1969). He was married to Helena Ignez. He died on 9 January 2004 in São Paulo, Brazil.- Actor
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Born in the south of Brazil, 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 João Guimarães Rosa's Sorôco, Sua Mãe, Sua Filha (1975) for the screen and Erico Verissimo's "Sonata".
He won the 'Candango' award for best actor at the 'Festival of Brasilia' in 2003, and was also awarded twice at the 'Rio Cine Festival', once for his portrayal of 'Fausto' on Filme Demência (1986) and also for the short "Com o Andar de Robert Taylor".- Elza Laranjeira was born on 16 June 1925 in Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Dorinha no Soçaite (1957), Carnaval em Lá Maior (1955) and Ravina (1958). She died on 22 July 1986 in São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
- Eva Wilma Riefle was the daughter of Otto Riefle, and Luiza Carp, both new immigrants to São Paulo. Otto Riefle was a German metalworker born in Pforzheim, the Black Forest region near Stuttgart, Germany, who in 1929, aged 19, emigrated to Rio de Janeiro, to work at the Levy-Frank metalworking company, but was transferred the next year to São Paulo, where in 1933, during the city's Carnival, he met met Luiza. Luiza Carp was a pianist, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Jewish parents from Kiev, Ukraine., then a soviet socialist republic. Eva was conceived of their union, and the couple married shortly after, before she was born.
Eva Wilma had a daughter and a son with her first husband John Herbert: cinema director Vivian Buckup (b. 1956) and musician John Herbert Junior (b. 1958). Eva had five grandchildren: Miguel (b. 1986) and Mateus (b. 1990) by Vivian; and Gabriela (b. 1987), Francisco (b. 2000), and Vitorio (b. 2006) by John Herbert Junior. - Cinematographer
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Cláudio Portioli was a cinematographer and actor, known for A Dama do Cine Shanghai (1987), Sedução (1974) and Viúvas Eróticas (1982). He died on 15 May 2004 in São Paulo, SP, Brazil.- Actor
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Luis Gustavo was born on 2 February 1934 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Romeo & Juliet ...Get Married (2005), Elas por Elas (1982) and Beto Rockfeller (1968). He was married to Desirée Vignolli and Mila Moreira. He died on 19 September 2021 in Itatiba, São Paulo, Brazil.- Actor
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Jece Valadão was born on 24 July 1930 in Campos dos Goitacases, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor and producer, known for Otto Lara Rezende ou... Bonitinha, Mas Ordinária (1963), Vale do Canaã (1970) and A Noite do Meu Bem (1968). He was married to Vera Lúcia, Vera Gimenez, Dulce Rodrigues and Kátia. He died on 27 November 2006 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.- Thales Pan Chacon was born on 23 November 1956 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar (1986), Olho no Olho (1993) and La serva Padrona (1999). He was married to Carla Camurati. He died on 2 October 1997 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Ary Fernandes was born on 31 March 1931 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. He was a producer and writer, known for O Vigilante Rodoviário (1962), Pânico no Império do Crime (1972) and Águias de Fogo (1966). He was married to Ignez Peixoto Fernandes. He died on 29 August 2010 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.- Actor
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Raul Cortez was born on 28 August 1932 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. He was an actor and casting director, known for The King of the Cattle (1996), Esperança (2002) and Her Own Destiny (2004). He was married to Tânia Caldas and Célia Helena. He died on 18 July 2006 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.- Altair Lima was born on 8 July 1936 in Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil. He was an actor, known for O Morro dos Ventos Uivantes (1967), A Gata (1964) and Mandacaru (1997). He was married to Isabel Ribeiro and Maria Célia Camargo. He died on 24 December 2002 in Angatuba, São Paulo, Brazil.
- Began carreer at the age of 15 as a model and started acting on her own doing theater pieces. Then she entered the movie industry at 17 and worked on 22 movies along with 8 soap operas (listed here as TV series).
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Armando Bógus was born on 19 April 1930 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. He was an actor and producer, known for O Pintor e a Florista (1964), Pedra Sobre Pedra (1992) and Gabriela (1975). He was married to Irina Greco and Elisabeth Nunes Souza. He died on 2 May 1993 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.- Actor
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Manolo Otero was born on 25 June 1942 in Madrid, Spain. He was an actor, known for Elas por Elas (1982), Comeback (2016) and Two Undercover Angels (1969). He was married to María José Cantudo. He died on 1 June 2011 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.- Soundtrack
Nelson Ned was born on 2 March 1947 in Ubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He died on 5 January 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.- Actor
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Gianfrancesco Guarnieri was born on 6 August 1934 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor and director, known for Secrets of Sand (1973), They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981) and The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga (1965). He was married to Vanya Sant'anna and Cecilia Thompson. He died on 22 July 2006 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.- Actor
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Geraldo Del Rey was born in Ilhéus, Brazil and studied dramatic art at university in Salvador. While studying he was approached by director Anselmo Duarte to play the role of Handsome in the movie The Given Word (1962), one of the most important Brazilian movies of all time.
He was nicknamed "the Brazilian Alain Delon" due to his resemblance to the famous French actor.
After 'O Pagador de Promessas', Del Rey took the lead role in two classics; A Grande Feira (1961) and Black God, White Devil (1964), the latter directed by the Brazilian director Glauber Rocha.
In the mid-sixties Del Rey worked in television on series such as 'Anjos e Demônios', 'Sheik de Ipanema' and Véu de Noiva (1969). In the early seventies his political activism led to him being fired from the Rede Globo, a large Brazilian TV enterprise, and his career began a decline.
In the nineties he returned to the Rede Globo where he made a TV series, Anos Rebeldes (1992), about the Brazilian dictatorship of the sixties and seventies. Del Rey died from lung cancer in 1993.- Actress
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Jandira Martini was born on 10 July 1945 in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil. She was an actress and writer, known for The Clone (2001), Felicidade (1991) and Written in the Stars (2010). She died on 29 January 2024 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.- Thaís de Andrade was born on 26 April 1958 in São Paulo, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Pai Herói (1979), Olhai os Lírios do Campo (1980) and Locomotivas (1977). She was married to Claudio Marzo. She died on 27 April 1996 in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Jô Soares was born on 17 January 1938 in Rio de Janeiro. His father was a diplomat, and young Jô wanted to follow his father's career. He studied at a boarding school in Switzerland in the early '50s. In 1954 he begun his artistic life working at "Rei do Movimento". He also worked on two other famous films: "O Homem do Sputnik" (1959) and "Vai Que é Mole" (1960). In 1967 he was part of the cast of successful funny TV series "A Família Trapo". Three other comical TV series came later: "Faça Humor, Não Faça Guerra" (1970), "Satiricom" (1973) and "Planeta dos Homens" (1976). In 1976 he directed "O Pai do Povo", a film he also produced and inn which he worked as an actor. In 1970 he joined Globo TV and starred "Viva o Gordo" where he played many different comical characters. In 1988 he left Globo TV and moved to SBT, where he starred a similar show, called "Veja o Gordo". At SBT he started hosting a talk show called "Jô Onze e Meia". He later stopped making "Veja o Gordo". In 2000 he went back to Globo TV where he started "Programa do Jô", very similar to "Jô Onze e Meia". In 2016 his show was finished. Jô has written several novels, among them "O Xangô de Baker Street", "O Homem Que Matou Getúlio Vargas" and "Assassinato na Academia Brasileira de Letras." All these works have comical characteristics.- Director
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Andrea Tonacci was born in 1944 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a director and producer, known for Blablablá (1968), Serras da desordem (2006) and Bang Bang (1971). He died on 16 December 2016 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.- Director
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Dionísio Azevedo was born on 4 April 1922 in Conceição da Aparecida, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was a director and actor, known for TV de Vanguarda (1952), A Moça que Veio de Longe (1964) and O Tempo e o Vento (1967). He was married to Flora Geny. He died on 11 December 1994 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.- Paulo Autran was born on 7 September 1922 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Guerra dos Sexos (1983), A Máquina (2005) and O País dos Tenentes (1987). He was married to Karin Rodrigues. He died on 12 October 2007 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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José Carlos Burle was born on 19 July 1910 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. He was a director and writer, known for Depois Eu Conto (1956), É com Este Que Eu Vou (1948) and O Gol da Vitória (1945). He died on 23 October 1983 in Atibaia, São Paulo, Brazil.