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Heleno
''Heleno'' is a 2011 Brazilian biographical drama film directed by José Henrique Fonseca. It stars and was produced by Brazilian actor Rodrigo Santoro. Plot It tells the story of Heleno de Freitas (Rodrigo Santoro), a legendary football star who played for Botafogo during the 1940s. Most of all, Heleno's self-destructive behaviour turned him into a myth. See also *List of black-and-white films produced since 1970 American film and television studios terminated production of black-and-white output in 1966 and, during the following two years, the rest of the world followed suit. At the start of the 1960s, transition to color proceeded slowly, with major studi ... References External links * * * * * * 2011 biographical drama films 2011 films Brazilian association football films Biographical films about sportspeople Brazilian black-and-white films Brazilian biographical drama films Brazilian sports drama films Films about syphilis Films directed by José Henri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heleno De Freitas
Heleno de Freitas (12 February 1920 – 8 November 1959) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward. Early life De Freitas was born into a rich Brazilian family in São João de Nepomuceno, in the state of Minas Gerais, on 12 February 1920. Prior to becoming a footballer, he was looking to pursue a career as a lawyer, and even obtained a law degree. He began playing beach football in amateur tournaments. He was signed by Botafogo at the age of 17. Club career De Freitas spent most of his club career with Botafogo, scoring 209 goals in 235 matches for the club, most with his head. In 1948 he transferred to Boca Juniors in Argentina, but returned to Brazil the following year, winning the 1949 Campeonato Carioca with Vasco. He also had a spell in Colombia with Atlético Junior, before ending his career with América in Rio, after a very short stint at Santos; he played only one match for America, on 4 November 1951, during which he was sent off after only 25 minutes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodrigo Santoro
Rodrigo Junqueira Reis Santoro (; born 22 August 1975) is a Brazilian actor. He is most known for his portrayal of Persian King Xerxes in the movie '' 300'' (2006) and its sequel '' 300: Rise of an Empire'' (2014). Other famous movies include '' Brainstorm'' (2001), '' Carandiru'' (2003), ''Love Actually'' (2003), '' Che'' (2008), ''I Love You Phillip Morris'' (2009), and ''Rio'' (2011). He also appeared on the television series ''Lost'', portraying the character Paulo, and on HBO's ''Westworld'' (2016–2020) as Hector Escaton. Early life Santoro was born in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro state, to Francesco Santoro, an Italian engineer with roots in Paola, Province of Cosenza, Calabria, and Maria José Junqueira Reis, a Brazilian artist of Portuguese ancestry. Career In 1993, while studying Journalism at PUC-Rio, Santoro entered the Actor's Workshop of Rede Globo. He went on to play parts in many of Globo's telenovelas, such as ''Olho no Olho'' (1993), ''Pátria Minha'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alinne Moraes
Aline Cristine Dorelli de Magalhães e Morais (born 22 December 1982), known professionally as Alinne Moraes, is a Brazilian actress. She is best known by her roles as Maria Sílvia in ''Duas Caras'' and as Luciana in ''Viver a Vida''. Biography and career Moraes was born in Sorocaba, São Paulo. She is an atheist. Before becoming an actress, she worked as a fashion model, starting at the age of 12 and retiring 6 years later. As a popular actress in Brazil, she was named as one of ''100 Sexiest Women in the World 2004'' (or ''As 100 Mulheres Mais Sexy do Mundo 2004'' by ''VIP'' magazine internet poll. Besides appearing in ''VIP'' magazine, she has also appeared in magazines such as ''Claudia'', Nova, ''UMA'', Marie Claire, ''Trip'', Boa Forma and ''Elle Brasil''. In 2014, Moraes was cast in ''Em Família'' but was unable to make it to filming due to her pregnancy, she was later replaced by Tainá Müller. Her first work as an actress was on the telenovela ''Coração de Estud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Carvalho
Walter Carvalho (born 1947 in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil) is a critically and internationally acclaimed Brazilian cinematographer. Carvalho has worked on over 60 films in his career since entering the Cinema of Brazil in 1973. He has won some 30 different professional film awards to date and has worked on acclaimed Brazilian films such as '' Carandiru'' in 2003. He is the father of also cinematographer Lula Carvalho. Selected filmography *''Sergeant Getulio'' (1983) *'' Central Station'' (1998) *''Midnight'' (1998) *'' To the Left of the Father'' (2001) *'' Madame Satã'' (2002) *''Mango Yellow'' (2002) *'' Carandiru'' (2003) *''Cazuza – O Tempo Não Pára Agenor de Miranda Araújo Neto, better known as Cazuza (; April 4, 1958 – July 7, 1990), was a Brazilian singer and songwriter, born in Rio de Janeiro. Along with Raul Seixas, Renato Russo and Os Mutantes, Cazuza, both while fronting Barão Verm ...'' (2004) *'' Heleno'' (2011) References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downtown Filmes
Downtown Filmes is a film distributor dedicated exclusively to the release of Brazilian films. The company is led by Bruno Wainer, which was responsible for the distribution of some of the greatest hits of Brazilian cinema, among them '' Olga'', ''Os Normais'', ''Central do Brasil'' and '' Cidade de Deus''. Films *''Anjos Do Sol'' (2005) *''Gatão de Meia-Idade'' (2005) *''Crime Delicado'' (2005) *''Meninas'' (2006) *''Antônia – O Filme'' (2006) *''Wood & Stock: Sexo, Orégano e Rock'n'Roll'' (2006) *''Querô'' (2006) *''Os Desafinados'' (2006) *'' Batismo de Sangue'' (2006) *''Histórias do Rio Negro'' (2006) *''Irma Vap - O Retorno'' (2006) *''Panair Do Brasil'' (2007) *'' Cão Sem Dono'' (2007) *'' Estômago'' (2007) *'' Nome Próprio'' (2007) *'' Iluminados'' (2007) *'' Meu Nome Não É Johnny'' (2007) *'' Garoto Cósmico'' (2007) *''Salve Geral'' (2009) *'' Do Começo ao Fim'' (2009) *'' Só 10% É Mentira'' (2009) *'' Desenrola'' (2009) *'' Divã'' (2009) *'' Waste Lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Black-and-white Films Produced Since 1970
American film and television studios terminated production of black-and-white output in 1966 and, during the following two years, the rest of the world followed suit. At the start of the 1960s, transition to color proceeded slowly, with major studios continuing to release black-and-white films through 1965 and into 1966. Among the five Best Picture nominees at the 33rd Academy Awards in April 1961, two — '' ''Sons and Lovers'' and the winner, ''The Apartment'', were black-and white. Two of the nominees in 1962 — ''The Hustler'' and ''Judgment at Nuremberg'', were likewise black-and white. The pattern continued into 1963, with '' The Longest Day'' and ''To Kill a Mockingbird'', into 1964, with ''America America'' and '' Lilies of the Field'' and into 1965, with ''Dr. Strangelove'' and ''Zorba the Greek''. At the 38th Academy Awards, held on April 18, 1966, the Best Picture winner (''The Sound of Music'') and one other nominee (''Doctor Zhivago'') were in color, but the remaining ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angie Cepeda
Angélica María Cepeda Jiménez (born 2 August 1974), professionally known as Angie Cepeda, is a Colombian actress. She is best known for her roles in the telenovela ''Pobre Diabla'' and the films '' Captain Pantoja and the Special Services'' and '' Love in the Time of Cholera''. She is the younger sister of actress Lorna Paz. Early life Cepeda was born in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, and raised in Barranquilla. After her parents divorced she lived with her mother and two older sisters (one of whom is actress Lorna Paz). Career When she discovered her vocation in drama, she moved out to Bogotá. After starting her drama courses, she was contracted by a beer company and made some advertisements for it. Next, she played some bit parts in several soap operas and movies in Colombia. Cepeda got a role in the soap opera ''Las Juanas'', getting the attention of some TV producers who offered her jobs in prime time shows, such as the leading role in ''Luz Maria'' (1998), co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cultural Depictions Of Brazilian Men
Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tylor, Edward. (1871). Primitive Culture. Vol 1. New York: J.P. Putnam's Son Culture is often originated from or attributed to a specific region or location. Humans acquire culture through the learning processes of enculturation and socialization, which is shown by the diversity of cultures across societies. A cultural norm codifies acceptable conduct in society; it serves as a guideline for behavior, dress, language, and demeanor in a situation, which serves as a template for expectations in a social group. Accepting only a monoculture in a social group can bear risks, just as a single species can wither in the face of environmental change, for lack of functional responses to the change. Thus in military culture, valor is counted a typical be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cultural Depictions Of Association Football Players
Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tylor, Edward. (1871). Primitive Culture. Vol 1. New York: J.P. Putnam's Son Culture is often originated from or attributed to a specific region or location. Humans acquire culture through the learning processes of enculturation and socialization, which is shown by the diversity of cultures across societies. A cultural norm codifies acceptable conduct in society; it serves as a guideline for behavior, dress, language, and demeanor in a situation, which serves as a template for expectations in a social group. Accepting only a monoculture in a social group can bear risks, just as a single species can wither in the face of environmental change, for lack of functional responses to the change. Thus in military culture, valor is counted a typical be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010s Portuguese-language Films
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. In conventions of sign where zero is considered neither positive nor negative, 1 is the first and smallest positive integer. It is also sometimes considered the first of the infinite sequence of natural numbers, followed by 2, although by other definitions 1 is the second natural number, following 0. The fundamental mathematical property of 1 is to be a multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. Most if not all properties of 1 can be deduced from this. In advanced mathematics, a multiplicative identity is often denoted 1, even if it is not a number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number; this was not universally accepted until the mid-20th century. Additionally, 1 is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Sports Drama Films
Brazilian commonly refers to: * Something of, from or relating to Brazil * Brazilian Portuguese, the dialect of the Portuguese language used mostly in Brazil * Brazilians, the people (citizens) of Brazil, or of Brazilian descent Brazilian may also refer to: Sports * Brazilian football, see football in Brazil * Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a martial art and combat sport system *''The Brazilians'', a nickname for South African football association club Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. due to their soccer kits which resembles that of the Brazilian national team Other uses * Brazilian waxing, a style of Bikini waxing * Brazilian culture, describing the Culture of Brazil * " The Brazilian", a 1986 instrumental by Genesis * Brazilian barbecue, known as churrasco * Brazilian cuisine See also * ''Brasileiro ''Brasileiro'' is a 1992 album by Sérgio Mendes and other artists including Carlinhos Brown which won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album. Track listing # "Fanfarra" (Carlinhos Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In Hospitals
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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