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Joffre Soares
Joffre Soares (21 September 1918 – 19 August 1996) was a Brazilian film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1963 and 1996. Selected filmography * '' Vidas secas'' (1963) - Fazendeiro (Farmer) * ''Manaus, Glória de uma Época'' (1963) * ''Selva Trágica'' (1964) - Nitan * ''Grande Sertão'' (1965) - Zé Bebelo * ''Entre Amor e O Cangaço'' (1965) * '' The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga'' (1965) - Joaozinho Bem Bem * ''A Grande Cidade ou As Aventuras e Desventuras de Luzia e Seus 3 Amigos Chegados de Longe'' (1966) - Lourival * ''Entranced Earth'' (1967) - Father Gil * '' The ABC of Love'' (1967) - Inez's father (segment "Pacto, O") * ''Proezas de Satanás na Vila de Leva e Tráz'' (1967) - Blind Man * ''Panca de Valente'' (1968) * ''Viagem ao Fim do Mundo'' (1968) - Barbosa * ''O Homem Nu'' (1968) - Senator Santos Neves * ''Maria Bonita, Rainha do Cangaço'' (1968) - Salustiano * ''A Virgem prometida'' (1968) * ''A Madona de Cedro'' (1968) - Padre Estevão * '' O Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmeira Dos Índios
Palmeira dos Índios is a municipality located in the western of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. , it has a population of around 70,000. The city is situated in the interior of Alagoas. The Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos was its mayor in 1927. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios ( la, Dioecesis Palmiriensis Indorum) is a diocese located in the city of Palmeira dos Índios in the Ecclesiastical province of Maceió in Brazil. History * February 10, 1962: Established as Di .... Languages Xukuru-Kariri was spoken in Palmeira dos Índios. Climate See also * Fernando Iório Rodrigues References Municipalities in Alagoas {{Alagoas-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bye Bye Brasil
''Bye Bye Brazil'' ( pt, Bye Bye Brasil) is a 1979 Brazilian-French-Argentine film, directed by Carlos Diegues. Locations for the film include Belém and Altamira in the state of Pará, Maceió, the capital of Alagoas state, and the national capital Brasília. Plot The "Caravana Rolidei" (Holiday Caravan) is a traveling show made up of a magician, Lorde Cigano (Gypsy Lord), the exotic dancer Salomé, and the mute strongman Swallow, who drives their van into a small town along the Rio São Francisco. They perform in the town. Afterwards a local accordion player, Ciço, begs Lorde Cigano to let him join them, and Lorde Cigano does. They then go to Maceió to see the ocean, and completely fail to find any business. The caravan leaves town, bringing with them Ciço and his pregnant wife Dasdô. They arrive at the next town only to find everyone watching the new invention, television, in a public area. (At first, in poor areas, television was too expensive for people to have it in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Male Film Actors
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 Brown) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Deaths
File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on board; Eight people die in a blizzard on Mount Everest; Dolly the Sheep becomes the first mammal to have been cloned from an adult somatic cell; The Port Arthur Massacre occurs on Tasmania, and leads to major changes in Australia's gun laws; Macarena, sung by Los del Río and remixed by The Bayside Boys, becomes a major dance craze and cultural phenomenon; Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 crash-ditches off of the Comoros Islands after the plane was hijacked; the 1996 Summer Olympics are held in Atlanta, marking the Centennial (100th Anniversary) of the modern Olympic Games., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Centennial Olympic Park bombing rect 200 0 400 200 TWA FLight 800 rect 400 0 600 200 1996 Mount Everest disaster rect 0 200 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 Births
This year is noted for the end of the World War I, First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – 1918 flu pandemic: The "Spanish flu" (influenza) is first observed in Haskell County, Kansas. * January 4 – The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Russia, Sweden, German Empire, Germany and France. * January 9 – Battle of Bear Valley: U.S. troops engage Yaqui people, Yaqui Native American warriors in a minor skirmish in Arizona, and one of the last battles of the American Indian Wars between the United States and Native Americans. * January 15 ** The keel of is laid in Britain, the first purpose-designed aircraft carrier to be laid down. ** The Red Army (The Workers and Peasants Red Army) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perfumed Ball
''Perfumed Ball'' ( pt, Baile Perfumado) is a 1996 Brazilian film directed by Lírio Ferreira and Paulo Caldas. Starring Duda Mamberti and Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, it shows the history of how Benjamin Abrahão befriended Lampião, the leader of the Cangaço, and filmed his crimes — a feat the Brazilian army was not able to accomplish. It used footage taken in 1936 for Abrahão's 1959 film ''Lampião, o Rei do Cangaço''. Cast *Duda Mamberti as Benjamin Abrahão *Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos as Lampião *Aramis Trindade as lieutenant Lindalvo Rosas *Chico Diaz as colonel Zé de Zito *Joffre Soares as Padre Cícero *Cláudio Mamberti as colonel João Libório *Germano Haiut as Ademar Albuquerque *Zuleica Ferreira as Maria Bonita Reception The film entered the 1996 Festival de Brasília, where it won awards for Best Film, Best Newcomer Director, Best Art Direction (Adão Pinheiro), Best Supporting Actor (Aramis Trindade) and shared the Critic's Choice Award with '' Um Céu de Estre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Third Bank Of The River
''The Third Bank of the River'' ( pt, A Terceira Margem do Rio) is a 1994 Brazilian drama film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. It is based on the short stories "A Menina de Lá", "Os Irmãos Dagobé", "Fatalidade", "Seqüência", and "A Terceira Margem do Rio" by João Guimarães Rosa compiled into the book ''Primeiras Estórias''. It was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Ilya São Paulo as Liojorge * Sonia Saurin as Alva * Barbara Brandt as Nhinhinha * Maria Ribeiro as mother * Mariane Vicentini as Rosário * Chico Díaz as Rogério * Henrique Rovira as Herculinão * Waldir Onofre as Dismundo * Ana Maria Nascimento e Silva * Vanja Orico * Affonso Brazza * Joffre Soares Joffre Soares (21 September 1918 – 19 August 1996) was a Brazilian film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1963 and 1996. Selected filmography * '' Vidas secas'' (1963) - Fazendeiro (Farmer) * ''Manaus, Glória de uma Época'' (196 ... References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Better Days Ahead (film)
''Better Days Ahead'' ( pt, Dias Melhores Virão) is a 1989 Brazilian comedy-drama film directed by Carlos Diegues. Plot The staff of a dubbing studio celebrates the announcement of a Brazilian dubbing of an acclaimed show called ''The Mary Shadow Show''. Mary Shadow is played by brazilian biggest rockstar, Rita Lee. To dub the main character, Dalila (Zezé Motta) indicates her neighbor Marialva (Marília Pêra), who adopts the name "Mary Mattos" as she dreams about becoming a Hollywood star. Marialva lives tormented by the death of her former boyfriend, and finds refuge on Wallace (José Wilker), a married man who promises he will abandon his family to live with her. Meanwhile, Pompeu (Paulo José), the dubbing director falls in love with Marialva and says he will direct a film starring her. After some dates, Marialva asks Pompeu to go to Jacarepaguá, the district where Wallace lives; when he notices she just wanted to Wallace, Pompeu abandons Marialva there. From the top of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jubiabá (film)
''Jubiabá'' (french: Bahia de tous les saints) is a 1986 Brazilian-French romantic drama film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. Based on Jubiabá, the novel of the same name by Jorge Amado, it stars Charles Baiano and Françoise Goussard as two lovers. Plot The black orphan Balduíno (Charles Baiano) is adopted by the Commendatory abbot, commendator Ferreira (Raymond Pellegrin), and falls in love with Ferreira's heiress, the white Lindinalva (Françoise Goussard). A day, he is kicked out of the Ferreira's house, becoming a famous ''malandro'' in Bahia streets. Even away from Lindinalva, their love is blessed by the ''pai-de-santo'' Jubiabá (Grande Otelo). Cast *Charles Baiano as Antônio Balduíno aka Baldo **Luiz Santana as young Balduíno *Françoise Goussard as Lindinalva **Tatiana Issa as young Lindinalva *Grande Otelo as Jubiabá *Zezé Motta as Rosenda *Julien Guiomar as Luigi *Catherine Rouvel as Amélia *Betty Faria as Zaira *Raymond Pellegrin as Ferreira *Ruth de S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massacre In Dinosaur Valley
''Massacre in Dinosaur Valley'' ( it, Nudo e selvaggio, lit=Naked and Savage), also known as ''Amazonas'' and ''Cannibal Ferox II'', is a 1985 cannibal film directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini under the pseudonym Michael E. Lemick. An international co-production of Italy and Brazil, the film was written by Tarantini with Dardano Sacchetti, and stars Michael Sopkiw, Suzane Carvalho, Milton Rodríguez, Marta Anderson, and Joffre Soares. Cast * Michael Sopkiw as Kevin Hall * Suzane Carvalho as Eva Ibañez * Milton Rodríguez as Captain John Heinz * Marta Anderson as Betty Heinz * Joffre Soares as Josè * Gloria Cristal as Myara * Susan Hahn as Belinda Production The film was shot in Brazil in 1985 under the working title of ''Stranded in the Valley of Dinosaurs''. Reception A reviewer credited as "Lor." of ''Variety'' reviewed the Lightning Video home video on January 10, 1987. "Lor." described the film as a "poor Italian exploitation film, made worse by an intentionally mislead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Os Trapalhões E O Mágico De Oróz
''Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz'' ( en, The Bumbling and the Wizard of Oróz, italic=yes) is the 1984 entry in the Brazilian comedy film series ''Os Trapalhões''. This is a parody of '' The Wizard of Oz'' (1939). It was directed by Dedé Santana and Vitor Lustosa. It injects elements and actors of Cinema Novo into family film to direct attention to the ongoing drought in the Northeast, an issue that remains unresolved. It was shot in the city of Orós, in the state of Ceará. Overview In addition to the regular members of Os Trapalhões—Renato Aragão, Dedé Santana, Mussum, and Zacarias—, Xuxa Meneghel, José Dumont, Joffre Soares, and Arnaud Rodrigues, who wrote the songs, also appeared. Santana played the Cowardly Lion, a sheriff, Zacarias played the Scarecrow, and Mussum played Vat, a cachaça-filled variation on the Tin Woodman. Xuxa plays Sheriff Lion's girlfriend, Aninha. Aragão plays his regular protagonist, Didi Mocó. Soares, best known for his work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memoirs Of Prison
''Memoirs of Prison'' ( pt, Memórias do Cárcere) is a 1984 Brazilian drama film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. It is based on ''Memórias do Cárcere'' an autobiographical novel by Graciliano Ramos, about the period he was incarcerated during the Vargas Era. The film was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Carlos Vereza as Graciliano Ramos * Glória Pires as Heloísa (Graciliano's wife) * Nildo Parente as Emanuel * José Dumont as Mario Pinto * Wilson Grey as Gaúcho * Joffre Soares as Soares * Fábio Barreto as Siqueira Campos * Jorge Cherques as Dr. Goldberg * Tonico Pereira as Desidério * Ada Chaseliov * Arduíno Colassanti * Nelson Dantas as prison warden * Silvio de Abreu * Cássia Kis * Marcos Palmeira * Paulo Porto * Ney Sant'Anna See also * List of submissions to the 57th Academy Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
