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Milton Gonçalves
Milton Gonçalves (; 9 December 1933 – 30 May 2022) was a Brazilian actor and television director, who was one of the most famous black actors in Brazil, having collaborated twice with acclaimed director Héctor Babenco. One notable role with Babenco was that alongside William Hurt and Raul Julia as a police chief in '' Kiss of the Spider Woman''. He worked in many telenovelas, including ''A Cabana do Pai Tomás'', ''Irmãos Coragem'', ''O Bem-Amado'', ''Pecado Capital'', '' Baila Comigo'', ''Partido Alto'', ''Mandala'', ''Felicidade'', ''A Favorita'', and ''Lado a Lado''. He also worked as director in ''O Bem-Amado'' and '' Escrava Isaura''. Career Gonçalves began his career in São Paulo, in an amateur group. As he moved to a professional group, he met Augusto Boal, who was looking for an actor to play an old black man. Joining Boal's Teatro de Arena, Milton Gonçalves found an open environment for political, philosophical, and artistic discussion, where he was not discrim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Santo De Minas
Monte Santo de Minas is a Brazilian municipality in the south of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population is 21,513 inhabitants, according to the 2020 estimate. Its area is 594.6 km² and its density is 35.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Since around 2005 there have been a Diaspora from Monte Santo to Campinas (see Brazilian Silicon Valley Brazilian Silicon Valley is a term commonly applied to the region of Campinas and in southern region this term is applied for Florianópolis city, Brazil because of its similarity to the 'original' Silicon Valley, located in California in the USA ...), composed mostly of young men looking for better opportunities as qualified IT technicians. The Diaspora was initially led by Matheus Coradini and Cicero Alcantara. Municipalities in Minas Gerais {{MinasGerais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandala (TV Series)
''Mandala'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 12 October 1987 and ended on 14 May 1988, with a total of 185 episodes. It's the thirty eighth "novela das oito" to be aired on the timeslot. It is created by Dias Gomes and directed by Ricardo Waddington. Cast * Vera Fischer - Jocasta Silveira * - Tony Carrado * Lúcia Veríssimo - Letícia *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fina Estampa
''Fina Estampa'' (''Looks & Essence'') is a Brazilian telenovela that first aired on Globo between August 22, 2011 and March 23, 2012 in 185 chapters. Fine Pedigree Synopsis Set in Rio de Janeiro, ''Fina Estampa'' centers on Griselda, a tough, hard-working handywoman with a very well-defined set of values. She managed to raise her small children on her own when her husband disappeared. Now she lives with her three adult children and one grandson in a fancy neighborhood where she does odd jobs and is well-known and liked by everyone. However, her life is far from easy. Her daughter Maria Amália is hard-working like herself, but becomes involved with Rafael, a young man with dubious morals. Her son Quinzé was left by his wife, Teodora, who also left behind their small child. Her other son, Antenor, a med ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zorra Total
''Zorra Total'' was a Brazilian television comedy broadcast by TV Globo. It was launched on March 25, 1999, and has been shown on Saturdays at 10p.m. since May 1999. Despite being audience leader in its exhibition schedule, ''Zorra'' is heavily criticized for its style of fool humor, and is considered by many as one of the worst programs on Brazilian television. Current parts Zorra Brasil Subway This part was created based in the Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff. Here, a parody, called "Dilmaquinista" ( Fabiana Karla) (a pun in ''Dilma'' and ''Maquinista'' ortuguese for machinist drives a subway train. In the subway, there are a lot of people, representing the Brazilian people. Among them are the couple Valéria ( Rodrigo Sant'Anna) and Janete (Thalita Carauta) (who is often called by Valéria a baboon, weird or American ince she aways says some English phrases during the comedy. At the very end of the episode, she says, "Eu sou maquinista de primeira viagem, mas já estou peg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silver Cliff
''The Silver Cliff'' ( pt, O Abismo Prateado) is a 2011 Brazilian drama film directed by Karim Aïnouz. Alessandra Negrini won the Best Actress prize on the Havana Film Festival for her role. Plot Violeta (Alessandra Negrini) is a dentist married and with one son, having a normal working day. While listening to a message left on the phone she panics. The message was written by her husband, Djalma (Otto Jr.), who said he was leaving her and going to Porto Alegre. He asks Violeta to not go after him, but she does not follow the advice and tries to travel as soon as possible, to the capital of Rio Grande do Sul. Cast * Alessandra Negrini Alessandra Vidal de Negreiros Negrini (born 29 August 1970) is a Brazilian actress. She is known for her roles in Brazilian telenovelas and films. She began her television career after starring in '' Olho no Olho'' (1993) playing the role of Cla ... as Violeta * Camilla Amado as Norma * Thiago Martins as Nassir * Otto Jr. as Djalma * Carla Riba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
