Augusto Aníbal (1887–1965) was a Brazilian film actor and singer. In film he starred in over 15 pictures between 1923 and 1952 although his career appeared to develop in two different periods. He appeared in some of the hits of the 1920s making his screen debut in the

Luiz de Barros Luiz de Barros (September 12, 1893 – 1982) was a prominent Brazilian film director, film producer, film editor, screenwriter, cinematographer, film actor and set designer and manager who played a key role in Brazilian film production from the e ...

film '' Augusto Anibal quer casar'' in 1923 as the central character. This would be immediately followed by '' Cavaleiro Negro'' an adventure film also directed by Barros in which he starred alongside Manuel F. Araujo. In the 1930s he concentrated on his singing and only appeared in one film in that decade, in Maridinho de Luxo released in 1938. He would later make a return in the 1940s where he was once again united with

, appearing in his films again such as in the musical comedy '' Caídos do Céu'' in 1946. His last credited film was in 1952 in ''É Fogo na Roupa''. He died in 1965.

Filmography

* Augusto Anibal quer casar (1923) * Cavaleiro Negro (1923) *A Sertaneja (1924) * Gigolete (1924) .... Maneco *Sinfonia da Floresta (1929) .... Augusto *Maridinho de Luxo (1938) *Caídos do Céu (1946) .... Felizardo Boaventura *Esta é Fina (1948) *Fogo na Canjica (1948) .... Fulgêncio *Pra Lá de Boa (1949) *Eu Quero é Movimento (1949) *Meu Dia Chegará (1951) *Anjo do Lodo (1951) .... Chico *Agüenta Firme, Isidoro (1951) *Era uma Vez um Vagabundo (1952) *É Fogo na Roupa (1952)

External links and sources

* 1887 births 1965 deaths Brazilian male film actors 20th-century Brazilian male singers 20th-century Brazilian singers {{Brazil-singer-stub