Danton Mello (born May 27, 1975) is a Brazilian actor.
Personal life
Danton Mello has two daughters, Luisa (2001) and Alice (2003), from his marriage to Brazilian writer
Laura Malin.
Biography
His debut novels occurred in 1985, at the age of ten, as the little '' Cuca '' of
The Cat Comedy. In 1988 he made the character "Bruno Meireles", son of Leila (
Cássia Kis Magro
Cássia is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 17,740 people living in a total area of 643 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Sul e Sudoeste de Minas and to the micro-reg ...
) and Ivan Meireles (
Antônio Fagundes
Antônio José da Silva Fagundes Filho (born 18 April 1949) is a Brazilian actor, playwright, voice actor, and producer. Renowned for his several performances in stage, film and television, where he frequently works in telenovelas.
Biography
Fa ...
) in the telenovela ''
Vale Tudo''. Later, it would act in diverse attractions of the Globe and other emissoras, but without the same prominence.
In 1995, he was the protagonist of the first season of Juvenile novel "
Malhação
''Malhação'' (, ''Young Hearts'' in English) is a Brazilian soap-opera that aired on TV Globo from 4 March 1995 to 3 April 2020. The series is targeted at a teenage audience. Each season runs for about a year with cast members changing every ...
", where he made romantic pair with
Juliana Martins
Juliana Martins (born 3 October 1984 in José Bonifácio, São Paulo state) is a Brazilian model. She worked for ''Sports Illustrated'', and contested in the 1997 Elite Model Look. Juliana Martins was labeled the Brazilian Cindy Crawford by J ...
. Later, it was transferred to the
SBT
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Its main features are:
*Native support fo ...
, where it acted in
Dona Anja. He returned to the Globo in 1997 to live one of the central characters of the
Hilda Furacão
''Hilda Furacão'' (English: ''Hilda Hurricane'') is a 1998 Brazilian miniseries written by Glória Perez, based on Roberto Drummond's book, starring Ana Paula Arósio in the title role.
Plot
The most sought-after prostitute in the Belo Hor ...
miniseries.
Still in the 90's, he was also presenter of the ''Globo Ecologia'' and in September 1998 suffered a serious helicopter accident during a recording for the program together with the reporting team. The helicopter crashed in Monte Roraima. In this accident Danton had internal hemorrhage and later had to move away of the program and also of the novel
Torre de Babel in which it was part of the cast.
The following year he participated in the last chapters of
Terra Nostra. He remained a prisoner of television for almost three years, when he starred in the novel
Jamais Te Esquecerei
Jamais Te Esquecerei ( en:"I will never forget you") is a Brazilian telenovela shown by the SBT between April 14 and September 26 of 2003, at 10h30. Based on the original text of Caridad Bravo Adams, it was translated by Henrique Zambelli and ad ...
in SBT.
Back in 2004, Globo co-starred in the second version of the novel Cabocla. And also was one of the protagonists of the special of end of year
Running Back
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and block. Ther ...
. Returning to represent the same paper in the special one exhibited in 2005. In 2006, was the protagonist of
Sinhá Moça
''Sinhá Moça'' (English title: ''Little Missy'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo. It premiered on March 13, 2006, replacing '' Alma Gêmea'', and ended on October 13, 2006, replaced by '' O Profeta''. It is writt ...
next to
Débora Falabella
Débora Lima Falabella (born 22 February 1979) is a Brazilian actress.
Early years
Débora was born in Belo Horizonte City, the daughter of actor Rogério Falabella and the lyrical singer Maria Olympia.
During her childhood she became inte ...
.
In 2009, lived the antagonist Amithab of
Caminho das Índias.
In 2013, he starred in the comedy "
ai que Dá Certo, a blockbuster.
In 2015 he appeared in the novel I love Paraisópolis.
Currently it is in the air with the program
Tá in the Air, next to
Marcelo Adnet
Marcelo França Adnet (born September 5, 1981, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian actor, comedian and former VJ. He has been on many TV shows such as ''Adnet viaja'' ("Adnet travels") (2012), ''Adnet ao vivo'' ("Adnet live") (2011) and ''Comédia ...
and
Marcius Melhem.
Television jobs
*''A Gata Comeu'' (1985)
*''Novo Amor'' (1986)
*''Mandala'' (1987)
*''
Vale Tudo'' (1988)
*''
Tieta
''Tieta'' ( Portuguese: ''Tieta do Agreste'', lit. "''Tieta from Agreste''") is a novel written by the Brazilian author Jorge Amado, published on August 17, 1977. Set in the 1970s, it narrates the return of Tieta to the remote village of Santan ...
'' (1989)
*''
Despedida de Solteiro
''Despedida de Solteiro'' (English: ''Bachelor Party'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo in 1992.
Cast
Special participation
* Gabriela Alves - Salete
* Geórgia Gomide - cartomante
* Mário Lago - Padre
* Paul ...
'' (1992)
*''Guerra Sem Fim'' (1993)
*''
A Viagem
''A Viagem'' (''The Voyage'') is a Brazilian TV soap opera produced by TV Globo. It was written by Ivani Ribeiro with the contribution of Solange Castro Neves, and directed by Wolf Maya, Ignácio Coqueiro and Andre Schultz. The soap first aired f ...
'' (1994)
*''
Malhação
''Malhação'' (, ''Young Hearts'' in English) is a Brazilian soap-opera that aired on TV Globo from 4 March 1995 to 3 April 2020. The series is targeted at a teenage audience. Each season runs for about a year with cast members changing every ...
'' (1995–1996)
*''Dona Anja'' (1997)
*''Furacão'' (1998)
*''
Torre de Babel'' (1998)
*''
Terra Nostra'' (1999)
*''
Jamais Te Esquecerei
Jamais Te Esquecerei ( en:"I will never forget you") is a Brazilian telenovela shown by the SBT between April 14 and September 26 of 2003, at 10h30. Based on the original text of Caridad Bravo Adams, it was translated by Henrique Zambelli and ad ...
'' (2003)
*''
Cabocla
Cabocla is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo. It premiered on 10 May 2004, replacing ''Chocolate com Pimenta'', and ended on 20 November 2004, replaced by ''Como uma Onda''. The telenovela is written by Ricardo Waddington ...
'' (2004)
*''
Sinhá Moça
''Sinhá Moça'' (English title: ''Little Missy'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo. It premiered on March 13, 2006, replacing '' Alma Gêmea'', and ended on October 13, 2006, replaced by '' O Profeta''. It is writt ...
'' (2006)
*''
Casos e Acasos
Casos e Acasos is a series of Brazilian TV Globo Network, written by Daniel Adjafre and Marcius Melhem, the general direction of Carlos Milan core of Marcos Schechtman (until the 15th episode) and Jayme Monjardim (from the 16th episode). First ai ...
'' (2007)
*''
Caminho das Índias'' (2009)
*''
Tempos Modernos
''Tempos Modernos'' (English: ''Modern Times'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 11 January 2010, replacing ''Caras & Bocas'', and ended on 16 July 2010, replaced by ''Ti Ti Ti''. The series is written ...
'' (2010)
*''
Malhação
''Malhação'' (, ''Young Hearts'' in English) is a Brazilian soap-opera that aired on TV Globo from 4 March 1995 to 3 April 2020. The series is targeted at a teenage audience. Each season runs for about a year with cast members changing every ...
'' (2011)
*''
Vai que Dá Certo
''Vai que Dá Certo'' is a 2013 Brazilian crime comedy film directed by Mauricio Farias. It was shot in Paulínia and Campinas, cities in the state of São Paulo.
Plot
The film follows the reunion of five young adult friends who share the frustra ...
'' (2013)
*''
O Concurso
''O Concurso'' is a 2013 Brazilian comedy film directed by Pedro Vasconcellos. The film was released in Brazil on July 19, 2013.
Cast
* Danton Mello as Caio
* Fábio Porchat as Rogério Carlos
* Rodrigo Pandolfo as Bernardinho
* Anderson Di Riz ...
'' (2013)
* 2015 – ''O Super Pai.... Diogo''
* 2016 – ''Vai que Dá Certo 2'' .... Rodrigo
* 2017 – ''Os Penetras 2 – Quem Dá Mais?''
External links
*
1975 births
Living people
People from Minas Gerais
Brazilian people of Portuguese descent
Brazilian male film actors
Brazilian male telenovela actors
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