Dionísio Azevedo, stage name of Taufic Jacob (4 April 1922 – 11 December 1994) was a Brazilian television, theatre, and film actor, director, and writer.

Career

He started his career as an actor in

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in 1942. He moved to television, where he was a pioneer, creating ''TV de Vanguarda'', a television theater popular in the 1950s. He directed several

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s, including ''Os Humildes'', which is considered the first to address Brazilian themes, and ''Ambição'', the first diary telenovela of the country. In cinema he acted in about 40 films. In 1989, he won the

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Jury Award for his role on the film '' A Marvada Carne''.

Partial filmography

* ''Quase no Céu'' (1949) * ''Corações na Sombra'' (1951) - (voice) * ''Custa Pouco a Felicidade'' (1953) * ''Mãos Sangrentas'' (1955) - (voice) * ''O Sobrado'' (1956) - Fandango * '' Cidade Ameaçada'' (1960) - Chief of police * ''Estrada do Amor'' (1960) * ''A Moça do Quarto 13'' (1960) - (voice) * '' Sua Vida Me Pertence'' (1961, TV Series) * '' The First Mass'' (1961) - Mestre Zuza * ''The Fisherman and His Soul'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1962) - Olavo, the Priest * ''Lampião, o Rei do Cangaço'' (1964) - João de Mariano * ''O Santo Milagroso'' (1967) - Padre José * ''Corisco, O Diabo Loiro'' (1969) - Compadre mariano * ''

Independência ou Morte The 1888 painting ''Independence or Death'' (''Independência ou Morte'' in Portuguese), also known as the ''Cry of Ipiranga'' (''Grito do Ipiranga'' in the original) is an oil on canvas painting by Pedro Américo, from 1888. It is the best know ...

'' (1972) - José Bonifácio * ''Longo Caminho da Morte'' (1972) - Coronel Múcio * ''Obsessão'' (1973) * ''A Virgem'' (1973) * ''A Pequena Órfã'' (1973) - Velho Gui * ''Sedução'' (1974) * ''O Dia em Que o Santo Pecou'' (1975) - Delegado * ''Kung Fu Contra as Bonecas'' (1975) * ''

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'' (1976) - Petrônio * ''O Dia das Profissionais'' (1976) * ''A Noite da Fêmeas'' (1976) * ''O Caçador de Esmeraldas'' (1979) - Padre João Leite * ''Verde Vinho'' (1982) - Alfredo Morais * ''

Fuscão Preto ''Fuscão Preto'' () is a 1983 Brazilian adventure drama film, written Francisco de Assis and directed by Jeremias Moreira Filho. The film is based on the song "Fuscão Preto" by Atílio Versutti and Mariel and sung by Almir Rogério, was filmed i ...

'' (1983) * ''O Menino Arco-Íris'' (1983) - Lucena * '' A Marvada Carne'' (1985) - Nhô Totó * ''Os Bons Tempos Voltaram'' (1985) - Argemiro (segment "Primeiro de Abril") * '' Kuarup'' (1989) - D. Anselmo * ''Eternidade'' (1992) - Balteano (final film role)

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* 1922 births 1994 deaths 20th-century Brazilian male actors Brazilian film directors Brazilian male film actors Brazilian male television actors Brazilian television directors Deaths from lung cancer in Brazil People from Minas Gerais Brazilian people of Arab descent {{Brazil-film-director-stub