Paulo Sérgio Betti (born 8 September 1952) is a Brazilian actor, playwright, and stage director. He also works occasionally as film producer and director.
Biography
Paulo Sérgio Betti was born on 8 September 1952 in
Rafard
Rafard is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 9,101 (2020 est.) in an area of 122 km². The elevation is 515 m. Before 1965, when it became an independent municipality, it was part of Capivari.
As of 2012, t ...
, a small town in the state of
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
. In over thirty years of career, Betti has acted in over 20 ''
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...
s'' and in 21 feature films. His most notable role was as the revolutionary Captain
Carlos Lamarca
Carlos Lamarca (; October 23, 1937 – September 17, 1971) was a Brazilian Army Captain who deserted to become a member of the armed resistance to the Brazilian dictatorship. He was a part of the Popular Revolutionary Vanguard (''Vanguarda ...
in ''
Lamarca'' (1994) and ''
Zuzu Angel
SNI document on Stuart, 1971
Zuleika Angel Jones (June 5, 1921 – April 14, 1976), better known as Zuzu Angel, was a Brazilian-American fashion designer, who became famous for opposing the Brazilian military dictatorship after the forced d ...
'' (2006), both directed by
Sérgio Rezende
Sérgio Rezende (born April 9, 1951) is a Brazilian filmmaker. He was born in Rio de Janeiro, and is best known for directing several biographical films, such as ''Lamarca'', ''Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei'', and ''Zuzu Angel'', about guerrilla l ...
. For his role in ''Lamarca'', he won the São Paulo Association of Art Critics Award for Best Film Actor in 1995. He also hosted the show ''Novos Nomes em Cena'' of
Canal Brasil
Canal Brasil is a Brazilian subscription TV channel with programming focused on the country's audiovisual productions. It is the result of an association of Grupo Globo's cable TV division Canais Globo with the company Grupo Consórcio Brasil (G ...
, where he interviewed young Brazilian actors.
Betti was married to actress
Eliane Giardini
Eliane Teresinha Giardini (born October 20, 1952) is a Brazilian actress. Although she had little career success until the age of forty, she is now considered one of Brazil's foremost actresses.
Biography
Giardini was born in Sorocaba, São Pau ...
between 1973 and 1997. The couple had two daughters: Juliana (born in 1977) and Mariana (born in 1980). He was also married to actress
Maria Ribeiro
Maria do Amaral Ribeiro (born 9 November 1975) is a Brazilian actress, screenwriter and film director.
Biography
She worked in soap operas such as '' A Escrava Isaura'', playing the beautiful Malvina, and also ''Luz do Sol'', playing Zoé. ...
, mother of his only son João (born on 30 March 2003). The couple separated in 2005.
Political views
In 1989 Betti was one of the producers of the
music video
A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a m ...
for the famous jingle "Lula Lá" ("Lula There") for the presidential candidate
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from the
Workers' Party. In this video, several famous artists of the time sing the jingle. Betti supported Lula throughout all of his presidential campaigns, including the one in 2006, when several artists withdrawn their support from the candidate because of his party's involvement in the scandal known as "
mensalão".
On 1st October 2020 Betti stated that he wishes the death of all elderly people that walk in the streets without face masks, and lamented that President
Jair Bolsonaro
Jair Messias Bolsonaro (; born 21 March 1955) is a Brazilian politician and retired military officer who has been the 38th president of Brazil since 1 January 2019. He was elected in 2018 as a member of the Social Liberal Party, which he turn ...
did not die when he was stabbed in 2018.
Filmography
No cinema
As director
* 2017 - ''
A Fera na Selva
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''
* 2003 - ''
Cafundó''
As actor
* 2013 - ''
Casa da Mãe Joana 2
''Casa da Mãe Joana 2'' is a 2013 Brazilian comedy film directed by Hugo Carvana. The film was released in Brazil on September 6, 2013. It is a sequel of the 2008 film '' Casa da Mãe Joana''.
Cast
* José Wilker as Juca
* Paulo Betti as PR
* ...
'' as Paulo Roberto
* 2008 - ''
Casa da Mãe Joana
''Casa da Mãe Joana'' is a 2008 Brazilian comedy film directed by Hugo Carvana. The film was released in Brazil on September 19, 2008.
Its sequel, '' Casa da Mãe Joana 2'', was released on September 6, 2013.
Cast
* José Wilker as Juca
* Pa ...
'' as Paulo Roberto
* 2007 - ''
O Signo da Cidade
''The Sign of the City'' ( pt, O Signo da Cidade) is a 2007 Brazilian drama film directed by Carlos Alberto Riccelli and written by Bruna Lombardi, who also plays the main character.
Plot
Gil (Malvino Salvador) is married, but is lonely. Lydia ( ...
'' as Teca's husband
* 2007 - ''
A Grande Família - O Filme'' as Carlinhos
* 2006 - ''
Zuzu Angel
SNI document on Stuart, 1971
Zuleika Angel Jones (June 5, 1921 – April 14, 1976), better known as Zuzu Angel, was a Brazilian-American fashion designer, who became famous for opposing the Brazilian military dictatorship after the forced d ...
'' as Cap.
Carlos Lamarca
Carlos Lamarca (; October 23, 1937 – September 17, 1971) was a Brazilian Army Captain who deserted to become a member of the armed resistance to the Brazilian dictatorship. He was a part of the Popular Revolutionary Vanguard (''Vanguarda ...
* 2006 - ''Tapete vermelho'' as Aparício
* 2006 - ''
Irma Vap - O Retorno
Irma may refer to:
People
* Irma (name), a female given name
* Irma (singer), full name Irma Pany, a Cameroonian female singer-songwriter
Places
* Irma, Alberta, Canada, a village
* Irma, Lombardy, Italy, a ''comune''
* Irma, Wisconsin, USA, an ...
''
* 2005 - ''
Cafundó'' (also director) as Parrot man
* 2003 - ''
Chatô, o Rei do Brasil'' as
Getúlio Vargas
Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (; 19 April 1882 – 24 August 1954) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 14th and 17th president of Brazil, from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1954. Due to his long and controversial tenure as Brazi ...
* 2002 - ''Querido estranho''
* 2001 - ''Onde andará Petrúcio Felker'' (voice) (short subject)
* 2000 - ''Os idiotas mesmo'' (voice) (short subject)
* 2000 - ''
Um Anjo Trapalhão
UM or um may refer to:
Universities
* U of M (disambiguation) or UM, abbreviation for various universities
Businesses
* Universal McCann, a global advertising and media agency
* United Motors Company, a former name of American automotive parts s ...
''
* 1999 - ''
Oriundi'' as Renato Padovani
* 1999 - ''
Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei'' as Mauá
* 1999 - ''O toque do oboé'' as Augusto
* 1997 - ''
O Amor Está no Ar
''O Amor Está no Ar'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and televised by TV Globo, March 31 to September 6, 1997, in 137 chapters.
Synopsis
The story takes place in the quiet and fictional city of Ouro Velho. Sofia Schneider ( Betty Lago) is ...
'' as Bigode (Mustache)
* 1997 - ''
Ed Mort
Ed, ed or ED may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Ed'' (film), a 1996 film starring Matt LeBlanc
* Ed (''Fullmetal Alchemist'') or Edward Elric, a character in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' media
* ''Ed'' (TV series), a TV series that ran fro ...
'' as Ed Mort
* 1997 - ''
Guerra de Canudos'' as Zé Lucena
* 1996 - ''
Quem Matou Pixote?'' as TV director
* 1995 - ''Biu, a vida real não tem retake'' (short subject)
* 1994 - ''
Lamarca'' as Cap. Carlos Lamarca
* 1991 - ''Olha! Isso pode dar bolo'' (short subject)
* 1990 - ''
Césio 137 - o Pesadelo de Goiânia''
* 1989 - ''
Doida Demais'' as Gabriel
* 1988 - ''
Dedé Mamata
''Dedé Mamata'' is a 1987 Brazilian drama film directed by Rodolfo Brandão and starring Guilherme Fontes.
The film was entered into the main competition at the 45th edition of the Venice Film Festival. It also won the awards for Best Support ...
''
* 1987 - ''
Besame Mucho''
* 1985 - ''
Fonte da Saudade''
* 1985 - ''
Jogo Duro''
References
External links
*
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1952 births
Living people
Brazilian people of Italian descent
Brazilian male stage actors
Brazilian male film actors
Brazilian male telenovela actors
People from São Paulo (state)