João de Deus Seta, most known as João de Deus (1883–1951), was a Portuguese actor who worked mainly in Brazilian films.
Biography
Born in
Trás os Montes, Portugal, he began working as a professional actor for the theatrical company Dias Bragas in Rio de Janeiro.
After moving to Arthur Azevedo company, he acted in the
Giuseppe Lablanca's 1908 film ''
Os Estranguladores'', considered the first Brazilian fiction film. He also acted in
revue
A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatre, theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketch comedy, sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural pre ...
s, later creating his own company in 1918.
Subsequently, he acted in
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 ...
' films ''
Alma Sertaneja'' and ''
Ubirajara'', and directed ''
O Guarani'' (1922). In the 1920s, he focused his work on revues, returning to cinema in the 1930s, acting in films like ''
Caçando Feras'' (1936), ''
O Descobrimento do Brasil'' (1936), ''
E o Circo Chegou'' (1940), ''
O Cortiço
''O Cortiço'' (The Slum'') is an influential Brazilian novel written in 1890 by Aluísio Azevedo. The novel depicts a part of Brazil's culture in the late 19th century, represented by a variety of colorful characters living in a single Rio de J ...
'' (1945), and ''
O Malandro e a Grã-fina
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'' (1947). He died in 1951.
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Portuguese male film actors
Portuguese emigrants to Brazil
Brazilian male film actors
1883 births
1951 deaths
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