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Karim Aïnouz is an award-winning film director and screenwriter. He was born to a Brazilian mother and an Algerian father.
Aïnouz debuted as feature director with "Madame Satã" (Cannes Un Certain Regard 2002). Other works include "Nardjes A."(Berlin Panorama 2020), "Central Airport THF" (Berlin Amnesty Prize 2018), "Futuro Beach" (Berlin Competition 2014), "The Silver Cliff" (Cannes Director's Fortnight 2011), and "Love for Sale" (Venice Horizons 2006). In 2008, Aïnouz has co-directed the TV series Alice for HBO Latin America.
His latest feature, "The Invisible Life", premiered in Cannes Un Certain Regard in May 2019 where it received the Main Award and more than 50 prizes worldwide.
Aïnouz is also a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.- Actress
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A sensual, versatile legend of arthouse and grindhouse Italian cinema, Florinda Bolkan was born Florinda Soares Bulcão in Uruburetama, Ceará, Brazil, as the youngest of three children from a Brazilian father and an indigenous mother. Her father, diplomat José Pedro Soares Bulcão, died when she was 14, and she began working as a secretary to support her family while attending school and learning English and French. Eventually, she began working as a flight inspector for Varig. In 1967, she visited Rome and was introduced by producer Marina Cicogna (who would become her lover over the next 21 years) to Luchino Visconti, who finally persuaded her to pursue modelling and acting. She quickly landed supporting roles in Crime Thief (1969), Candy (1968) (in which she played a sister to Ringo Starr) and Visconti's The Damned (1969). By this time, Florinda had chosen to use "Bolkan" as her last name, believing it to have more international appeal. Despite eventually becoming fluent in the language, she was usually dubbed in Italian due to her thick accent.
Upon beginning her new career, Bolkan quickly received acclaim as an upcoming talent: for her performance in Love Circle (1969), she shared the Golden Plate prize from the David di Donatello Awards alongside Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting. She would win two more David di Donatellos (for Best Actress) during her career, for The Anonymous Venetian (1970) and Cari genitori (1973). Bolkan appeared in two highbrow Italian films that were of considerable importance on an international scale: Elio Petri's Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970) (winner of the 1970 Oscar for Best Foreign-Language Picture) and the penultimate work of Vittorio De Sica, A Brief Vacation (1973). She also appeared in several lower-budget genre films throughout her prime, including Machine Gun McCain (1969), Detective Belli (1969), A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971)_, Don't Torture a Duckling (1972), The Master Touch (1972), Flavia, the Heretic (1974), Footprints on the Moon (1975), The Last House on the Beach (1978) and Collector's Item (1985). Aside from a few international productions, such as The Last Valley (1971), Royal Flash (1975), The Day That Shook the World (1975) and Some Girls (1988), Bolkan rarely worked outside of Italy. By the late 1980s, she had largely left cinema in favour of television and stage productions (such as The Word (1978) and La piovra (1984)), although Eu Não Conhecia Tururu (2000) - her only film as actor, writer, producer and director - received favourable coverage in her home country.
By 2006, Bolkan had retired from acting, and now owns and operates the Villa Voltarina in Bracciano. Her other endeavours aside from acting have included serving as a judge in the 1976 Miss Universe pageant, real estate work, publishing a gourmet cookbook and supporting Italian and Brazilian children in financial need.- Actor
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José Wilker de Almeida was born on 20th August 1947 in Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil. He worked as a speaker in a radio there but he later moved to Recife where he started worked in the theatre as a member of "Movimento de Cultura Popular (MPC)". The group not only brought culture to people but also reading, writing and political lessons. During the military repression, however, MPC was made illegal and Wilker moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he started working in cinema. His first film as "A Falecida", starred by Fernanda Montenegro.
In Rio Wilker kept on working in theatre. In 1968 he wrote his own play, "O Trágico Acidente que Destronou Teresa". His next move as a playwright was "A China é Azul", in 1972. In this year he starred "Os Inconfidentes", a movie by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade. Still in 1972 he worked on his first TV series, "O Bofe".
Between 1976 and 1985 he didn't work in theatre, but played important roles in cinema and TV. "Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos" (1976), based on Jorge Amado's novel, is a recordist on Brazilian cinema box office. "Xica da Silva" (1976), "Bye Bye Brasil (1979)", "Bonitinha Mas Ordinária" (based on Nelson Rodrigues' text, 1981), and "O Homem da Capa Preta" (1986) were blockbusters too. His works for TV were very successful too.
In 1989 he worked on two then famous films: "Doida Demais" and "Dias Melhores Virão". In 1992 he was on "Medicine Man", directed by John McTiernan and starred by Sean Connery. In the next five years Wilker worked almost exclusively for Tv. However, in 1996, a compilation of his reviews on cinema was released in a book, "Como Deixar um Relógio Emocionado". In 1997 he came back to the Seventh Art with "O Pequeno Dicionário Amoroso" and "A Guerra de Canudos", where he was the protagonist and producer.
Wilker carried on his acclaimed TV career but in 2000 he worked on Villa Lobos, Uma Vida de Paixões". In 2002 he was on "Dead in the Water" starred by Henry Thomas. He then had three films in a role: "O Homem do Ano" (2003) and "Maria, Mãe de Deus" (2003) and "Redentor" (2004). In 2003 he was elected president of Rio Filmes, a cinema company in Brazil.- Aira Ferreira is a Brazilian fashion model. Ferreira debuted at Alberta Ferretti in 2016. The next year she walked for Christian Dior, Tommy Hilfiger, JW Anderson, Roland Mouret, Missoni, Versace, Bottega Veneta, Dolce & Gabbana, Saint Laurent, Coach New York, Elie Saab, Chanel, Giambattista Valli, Victoria Beckham, Brandon Maxwell, Tory Burch, Erdem, Azzedine Alaïa, Zara, and Tom Ford. Ferreira appeared in an Elle Italia editorial in June 2019. She has modeled in advertising campaigns for brands including Michael Kors, Calvin Klein Collection, and Prabal Gurung. Ferreira was also cast in campaigns for Prada.
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Denise Dumont is considered the typical girl from Rio de Janeiro. Born in the state of Ceará, Brazil, in a family of artists, she is the only daughter of musician Humberto Teixeira with pianist Margarida Polis Teixeira. Her father Humberto, known as "Doctor Baião", died in 1979, was co-author of the famous popular song "Asa Branca, and is considered one of the greatest Brazilian composers ever, inventor of a new rhythm: the "Baião". Denise began her career in the soap-opera O Semideus (1973), in 1973, a Globo TV production. Considered in the end of 1970s one of the most beautiful and talented actress of her generation, she posed for Brazilian Playboy in 1980. Then, she was one of the biggest sex symbols of Brazil. Her main success on television was soaps "Marrom Glcé" (1979), Marina (1980), when she played the title role, and "Voltei pra Vce" (1983). On the big screen, she was the actress in leading roles in Terror e Êxtase (1979), Filhos e Amantes (1982) and Rio Babilonia (1983). In 1985, she began her international career. Appeared in Hector Babenco's Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985). In 1987, she was chosen by Woody Allen to play a parody of the Brazilian bombshell, singer Carmen Miranda, in Radio Days (1987), singing "Tico-tico no Fubá", a Miranda's great hit. Settled since the end of 1980s in New York, Denise has two children: Diogo (27) with Brazilian actor Claudio Marzo, and Anna Bella Chapman-Smith (16), with British writer Matthew Chapman, great-grandson of Charles Darwin.- Actor
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Gero Camilo was born on 18 December 1970 in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. He is an actor and director, known for Man on Fire (2004), Carandiru (2003) and Sound & Fury (2009).- Actor
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Antônio José Rodrigues Cavalcante, better known as Tom Cavalcante, was born in Fortaleza. The actor, announcer, presenter and comedian is known mainly for his talent for impersonations and his diverse characters. Tom has shown a talent for mimicking sounds and gestures since he was a child and has made a career from these skills. The comedian debuted on television in 1992 in the show "Escolinha do Professor Raimundo", on TV Globo, where he stayed for many years. From 1996 to 1999, he was part of the cast of "Sai de Baixo" with the famous character Ribamar. From 2000 to 2001, he starred in the show "MegaTom". In 2002, he joined the cast of "Zorra Total," and his participation was marked by the character Piti Bicha. In 2003, the artist went to Rede Record with the show "Show do Tom". From 2016 to 2019, he was the lead on the comedy show "Multi Tom" on the Multishow channel. In 2018 and 2019, he was on the comedy series ""Dr. Darcy"". And in 2020 and 2021, Tom starred in the show "Faz Teu Nome" alongside comedian Tirullipa. In cinema, Tom acted in the film "Os Parças" in 2017, "Os Parças 2", and in the film "Sai de Baixo" in 2019. The actor has received several awards for his work. He won the Troféu Imprensa five times, was chosen Best Comedian three times in the Best of the Year Awards, of Domingão do Faustão, was chosen by Isto É Gente in 2007 as the Personality of the Year, among others. In 2021 he hosted the reality show "LOL: Last One Laughing Brazil", on Amazon Prime Video.- Actor
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Milton Moraes was born in 1930 in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. He was an actor and writer, known for O Espigão (1974), Bonitinha Mas Ordinária ou Otto Lara Rezende (1981) and Maria Bonita, Rainha do Cangaço (1968). He died on 15 February 1993 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Actor
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Chico Anysio was born on 12 April 1931 in Maranguape, Ceará, Brazil. He was an actor and writer, known for The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga (2011), Escolinha do Professor Raimundo (1990) and Tieta of Agreste (1996). He was married to Malga di Paula, Zélia Cardoso de Mello, Alcione Mazzeo, Nancy Wanderley, Rose Rondelli and Regina Chaves. He died on 23 March 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Tadeu Mello was born on 22 May 1965 in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. He is an actor, known for Port of Miracles (2001), Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003) and Today Is Maria's Day (2005).
- Igor Jansen was born on 15 April 2004 in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. He is an actor, known for As Aventuras de Poliana (2018), As Aventuras de Poliana: O Filme (2023) and World's First Christmas (2023).
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Emiliano Queiroz was born on 28 September 1938 in Aracati, Ceará, Brazil. He is an actor and writer, known for Dois Perdidos numa Noite Suja (1971), Stelinha (1990) and Madame Satã (2002).- Editor
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Guto Parente (Fortaleza, Brazil, 1983) has written and directed 17 movies - 7 shorts and 10 feature films. He's one of the most prolific Brazilian filmmakers of his generation and his films have been exhibited at important international film festivals such as Tribeca, San Sebastián, Rotterdam, Locarno, BFI London, among others. His last feature film, "A Strange Path", won all the International Competition Prizes at the Tribeca Festival 2023 (Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay and Best Performance).- Sound Department
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Márcio Câmara was born in 1963 in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. He is a director and writer, known for Mutum (2007), To the Left of the Father (2001) and Os Desafinados (2008).- Actor
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Born Antonio Renato Aragão in Ceará, Brazil (1935), Renato Aragão discovered his love for arts early in his life. Although a lawyer, he found his great pleasure in acting and writing and in making people laugh. His funny body language embraces everyone from toddler to grown-ups in his naive humor. Renato Aragão started his artistic life on TV Ceará with a program called Video Alegria, gathering various comedians, until the definitive formation of the group "Os Trapalhões" - Renato Aragão, Dedé Santana, Mussum and Zacaria, in 1975 - Tv Tupi. The program Os Trapalhões figures in the Guiness Book (1997) as the longest-running program broadcast by television in Brazil.
Among the comedy programs Renato Aragão led or took part in, one can highlight: "AEIOURCA" (TV Tupi -1964), "Adoráveis Trapalhões (TV Excelsior - 1965* performing together with Wanderley Cardoso, Ivon Cury and Ted Boy Marino) and "Os Insociáveis" (TV Record - 1972), the program "Os Trapalhões" - (Globo TV Network, 1977-1995; Canal Viva 2000-2018); "A Turma do Didi" (Globo / Canal VIVA, 1995 - 2018).
In cinema, he has a vast list of films: From the film "Na Onda do Iê-Iê-Iê", produced in 1965 to "Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões Rumo à Hollywood", in 2017, we count 51 successes, 7 of them are 10 best box office for national films ever in Brazil. Renato Aragão has also filmed in Morocco and in Hollywood, the Meca of the film industry.- Actress
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Maria Carlos Sotto Mayor was born on 9 June 1961 in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. She is an actress, known for The Loner (1987), Le Marginal (1983) and C'est facile et ça peut rapporter... 20 ans (1983).- Lupe Gigliotti was born on 1 July 1926 in Maranguape, Ceará, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Elas por Elas (1982), Blame It on Rio (1984) and O Amor Está no Ar (1997). She died on 19 December 2010 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Ana Maria Miranda was born on 19 August 1951 in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. She is an actress and writer, known for Quem é Beta? (1973), Tatu Bola (1971) and Un animal doué de déraison (1976). She was previously married to Arduíno Colassanti.- Director
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Zelito Viana was born on May 5, 1938 in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil as José Viana Paula de Oliveira. He is a director and producer, known for Avaeté - Semente da Vingança (1985), Morte e Vida Severina (1977) and Villa-Lobos - Uma Vida de Paixão (2000). He is married to Vera Maria de Paula.
He was honored in numerous Festivals for his work and became a reference in Brazilian cinema.- Director
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Left Brazil when she was 19 years old and studied journalism in Rome. After graduating she lived in Switzerland, Germany, England and Norway before heading back to Brazil. In 1995 she returned to London and in 1997 Carla started working for the BBC where she stayed until 2005. She speaks several languages, four of them fluently and lives in south east London with her two children.- Producer
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Luiz Carlos Barreto was born on 20 May 1928 in Sobral, Ceará, Brazil. He is a producer and writer, known for Casa de Areia (2005), Isto É Pelé (1974) and Four Days in September (1997).- Cinematographer
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Petrus Cariry was born on December 28, 1977 in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. He is a director and cinematographer, known for O Grão (2007), Mãe e Filha (2011), Clarisse ou Alguma Coisa Sobre Nós Dois (2015) and O Barco (2018). He directed some short movies such as Dos Restos e das Solidões (2006), A Montanha Mágica (2009) and O Som do Tempo (2010).- Actress
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Luiza Tomé was born on 10 May 1961 in Itapipoca, Ceará, Brazil. She is an actress, known for A Indomada (1997), Corpo a Corpo (1984) and Port of Miracles (2001). She has been married to Adriano Facchini since 1994. They have three children.- Music Department
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Raimundo Fagner Cândido Lopes is a Brazilian singer, composer, musician, actor and music producer. He is commonly known by the stage name of Fagner. The youngest of the five children of José Fares, a Lebanese immigrant from Ain Ebel and Dona Francisca, Fagner was born in Fortaleza, the capital of the state of Ceará, although his birth was recorded in Orós. At the age of five, he won a youth competition at a local radio station. As a teen, he formed vocal and instrumental groups and began to compose his own music. In 1968, he won the Festival DE Música Popular Do Ceará (Popular Music Festival of Ceará) with his song "Nada Sou".- Director
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Del Rangel was born in 1955 in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. He was a director and producer, known for Vende-se Um Véu de Noiva (2009), Cambalacho (1986) and Contos de Lygia (1999). He was married to Regina Duarte. He died on 16 July 2020 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.