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Anselmo Duarte

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Anselmo Duarte

Born April 21, 1920 · Salto, São Paulo, Brazil

Died November 7, 2009 · aged 89

Anselmo Duarte Bento (April 21, 1920 – November 7, 2009) was a Brazilian actor, screenwriter and film director. Initially known as a leading man in popular musical comedies (known in Brazil as "chanchadas"), he debuted as filmmaker in 1957's "Absolutamente Certo", in which he also stars. His next film, "O Pagador de Promessas" (1962), adapted from a stage play by Dias Gomes, won the Golden Palm a…

Known For

A Certain Captain RodrigoA Certain Captain Rodrigo · 1971
A Certain Captain Rodrigo
★ 10.01971
MovieAdventureWar
A knight, half soldier, half gaudério, dolphinfish hair in the sun, guitar on his back, enters the sleepy town of Santa Fe. Nobody could imagine that this man was also getting into their lives. Singing and drinking was winning the hearts of women and admiration of men. A storyteller of adventures, wars or lies? Based on the book by Erico Verissimo.
A Casa das TentaçõesA Casa das Tentações · 1977
A Casa das Tentações
★ 9.01977
MovieDrama
Saul and Mônica return to São Paulo after three years and find his family's colonial mansion abandoned, inhabited only by his old nanny, Bá, and his brother, Domício.
O Caçador de EsmeraldasO Caçador de Esmeraldas · 1979
O Caçador de Esmeraldas
★ 8.01979
MovieAdventureHistory
The life of Fernão Dias, a 17th century Brazilian frontiersman known as "the Emerald Hunter".
Minas ConspiracyMinas Conspiracy · 1948
Minas Conspiracy
★ 8.01948
MovieHistoryDrama
Reconstruction of the historical episode of the Inconfidência Mineira (Minas Conspiracy).
Absolutely RightAbsolutely Right · 1957
Absolutely Right
★ 6.71957
MovieComedyRomance
A man who's memorized his town's telephone directory tries his luck on a TV Show. But a small group of people who control the bettings in town try to get advantage of his simple-mindedness.
O Caçula do BarulhoO Caçula do Barulho · 1949
O Caçula do Barulho
★ 9.01949
MovieComedy
In a workshop there are six workers, the six are brothers. Enter the mother who asks them to rescue the seventh brother, the youngest, Luis. The brothers hesitate because the youngster keeps getting into trouble, but they end up giving in to the request. Gangsters are fighting in a bar and the workers end up getting into the fray.
Querida SuzanaQuerida Suzana · 1947
Querida Suzana
★ 10.01947
MovieRomanceComedy
Romantic comedy...
O Crime do Zé BigornaO Crime do Zé Bigorna · 1977
O Crime do Zé Bigorna
★ 10.01977
MovieDrama
In the 1930s, a blacksmith is accused of murdering his wife and becomes a hero and political leader.

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