Acting
Adelaide João
Born July 27, 1921 · Lisboa, Portugal
Died February 3, 2021 · aged 99
No biography available.
Known For
Just Pedro · 1972Just Pedro
★ 4.51972
MovieDrama
Pedro is a young agricultural worker who gets caught in the middle of a fight between two families, kills a man and escapes to the capital. He can't find work,resorts to begging, but keeps his mountaineer pride. He starts a new life with a prostitute who is nice to him, but nothing works. He returns home, and alone, and now he finds life there is sad as well.
Mãe Genoveva · 1983Mãe Genoveva
★ 8.01983
MovieDrama
Um Funeral à Chuva · 2009Um Funeral à Chuva
★ 5.82009
MovieComedyDrama
A group of former university college students reunites in the city where they graduated at, to attend the funeral of one from their group. In fulfilling his last dying wish, the group goes on a journey of self discovery about the true essence of friendship and life. However they haven't been together in 10 years...
The Fault · 1980The Fault
★ 10.01980
MovieDrama
Guinea-Bissau: Portuguese Colony, year: 1973. An Ex-military returns to his hometown. Bringing back with him a vague sense of guilt due to the killing of two men (a soldier and a native) by his sounding of the alarm during one given night.
The State of Things · 1982The State of Things
★ 6.41982
MovieDrama
On location in Portugal, a film crew runs out of film while making their own version of Roger Corman's The Day the World Ended (1956). The producer is nowhere to be found and director Munro attempts to find him in hopes of being able to finish the film.
The Circle · 1970The Circle
★ 7.71970
MovieDrama
A look at the urban society of the seventies. The story of Marta a young and pretty girl, who leaves her husband to search for her true identity. She doesn't quite know what she wants, but at least she knows what she's escaping from. Soon she encounters financial difficulties and finds herself involved with shady characters, a situation that leads to a mysterious murder. The net closes around her.
Young Toscanini · 1988Young Toscanini
★ 6.71988
MovieDramaHistory
A fanciful biopic of legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini as a very young man.
O Visconde · 1980O Visconde
★ 5.01980
Movie
O Visconde is based on the same Álvaro do Carvalhal short story as Manoel de Oliveira's The Cannibals.
Filmography
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Young Toscanini · 1988Young Toscanini
★ 6.71988
MovieDramaHistory
A fanciful biopic of legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini as a very young man.
Comparsa (uncredited)
Vila Faia · 1982Vila Faia
★ 7.01982
SeriesSoapDrama
Maria Ercília Palmeira (Ercília)
Polícias · 1996Polícias
★ 9.01996
SeriesDramaCrime
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