Acting
Paulo Porto
Born September 1, 1917 · Muriaé, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Died July 3, 1999 · aged 81
Paulo Porto (Muriaé, September 1, 1917 – Rio de Janeiro, July 3, 1999) was a Brazilian radio, theater, film and television actor. He also worked as a director, screenwriter and producer.
Known For
Minas Conspiracy · 1948Minas Conspiracy
★ 8.01948
MovieHistoryDrama
Reconstruction of the historical episode of the Inconfidência Mineira (Minas Conspiracy).
Fim de Festa · 1978Fim de Festa
★ 7.01978
MovieDrama
Marcelo and Márcia, a successful couple, have different social backgrounds. She's always been rich and attached to tradition, while her husband hasn't. One day he leaves for another city, Angra dos Reis, where he meets two girls, Lena and Tânia. Marcelo and Lena get involved, while Tânia is jealous. One night the three go to a party, where a tragic accident happens.
O Dominó Negro · 1949O Dominó Negro
★ 8.01949
MovieCrime
Pra Quem Fica, Tchau · 1971Pra Quem Fica, Tchau
★ 8.01971
MovieComedy
Pra Quem Fica, Tchau tells the story of a teenager from the interior who comes to Rio, financed by an uncle, and goes to live with a womanizer cousin.
As Moças Daquela Hora · 1973As Moças Daquela Hora
★ 3.31973
MovieComedy
Film in three segments. In the first, engaged girl falls in love with an acrobat. In the second, married woman is loved by two men. In the last, the daughter of a traditional family is rejected on her wedding night.
A Penúltima Donzela · 1969A Penúltima Donzela
★ 6.51969
MovieComedy
A young woman from a conservative family loses her virginity to her boyfriend who dumps her after. She starts a new relationship, but when her parents find out she has been "ruined" they try to arrange a marriage with the first boyfriend.
O Bom Burguês · 1983O Bom Burguês
★ 4.31983
MovieCrime
True story of Brazilian bank clerk who supplied money for the guerrilla fighting against the military dictatorship of the 70s. When he changes his disguise, he gets involved with high society, and with industrialists who were financing repression to the groups he stood for.
Um Ramo Para Luísa · 1965Um Ramo Para Luísa
★ 7.01965
MovieDrama
Paulo works as a journalist for a print publication and is a man of many women. He has a long-standing affair with a wealthy married woman and also begins a new relationship with Luísa, a young call girl who is his client.
Movies
Minas Conspiracy · 1948Minas Conspiracy
★ 8.01948
MovieHistoryDrama
Reconstruction of the historical episode of the Inconfidência Mineira (Minas Conspiracy).
Fim de Festa · 1978Fim de Festa
★ 7.01978
MovieDrama
Marcelo and Márcia, a successful couple, have different social backgrounds. She's always been rich and attached to tradition, while her husband hasn't. One day he leaves for another city, Angra dos Reis, where he meets two girls, Lena and Tânia. Marcelo and Lena get involved, while Tânia is jealous. One night the three go to a party, where a tragic accident happens.
O Dominó Negro · 1949O Dominó Negro
★ 8.01949
MovieCrime
Pra Quem Fica, Tchau · 1971Pra Quem Fica, Tchau
★ 8.01971
MovieComedy
Pra Quem Fica, Tchau tells the story of a teenager from the interior who comes to Rio, financed by an uncle, and goes to live with a womanizer cousin.
As Moças Daquela Hora · 1973As Moças Daquela Hora
★ 3.31973
MovieComedy
Film in three segments. In the first, engaged girl falls in love with an acrobat. In the second, married woman is loved by two men. In the last, the daughter of a traditional family is rejected on her wedding night.
A Penúltima Donzela · 1969A Penúltima Donzela
★ 6.51969
MovieComedy
A young woman from a conservative family loses her virginity to her boyfriend who dumps her after. She starts a new relationship, but when her parents find out she has been "ruined" they try to arrange a marriage with the first boyfriend.
O Bom Burguês · 1983O Bom Burguês
★ 4.31983
MovieCrime
True story of Brazilian bank clerk who supplied money for the guerrilla fighting against the military dictatorship of the 70s. When he changes his disguise, he gets involved with high society, and with industrialists who were financing repression to the groups he stood for.
Um Ramo Para Luísa · 1965Um Ramo Para Luísa
★ 7.01965
MovieDrama
Paulo works as a journalist for a print publication and is a man of many women. He has a long-standing affair with a wealthy married woman and also begins a new relationship with Luísa, a young call girl who is his client.
Go Ahead, Brazil! · 1982Go Ahead, Brazil!
★ 7.41982
MovieCrimeDrama
Mid-1970s. When the military regime's "economic miracle" and the victory of the Brazilian football team on the World Cup serve as a distraction for the persecution of opposition leaders by the political police of the dictatorship. Under this context, Jofre Godoi da Fonseca, an alienated middle-class man, is mistaken for Sarmento, a political activist he met at an airport prior to his assassination. He is then arrested for being "subversive".
The Brave Warrior · 1968The Brave Warrior
★ 6.51968
MovieDrama
Young congressman Miguel Horta represents a party that is directly opposed to the present government. He slyly switches parties in order to gain favor with those in power, seriously compromising his own ideals and ethics in the process.
A Noiva da Cidade · 1978A Noiva da Cidade
★ 8.01978
MovieMusicRomance
When Daniela, a famous actress, decides to return to her hometown to reconnect with a simpler lifestyle, local politicians decide to exploit her influence in order to get ambiguous deeds done.
The Devil Queen · 1974The Devil Queen
★ 6.31974
MovieCrimeDrama
Rio's criminal underworld is run by an unexpected boss: a femme Queen with a taste for power and violence. But heavy lies the crown: what Queen can trust her subjects, however fabulous? When she sets up a stoolie to take the fall for her boy, a plot against Her Majesty arises!
Milagre de Amor · 1951Milagre de Amor
★ 8.01951
MovieRomanceComedy
Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta · 1985Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta
★ 5.61985
MovieDrama
In Nilópolis, Eliane, a 15-year-old girl, who is the daughter of a lower-middle-class couple, falls in love with Otávio, a 33-year-old divorcee. Upon learning of the relationship, Eliane's parents forbid her to meet her lover.
All Nudity Shall Be Punished · 1973All Nudity Shall Be Punished
★ 4.91973
MovieDrama
A rich man encounters a prostitute and gets confused about the nature of his feelings for her. He can't decide between attraction and repulsion.
The Heirs · 1970The Heirs
★ 6.41970
MovieDrama
Jorge, an ambitious journalist, marries into money and betrays colleagues to become a powerful politician during political turmoil in 1946 Brazil.
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional · 1997Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
MovieDocumentary
"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."
Dedé Mamata · 1988Dedé Mamata
★ 4.41988
MovieCrimeDrama
Dede (Guilherne Fontes) is a Brazilian teen who lives with his middle-class grandparents who are members of the local communist party. When his grandmother dies, his grandfather's health soon fades to the point where he can't speak or walk. The local party officials ask Dede to continue to family tradition and take over his grandfather's position of social authority, but when Dede is introduced to cocaine by his best friend Alpino (Marcos Palmeira), the attraction to drugs is more appealing to him than political activism.
Os Fantasmas Trapalhões · 1987Os Fantasmas Trapalhões
★ 5.11987
MovieComedyFamily
The friends Didi, Dede, and Zechariah Mussum sell crafts on the roadside when supreendidos a car chase. After an accident succor old Giovanni (Grey Wilson) who before dying reveals the hiding place of a fortune. It is money stolen from a bank in Italy for which it is offered a reward of five million dollars. With the help of Delegate Augusto (Gugu Liberato), the four go in search of money, a haunted castle..
Roberto Carlos e o Diamante Cor-de-Rosa · 1970Roberto Carlos e o Diamante Cor-de-Rosa
★ 5.61970
MovieMusicAdventure
A statuette bought in an antique shop in Tokyo may lead to the discovery of a great treasure.
The Wedding · 1976The Wedding
★ 4.61976
MovieDrama
On the eve of her wedding, Glorinha finds herself looking back at her life and confronting the injustices, sexual perversions, adultery and crimes that are hidden under the happy bourgeoise facade.
Em Família · 1971Em Família
★ 5.51971
MovieDrama
Old couple are being evicted and turn to their five children for help. Since no one can accommodate the two of them, the children decide to separate the couple.
As Borboletas Também Amam · 1979As Borboletas Também Amam
★ 5.01979
MovieDrama
Monica, a naive schoolgirl from a suburb of Rio de Janeiro, meets Virginia, a former neighbor, now living in Copacabana. Influenced by her, she decides to take on a double life: in the morning she is the suburban girl, in the afternoon she attends a brothel in the South Zone. One day she meets Flávio, a friend and eventual lover of Virginia. Flávio falls in love with the purity of Monica and wants to drive away her friends, for considering Virginia a bad company for her beloved.
Como Ganhar na Loteria Sem Perder a Esportiva · 1971Como Ganhar na Loteria Sem Perder a Esportiva
★ 7.01971
MovieComedy
A comedy about the happiness of several people who won the number 12 of Sports Lottery, thinking they are the only winner. Among them, one priest seduced by the devil disguised as a sacristan, one taxi driver who is planning to buy an entire fleet of cars, and prostitutes who leave their brothel, only to return again later.
TV Shows
Brilhante · 1981Brilhante
★ 7.51981
SeriesDrama
Padre Tião · 1965Padre Tião
1965
SeriesComedy
The story narrates the sorrows and misfortunes of Father Tião, who lives in a small town in the interior.
A Moreninha · 1965A Moreninha
1965
SeriesDrama
The telenovela narrates the romance between Carolina and Augusto in 19th-century Rio de Janeiro. As a child, Augusto swore eternal love to a girl, without knowing her name. Years pass, but the young man is unable to become involved with any other woman, earning him a reputation as a great womanizer among his medical school classmates. During a weekend in Paquetá, however, Augusto meets Carolina and falls in love with her, unaware that she is his childhood sweetheart. The plot also shows a group of young people who, amidst parties and passions, become involved in campaigns for the liberation of slaves.