Fernando Benini

Acting

Fernando Benini

Born November 18, 1942 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (age 83)

Antônio Fernando Benini was born in São Paulo on November 18, 1942. He works in television, theater and cinema. Fernando Benini was born in the neighborhood of Lapa, in the capital, but soon his parents moved inland, the city of Descalvado. Due to the strong Catholic faith of his parents, Fernando was referred to the Seminary in the Archdiocese of Campinas. But that's when the boy met the theater…

Known For

Movie DementiaMovie Dementia · 1986
Movie Dementia
★ 6.31986
MovieFantasyDrama
Transposition of the myth of Faust to modern Brazil. The heir to a bankrupt cigarette factory, amidst a personal crisis, leaves everything behind and heads for a supposed paradise he has seen in a tourist agency, where he believes he could find self-knowledge. In his search, he is inspired by a Mephisto-like character.
Um Jumento em Minha CamaUm Jumento em Minha Cama · 1986
Um Jumento em Minha Cama
★ 10.01986
Movie
The Island of Prohibited PleasuresThe Island of Prohibited Pleasures · 1979
The Island of Prohibited Pleasures
★ 4.11979
MovieDramaThriller
There's the continent ruled by a repressive government and there's an island where political activists of the continent take refuge on running away from the continent's police. This island is their last stand – there they live in a way not possible in the continent – free love, no possessions, brotherhood… In the continent, a killer is sent to the island to kill the revolutionary leaders. The killer is a woman , Ana (Neide Ribeiro). She will go there as a journalist sent there to interview the leaders of the movement. On arriving to the island, she will find out that things were much different from what she expected. Will Ana be involved by the "island of forbidden pleasures." Will she fulfill her mission?
Prisoners of the Amazon JunglePrisoners of the Amazon Jungle · 1987
Prisoners of the Amazon Jungle
★ 3.31987
MovieAdventureCrime
Some brazilian chicks are kidnapped by girl dealers and carried away on a small airplane to take them to the amazon jungle. What follows is catch as catch can between two groups of gangs... but the girls have fun anyway...
Sede de Amar (Capuzes Negros)Sede de Amar (Capuzes Negros) · 1978
Sede de Amar (Capuzes Negros)
★ 3.71978
Movie
Carrossel 2: O Sumiço de Maria JoaquinaCarrossel 2: O Sumiço de Maria Joaquina · 2016
Carrossel 2: O Sumiço de Maria Joaquina
★ 6.12016
MovieAdventureComedy
The children are invited by a Brazilian music star to one of his shows. But the trip turns into a nightmare when the villains Gonzales and Gonzalito, recently released from prison, decide to kidnap Maria Joaquina.
Hitler in the Third WorldHitler in the Third World · 1968
Hitler in the Third World
★ 8.31968
MovieComedy
Paranoia, guilt, misery, and technology in the developing country. A fragmented narrative, distorted frames, shouts, and noises. The Nazis take over São Paulo: prison and torture of revolutionaries, a samurai lost in chaos, locked lovers, a dictator and his bunch. Considered one of the most influential films of the marginal period.
Orgy or The Man Who Gave BirthOrgy or The Man Who Gave Birth · 1970
Orgy or The Man Who Gave Birth
★ 9.01970
MovieDrama
A countryman kills his father and heads for the big city. On his way, he meets the most bizarre and allegorical types: a robber, a drag queen who thinks he's Carmen Miranda, a black king, a fallen black angel, a priest, two whores, a pregnant cowboy, among others.

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The Island of Prohibited PleasuresThe Island of Prohibited Pleasures · 1979
The Island of Prohibited Pleasures
★ 4.11979
MovieDramaThriller
There's the continent ruled by a repressive government and there's an island where political activists of the continent take refuge on running away from the continent's police. This island is their last stand – there they live in a way not possible in the continent – free love, no possessions, brotherhood… In the continent, a killer is sent to the island to kill the revolutionary leaders. The killer is a woman , Ana (Neide Ribeiro). She will go there as a journalist sent there to interview the leaders of the movement. On arriving to the island, she will find out that things were much different from what she expected. Will Ana be involved by the "island of forbidden pleasures." Will she fulfill her mission?

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