João Camargo

Acting

João Camargo

Born March 25, 1960 · Basel, Switzerland (age 66)

John Albert Camargo (Basel, March 25, 1960), better known as João Camargo, is a Swiss-Brazilian actor and director.

Known For

Babenco: Tell Me When I DieBabenco: Tell Me When I Die · 2020
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
7.12020
MovieDocumentary
Besieged by cancer and nearing the end, the genius Argentine-Brazilian filmmaker Héctor Babenco (1946-2016) asks Bárbara Paz, his wife, for one last wish: to be the protagonist of his own death.
Bossa NovaBossa Nova · 2000
Bossa Nova
5.52000
MovieComedyDrama
After a chance encounter on the elevator, the lives of Mary Ann, a widowed English teacher, and Pedro, a recently divorced man, intersect against the hot backdrop of Rio de Janeiro.
Victims of the DayVictims of the Day · 2025
Victims of the Day
8.12025
MovieDramaCrime
Elder and Daiane are a couple in the midst of an urban war: while he fights to survive, their first child is about to be born.
Metade Sexo, Metade MussarelaMetade Sexo, Metade Mussarela · 2002
Metade Sexo, Metade Mussarela
2002
MovieComedyRomance
Alberto and Lurdinha get married, but the girl cannot accept being supported by her husband and decides, secretly, to be an attendant for a telesex company. Upon discovering his wife's activity, Alberto feels betrayed and the marriage goes into crisis.
Milagres de Jesus - O FilmeMilagres de Jesus - O Filme · 2016
Milagres de Jesus - O Filme
10.02016
MovieHistoryDrama
I'm Rich!I'm Rich! · 2016
I'm Rich!
6.32016
MovieComedy
Selminha is a lower-class woman who receives a family inheritance, but only if she meets the challenge of spending 30 million reais in 30 days, without accumulating anything. However, in this marathon, she will find out that there are things that money does not buy.
Os EspetacularesOs Espetaculares · 2020
Os Espetaculares
6.82020
MovieComedy
An egotistical stand-up comedian fights with a spectator and gets fired. To be able to pay his son's pension, he decides to participate in a comedy group contest. Now he will need to work harmoniously with the rest of the team.
O Natal do Menino ImperadorO Natal do Menino Imperador · 2008
O Natal do Menino Imperador
7.02008
MovieFamilyHistory

Filmography

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Cúmplices de um ResgateCúmplices de um Resgate · 2015
Cúmplices de um Resgate
6.72015
SeriesSoapDrama
Cúmplices de um Resgate is a Brazilian children's musical telenovela produced by SBT and originally broadcast from August 3, 2015, to December 13, 2016. It is a remake of the Mexican telenovela Cómplices al rescate (2002), created by Rosy Ocampo. Adapted by Íris Abravanel, with direction by Reynaldo Boury, the telenovela stars Larissa Manoela, João Guilherme, Duda Nagle, and Juliana Baroni. The story follows Manuela and Isabela, twin sisters separated at birth who grow up in very different worlds. Manuela is a sweet and talented girl raised in a small town, while Isabela is a wealthy and spoiled young woman living in the city. After discovering each other's existence, they decide to switch places to uncover the truth about their past and face family secrets, conflicts, and challenges. Along the way, they find friendship, love, and the importance of family.

Ofélio Batista

Um Anjo Caiu do CéuUm Anjo Caiu do Céu · 2001
Um Anjo Caiu do Céu
6.12001
SeriesSoapComedy
João Medeiros is an internationally renowned photographer who suffers an attack in Prague, when he happens to photograph a Nazi leader who was in the middle of secret plans. In his last moments on Earth, his life is saved by the angel Rafael, sent by the highest heavenly bodies to offer him a new chance. The angel warns the photographer that he will only have six months to live to solve his problems with his family, neglected since he abandoned everything for the profession - including solving his situation with ex-wife Naná, who now lives with the profiteer Tarsus, and get along with his two daughters. Virginia has become a renowned stylist, but blames her father for the leg problem caused by an accident she suffered as a teenager and ended her ballet career. Duda, on the other hand, developed obsessive-compulsive disorder after her son Kiko disappeared years before, putting her marriage to Maurício in a long crisis.

Gildo

My SweetheartMy Sweetheart · 1998
My Sweetheart
7.71998
SeriesSoapDrama
The plot revolves around the romantic conflict involving four young people who have known each other since childhood. Antônio Mourão, an orphan raised by Father Ovídio, has two dreams in life: to graduate in Medicine – he has just passed the entrance exam – and to marry Rebeca, one of the daughters of his godfather, the Protestant pastor Bilac. Antônio and Rebeca end up separated thanks to the interference of Lívia, the youngest daughter of Pastor Bilac. Sensual and deceitful, she dreams of abandoning her life in São Tomás de Trás, working as a lacemaker and attending her father's church services, to live in the big city. She sees in Antônio a chance to fulfill her desire and, even knowing about the romance between the young man and her sister, she orchestrates a situation to seduce him and manages to get pregnant by him. The two are then forced to marry and move to the capital.

Director