Luis Fernando Verissimo

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Luis Fernando Verissimo

Born September 26, 1936 · Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Died August 30, 2025 · aged 88

Luis Fernando Verissimo (Porto Alegre, September 26, 1936 – Porto Alegre, August 30, 2025) was a Brazilian writer, comedian, cartoonist, translator, television scriptwriter, theater author and novelist. He was an advertiser and newspaper reviewer. He was also a musician, having played the saxophone in some ensembles. With more than 80 published titles, he is one of the most popular contemporary Br…

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TemporalTemporal · 1984
Temporal
7.01984
MovieComedy
In the same house, on the same night, two groups meet. One, made up of very serious gentlemen, members of a religious-monarchist order. The other, a bunch of crazy people in animal costumes, at a party with sex and rock’n’roll. When the storm starts and the lights go out, anything can happen.
Feijoada CompletaFeijoada Completa · 2012
Feijoada Completa
2012
MovieComedyDrama
On a Saturday, unhappy with her marriage, Carol gets ready to leave, her husband usually goes to a soccer match and bring his friends back home for lunch. The dish of the day is feijoada. This film is an adaptation of the short story "Feijoada Completa" by Luis Fernando Verissimo, in turn inspired by the homonymous Chico Buarque' song.
SimoneSimone · 2013
Simone
2.92013
MovieDrama
After years of dating women, Simone meets Pedro. He's charming, intelligent and attractive, and he's appeared at a time when Simone's relationship with her live-in girlfriend is falling apart. Tormented by uncertainties and doubts that test everything Simone thinks she knows about herself, she must make a decision. But in the end is it really a question of gender? This is a film about sexual expression and choice, and about the importance of following your heart.
As CobrasAs Cobras · 1985
As Cobras
1985
MovieAnimation
They play football. They laugh, they cry, they swim. They love. They witnessed the discovery of Brazil and are present in the conquests of unknown planets. They are not just snakes, they are also slugs. As Cobras is based on these characters created by writer Luís Fernando Veríssimo, published daily in Brazilian newspapers and, between one joke and another, a vignette that satirizes a well-known film distributor.
Luis Fernando Verissimo - O FilmeLuis Fernando Verissimo - O Filme · 2023
Luis Fernando Verissimo - O Filme
9.02023
MovieDocumentary
O atorO ator · 2026
O ator
6.52026
MovieComedyThriller
OlímpicosOlímpicos · 1991
Olímpicos
1991
MovieComedy
At a poker table, five players discuss the possibility of having, in the Olympic Games, instead of the bow and arrow, the game of poker as an official modality.
The EarringThe Earring · 1989
The Earring
8.01989
MovieComedy
A droll Brazilian short on the theme of an incriminating earring.

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TV PirataTV Pirata · 1988
TV Pirata
8.01988
SeriesComedy
TV Pirata was a weekly Brazilian comedy show aired on Rede Globo between 1988 and 1990, being re-aired monthly in 1992. Some of the writers later went on to form the comedy troupe Casseta & Planeta. The show was first aired in April 1988 to fill a gap on Rede Globo's Tuesday night prime time line-up and its comedy was inspired by sketch comedy shows such as Saturday Night Live and Monty Python's Flying Circus with a no-nonsense approach to Brazilian comedy; however, it mixed a new style of comedy with elements of Brazilian culture such as football, politics, pop culture, telenovelas, economics and celebrities. No well-known figure or member of any economical or social class was spared from the show's cutting edge humor. The premise of the show was a TV studio being invaded by pirates who took over the programming department and put a tape on the air with some "unusual" programming. Another new element to Brazilian audiences was the performers, who weren't the usual comedic actors, but dramatic actors doing more comedic roles.

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