Acting
Renato Borghi
Born March 30, 1937 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (age 89)
Renato de Castro Borghi (Rio de Janeiro, March 30, 1937) is a Brazilian actor and author. One of the main members of Teatro Oficina, a vigorous interpreter of striking roles, in which he knows how to inject irreverence and sarcasm with balance, in a very particular style.
Known For
Prata Palomares · 1972Prata Palomares
★ 4.81972
MovieThrillerHorror
While waiting for directions, two revolutionaries hide in a church, where they meet a woman who wants to have a son with one of them.
A Comédia Divina · 2017A Comédia Divina
★ 6.12017
MovieComedy
The Devil himself comes to Earth to open his own church and the world becomes a pandemonium of delights and confusions. Based on a short story by Machado de Assis, the most famous realistic Brazilian writer of the XIX century.
Lost Zweig · 2003Lost Zweig
2003
MovieDrama
The life of Austrian writer Stefan Zweig in Brazil. He wrote the famous book "Brasil, País do Futuro" (Brazil, Country of the Future). He and his wife Lotte, in a mysterious death pact, decided to kill themselves in the week following 1942 Carnival, in Brazil.
The Brazilwood Man · 1982The Brazilwood Man
★ 5.01982
MovieComedyHistory
Fantasy comedy about Brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade, one of the most important icons of Modernism in Brazil. In the film, Oswald is played by two actors: Ítala Nandi, as his feminine anima, and Flávio Galvão, as the masculine half.
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina · 2021Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
★ 5.02021
MovieDocumentary
In six decades, Teatro Oficina has done more than revolutionize theatrical language in the country: the aesthetic influence of José Celso Martinez Corrêa's company extends from Tropicalism to the renewal of Brazilian audiovisual languages from the 1960s onwards. The film revisits a story that it involves personalities such as Caetano Veloso, Glauber Rocha, Lina Bo Bardi, Chico Buarque and Zé do Caixão, brings together scenic art, ecology, architecture and sexuality, and mixes art and life in the search for a Brazilian based language.
Corpo em Delito · 1990Corpo em Delito
★ 4.01990
MovieDrama
During the Brazilian military dictatorship, a doctor forged autopsy reports to hide the victims of the regime.
Slightly Out of Tune · 2008Slightly Out of Tune
★ 5.82008
MovieDrama
A group of friends come of age during the political turmoil that plagued Brazil in the 1960's and 70's. Together, these musicians form a band called "Os Desafinados" and become a part of the groundbreaking Brazilian musical movement called Bossa Nova
Crônica da Cidade Amada · 1965Crônica da Cidade Amada
★ 7.01965
MovieDramaRomance
Eleven small stories, loving chronicles about Rio de Janeiro and its people, written by some of the best Brazilian writers of the time.
Movies
Prata Palomares · 1972Prata Palomares
★ 4.81972
MovieThrillerHorror
While waiting for directions, two revolutionaries hide in a church, where they meet a woman who wants to have a son with one of them.
A Comédia Divina · 2017A Comédia Divina
★ 6.12017
MovieComedy
The Devil himself comes to Earth to open his own church and the world becomes a pandemonium of delights and confusions. Based on a short story by Machado de Assis, the most famous realistic Brazilian writer of the XIX century.
Lost Zweig · 2003Lost Zweig
2003
MovieDrama
The life of Austrian writer Stefan Zweig in Brazil. He wrote the famous book "Brasil, País do Futuro" (Brazil, Country of the Future). He and his wife Lotte, in a mysterious death pact, decided to kill themselves in the week following 1942 Carnival, in Brazil.
The Brazilwood Man · 1982The Brazilwood Man
★ 5.01982
MovieComedyHistory
Fantasy comedy about Brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade, one of the most important icons of Modernism in Brazil. In the film, Oswald is played by two actors: Ítala Nandi, as his feminine anima, and Flávio Galvão, as the masculine half.
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina · 2021Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
★ 5.02021
MovieDocumentary
In six decades, Teatro Oficina has done more than revolutionize theatrical language in the country: the aesthetic influence of José Celso Martinez Corrêa's company extends from Tropicalism to the renewal of Brazilian audiovisual languages from the 1960s onwards. The film revisits a story that it involves personalities such as Caetano Veloso, Glauber Rocha, Lina Bo Bardi, Chico Buarque and Zé do Caixão, brings together scenic art, ecology, architecture and sexuality, and mixes art and life in the search for a Brazilian based language.
Corpo em Delito · 1990Corpo em Delito
★ 4.01990
MovieDrama
During the Brazilian military dictatorship, a doctor forged autopsy reports to hide the victims of the regime.
Slightly Out of Tune · 2008Slightly Out of Tune
★ 5.82008
MovieDrama
A group of friends come of age during the political turmoil that plagued Brazil in the 1960's and 70's. Together, these musicians form a band called "Os Desafinados" and become a part of the groundbreaking Brazilian musical movement called Bossa Nova
Crônica da Cidade Amada · 1965Crônica da Cidade Amada
★ 7.01965
MovieDramaRomance
Eleven small stories, loving chronicles about Rio de Janeiro and its people, written by some of the best Brazilian writers of the time.
Sua Excelência, o Candidato · 1991Sua Excelência, o Candidato
★ 4.81991
MovieComedy
His name is Orlando Carvalho Lopes. In his forties and a confirmed bachelor, he is the son and grandson of traditional politicians, but has no political experience. His weapons? His name, because it carries weight, and his family, because it has a tradition of honesty. That is why he is the ideal pre-candidate for his party...
O Vestido · 2004O Vestido
★ 5.82004
MovieDramaRomance
Ulisses has failed in his professional life, but leads a happy life with his wife Ângela and their two daughters. Until the day he is introduced to Bárbara, a very beautiful woman living in Rio de Janeiro. Ângela becomes her friend and gives her the dress Ulisses had given her. From then on, marital problems arise, and he becomes increasingly attracted to Bárbara.
The King of the Candle · 1982The King of the Candle
★ 5.31982
MovieDrama
Filming of the historical montage of Oswald de Andrade's play, where decadent millionaires, depraved children, corrupt and implacable capitalists are the characters interpreted by the Grupo Oficina, in a celebrated theatrical performance from 1967, fundamentally recorded in 1971 and released only in the 1980s.
Quando a verdade vai entrando ou Carta aos cegos (para aqueles que sabem ouvir e falar) · 2007Quando a verdade vai entrando ou Carta aos cegos (para aqueles que sabem ouvir e falar)
2007
MovieHorrorThriller
A Causa Secreta · 1994A Causa Secreta
★ 3.31994
MovieDrama
Theater director asks his actors for a research on human cruelty and misery in Brazil, while trying to raise funds for his next production, a play based on a story by Machado de Assis, "A Causa Secreta" (The Secret Cause). The troupe oblige and go around town witnessing long lines in National Health Services, inhuman conditions in public hospitals and poor people being constantly humiliated. They find people are becoming indifferent to human suffering.
A Grande Noitada · 1997A Grande Noitada
★ 9.01997
MovieComedy
Brás Cubas · 1985Brás Cubas
★ 6.51985
MovieComedy
Irreverent adaptation of great writer Machado de Assis's masterpiece "Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas" ("Brás Cubas's Posthumous Memories"). A dead man tells about his love life and adventures, specially his affair with Virgília, a dubious married woman.
TV Shows
Bang Bang · 2005Bang Bang
★ 5.02005
SeriesComedy
Twenty years after seeing his family decimated by gunmen, Ben Silver returns to Albuquerque to take revenge on the person responsible for the massacre, but falls in love with his rival's daughter.
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo · 2001Sítio do Picapau Amarelo
★ 7.42001
SeriesFamily
Mania de Querer · 1986Mania de Querer
★ 8.51986
SeriesDrama
Telerromance · 1981Telerromance
1981
Series
The Return Of The Rockefeller · 1973The Return Of The Rockefeller
★ 9.01973
SeriesDrama
The big shot Albert returns after three years, reuniting with his family — his parents and his sister. And he gets in touch with some acquaintances, such as his old friend Vitório and a decadent high society woman. And once again Albert, the Rockefeller gets involved with millionaires and opportunists.
Mad Maria · 2005Mad Maria
★ 7.02005
SeriesDrama
It tells the story of two contrasting realities in the early 20th century: The construction of a railway in the Amazon rainforest and the glamorous life of Rio de Janeiro, where politicians and big businessmen lived. Consuelo is a young pianist heading toward the Amazon with her husband, Alonso. On the way, the two have an accident, and Alonso ends up losing his life. Alone and helpless, Consuelo gets lost in the middle of the forest, being weak and very sick. However, she ends up being supported by Joe Caripuna, a local Indian who welcomes the girl. The two become great friends, and Joe falls in love with the girl. He takes her to live around the railroad workers' camp, where she meets Dr. Richard Finnegan, who takes care of her health and all the workers who were in a dramatic situation. Richard also falls in love with Consuelo, who repays love, but the difficulties of work and the situations in which they find themselves make it difficult for them to get closer.
As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor · 1994As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor
★ 7.01994
SeriesDrama
As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor is a Brazilian telenovela produced by SBT and originally broadcast from December 6, 1994, to July 8, 1995. Based on the 1867 novel of the same name by Portuguese writer Júlio Dinis, it was adapted by Lauro César Muniz, with scripts by Bosco Brasil, Ismael Fernandes, Analy A. Pinto, Aziz Bajur, and Zeno Wilde under the supervision of Chico de Assis. The telenovela stars Juca de Oliveira, Débora Bloch, Luciana Braga, Eduardo Moscovis, and Tuca Andrada.
Set in a 19th-century Portuguese village, the story follows the orphaned sisters Guida and Clara, who are raised by the respected Padre Antônio, known as the Senhor Reitor. After Daniel returns home as a doctor following years away, old feelings are rekindled, but misunderstandings, forbidden love, family rivalries, and social expectations threaten the happiness of both sisters. As secrets and sacrifices come to light, the couples must overcome prejudice and scandal in their search for true love.
Sabor de Mel · 1983Sabor de Mel
★ 7.01983
SeriesDrama
Roda de Fogo · 1978Roda de Fogo
★ 8.01978
SeriesDrama
Cortina de Vidro · 1989Cortina de Vidro
★ 6.51989
SeriesDrama
O Todo Poderoso · 1979O Todo Poderoso
★ 9.01979
SeriesDrama
Dona Beija · 1986Dona Beija
★ 8.71986
SeriesDrama
If I Close My Eyes Now · 2019If I Close My Eyes Now
★ 7.92019
SeriesCrimeDrama
In a quiet town, two boys find a woman's mutilated body. After becoming suspects at first and realizing there is a mystery behind that murder, they decide to investigate the case with the help of an enigmatic old man. When a vertiginous spiral of violence is triggered, conspiracy begins to emerge and the boys must discover the truth as soon as possible in order not to become the next victims.
Unidade Básica · 2016Unidade Básica
★ 8.82016
SeriesDrama
Paulo is an experienced doctor who works at a Primary Healthcare Unit on the outskirts of São Paulo. Using unorthodox methods, he focuses on preventative medicine. His routine changes with the arrival of Laura, a recently graduated and ambitious young woman.
Vida Roubada · 1983Vida Roubada
1983
Series
Antônio Maria · 1985Antônio Maria
★ 10.01985
SeriesDrama
O Direito de Nascer · 2001O Direito de Nascer
★ 9.02001
SeriesDrama
A Segunda Vez · 2014A Segunda Vez
2014
SeriesDrama
IndependênciaS · 2022IndependênciaS
★ 7.02022
SeriesDrama