Jô Soares

Acting

Jô Soares

Born January 16, 1938 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Died August 5, 2022 · aged 84

José Eugênio Soares (Rio de Janeiro, January 16, 1938 – São Paulo, August 5, 2022), better known as Jô Soares, was a Brazilian television presenter, writer, playwright, theater director, actor, comedian, musician and visual artist.

Known For

Hidden CityHidden City · 1986
Hidden City
5.31986
MovieCrime
After seven years in jail, Anjo meets up with his former accomplice, now head of a criminal organization. The former detainee finds himself embroiled with an underworld star, Shirley Sombra, and finds enmity with a corrupt police officer.
Viva Marília
Aug 27, 2026
Viva Marília · 2026
Viva Marília
2026
MovieDocumentaryMusic
The historical, political, and social context of Brazil in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, and the impact of each decade on the life and work of the acclaimed actress Marília Pêra.
Mamonas: Eu Te Ai Lóve IúMamonas: Eu Te Ai Lóve Iú · 2026
Mamonas: Eu Te Ai Lóve Iú
8.62026
MovieDocumentary
The documentary retraces the band's meteoric rise, as they became the biggest phenomenon in Brazilian music in 1995 — and one of the most remarkable in the country's history.
Nenê BandalhoNenê Bandalho · 1971
Nenê Bandalho
5.51971
MovieCrime
The police mobilize their resources to capture Nenê Bandalho and, while he tries to escape, he remembers some of his life's most important episodes.
Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico” · 2024
Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”
2024
MovieDocumentary
Armando Costa was one of Brazil's most successful authors, both in terms of audience and critical acclaim, responsible for shows like "A Grande Família" and "Malu Mulher." Despite this, he didn't care about fame or signing his works.
Zéfiro ExplícitoZéfiro Explícito · 2012
Zéfiro Explícito
2012
MovieDocumentary
Luis Fernando Verissimo - O FilmeLuis Fernando Verissimo - O Filme · 2023
Luis Fernando Verissimo - O Filme
9.02023
MovieDocumentary
Owner of the StoryOwner of the Story · 2004
Owner of the Story
6.42004
MovieDramaComedy
A 50 year-old woman who analyses her past. She pictures herself when she was 20 years old and she re-creates the story of her life through a game of innumerous possibilities. What if she wouldn't have gone to that ball? What if... instead of meeting the man of her life, with whom she married and had kids, she would have called a girlfriend and they went to the theater? What would be her destiny? What would have happened? In the plot the present talks to the past. A young woman projects her future in a fascinating game between memories and desires.

Movies

Hidden CityHidden City · 1986
Hidden City
5.31986
MovieCrime
After seven years in jail, Anjo meets up with his former accomplice, now head of a criminal organization. The former detainee finds himself embroiled with an underworld star, Shirley Sombra, and finds enmity with a corrupt police officer.
Viva Marília
Aug 27, 2026
Viva Marília · 2026
Viva Marília
2026
MovieDocumentaryMusic
The historical, political, and social context of Brazil in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, and the impact of each decade on the life and work of the acclaimed actress Marília Pêra.
Mamonas: Eu Te Ai Lóve IúMamonas: Eu Te Ai Lóve Iú · 2026
Mamonas: Eu Te Ai Lóve Iú
8.62026
MovieDocumentary
The documentary retraces the band's meteoric rise, as they became the biggest phenomenon in Brazilian music in 1995 — and one of the most remarkable in the country's history.
Nenê BandalhoNenê Bandalho · 1971
Nenê Bandalho
5.51971
MovieCrime
The police mobilize their resources to capture Nenê Bandalho and, while he tries to escape, he remembers some of his life's most important episodes.
Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico” · 2024
Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”
2024
MovieDocumentary
Armando Costa was one of Brazil's most successful authors, both in terms of audience and critical acclaim, responsible for shows like "A Grande Família" and "Malu Mulher." Despite this, he didn't care about fame or signing his works.
Zéfiro ExplícitoZéfiro Explícito · 2012
Zéfiro Explícito
2012
MovieDocumentary
Luis Fernando Verissimo - O FilmeLuis Fernando Verissimo - O Filme · 2023
Luis Fernando Verissimo - O Filme
9.02023
MovieDocumentary
Owner of the StoryOwner of the Story · 2004
Owner of the Story
6.42004
MovieDramaComedy
A 50 year-old woman who analyses her past. She pictures herself when she was 20 years old and she re-creates the story of her life through a game of innumerous possibilities. What if she wouldn't have gone to that ball? What if... instead of meeting the man of her life, with whom she married and had kids, she would have called a girlfriend and they went to the theater? What would be her destiny? What would have happened? In the plot the present talks to the past. A young woman projects her future in a fascinating game between memories and desires.
Amante Muito Louca!Amante Muito Louca! · 1973
Amante Muito Louca!
7.01973
MovieComedy
DesagradávelDesagradável · 2013
Desagradável
5.02013
MovieMusicDocumentary
Some people seem to have come into the world to confuse, annoy, swim against the current, like the guys from Gangrena Gasosa, the first and only Sarava Metal band of the universe. "Desagradável" covers all the 23 years of the band. A special reunion of people that stirred the underground scene of 90's until today. All the legends detailed in a film that will show the most shameful chapters in history of Brazilian Rock. Jello Biafra, Jão and João Gordo, BNegão, Marcelo D2, Anjo Caldas, Dado Villa-Lobos, Rafael Ramos, Fabio from Garage, Marcos Bragatto, Tom Leão, Pedro Só, Adilson Pereira, Larry Antha and the former members (more than 15!) recalls the regrettable moments that Sarava Metal happened in their lives. Archive images, photos and videos to prove, once for all, that "Home Saint makes miracles too".
Outcast RockstarOutcast Rockstar · 2021
Outcast Rockstar
7.42021
MovieDocumentary
The life and career of Brazilian singer Chorão, Charlie Brown Jr's frontman. The story of one of the most important rock stars in Brazil, from testimonies about his personal and professional life and archival footage. Beginning in the early 1990s, when his band released their first album and hit the radio stations, Chorão lived two intense decades of national and international success, full of controversial moments, until his premature death in 2013.
Mamonas ForeverMamonas Forever · 2009
Mamonas Forever
7.52009
MovieDocumentaryMusic
In less than ten months, the music band Mamonas Assassinas went from being completely unknown to becoming one of the biggest phenomena in Brazilian music. Irreverent, intelligent, sarcastic and creative, the band took over Brazil and sold two million albums in just six months. Never-before-seen footage and interviews from family, friends, producers, and musicians tell the band’s story, their challenges, their rise to fame, and the tragic aeroplane accident that killed all its members in 1996.
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.
Loucuras, o Bumbum de OuroLoucuras, o Bumbum de Ouro · 1979
Loucuras, o Bumbum de Ouro
9.51979
Movie
Papai TrapalhãoPapai Trapalhão · 1968
Papai Trapalhão
10.01968
MovieComedy
A rich uncle demands that his nephews live a healthy existence, with a lot of exercise, instead of clubs, in order to live up to their inheritance, . But a sentimental affair complicates everything.
The Xango from Baker StreetThe Xango from Baker Street · 2001
The Xango from Baker Street
6.42001
MovieMysteryComedy
Rio de Janeiro, 1886. A precious Stradivarius violin presented to Emperor Dom Pedro II is stolen. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called to solve the case.
Rita Lee: Mania de VocêRita Lee: Mania de Você · 2025
Rita Lee: Mania de Você
8.22025
MovieDocumentary
Just before her departure, Rita Lee writes a farewell letter to her three children and her husband and musical partner, Roberto de Carvalho, in which she reflects on her life and joyfully celebrates her family. Her final moments also mark the time to look back and review a career full of unforgettable successes, which led her to sell more than 55 million records. But it is also a time to reveal her downfalls, her vulnerable side, and her excesses as the queen of rock. With completely unseen personal archives and exclusive testimonies from her own family, as well as producers, journalists, musicians, and celebrities such as Gilberto Gil and Ney Matogrosso, "Rita Lee: Mania de Você" presents her definitive legacy.
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema NacionalCelebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional · 1997
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
MovieDocumentary
"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."
O Homem do SputnikO Homem do Sputnik · 1959
O Homem do Sputnik
6.81959
MovieComedy
An UFO that could be the Russian satellite Sputnik falls on a hillbilly's hencoop.
Tudo LegalTudo Legal · 1960
Tudo Legal
7.01960
MovieComedy
The Woman of EveryoneThe Woman of Everyone · 1969
The Woman of Everyone
7.81969
MovieFantasyComedy
Ângela Carne e Osso (Angela Meat and Bone), a young nymphomaniac, lives surrounded by delinquents, and exerts intense allure on them, dominating them all with her erotic power.
Giovanni ImprottaGiovanni Improtta · 2013
Giovanni Improtta
4.52013
MovieComedyCrime
Giovanni Improtta is a criminal who wants to climb the social ladder and become a law-abiding citizen. To achieve it, he commits some more crimes He is betrayed, and ends up under the spotlight of the media and the radar of the police, falsely charged for murder.
Vai Que é MoleVai Que é Mole · 1960
Vai Que é Mole
4.01960
MovieComedy
A group of scoundrels want to make it by planning hoaxes.
SaturdaySaturday · 1995
Saturday
7.31995
MovieComedy
On a Saturday morning, an advertising crew arrives at a decadent old building downtown São Paulo to shoot a TV commercial. And then everything goes wrong, beginning with a broken elevator

TV Shows

The TrapalhõesThe Trapalhões · 1977
The Trapalhões
8.01977
SeriesComedy
Os Trapalhões was a Brazilian comedy group and also a Brazilian television series created by Wilton Franco. Its members were Dedé Santana, Zacarias, Mussum and their leader Didi Mocó, that was played by Renato Aragão. The name Trapalhões is derived from the Portuguese verb atrapalhar, which means the opposite of helping, to do something the wrong way or to Those that confuse. The name is translated "Tramps" in English DVD subtitles. It was aired by Rede Globo from 1977 to 1999. On March 18, 1990, Zacarias died due to respiratory failure, but the group and the series didn't come to an end until July 29, 1994, when Mussum died due to an unsuccessful heart transplant.
Chico Anysio ShowChico Anysio Show · 1982
Chico Anysio Show
9.01982
SeriesComedy
Balança Mas Não CaiBalança Mas Não Cai · 1968
Balança Mas Não Cai
1968
SeriesComedy
A Festa é NossaA Festa é Nossa · 1983
A Festa é Nossa
1983
SeriesComedy
Chico TotalChico Total · 1981
Chico Total
7.51981
SeriesComedy
Sai de BaixoSai de Baixo · 1996
Sai de Baixo
8.31996
SeriesComedy
It follows the lives of the members of a dysfunctional family, their maid and the doorman of the apartment building in which they lived.
Planeta dos HomensPlaneta dos Homens · 1976
Planeta dos Homens
7.01976
SeriesComedy
Viva o GordoViva o Gordo · 1981
Viva o Gordo
7.81981
SeriesComedy
Fernando Collor: The Maharajah HunterFernando Collor: The Maharajah Hunter · 2025
Fernando Collor: The Maharajah Hunter
9.32025
SeriesDocumentary
The rise and fall of Fernando Collor de Mello, Brazil's youngest president and the first president in the Americas to be impeached.
SatiricomSatiricom · 1973
Satiricom
1973
SeriesComedy
Jô Soares Onze e MeiaJô Soares Onze e Meia · 1988
Jô Soares Onze e Meia
6.51988
SeriesComedy
Programa do JôPrograma do Jô · 2000
Programa do Jô
8.02000
SeriesComedy
Programa do Jô is a Brazilian late-night talk show broadcast by Rede Globo since April 3, 2000. It is shown after the late-night news bulletin, Jornal da Globo. The program is hosted by Brazilian comedian, author and musician Jô Soares, and follows the format of American talk shows such as Late Show with David Letterman. It began its life as Jô Soares Onze e Meia in 1988 on SBT. Following Jô Soares' return to Globo in 2000, the show was renamed as Programa do Jô, retaining the same format and late-night time slot. The show usually features interviews with 3 guests and a live musical performance. Usually, if one of the guests is a musician or band, they return to perform at the end of the show. There are also occasions when the first guest stays on to continue the interview past the first commercial break, in which case the show only features 2 interviews. In most cases, the interviews are longer and more in-depth than those on Letterman's show.
Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um PersonagemChico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem · 2025
Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem
8.02025
SeriesDocumentary
Um Beijo do GordoUm Beijo do Gordo · 2024
Um Beijo do Gordo
2024
SeriesDocumentary
With never-before-seen images, never-before-told stories and unique access to Jô's private life, the series offers an exciting and hilarious tour of his comedy programs, plays and talk shows.
Globo GenteGlobo Gente · 1973
Globo Gente
1973
Series