Acting
Luiz Linhares
Born April 16, 1926 · Astolfo Dutra, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Died April 20, 1995 · aged 69
Luís Gonzaga Linhares (Astolfo Dutra, April 16, 1926 — Astolfo Dutra, April 20, 1995) was a Brazilian film, theater and television actor, as well as a playwright and writer.
Known For
Gabriela · 1983Gabriela
★ 5.91983
MovieDramaRomance
In 1925, Gabriela, a poor, uneducated, yet charming woman becomes cook, mistress, and then wife of Nacib, a bar owner in Ilhéus, a small Brazilian coastal town run by the local colonels.
The Red Light Bandit · 1968The Red Light Bandit
★ 7.61968
MovieThrillerCrime
Born and raised in the misery of Brazilian slums, Jorge becomes a luxury house burglar in São Paulo and gets nicknamed "The Red Light Bandit" by the sensationalist press. In addition to wearing a red flashlight, he talks to his hostages in an irreverent tone and makes bold breakthroughs to later spend the money extravagantly. His world is the decadent neighbourhood of Boca do Lixo.
O Desconhecido · 1978O Desconhecido
★ 7.01978
MovieDrama
Sagarana: O Duelo · 1974Sagarana: O Duelo
★ 7.01974
MovieAdventureDrama
Unable to endure the idea that he would go without punishment, a criminal's victim chases him the length and breadth of Brazil for a showdown.
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.
Everything's Alright · 1978Everything's Alright
★ 5.41978
MovieComedy
Middle-class family reform their apartment, and the noise, the contact with the workers and strange occurrences turn what was supposed to be a trivial matter into a trip to hell.
Um Diamante e Cinco Balas · 1966Um Diamante e Cinco Balas
★ 8.01966
MovieCrimeAdventure
A man arrives in Tocantins river, looking for fortune.
Cesium-137 · 1990Cesium-137
★ 5.91990
MovieDrama
In 1987, in Goiânia, two paper collectors find a radioactive capsule and sell it to the owner of a junkyard. Once the capsule is opened, more than 250 people end up contaminated by the substance called Cesium 137, being the biggest radiological accident in the history of Brazil.
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