Acting
Flávio Galvão
Born July 30, 1947 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (age 78)
Flávio José Galvão de França (São Paulo, July 30, 1947) is a Brazilian actor, announcer and former voice actor. He began his artistic career in dubbing, working at the AIC São Paulo studios, until moving into television and cinema, having worked on the biggest broadcasters in the country, such as Tupi, Globo, Cultura and RecordTV.
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.
Um Breve Encontro · 1968Um Breve Encontro
1968
MovieDrama
Laura remembers an affair that just ended: for a few weeks, she and a married doctor, Alec, met every Thursday for lunch in a train station and a movie. They fell in love in this short period together. Based on the story by Noel Coward, and shot for Grupo Bandeirantes' tele-theatre.
Happily Ever After · 1985Happily Ever After
★ 5.31985
MovieRomanceDrama
Fernanda is content with her life until she meets Miguel, a drug addict, bisexual male prostitute. She becomes captivated by him and leaves her family behind in favor of a new life filled with sex and debauchery.
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.
The Honest Candidate · 2014The Honest Candidate
★ 6.02014
MovieComedy
João Ernesto Ribamar is a corrupt politician running for the presidency. He is in the runoff election, ahead on the polls, when he receives a "mandinga" (curse) from his grandmother, which makes him unable to lie. Now the problem begins: How to win an election by telling only the truth?
O Fim de Arsênio Godard · 2013O Fim de Arsênio Godard
2013
MovieDramaWar
In 1883, in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian Navy rebelled against the country's government (an episode known as the Navy Revolt). Six months of intense fighting caused incalculable material and human losses. Inside one of the Navy ships, a deserter is captured. The commander punishes the French mercenary with the most unlikely of punishments: the torture of silence.
Excitation · 1977Excitation
★ 6.31977
MovieHorrorThriller
Helena and Renato are a couple who leave behind the big city to live in the comfort of a beach house and help Helena recover from her nervous crises. But soon she begins to suffer from increasingly worrying hallucinations, and the house’s mystery appliances begin to come to life. Is it all real or in her head?
Sonhos Tropicais · 2001Sonhos Tropicais
★ 9.32001
MovieDramaHistory
A Polish Jew becomes a prostitute after failing to get a marriage in Brazil. Meanwhile, the public health doctor Oswaldo Cruz ends up involved in the Vaccine Revolt.
Movies
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.
Um Breve Encontro · 1968Um Breve Encontro
1968
MovieDrama
Laura remembers an affair that just ended: for a few weeks, she and a married doctor, Alec, met every Thursday for lunch in a train station and a movie. They fell in love in this short period together. Based on the story by Noel Coward, and shot for Grupo Bandeirantes' tele-theatre.
Happily Ever After · 1985Happily Ever After
★ 5.31985
MovieRomanceDrama
Fernanda is content with her life until she meets Miguel, a drug addict, bisexual male prostitute. She becomes captivated by him and leaves her family behind in favor of a new life filled with sex and debauchery.
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.
The Honest Candidate · 2014The Honest Candidate
★ 6.02014
MovieComedy
João Ernesto Ribamar is a corrupt politician running for the presidency. He is in the runoff election, ahead on the polls, when he receives a "mandinga" (curse) from his grandmother, which makes him unable to lie. Now the problem begins: How to win an election by telling only the truth?
O Fim de Arsênio Godard · 2013O Fim de Arsênio Godard
2013
MovieDramaWar
In 1883, in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian Navy rebelled against the country's government (an episode known as the Navy Revolt). Six months of intense fighting caused incalculable material and human losses. Inside one of the Navy ships, a deserter is captured. The commander punishes the French mercenary with the most unlikely of punishments: the torture of silence.
Excitation · 1977Excitation
★ 6.31977
MovieHorrorThriller
Helena and Renato are a couple who leave behind the big city to live in the comfort of a beach house and help Helena recover from her nervous crises. But soon she begins to suffer from increasingly worrying hallucinations, and the house’s mystery appliances begin to come to life. Is it all real or in her head?
Sonhos Tropicais · 2001Sonhos Tropicais
★ 9.32001
MovieDramaHistory
A Polish Jew becomes a prostitute after failing to get a marriage in Brazil. Meanwhile, the public health doctor Oswaldo Cruz ends up involved in the Vaccine Revolt.
S.O.S.: Women to the Sea · 2014S.O.S.: Women to the Sea
★ 6.72014
MovieRomanceComedy
Recently divorced Adriana tries to get revenge on the woman who took her husband away from her by going on a European cruze along with them.
Dracula, a Love Story · 1980Dracula, a Love Story
★ 7.01980
MovieRomanceDrama
Count Dracula, taking on the new identity of Vladimir, leaves Transylvania and goes to Brazil in search of his son Rafael. This vampire romance was conceived to be a potential telenovela, but only ended up running as a TV miniseries with four installments because the network that financed it went under.
Senhora · 1976Senhora
★ 7.51976
MovieRomanceDrama
A beautiful and poor woman buys herself a rich husband after inheriting a great deal of money.
Two-Edged Knife · 1989Two-Edged Knife
★ 5.91989
MovieCrime
Paulo is a rich lawyer who has a happy and comfortable family life, with his kid and very loyal to his wife. But when he finds out that the woman is cheating on him with his business partner and best friend, he decides to execute a perfect plan that involves murdering both and easily getting away with murder. However, Paulo's plans are about to be ruined due to some unpredictable factors involving powerful people, plenty of money, the kidnap of his son and a tenacious inspector following his steps.
The Mystery of Sintra · 2007The Mystery of Sintra
★ 5.42007
MovieMystery
Summer of 1870. Two writers, Eça de Queiroz and Ramalho Ortigão, decide to write a four-handed whodunit for the daily "Diário de Notícias". Could it be that the story they wrote as fiction is based on a real case? This question fuels the conflict between the two writers and drives them to a nearly fatal duel. Lisbon is in commotion. One crime follows another in a story in which love is stronger than tradition. Everything happens at frenzied pace, as in a game.
Êra Punk · 2022Êra Punk
2022
Movie
TV Shows
The Trapalhões · 1977The 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.
Genesis · 2021Genesis
★ 7.92021
SeriesDrama
The story of the first 2,300 years of humanity and recounts events exclusively from that period. The plot begins by giving us a greater understanding of why we exist and how we turned from perfection to imperfection. The origin of all social and racial problems is there at the beginning of everything, when via one decision a human being who only knew good and enjoyed it so much also chose to know evil.
Força de um Desejo · 1999Força de um Desejo
★ 8.21999
SeriesDrama
Set in the 19th century, the novel tells the story of an impossible romance. Inácio, a young man from a traditional family, falls in love with Esther, the owner of the most famous brothel in the Court.
Tieta · 1989Tieta
★ 8.21989
SeriesDrama
Inspired on Jorge Amado's romance "Tieta do Agreste", the plot is set on the fictional city of Santana do Agreste, at Brazil's northwest, and has as main theme Tieta's life turnarounds. Twenty-five years after being chased out of town by her father Zé Esteves, she returns to her home town seeking revenge against everyone who mistreated her and laugh at her face in the past.
O Machão · 1974O Machão
★ 8.01974
SeriesComedy
Apocalipse · 2017Apocalipse
★ 7.72017
SeriesDrama
A mysterious and spiritual portrayal of one of the most intense and controversial stories in the Holy Bible: the end of the world.
Her Own Destiny · 2004Her Own Destiny
★ 7.92004
SeriesDrama
A story about people who succeed in life thanks to nothing but their own efforts. Maria do Carmo is the main character of the telenovela; a mother of five who struggle to be successful in life, but whose most important will be recovering the love of her daughter who was kidnapped when she was just months old.
Telerromance · 1981Telerromance
1981
Series
O Outro · 1987O Outro
★ 8.01987
SeriesDrama
Um Dia o Amor · 1975Um Dia o Amor
★ 7.01975
SeriesDrama
Port of Miracles · 2001Port of Miracles
★ 6.42001
SeriesDrama
Porto dos Milagres is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from 5 February to 29 September 2001, totaling 203 chapters. It was written by Aguinaldo Silva and Ricardo Linhares and loosely based on two works written by Jorge Amado - The Dead Sea and the discovery of America by the Turks. Had Philip collaboration Miguez, Maria Elisa Berredo, Nadotti Nelson and Gloria Baker, directed by Fabricio Mamberti and Luciano Sabino. Director general Mark and Robert Paul Naar, co-directed by Fabricio Mamberti and Luciano Sabino. Had the direction of core Marcos Paulo.
Um Homem Muito Especial · 1980Um Homem Muito Especial
★ 8.01980
SeriesDrama
Empire · 2014Empire
★ 6.12014
SeriesDrama
Heartbreak forever changed the fate of the young and humble José Alfredo. Years later, he became the Lord Alfredo, a successful owner of a jewelry empire and a man obsessed with power. Temperamental and cunning, he tries to balance his turbulent marriage, an extramarital love affair, and the dispute between his children over succession in his business. One day, however, the unexpected appearance of a possible daughter, of whom he was unaware, causes upheaval in his life and takes his familial conflicts to a whole new level.
Power Play · 1984Power Play
★ 9.31984
SeriesDrama
Eloá and Osmar's marriage is thrown into crisis when a mysterious man crosses their path. With a thirst for prestige and power, Eloá will face the consequences of her ambition.
A Indomada · 1997A Indomada
★ 6.91997
SeriesDrama
In Greenville, some families never lose their composure. This is the case with the Mendonça and Albuquerque families, who would never allow a "noble" member of their family to become involved with a sugarcane cutter.
Revelação · 2008Revelação
2008
SeriesDrama
Salário Mínimo · 1978Salário Mínimo
★ 9.61978
SeriesDrama
Summer Affair · 1998Summer Affair
★ 7.01998
SeriesComedy
Farmer Selena is a strong-willed young woman who won't rest until she uncovers a secret kept by her mother Camila: the identity of her father.
Secrets of Sand · 1973Secrets of Sand
★ 8.01973
SeriesDrama
Twin sisters with contrasting personalities, Ruth and Raquel, rival in the fictional Pontal D'Areia, on the coast of Rio de Janeiro.
Amor com Amor Se Paga · 1984Amor com Amor Se Paga
★ 6.71984
SeriesComedy
Nonô Corrêa, extremely stingy, puts padlocks on the refrigerator and pantry cupboards to prevent his children, Elisa and Tomaz, from eating more than he considers necessary. Nonô never forgets to raise the rents on the apartments he rents, leaving the tenants desperate. The funny thing is that Nonô is very rich and hides his precious fortune from everyone. The only one who knows his secret is Anselmo. Another character who suffers from Nonô's miserliness is the maid Frosina, who has worked for him for over 20 years. At a certain point in the story, an orphan, Zezinho, crosses Nonô's path. The boy wins the heart of the neurotic man.
Irmãos Coragem · 1995Irmãos Coragem
★ 8.01995
Series
Dias Gomes and Marcílio Moraes' version of the soap opera of the same name by Janete Clair shown in 1970, Irmãos Coragem features as central characters João, Jerônimo and Duda, three brothers who threaten the dominance of the powerful farmer Pedro Barros, the highest authority in the fictional Coroado, in the interior of Minas Gerais, where the story is set.
O Todo Poderoso · 1979O Todo Poderoso
★ 9.01979
SeriesDrama
Araponga · 1990Araponga
★ 7.21990
SeriesDrama
João Brasileiro, o Bom Baiano · 1978João Brasileiro, o Bom Baiano
★ 10.01978
SeriesDrama