Sérgio Britto

Acting

Sérgio Britto

Born June 29, 1923 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Died December 17, 2011 · aged 88

Sérgio Pedro Corrêa de Britto (Rio de Janeiro, June 29, 1923 — Rio de Janeiro, December 17, 2011) was a renowned Brazilian actor, director, presenter, and screenwriter for film, television, and theater. Considered one of the country's greatest actors, Sérgio Britto directed Ilusões Perdidas, the first telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo.

Known For

TraumatizedTraumatized · 1993
Traumatized
5.71993
MovieCrimeHorror
An upstanding doctor is transformed into a cold-blooded serial killer after being attacked by terrorists in Vietnam.
Bahia of All SaintsBahia of All Saints · 1961
Bahia of All Saints
4.31961
MovieDrama
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, during the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas. Outlaw Tonio is involved in a conflict between strikers and the police. His mistress tries to keep him from his companions, but he steals her belongings to help the persecuted. Dissatisfied, she denounces him, compromising him politically.
The Language of TheatreThe Language of Theatre · 1966
The Language of Theatre
1966
MovieDocumentary
All the magic of the theatre is revealed to viewers as they follow the challenges involved in the various stages of putting on a play – from selection and reading to rehearsals and, finally, opening night before the audience.
A CulpaA Culpa · 1972
A Culpa
7.01972
MovieCrimeDrama
Heitor and Matilde are two siblings who decide to murder their rich father in order to quickly inherit his wealth. They get the killing done, aided by Matilde's boyfriend Henrique, but after a while the three of them begin to recieve mysterious notes which suggest that their secret is in danger.
O Comprador de FazendasO Comprador de Fazendas · 1951
O Comprador de Fazendas
10.01951
MovieComedy
Seeing his farm in ruins, swindler tries to sell it to the first interested person, who happens to be a man who fakes being a millionaire but in fact cannot pay for the estate.
Uma Vida Para DoisUma Vida Para Dois · 1953
Uma Vida Para Dois
10.01953
MovieDrama
Two men love the same woman and make a death pact, but fate surprises all three (and the public).
Destiny in TroubleDestiny in Trouble · 1953
Destiny in Trouble
10.01953
MovieComedy
This was Brazil's first feature film in color.
The Greatest Love of AllThe Greatest Love of All · 2006
The Greatest Love of All
5.92006
MovieDrama
Antônio is an astrophysicist who has just found out he has an inoperable brain tumor. After decades living in the United States, he returns to Brazil and tries to learn more about his biological mother. His quest sends him off into the slums of Rio de Janeiro.

Filmography

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SupermanoelaSupermanoela · 1974
Supermanoela
7.01974
SeriesComedy
Manoela is employed in the home of Donato, an employee at a cosmetics factory, and Carolina. After her boss's death, Carolina finds herself unprepared to deal with the serious financial difficulties and fires Manoela, who agrees to work for free, becoming a kind of guardian angel, advisor, and administrator of the house. To pay the mortgage on the property, she suggests that Carolina rent out two of the vacant rooms. The new tenants are four students who have recently arrived in Rio to take the university entrance exam. During their studies, the young men meet Marcelo, nicknamed Belo, who falls in love with Manoela. The relationship gives her the opportunity, for the first time, to forget about other people's problems and live her own life.

Jorge Dias Batista

Olhai os Lírios do CampoOlhai os Lírios do Campo · 1980
Olhai os Lírios do Campo
10.01980
SeriesSoapDrama
Eugênio Fontes is a medical student striving for upward social mobility. His impoverished childhood left him with an inferiority complex that hinders him in both his career and his romantic life; consequently, his struggles and dreams are entirely focused on achieving financial security. Deeply conflicted, he feels unable to love his parents, Alzira and Ângelo, to whom he owes his education. While in medical school, Eugênio meets Olívia Miranda, and the two fall in love. However, he ultimately marries Eunice—a beautiful, wealthy young woman and the daughter of the industrialist Cintra. Through his marriage to Eunice, Eugênio secures a good job and gains influential connections, such as a friendship with Felipe Lobo, a respected architect and associate of his father-in-law. Yet, as time goes by, the young doctor begins to question his marriage.

Vicente Cintra