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

O Natal do Menino ImperadorO Natal do Menino Imperador · 2008
O Natal do Menino Imperador
★ 7.02008
MovieFamilyHistory
Society em Baby-DollSociety em Baby-Doll · 1965
Society em Baby-Doll
★ 9.01965
MovieComedy
Two women from Méier, a suburban neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, marry wealthy men who suddenly become millionaires. Displaced from their original social background and unsuited to wealth, the two wives must devise a plan to, acting like socialites, win over high society and win back their husbands.
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.
TraumatizedTraumatized · 1993
Traumatized
★ 5.71993
MovieCrimeHorror
An upstanding doctor is transformed into a cold-blooded serial killer after being attacked by terrorists in Vietnam.
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.
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.
A Maldiç�ão do SanpakuA Maldição do Sanpaku · 1991
A Maldição do Sanpaku
★ 5.61991
MovieCrime
Gafanhoto is a smuggler who tries to take a hit by stealing a valuable stone. He awakens the fury of the old boss of the gang, and ends up involving in the plot a former colleague, Poeta and his girlfriend Cris, a beautiful woman who brings in the eyes the mark of the tragedy.
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.

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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