Anselmo Duarte
Acting
Born April 21, 1920 · Salto, São Paulo, Brazil
Biography
Anselmo Duarte Bento (April 21, 1920 – November 7, 2009) was a Brazilian actor, screenwriter and film director. Initially known as a leading man in popular musical comedies (known in Brazil as "chanchadas"), he debuted as filmmaker in 1957's "Absolutamente Certo", in which he also stars. His next film, "O Pagador de Promessas" (1962), adapted from a stage play by Dias Gomes, won the Golden Palm at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. It is, to date, the only Brazilian feature film to be so distinguished and the first Cannes' Southern Hemisphere Golden Palm for best feature film. Duarte was awarded…
Known For · 40 titles
Feijão Maravilha
Tensão no Rio
Assim Era a Atlântida
Querida Suzana
O Caçula do Barulho
Minas Conspiracy
A Casa das Tentações
Absolutely Right
Senhora
Paranóia
I, I, I José Lewgoy
Don't Tell Me Goodbye
O Cantor e o Milionário
Carioca Symphony
Scarlet Macaw
Pinguinho de Gente
Independence or Death!
The Shadow of Another
Embalos Alucinantes: A Troca de Casais
Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema
Estou com AIDS
Aviso aos Navegantes
It's All True
A Madona de Cedro
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
The Landowner's Daughter
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
Un rayo de luz
Appassionata
Tico-Tico no Fubá
Já Não Se Faz Amor Como Antigamente
Ninguém Segura Essas Mulheres
Terra Violenta
Veneno
Brasa Adormecida
Case of the Naves Brothers
Juventude e Ternura
Maior Que o Ódio