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Ансельмо Дуарти
Ансельмо Дуарте
Anselmo Duarte
Acting
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…
Filmography
Movies
Golpe de Vista
as (archive footage)
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
as Self
I, I, I José Lewgoy
as Self
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
as Self
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
as Self
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
as Self
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
Estou com AIDS
Brasa Adormecida
Tensão no Rio
as Presidente da Valdivía
