Mário Lago
Birthday: Born in 1911-11-26 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Deathday: 2002-05-30
Mário Lago OMC (Rio de Janeiro, November 26, 1911 — Rio de Janeiro, May 30, 2002) was a Brazilian lawyer, poet, radio host, composer, writer and actor. Author of popular sambas such as "Ai! que saudade da Amélia" and "Atire a Primeira Pedra", both in partnership with Ataulfo Alves, he became popular between the 1940s and 1950s.
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Roda de Fogo
Character: Antônio Villar
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Pecado Capital
Character: Dr. Peres
Carlão is a taxi driver who experiences a drama of conscience after fleeing bank robbers leave a suitcase with stolen money in his car: he doesn't know whether to hand it over to the police, running the risk of being accused of being an accomplice in the robbery, or whether to use the money to solve his problems....
O Fim do Mundo
Character: Frei Luiz
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Cavalo de Aço
Character: Inácio
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Louco Amor
Character: Agenor Rocha
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Brilhante
Character: Vítor Newmann
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Os Gigantes
Character: Antônio Lucas
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Escalada
Character: Belmiro Silva
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O Salvador da Pátria
Character: Quinzote
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Dancin' Days
Character: Alberico Santos
A down-on-her-luck former inmate tries to reconnect with her daughter--to the objections of her sister who raised the girl, meets a millionaire, and transforms into a strong woman, returning to society at Dancin' Days nightclub's opening....
De Corpo e Alma
Character: Desembargador Veiga Neto
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História de Amor
Character: Professor Medina
Helena is a sweet, honest, sensitive and a warrior woman who faces the premature pregnancy of her daughter Joyce, who in turn is abandoned by her boyfriend, the irresponsible Caio. The biggest problem is the girl's father, Assunção, Helena's ex-husband, who does not accept the situation. Lonely and alone, Helena awakens a passion for the endocrinologist Carlos Alberto, and has her feelings matched. But Carlos is committed to the possessive Paula. The girl's parents, Zuleika and Rômulo, anxiously...
O Pagador de Promessas
Character: Dom Germano
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Padre Cícero
Character: Núncio Apostólico
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Vamp
Character: Avô de Soninha
Vamp is a Brazilian telenovela produced and displayed at the time of 19 hours by Rede Globo, July 15, 1991 to February 8, 1992 in 179 chapters....
Selva de Pedra
Character: Sebastião Vilhena (Sessé)
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Hilda Furacão
Character: Olavo
After stirring society by leaving her groom at the alter and going directly to a prostitution house, a young model becomes the city's most famous harlot, known as "Hilda the Hurricane", in the 50's Brazil. She could do fine if it wasn't for Malthus, a young novice said to be a saint, for whom she falls in love. However, the boy is kept under the strict, severe doctrine of Father Nelson, a conservative priest intolerant even to every minor sin. Things start getting harder when Roberto, Malthus' o...
Tenda dos Milagres
Character: Juiz João Reis
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O Tempo e o Vento
Character: Padre Lara
It tells the story of the Camabará family for many generations, which were fundamental to the social and political formation of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The stories are remembered by Dona Bibiana, who remembers the life of her grandmother Ana, her husband, the Captain Rodrigo, his son Bolivar and his daughter-in-law Luzia....
O Espigão
Character: Gabriel Passos
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Elas por Elas
Character: Miguel Aranha
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A Sombra de Rebecca
Character: Tamura
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Verão Vermelho
Character: Bruno
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Força de um Desejo
Character: Dr. Teodoro Bastos
Força de um Desejo is a Brazilian telenovela produced by Globo TV and was shown in the schedule of 18 hours between May 10, 1999 and January 29, 2000, in 226 chapters. It was written by Gilberto Braga and as collaborators with Alcides Nogueira Marques, Lilian Garcia, Eliane Garcia, Philip Miguez and Mark Silver and directed by Mauro Mendonça Filho, Carlos Araújo, Fabricio Mamberti and João Camargo, with production of the core Marcos Paulo. Featured Malu Mader, Fábio Assunção, Cláudia Abreu, Mar...
Barriga de Aluguel
Character: Dr. Molina
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Baila Comigo
Character: Amigo de Plínio
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Rainha da Sucata
Character: Dr. Almeida
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Plumas & Paetês
Character: Cristiano
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Cuca Legal
Character: Aureliano Villaça
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Agosto
Character: Aniceto
The series tells the story of a criminal investigation into the murder of businessman Paulo Gomes de Aguiar at the beginning of August. In the midst of the Vargas government crisis, the murder case is taken by police commissioner Alberto Mattos, an honest and incorruptible man who is not well regarded by his co-workers, as the place is totally turned over to corruption....
Guerra dos Sexos
Character: Juiz
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Na Onda do Iê-Iê-Iê
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The Priest and the Girl
Character: Fortunato
In a small town in Minas Gerais, the arrival of a young priest causes a commotion in the conservative atmosphere of the place, aggravated by the sudden attraction this priest feels for a beautiful girl. This forbidden love affair soon turns into an unbridled passion....
The Brave Warrior
Character: Augusto
Young congressman Miguel Horta represents a party that is directly opposed to the present government. He slyly switches parties in order to gain favor with those in power, seriously compromising his own ideals and ethics in the process....
Balança Mas Não Cai
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The Heirs
Character: Almeida
An allegory about Brazil's history and the struggle for power since the 1930 Revolution until the advent of the TV....
Incredible, Fantastic, Extraordinary
Character: Narrador
Based on a radio show that was broadcast for 11 years (1947-1958) and ended only when the host and creator, the genius Henrique Foreis "Almirante" Domingues, had a stroke. There were hundreds of horror stories, supposedly true, sent by listeners from all corners of the country, radiophoned and broadcast by Rádio Tupi in Rio de Janeiro. It became a book in 1951 (reissued in 1984), a film in 1969 and a TV show in 1994-1995, broadcast by the extinct Rede Manchete....
Pedro Diabo Loves Rosa Meia Noite
Character: Gonçalo
Unhappy with what he'd got from life, Pedro Diabo becomes a dread outlaw, whom the police is looking for. In his life of crime, he has the love and support of a strange woman, Rosa Meia-Noite, chorus girl who likes to wear rich costumes in Carnival Balls....
Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo
Character: Self (archive footage)
The fading of composer Zé Keti’s career. The sad portrait of Brazilian Congress closed in 1977. The pain of a mother who lost her 15-year old daughter run over by a car. The Brazilian Presidents since Castelo Branco. Characters and settings registered through the keen and sensitive perspective of photographer Orlando Brito, in a career spanning 50 years as a professional. From the political sidelines to the lives of Brazilians from the interior, Brito recalls experiences and discusses the role o...
Entranced Earth
Character: Capitão
Eldorado, a fictitious country in America, is sparkling with the internal struggle for political power. In the eye of this social convulsion, the jaded journalist Paulo Martins opposes two equally corrupt political candidates: a pseudopopulist and a conservative. In this context, Paulo is torn between the madness of the elite and the blind submission of the masses. But, in this complex tropical reality, nothing really is what it seems to be....
On Borrowed Time
Character: General Passos
During the Brazilian military government, journalist Estêvão is sent from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia to cover the important statement of a minister, but takes the opportunity to deliver incriminating documents to another one....
Assassinato em Copacabana
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História de Um Crápula
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S. Bernardo
Character: Nogueira
The story of Paulo Honório, a poor ploughman who becomes a rich farmer. Obsessed by his desire to get even richer, he doesn't pay much attention to his wife, Madalena, a teacher who reacts against his tyrannical ways....
A Maestrina Chiquinha Gonzaga
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Documentary about the life of one of the greatest composers in the history of Brazilian music. Pianist, composer and conductor, Chiquinha Gonzaga was ahead of her time and revolutionized the customs of a sexist society....
Cuidado! Espião Brasileiro em Ação!
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Desesperato
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Directed by Sérgio Bernardes Filho, "Desesperato" tells the story of a writer (Raul Cortez) who leaves his home to carry out literary research in the country's most obscure settings. Unhappy with the current national situation, the historian joins a guerrilla force with serious consequences....
Uma Luz na Estrada
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An adventure film......
Café na Cama
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In order to become an actress, young woman tries many jobs, but in all those places she finds a man trying to have sex with her....
Mulheres, Cheguei!
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O Homem de Areia
Character: Narrador
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Essa Gatinha é Minha
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The Shadow of Another
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A drama about double personality...
Balada dos Infiéis
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Idolatrada
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Luís celebrates his golden wedding anniversary with his wife Alice. After the party, when the couple recalls some of the moments they built, he reveals a secret: he had a great passion in the past....
Na Mira do Assassino
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A common robber is turned into a killer when he discovers that his sister was sexually assaulted by a policeman. After his act of vengeance, the police force begins a man hunt which corners the man into the building of a district attorney of whom he takes hostage....
Mário Lago
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Life and work of brazilian actor, poet and songwriter Mário Lago....
Time of Violence
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Wealthy banker Antônio witnesses the murder of a journalist, who got killed for exposing the activities of a gang of smugglers. After they find out about him, Antônio and his wife are both targeted and pursued by the criminals....
The Monkey's Paw
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After being evicted, a family in serious financial difficulties moves into a tenement next to a cemetery. As soon as they settle in, they meet the neighboring couple who, upon learning of the financial problems of the newcomers, offer them a pact to be made through a magical amulet: the monkey paw....
Stories Our Cinema Did (Not) Tell
Character: arquivo
Filled with raunchy laughs, this documentary compiles outrageous scenes from sex-comedies that shaped Brazil's "pornochanchada" boom of the 1970s....
MPB Especial: Mário Lago
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Mario Lago performing at TV Cultura in 1973....
Terra Violenta
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La menor
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Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme
Character: Dom Germano
Adaptation of the series shown in 1988. The humble farmer Zé do Burro makes a promise to Santa Bárbara to save his donkey Nicolau from death. The payment is to carry a heavy cross from the interior of Bahia to a church in Salvador. When you reach the steps of the church, with injured shoulders, you have to deal with the incomprehension of a conservative priest....
Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho
Character: Self (archive footage)
A documentary on the career of Beth Carvalho, the Brazilian singer who became a well known samba legend from the 1970s onwards, edited together from hundreds of hours of footage and audio files kept (and partially recorded) by Carvalho herself during her lifetime....