Paulo Gracindo
Birthday: Born in 1911-07-16 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Deathday: 1995-09-04
Pelópidas Guimarães Brandão Gracindo, better known as Paulo Gracindo, (Rio de Janeiro, July 16, 1911 – Rio de Janeiro, September 4, 1995) was a Brazilian actor, radio host and television presenter.
TV Credits
Rainha da Sucata
Character: Betinho Figueroa
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Bandeira 2
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Oito ou Oitocentos?
Character: Self - Host
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Mulheres de Areia
Character: padre
The story of the rivalry between the twin sisters Ruth and Raquel takes place in the fictional Pontal D'Areia, on the coast of Rio de Janeiro. They have very different personalities. Ruth is sweet, calm and has a good heart. Raquel, on the other hand, is selfish, aggressive and mean....
Roque Santeiro
Character: Padre Hipôlito
In the tiny poor town of Asa Branca, in the middle of Brazilian Northeast, Roque Santeiro is worshiped as a saint. He was supposedly killed by a bandit, 18 years ago, trying to save the local church. After his disappearance, local leaderships such as landowner Sinhozinho Malta and mayor Florindo, took profit on that to control the humble population. They even make up a widow, Porcina, who should have married Roque secretly before his death. What they don't expect is that Roque is alive, and he's...
Gabriela
Character: Coronel Ramiro Bastos
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Hipertensão
Character: Cândido (Candinho)
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O Bem-Amado
Character: Odorico Paraguaçu
O Bem-Amado is a Brazilian telenovela that first aired on Rede Globo in 1973. It is based on a play by Dias Gomes called Odorico, o Bem-Amado ou Os Mistérios do Amor e da Morte, written in 1962. It was the first Brazilian color telenovela. It was shot in Rio de Janeiro. Broadcast by Rede Globo between January 22 and October 3, 1973....
Araponga
Character: Senador Petrônio Paranhos
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Vamp
Character: Cachorrão
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....
Pai Herói
Character: Dr. Caio
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Mandala
Character: Vovô Pepê (Petronílio Silveira)
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O Bem-Amado
Character: Odorico Paraguaçu
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Agosto
Character: Seu Emílio
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....
O Casarão
Character: João Maciel (3º período)
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Os Ossos do Barão
Character: Antenor Camargo Parente de Rendon Pompeo e Taques
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A Próxima Atração
Character: Sr. Borges
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O Cafona
Character: Fred da Silva Barros
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Sinal de Alerta
Character: Tião Borges
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A Gata de Vison
Character: Pat O’Hara
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Movie Credits
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Character: Self
"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."...
BLABLABLÁ
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The tensions experienced by three different people during the military dictatorship in Brazil: a politician, a revolutionary and a common citizen....
Face To Face
Character: Hugo Castro
The story of a civil servant who lives with his elderly mother. Falling in love with a corrupt politician's young and rich daughter, he abandons himself to crazy and violent situations....
Everything's Alright
Character: Juarez Ramos Barata
Middle-class family reform their apartment, and the noise, the contact with the workers and strange occurrences turn what was supposed to be a trivial matter into a trip to hell....
The Deceased
Character: João Guimarães Pimentel
After visiting a fortune teller, Zulmira is informed that a blonde woman will threaten her peace. After talking to her husband Toninho, she suspects that her cousin Glorinha may be that blonde....
Entranced Earth
Character: Don Julio Fuentes
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....
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Character: Self
Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema Novo" movement (otherwise known as the 'Brazilian New Wave'). Director Joaquim Pedro de Andrade focuses on six Cinema Novo filmmakers working in Rio in 1967....
Copacabana Fools Me
Character: Alfeu
Marquinhos is in his early 20s and lives in Copacabana with his petits bourgeois parents and older brother. He doesn't have a job, he doesn't go to school, he just lives on the spur of the moment, watches TV, plays soccer on the beach by day and goes out with his mates by night. He meets Irene, a 40 year-old woman and they have a love affair that is going to change his life - for a while....
Depois do Transe
Character: Self
The documentary "Depois do Transe" covers the entire process of creating the masterpiece "Entranced Earth", which was released and awarded at the Cannes Film Festival in 1967. "Entranced Earth" charmed the world and won great admirers such as filmmaker Martin Scorsese and the writer Marguerite Duras, who at the time considered a "fabulous filmic opera."...
Before, the Summer
Character: Sogro de Luis
A middle-aged man builds a summer house in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro. Married to a beautiful woman, father of two and successful career, the house is a symbol of his personal achievements. But as the wind, the salt and the sand threaten to invade the breaches of the house, their marriage begins to crumble. And like a bad omen, a mysterious murder takes place in the vicinity....
Outlaw Love
Character: Galvão
Police investigator Galvão is pursuing two trails, one professional and one personal. While he looks for a serial killer, he also searches for his estranged daughter, Sandra, whom he kicked out of the house. Lives intersect when the serial killer, Toninho, befriends Sandra, now an exotic dancer and prostitute living and working in the seamy underside of late 1970s Rio....
Um Certo Dorival Caymmi
Character: Self
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Tarzan and the Great River
Character: Professor
Tarzan is summoned to Brazil by an old friend to stop an evil tribal cult from destroying native villages and enslaving the survivors. The Lord of the Jungle is accompanied on his quest by a pretty blonde doctor, a boy and a grizzled sea captain....
Onde Estás, Felicidade?
Character: Dr. André
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The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
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For this behemoth, Bressane took his opera omnia and edited it in an order that first adheres to historical chronology but soon starts to move backwards and forward. The various pasts – the 60s, the 80s, the 2000s – comment on each other in a way that sheds light on Bressane’s themes and obsessions, which become increasingly apparent and finally, a whole idea of cinema reveals itself to the curious and patient viewer. Will Bressane, from now on, rework The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus when he m...
João Ninguém
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João Ninguém is a humble composer who made the waltz "Sonhos Azuis" as a gift to his girlfriend on her birthday. To give it to her, he asked for help from a friend, but on the way, an accident happens and puts at risk not only the relationship, but also João's life and career....
Tererê Não Resolve
Character: Homem no Baile
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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....
The Brave Warrior
Character: Pericles
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....
Copacabana Palace
Character: Presenter at TV Show (uncredited)
For three days at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro, amorous cross-fertilizations are intertwined with petty tricks against the backdrop of the famous carnival festivities. Three (sympathetic) accomplices are beaten to a punch in the hotel vault; three charming stewardesses are looking for entertainment, but their three Carioca host, musicians Tom Jobim, Luiz Bonfá, and João Gilberto, are married; a man, separated from his wife, wants to catch her in the act of adultery....
O Dia É Nosso
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Salário Mínimo
Character:
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Balança Mas Não Cai
Character: Primo Rico
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Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
Character: Self (archive footage)
The life of a famous Brazilian film and television actor, including testimonials from people who knew him and worked with him, as well as excerpts from films and videos in which he acted....
Trancado por Dentro
Character: Sr. Bóris
The paraplegic Bóris stays at home with the beautiful young woman Cacau, while his wife Ivette goes to the movie theater. When Cadú, the boyfriend of Cacau, unexpectedly arrives in the apartment, a night of sex, sadism and violence happens. When Ivette returns, the fantasies of a sick mind are disclosed in a surprising end....