Geraldo del Rey
Birthday: Born in 1930-10-29 in Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
Deathday: 1993-04-25
Geraldo Homem D'El Rey Silva (October 29, 1930 – April 25, 1993), better known as Geraldo Del Rey, was a Brazilian actor. In addition to "The Given Word", Del Rey starred in two classic Brazilian films: A grande feira, from 1961, directed by Roberto Pires, and "Black God, White Devil", from 1964, directed by Glauber Rocha. He also worked with the important Portuguese director Paulo Rocha in the film "Change of Life", where he plays the role of a fisherman returning from the war in Angola.
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O Céu É de Todos
Character: Danny
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Em Busca da Felicidade
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Anos Rebeldes
Character: Orlando Damasceno
Mini series about the 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, when a politically engaged student falls in love with a left wing journalist's daughter who doesn't care for politics. The romance follows 15 years of Brazilian history, since President João Goulart deposition by military reactionary forces, until the first signs of restoration of democracy, in the 1980s....
O Sheik de Ipanema
Character: Bobby
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A Barba Azul
Character: Rafael Benavente
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Maria Nazaré
Character: Cabo Anselmo
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Vila do Arco
Character: Vereador Sebastião Freitas
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A Leoa
Character: Donato
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Sol Amarelo
Character: Januário
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A Gata de Vison
Character: Dino Falconi
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Camomila e Bem-Me-Quer
Character: Gustavo
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Editora Mayo, Bom Dia
Character: Rúbem
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Canção para Isabel
Character: Dr. Aírton
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O Todo Poderoso
Character: Cláudio
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Roda de Fogo
Character: Noel
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As Divinas… e Maravilhosas
Character: Fabiano Fleury
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Papai Coração
Character: Ernesto
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Anjo Marcado
Character: Otávio
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Lua Cheia de Amor
Character: Túlio Figueiras
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Véu de Noiva
Character: Luciano
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Rosa dos Ventos
Character: Tchep
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Os Miseráveis
Character: Marius
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E Nós, Aonde Vamos?
Character: Dr. Fernando
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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."...
Black God, White Devil
Character: Manoel
Wanted for killing his boss, Manuel flees with his wife Rosa to the sertão, the barren landscape of Northern Brazil. Thrust into a primordial violent region, Manuel and Rosa come under the influence and control of a series of frightening figures....
Tocaia no Asfalto
Character: Deputado Ciro
A gunman is hired to kill a corrupt politician. However, the agreement is canceled. Despite being a hired killer, the man takes his job seriously and prefers to go to the end....
The Given Word
Character: Bonitão
Zé is a very poor man whose most prized possession is his donkey. When his donkey falls terminally ill, Zé makes a promise to Saint Bárbara: If his donkey recovers, he will carry a cross - like Jesus - all the way from his city to Saint Bárbara's church, in the state capital. Upon the recovery of his donkey, Zé leaves on his journey. He makes it to the church, but the priest refuses to accept the cross once he discovers the context of Zé's promise....
Os Heróis Trapalhões: Uma Aventura na Selva
Character: Rei
Didi, Dedé, Mussum and Zacarias are sent in a rescue mission to the daughter of the Army's minister....
Garota Dourada
Character: Águia
In a beautiful coastal retreat, a seductive young woman ignites a rivalry between two surfers vying for her affection. One of them is trying to move on from a past love, but when she unexpectedly reappears, he finds himself torn....
Redemption
Character: Nilton
Two young farmers are visited by a stranger who wants to spend the night....
A Grande Feira
Character: Rony
The naive sailor Ron arrives in Bahia to visit the famous Água dos Meninos street market. There, however, he is passed behind by the prostitute Maria, lover of the bandit Chico Diabo, who stabs him. He, however, can't forget her....
Plantation Boy
Character: Juca
After being orphaned, a boy is raised by his grandfather and uncles, rich rural landowners, on a sugarcane plantation where he grows up, studies, learns about politics, love and disillusionment....
Bebel, Garota Propaganda
Character: Marcelo
Poor and beautiful girl is hired by a sales promoter to advertise a new brand of soap. The success is immediate, but the need for a new face hinders her way to stardom....
The Age of the Earth
Character: Revolutionary Christ
Drawing inspiration from a poem penned by Castro Alves, this film vividly captures the political, cultural, and intellectual climate of Brazil during the late 1970s. At its core, the story revolves around four distinctive embodiments of Christ's image: a black man, a soldier, an Indian, and a guerrilla fighter. These courageous individuals, hailed as the harbingers of doom in the tupiniquim lands, valiantly combat the insatiable avarice and oppressive "civilizing" brutality propagated by the for...
O Santo Milagroso
Character: Dito
A pastor and a priest compete for the religious leadership of the population of a small town. When the pastor tries to prevent his sister's involvement with the sacristan, he accidentally starts the rumor that the church houses a miraculous statue of St. Francis....
Change of Life
Character: Adelino
After completing his military service in the Angolan War of Independence, Adelino goes back to the Portuguese fishing village he calls home, only to find that the woman he loves has married his brother. Overcome by bitterness, he sets off to find work in the countryside where he meets Albertina, a free-spirited young woman who challenges him to change his life....
Bahia of All Saints
Character: Manuel
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....
Ana Terra
Character: Pedro Missioneiro
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Asa Branca: A Brazilian Dream
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Story of a modest but talented soccer player for an obscure club in a small Brazilian town who comes to São Paulo and reaches stardom....
Angels and Demons
Character: Henrique
A young woman and her lover draw an unsuspecting lawyer into their plan to kill her rich uncle and stay with his fortune....
No Tempo de Glauber
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Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
Character: Self (archive footage)
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Dedé Mamata
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Dede (Guilherne Fontes) is a Brazilian teen who lives with his middle-class grandparents who are members of the local communist party. When his grandmother dies, his grandfather's health soon fades to the point where he can't speak or walk. The local party officials ask Dede to continue to family tradition and take over his grandfather's position of social authority, but when Dede is introduced to cocaine by his best friend Alpino (Marcos Palmeira), the attraction to drugs is more appealing to h...
Um Homem Tem de Ser Morto
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Hasting, the right hand of Simon, the president of the Organization, has run for the elections, feeling the regime won't survive much longer. With no popular support, Simon gets elected by fraud. Hasting, now persecuted, is forced into exile. From his exile, through multiple armed attempts, he tries to reclaim his rightful position....
O Vigilante Rodoviário: Missão Secreta
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A Carne
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Sol Sobre a Lama
Character: Valente
A poor community in Salvador organizes a resistance against the destruction of the Água de Meninos street market....
Glauber Rocha: Morto/Vivo
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Cristo de Lama
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The story of Antônio Francisco Lisboa, the famed Brazilian sculptor and architect born in the 17th century who became known as "Aleijadinho"....
Um Uísque Antes... e Um Cigarro Depois
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A compilation of three stories charged with sexual tension: A man taking revenge on a friend who got involved with his cheating wife, a woman being abandoned by her boyfriend and couple taking things in bed a bit too far....
Lampião, King of the Badlands
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The story of how a quarrel between families set poor farmer Virgulino Ferreira da Silva on the path to become Lampião, the greatest leader of the cangaceiros - bandits who roamed the Northeast of Brazil until the late 1930s....
Entre o Amor e o Cangaço
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