Dionísio Azevedo
Popularity:0.874
Known For:Acting
Birthday:1922-04-04
Place of Birth:Conceição da Aparecida, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Also Known As:Dionízio Azevedo, Дионисио Асеведо
Kuarup (1989)
This epic Brazilian film was based on the equally epic novel by Antonio Callado. Set between 1954 and 1964, the film's focus is the saga of Jesuit...
The Given Word (1962)
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...
Bruce Lee Versus Gay Power (1975)
'Bruce' goes to head with bandits who are terrorising and murdering villagers.
That Damned Meat (1987)
Nhô Quim has only one dream in his life: to eat red meat. He meets Carula, a young woman anxious to get married, who promises him that in their...
Independência ou Morte (1972)
The story of how D. Pedro I proclaimed the Brazilian independence on September 7th, 1822, and rose from prince of Portugal to first emperor of Brazil.
Night of the Female (1976)
On the eve of the premiere of a theatrical superproduction in the city of São Paulo, the assembly team performs the last dress rehearsal. But,...
The Day of the Professionals (1976)
A 1976 crime film
Lampião, King of the Badlands (1963)
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...
O Santo Milagroso (1966)
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...
Sedução - A Mulher Fatal (1974)
An wealthy Italian immigrant from São Paulo, watches closely the suitors of his daughter Fiametta, whose two previous husbands "suffered...
Cidade Ameaçada (1960)
Based on true events, the film tells the story of Brazilian outlaw Promessinha, one of the most famous and feared criminals of his time, depicting...
Obsessão (1973)
A small town in Brazil is the background for this thriller about a murder, disclosing corruption among the leaders of the region.
The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out (1985)
Two stories chronicle the days of the bohemian, libertine youth of 1960s Rio de Janeiro.
Long Way of Death (1972)
The life and death of Colonel Orestes, a decadent coffee farmer, spanning three generations between despair, hallucinations, and the help of three...
Jouez Encore, Payez Encore (1975)
A film that records the rehearsals of a Brazilian theatre troupe directed by Victor Garcia, and then the conflicts that break out as they tour Iran...
The First Mass (1961)
Meant principally for a sympathetic audience, whether Catholic or not, this routine story about a priest's receiving the call to the cloth may be a...
The Fisherman and His Soul (1961)
Set in Brazil, this drama is based on a short story by Oscar Wilde about a fisherman who meets and falls in love with a mermaid, giving up his soul...
Codfish (1975)
"Jaws" spoof. The title means "Cod". A terrible monster threatens the beach season: the cod from Guinea. To catch the fish, local authorities count...
O Caçador de Esmeraldas (1979)
The life of Fernão Dias, a 17th century Brazilian frontiersman known as "the Emerald Hunter".
Nossos Bravos (1987)
Docudrama on labor mobilizations in the beginning of the 20th century in Brazil, led by union organizations with anarcho-socialist influence. Using...
Sua Vida Me Pertence (1951)
Sua Vida Me Pertence was the first in a tradition of telenovelas in Brazil. Broadcast by TV Tupi in São Paulo in black and white in 1951, it...