
Anselmo Duarte
Acting
Born: 1920-04-21 · Salto, São Paulo, Brazil
Died: 2009-11-07
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 distinguis
🎬 Movies (30)

Golpe de Vista
2024
(archive footage)

Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
2017
Self

O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
2011
Self

I, I, I José Lewgoy
2011
Self

The Man Who Bottled Clouds
2008
Self

Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
2006
Self

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
Self

Brasa Adormecida
1986

Estou com AIDS
1986

Tensão no Rio
1984
Presidente da Valdivía

Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema
1981

Embalos Alucinantes: A Troca de Casais
1979
Felipe

O Caçador de Esmeraldas
1979
Screenplay

Os Trombadinhas
1979
Director

A Casa das Tentações
1977

O Crime do Zé Bigorna
1977
Director
Paranóia
1976

Já Não Se Faz Amor Como Antigamente
1976
Atílio

Ninguém Segura Essas Mulheres
1976

Assim Era a Atlântida
1975

O Marginal
1974
Lemos

Noiva da Noite - O Desejo de 7 Homens
1974

O Descarte
1973
Director

Independência ou Morte
1972
Gonçalves Ledo

Brazil in Cannes
1971

A Certain Captain Rodrigo
1971
Director

Quelé do Pajeú
1969
Director

O Impossível Acontece
1969
Director

A Madona de Cedro
1968
Adriano Mourão

Juventude e Ternura
1968
Estênio
