Adelaide João
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Adelaide João.
Born: July 27, 1921
Place of Birth: Lisboa, Portugal
Known For
Chuva na Areia
The Circle
A look at the urban society of the seventies. The story of Marta a young and pretty girl, who leaves her husband to search for her true identity. She doesn't quite know what she wants, but at least she knows what she's escaping from. Soon she encounters financial difficulties and finds herself involved with shady characters, a situation that leads to a mysterious murder. The net closes around her.
Doomed Love
A story about doomed love between two people from different worlds and the impact in their lives.
Life Is Beautiful
Hipólito is a self-made man, who went up in life in devious ways, and used for profit the social turmoil when Portugal changed from a monarchy into a republic, and then to a military regime. Finally, he is forced into exile. Back in 1935 to family, friends, and lovers, he is in a mix-mesh of lies, and scheming, again.
Three Crowns of the Sailor
Shortly after murdering his professor, a young man encounters a sailor who offers him a position on his ship in exchange for 3 Danish crowns and his attention as he recounts his life story.
Francisca
The life of a young man, son of an English officer who lets himself become a prisoner of love resulting in fatalism and disgrace.
A Falha
Twenty-five years after leaving school, a group of former students decide to organise a reunion. But, contrary to expectations, these "old boys" realise that time has accentuated their differences. The atmosphere is tense, the conversation taut and the old grudges resurface in no time.
Exit-exil
A drama of passion and social conscience.
A Raia dos Medos
Cats Don't Have Vertigo
Jô is kicked out of home by his father on his birthday. Having no place to go, he takes refuge in the terrace of Rose, who just lost her husband.
Filmography
as Vizinha R / C
as Herself
as Avó
as Gracinda
as Senhoria Casa do Marco
as D. Inês
as Isabel
as Lady
as Salomé
as the kitchen's Chef
as Madre
as Une Duègne
as Tia
as Avó de Belmiro
as Senhora
as Elvira
as Ti Lurdes
as Dico's Maid
as Augusta
as Camponesa
as Elvira
as Engrácia
as Avó
as Dona da Loja
as Almerinda
as Etelvina
as Mulher
as Maid
as Florência
as Conceição das Neves
as Alcoviteira
as Mulher do povo 1
as Sailor's mother
as Apanhados
as Senhora
as Domingas Rodrigues
as Alda
as Vendedora
as Madre
as Comparsa (uncredited)
as Rosa
as Woman in the Tavern
as Woman
as Angelina
as Lady
as Maria Vidinha
as Maria da Luz's Mother
as Hysterische Frau
as Maria Ercília Palmeira (Ercília)
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
as D. Aurora, the Midwife
as Clotilde
as Janitor
as D. Celeste
as António's Mother
as Tia Zoila
as Nurse
as Madre Prioresa
as Freira
as The house-keeper
as Mulher na Boîte
as Cunhada de Sabino
as Irmã do Francisco
as Alves' Concierge (uncredited)
as Seamstress
as Empregada da Ourivesaria
as Hotel employee (uncredited)
as Vizinha