Dionísio Azevedo
Acting
Biography
Taufik Jacob, better known as Dionísio Azevedo (Conceição da Aparecida, April 4, 1922 — São Paulo, December 11, 1994) was a Brazilian actor and director.
Born: April 4, 1922
Place of Birth: Conceição da Aparecida, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Known For
Pé de Vento
O Astro
Tarcísio & Glória
Pão-Pão, Beijo-Beijo
To defend the humble Soró Sereno in a traffic accident, the mysterious Ciro Cerqueira, a bus driver, ends up getting involved with the traditional italian family of Mamma Vittoria Cantarelli, owner of a chain of canteens in which he starts to work as an executive, and is torn between the love of the matriarch's granddaughters, the responsible Luísa and the seductive Bruna, a woman who spares no effort to get what she wants.
The Given Word
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.
O Sobrado
Based on Erico Verissimo's masterpiece, O Sobrado follows the Terra-Cambará family during the siege imposed to their house by enemies due to political differences. As the siege goes, the family tensions start to show off.
Pai Herói
Dona Xepa
O Meu Pé de Laranja Lima
Lampião, King of the Badlands
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.
Filmography
as Dom Anselmo
as Eládio Laureano
as Nhô Totó
as Argemiro
as Miguel Santa Rita
as João Carlos (Juca)
as Altino
as Lucena
as General Aurélio Flores
as Tufik Assad
as Manuel Valadares, o Portuga
as Mestre André
as Padre João Leite
as Nestor Garcia (Seu Garcia)
as Salomão Hayala
as Agenor
as Velho Gui
as Petrônio
as Giulio
as José Bonifácio
as Fulgêncio
as Padre Antônio, o Sr. Reitor
as Mariano
as Padre José
as Guilherme
as João de Mariana
as Padre Olavo
as Fandango
as Roger