Hugo Carvana
Acting
Biography
Hugo Carvana de Hollanda (Rio de Janeiro, June 4, 1937 – Rio de Janeiro, October 4, 2014) was a Brazilian film and television actor and director. Initially associated with scoundrel-type characters during his early career, he played parts in many Brazilian New Wave (Cinema Novo) films. He later moved on to starring and directing comedies, such as his directorial debut, the self-starred "Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo!" (1973) and his last film "A Casa da Mãe Joana 2" (2013). During his later career, he was also a recurring actor in Brazilian soap operas. Carvana died in October 4, 2014, from complications caused by a lung cancer.
Born: June 4, 1937
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Known For
Mulheres de Cinema
Documentary on famous Brazilian actresses, female directors and the role of women in Brazilian film history.
Gabriela
O Brado Retumbante
O Canto Livre de Nara Leão
Nara Leão revolutionized Brazilian music, broke prejudices, confronted the military dictatorship, opened paths for women. All this without changing the tone of her voice.
Corpo a Corpo
Eloá and Osmar's marriage is thrown into crisis when a mysterious man crosses their path. With a thirst for prestige and power, Eloá will face the consequences of her ambition.
Oito Universitários
The political activity of students in the 60s.
Bullock Cart
Ox carts are still part of the landscapes of the Brazilian badlands, in a mixture of usefulness and poetry. Filmed in Volta Grande, in the Zona da Mata mesoregion of Minas Gerais, it was Mauro's only film in color and also his last.
Cara & Coroa
Sonhos Tropicais
A Polish Jew becomes a prostitute after failing to get a marriage in Brazil. Meanwhile, the public health doctor Oswaldo Cruz ends up involved in the Vaccine Revolt.
Walking on Clouds
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
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as Delegado Adroaldo de Lima
as Manoel (segment "Dona Fulana")
as Self
as Cantagalo
as Jorge Mourão
as Dos Santos
as Taxi driver
as Salomão
as Self
as Juiz
as Belisário Cavalcanti
as Salvador
as Jorge Sampaio
as Self
as Dr. Alvarez
as Self (archive footage)
as Sinésio Paiva
as Lineu Vasconcelos
as Self / Interviewee
as Beggar
as (voice)
as Quincas Batalha
as Atílio Rodrigues
as Macedo
as Self
as Sargento Garcia
as Haroldo Soares
as Queiroz
as Wagner Macieira
as Jacinto Azevedo
as Figurante 1 no Festival de Gramado
as Taxista
as Narrator
as Aníbal Santoro
as Irmão Fidélis
as Numa Pompílio de Castro
as Luiz Magalhães
as Delegado Eurico Braga
as Agenor
as Delegado Adroaldo de Lima
as Lucas Veronese
as Caveirinha
as Guilherme Paiva
as Clyde
as Paulo Costa
as Silva
as Ramiro
as Alfredo Fraga Dantas
as Tony
as Turco
as Zeca
as maior contador de histórias de Piripiri
as Narrador
as Narrator(voice)
as Waldomiro
as Paulo Otávio
as Narrator
as Fausto Pena
as Sérgio
as Diogo Álvares
as Ele mesmo (em Florianópolis)
as José
as Hugo
as Dr. Argileu Palmeira
as Celso Maranhão (Jacaré)
as Narrator
as Tino
as Narrador
as Narrator
as Narrador
as Representative
as Capitão Peixoto
as Dino
as Lourival
as Malandro
as Homem
as Português
as Narrador
as Dr. Gestaile
as Professor Maia
as Man with duck
as Delegado Mattos
as Santamaria
as Detetive Athiê
as Passos
as Union Hanger-On
as Cabo Jorge
as Homem atropelado
as Narrador
as Narrator
as Álvaro
as Narrador
as Marido
as Pereba
as Glicério
as Journalist
as José
as Photographer