Luiz Linhares
Acting
Biography
Luís Gonzaga Linhares (Astolfo Dutra, April 16, 1926 — Astolfo Dutra, April 20, 1995) was a Brazilian film, theater and television actor, as well as a playwright and writer.
Born: April 16, 1926
Place of Birth: Astolfo Dutra, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Known For
The Dare
Passively facing the repression imposed by military dictatorship in 1960s Brazil, a journalist enters a personal crisis, aggravated by his affair with an industrialist's wife, who doesn't want to leave her home because of her son.
The Red Light Bandit
Born and raised in the misery of Brazilian slums, Jorge becomes a luxury house burglar in São Paulo and gets nicknamed "The Red Light Bandit" by the sensationalist press. In addition to wearing a red flashlight, he talks to his hostages in an irreverent tone and makes bold breakthroughs to later spend the money extravagantly. His world is the decadent neighbourhood of Boca do Lixo.
The Conspirators
The real story of the failed attempt of an independence coup by a group of intellectuals and rich men during Brazil's colonial days, from its beginning to the execution of Tiradentes.
Sai da Frente
Isidoro Colepicula is a humble truck driver hired to transport some furniture from São Paulo to Santos, in his worn out truck he calls "Anastácio". Hiding among the pieces travels a bride who's trying to escape her own marriage. With his dog Coroné, he gets himself into many amusing situations, especially when the packed vehicle is left without brakes on a steep road, and he has to chase after it.
Anchieta, José do Brasil
Life and death of the jesuit who fought for the peaceful relationship between colonists and the indigenous peoples of Brazil.
A Família Lero-Lero
Aquiles Taveira is a civil servant harassed by his own family's financial demands. Tired of it, he decides to fake an embezzlement at his work and runs away to the seaside resort of Guarujá, where he manages to live peacefully, for too short a time.
The Heirs
Jorge, an ambitious journalist, marries into money and betrays colleagues to become a powerful politician during political turmoil in 1946 Brazil.
Gabriela
In 1925, Gabriela, a poor, uneducated, yet charming woman becomes cook, mistress, and then wife of Nacib, a bar owner in Ilhéus, a small Brazilian coastal town run by the local colonels.
Sagarana: O Duelo
Unable to endure the idea that he would go without punishment, a criminal's victim chases him the length and breadth of Brazil for a showdown.
Everything's Alright
Middle-class family reform their apartment, and the noise, the contact with the workers and strange occurrences turn what was supposed to be a trivial matter into a trip to hell.
Filmography
as Cel. Jesuíno Mendonça
as Paulo Prado
as Pedro Penteado
as José Roberto
as Nóbrega
as Flávio
as Ator de mambembe
as Tomás Antônio Gonzaga
as Delegado Torturador
as Delegado Cabeção
as Nestor
as Teteco
as Bêbado