
Mesquitinha
Acting
Biography
Mesquitinha, stage name of Olympio Bastos (Lisbon, April 19, 1902 — Rio de Janeiro, June 10, 1956) was a Brazilian actor. Notable actor of the stage and of the early years of Brazilian cinema.
Born: April 19, 1902
Place of Birth: Lisbon, Portugal
Known For

Simão, o Caolho
A one-eyed businessman wants to become rich and retrieve his lost eye at any cost. He tries many schemes, and eventually regains his eye with a vengeance: the power of invisibility. He becomes multi millionaire in the meat market and after entering politics he is elected president of Brazil.

Maridinho de Luxo
A pampered girl decides to marry in a different way: buying a husband.

Cem Garotas e Um Capote

Onde Estás, Felicidade?
Badly advised by a high-class friend (who covets her husband) and by her scatterbrained father (always preoccupied with making cocktails), singer Noêmia forces her husband to abandon suburban life for the noisy 'big life' of Copacabana.

Hello, Hello, Brazil!
A man is looking for a radio singer named "Dulcineia." For this, he goes through the biggest hassles and problems. The plot, in fact, is an excuse for the exhibition of the musical numbers of the greatest Brazilian Radio artists.

Samba em Berlim

João Ninguém
João Ninguém is a humble composer who made the waltz "Sonhos Azuis" as a gift to his girlfriend on her birthday. To give it to her, he asked for help from a friend, but on the way, an accident happens and puts at risk not only the relationship, but also João's life and career.

Tererê Não Resolve
Three couples, two already living in Rio; and the third, with 'the one who hates carnival', coming to visit an aunt. One of the women bets that all husbands are unfaithful. They send invitations to their husbands to the carnival ball. They find a pretext to be able to attend. They, in turn, go in disguise, just like the maid. Hence the confusion at the ball, each one dating the other's wife.

Noites Cariocas

The King's Jester
A wealthy sugar mill owner, widowed and living with his only son, suffers from profound melancholy. To alleviate his suffering, he seeks entertainment in the form of any jerk willing to lend a hand. Among the many candidates his secretary presents to fill the "position", a certain "Penguin", who along with his sister "Picolé" lives on the favela hill under the protection of a kind Portuguese shopkeeper, completely pleases the "sovereign" of sugar. With "Penguin"'s entry into the court as the sugar king's "fool", great transformations take place in the home of the wealthy misanthrope.
Filmography
as Zefinho
as Félix
as Marcos
as Mesquitinha
as Pinguim
as João Ninguém
as Themself