
Roque Araújo
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Roque Araújo.
Born: April 12, 1937
Place of Birth: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Known For

Pitanga
This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His career spans over five decades, and he has worked with iconic Brazilian filmmakers Glauber Rocha, Cacá Diegues and Walter Lima Jr. He was a prominent figurehead and outspoken activist during the Brazilian dictatorship, a period of unrest in Brazilian cinema. "Pitanga" deep dives into the world of Antônio and the history of Brazil. The documentary was directed by his daughter Camila Pitanga, one of widely recognised faces in Brazilian television and cinema right now. The film is also a poem, and a tender ode to fatherhood.

Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro

Milagrez
Documentary on "Antonio das Mortes", Glauber Rocha's 1969 film.

Tropico
A family of Brazilian farmers is desperately looking for work and moves from city to city.

Tatu Bola
Expedito, after being abandoned by his parents, became Zefa's adopted son until he became a man and started earning his living as an independent fisherman. As soon as he finds out that Zefa is very ill, Expedito runs back home and finds his adoptive mother in agony. At the edge of the bed, a mysterious woman, who claims to be Death, sits.

Grito da Terra
In rural Brazil, villagers battle wealthy land barons for the sake of their own survival.
Filmography
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Nicolau