Anselmo Duarte

Biography

Anselmo Duarte Bento (April 21, 1920 – November 7, 2009) was a Brazilian actor, screenwriter and film director. Initially known as a leading man in popular musical comedies (known in Brazil as "chanchadas"), he debuted as filmmaker in 1957's "Absolutamente Certo", in which he also stars. His next film, "O Pagador de Promessas" (1962), adapted from a stage play by Dias Gomes, won the Golden Palm at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. It is, to date, the only Brazilian feature film to be so distinguished and the first Cannes' Southern Hemisphere Golden Palm for best feature film. Duarte was awarded with the Order of The Cultural Merit, Brazil's highest cultural civilian honor, and with the Order of Ipiranga, which is the state of São Paulo's highest civilian honor. He was also awarded with titles of merit citizenship by numerous Brazilian municipalities including Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Salto, his birthplace. In 2009, the municipality of Salto inaugurated a multimillion-dollar cultural and educational center named "Centro Cultural e Educacional Anselmo Duarte", housing a 500 audience amphitheater for film and theatrical events. The center also displays for public view the original…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Un rayo de luz (1960) — Pablo
2. Case of the Naves Brothers (1967) — Lieutenant
3. Independence or Death! (1972) — Gonçalves Ledo
4. Já Não Se Faz Amor Como Antigamente (1976) — Atílio
5. Feijão Maravilha (1979) — Trindade (José Trindade Duarte / José Francisco Trindade)
6. Embalos Alucinantes: A Troca de Casais (1979) — Felipe
7. The Landowner's Daughter (1953) — Rodolfo Fontes
8. Brasa Adormecida (1986)
9. Tico-Tico no Fubá (1952) — Zequinha de Abreu
10. Assim Era a Atlântida (1975)
11. Estou com AIDS (1986)
12. Aviso aos Navegantes (1950) — Alberto
13. Absolutely Right (1957) — Zé do Lino
14. Veneno (1952) — Hugo
15. O Diamante (1955)
16. O Marginal (1974) — Lemos
17. A Madona de Cedro (1968) — Adriano Mourão
18. As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor (1961) — Daniel das Dornas
19. Depois Eu Conto (1956) — Zé da Bomba
20. Maior Que o Ódio (1951)
21. A Espiã que Entrou em Fria (1967)
22. Carnaval no Fogo (1949) — Ricardo
23. Tensão no Rio (1984) — Presidente da Valdivía
24. Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds (2006) — Self
25. Appassionata (1952) — Pedro
26. Scarlet Macaw (1957) — Tenente Luís
27. A Casa das Tentações (1977)
28. Carnival on Mars (1955)
29. Paranóia (1976)
30. Pinguinho de Gente (1949)
31. Ninguém Segura Essas Mulheres (1976)
32. O Cantor e o Milionário (1958) — Tito Livio
33. Golpe de Vista (2024) — (archive footage)
34. Querida Suzana (1947)
35. The Shadow of Another (1950)
36. Noiva da Noite - O Desejo de 7 Homens (1974)
37. I, I, I José Lewgoy (2011) — Self
38. Carioca Symphony (1955) — Ricardo
39. O Caçula do Barulho (1949)
40. Juventude e Ternura (1968) — Estênio

Directed

1. The Given Word (1962) — Director
2. Quelé do Pajeú (1969) — Director
3. Os Trombadinhas (1979) — Director
4. Já Não Se Faz Amor Como Antigamente (1976) — Director
5. The Obsessed of Catulé (1965) — Director
6. Absolutely Right (1957) — Director
7. O Descarte (1973) — Director
8. A Certain Captain Rodrigo (1971) — Director
9. Ninguém Segura Essas Mulheres (1976) — Director
10. O Crime do Zé Bigorna (1977) — Director
11. O Impossível Acontece (1969) — Director