Biography
Ednei Giovenazzi is a former actor. Born on August 12, 1930, in Pederneiras, São Paulo, he moved to the capital of São Paulo, where he graduated in Dentistry and made his debut in theater in the 1950s. On television, he made his debut in 1967 in the Tupi's soap operas Yoshico, um Poema de Amor, O Jardineiro Espanhol and O Pequeno Lord. In 1968, he moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he began acting in Globo's soap operas such as O Santo Mestiço (1968), Pigmalião 70 (1970), Selva de Pedra (1972) and Os Ossos do Barão (1973). Later, in the same decade, he returned to São Paulo where he returned to acting in Tupi. He won prominent roles in A Barba Azul (1974), Ovelha Negra (1975), Xeque-Mate (1976), O Julgamento (1976) and Salário Mínimo (1978). For a time, he combined his work as an actor with that of a dentist in the public service. Until he decided to leave dentistry to dedicate himself solely to his acting career. In the following decades, he acted and made guest appearances in soap operas on Globo, Band, SBT and Manchete. His last work was playing Messias in Sparkling Girls (2012). In 2014, he decided to retire and since then, he has maintained a discreet life.
Movies & TV Shows
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Sparkling Girls (2012) — Seu Messias
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Que Rei Sou Eu? (1989) — François Gaillard
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Happiness (1991) — Chico Treva
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Selva de Pedra (1972) — Jorge Moreno
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O Tempo e o Vento (1985) — Major Erasmo Graça
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Salário Mínimo (1978) — Hércules Sanches
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Tropicaliente (1994) — Bonfim
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Sétimo Sentido (1982) — Horácio Sampaio
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Pé de Vento (1980) — Edmundo
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Brava Gente (2000) — ourives
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Mãos Vazias (1971)
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Direito de Amar (1987) — Augusto Medeiros
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Livre Para Voar (1984) — Álvaro Porto
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Paradise City (2009) — Prefeito Paulino
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Partido Alto (1984) — Edu
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Desejo (1990) — Camilo Ratto
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Um Homem Célebre (1974) — Deputado Vaz Lobo
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The Taste of Passion (2002) — Quintino Saraiva
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A Barba Azul (1974) — Vitório Galhardi (Conde de Parma)
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Ovelha Negra (1975) — Padre Jonas
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As Três Marias (1980) — Raul Torreão
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Xeque-Mate (1976) — Rodolfo Bastos
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Ciranda de Pedra (2008) — Dr. Madeira
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O Marginal (1974) — Fineza
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No Coração dos Deuses (1999) — Anhangüera
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Dybbuk: The Demon (1972)
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O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro (1976) — Narrador - Seis Personagens em Busca de Autor, de Luigi Pirandello
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Queridos Amigos (2008) — Nicola
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Abolição (1988) — Padre Ramos
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Os Ossos do Barão (1973) — Vicente
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A Próxima Atração (1970) — Mário Yamashita
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Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico Mendes (2007) — Silveira
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O Julgamento (1976)
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João Brasileiro, o Bom Baiano (1978) — Ele mesmo
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Êxtase de Sádicos (1973) — Tesoureiro
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O Círculo de Fogo (1990)
- A República dos Anjos (1991)
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O Homem Que Deve Morrer (1971) — Ricardo Lopes
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Brida (1998) — Patrick O'Neal
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Uma Rosa com Amor (2010) — Giovanni Petroni