Maria Alves
Biography: Maria Alves (Lagarto - SE, November 7, 1947 - Rio de Janeiro - RJ, May 8, 2008), whose artistic name was changed to Maria Dealves after a numerology study, was a Brazilian actress. One of the most outstanding characters of the actress was in the novel Xica da Silva, where she played the slave Rosa in the extinct TV Manchete. In TV Globo, he has worked on several soap operas by Manoel Carlos among them Summer Sun, Dance with Me, Happiness, Love Story and For Love. Another important work in his career was in the novel Return to You (1983) of Benedito Ruy Barbosa where, next to the actor Ruy Resende (Curió), interpreted the personage Patience. In the movies, he starred in 37 films such as Bruno Barreto's Romance of the Maid (1984) and Miguel Faria Jr.'s Para Viver um Grande Amor (1988) Also in the cast was the first experience of TV Globo in the miniseries format: Lampião and Maria Bonita by Aguinaldo Silva and Doc Comparato, in 1982. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 07, 1947
Deathday: May 08, 2008
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A Mulher Sensual
1981-12-20
A Mulher Sensual
Overview: Famous soap opera actress finds out her sexuality after breaking up with her former boyfriend, an important TV executive.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1981-12-20
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Gargalhada Final
1979-08-05
Gargalhada Final
Overview: Father and son are members of a decadent circus. Tired of being constantly criticized by the owner of the circus, Trombada, the ventriloquist, makes a joke about his boss, and the two fight. The clown Marreco hits their boss on the head. Now the two have to run from the police while living an adventure.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1979-08-05
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The Story of Fausta
1988-05-15
The Story of Fausta
Overview: Fausta, a domestic worker who lives in a slum with her husband João, a drunk and abuser. At work, she has to endure the demands of her boss, and at home, her husband breaks his leg and cheats on her with the neighbor Coizinha. One day, Fausta meets Zé da Placa, and despite the age difference between them, they begin to develop a deep affection for each other, building a beautiful friendship.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1988-05-15
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Colonel Delmiro Gouveia
1979-01-01
Colonel Delmiro Gouveia
Overview: In the beginning of the 20th Century, in the Northeast of Brazil, one of the first Brazilian industrialists is persecuted because he refuses to sell his business to a British company.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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Fonte da Saudade
1985-01-01
Fonte da Saudade
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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Parceiros da Aventura
1979-06-10
Parceiros da Aventura
Overview: Rio de Janeiro crooks rove about, performing petty tricks to survive, and get involved with a woman who steals cars.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1979-06-10
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O Bom Burguês
1983-08-25
O Bom Burguês
Overview: True story of Brazilian bank clerk who supplied money for the guerrilla fighting against the military dictatorship of the 70s. When he changes his disguise, he gets involved with high society, and with industrialists who were financing repression to the groups he stood for.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1983-08-25
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Sombras de Julho
1995-01-17
Sombras de Julho
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1995-01-17
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O Sequestro
1981-11-23
O Sequestro
Overview: A robber breaks into a house in the Santa Teresa district of Rio de Janeiro and kidnaps the family's youngest son. Based on a true kidnapping that happened in Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, whose victim, Carlinhos, has never been found to this day.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1981-11-23
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A Lost Woman
1976-03-19
A Lost Woman
Overview: The story of a poor woman living in the backwoods of Brazil and working as a maid. One day she is unfairly fired from the house where she was working and goes to the big city, facing a cruel and hostile world, working in factories, bars and bordellos.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1976-03-19
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Os Condenados
1974-08-26
Os Condenados
Overview: In São Paulo, during the 1920s, a woman who is loved by a telegraphist and seduced by a slacker ends up in prostitution.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1974-08-26
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High Art
1991-06-01
High Art
Overview: Peter Mandrake, a North-American photojournalist becomes embroiled in South America's dangerous underworld of pimps, drug gangs and arms smugglers when he sets out to find the killer of a local call girl.
Genres: Drama Romance Thriller
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1991-06-01
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Gente Fina é Outra Coisa
1977-09-26
Gente Fina é Outra Coisa
Overview: Tadeu, a poor lad from the Northeast of Brazil, comes to Rio de Janeiro to try his luck. His good looks and education win him the favor of rich people. In his spare time, he becomes the favorite among lonely and rich ladies. Soon he gets involved in trouble.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1977-09-26
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O Cortiço
1978-04-21
O Cortiço
Overview: This adaptation of a classic Brazilian novel focuses on the relations of charismatic characters within a tenement.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1978-04-21
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Para Viver Um Grande Amor
1984-04-30
Para Viver Um Grande Amor
Overview: Poor people who live in the slums in Rio de Janeiro decide to occupy an empty apartment building in the rich part of the city. Meanwhile, a rich girl falls in love with a poor composer. Based on the musical play "Pobre Menina Rica", by Vinícius de Moraes and Carlos Lyra.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1984-04-30
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Noites do Sertão
1984-08-26
Noites do Sertão
Overview: The film shows the drama of the young and fragile Lalinha. After being abandoned by her husband, who ran away with another, the girl seeks comfort on the farm where the two in-laws live and the widowed father-in-law. There, the girl discovers a new world.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1984-08-26
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O Jogo da Vida
1977-06-17
O Jogo da Vida
Overview: The dreams and problems of three friends: Malagueta, an inveterate gambler; Perus, former factory worker who abandoned the assembly line to earn his living at the billiards; and Bacanaço, trickster who puts on chic airs, always dreaming of performing the ultimate big swindle.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1977-06-17
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Black Demons
1991-01-05
Black Demons
Overview: Three American college students, Dick, his sister Jessica, and her British boyfriend Kevin, are traveling through Brazil on vacation when Dick, after attending a bizarre voodoo ceremony, develops strange powers. When their jeep breaks down near a small plantation in the jungle outside Rio, the site of a former slave rebellion 150 years ago, Dick uses his powers to raise the dead of six executed Negro slaves whom target the college kids and the residents of the plantation to seek revenge for their deaths
Genres: Horror
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1991-01-05
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Alô Tetéia
1978-10-17
Alô Tetéia
Overview: In a humorous way, the film narrates the adventures - or misadventures - of a typical girl from the south of Rio de Janeiro who decides to go to the beach, but her car won't start. Having decided, she goes on the bus and gets into a thousand messes.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1978-10-17
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