Oswaldo Loureiro
Also Known As: Oswaldo Loureiro Filho
Biography: Oswaldo Loureiro Filho (Rio de Janeiro, July 23, 1932 – São Paulo, February 3, 2018) was a Brazilian theater, television and cinema actor and director.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Birthday: July 23, 1932
Deathday: February 03, 2018
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Overview: "Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Pedro and Pablo
Overview: In the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, the work of two young priests.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1973-08-02
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Atrapalhando a Suate
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Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1983-05-08
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The Kiss
Overview: When a pedestrian is hit by a bus, the simple clerk Arandir runs and kisses the moribund in a gesture of sympathy and unconditional pure love. Opportunist photographer Amado Pinheiro witnesses the scene and sees the opportunity to sell newspaper and, together with the despicable and abusive chief of police Cunha, accuses Arandir of homosexuality.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1981-06-01
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Máscara da Traição
Overview: Couple of lovers want to steal the income of a popular soccer game, at Maracanã Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1969-08-29
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The Dead at the Phone
Overview: This story begins with Marcelo's funeral. His family, his fiancée Lúcia and three suspicious men are the only people accompanying the coffin. By night, at home, Rosa, Ricardo and Lúcia notice something strange: Marcelo's room has been completely ransacked. Suddenly, the phone rings. Rosa answers and hears the voice of her son who had just died. The shock is too strong for the poor lady, who dies of a syncope. To understand these sinister events, we have to go back three days...
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1963-04-19
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The Fifth Power
Overview: Foreign agents from an unidentified nation clandestinely install radio and TV antennas in Rio de Janeiro devices that emit subliminal waves that alter the perception of the population. They aim to transform the people into an aggressive and imbecile mass, leading the country to chaos, allowing the government to be taken to usurp Brazil's natural wealth. A journalist, Carlos, accompanied by chemist Laura Leal, begins to investigate a series of facts and discovers those responsible for the disturbances.
Genres: Crime Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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Sonhando com Milhões
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1963-05-13
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Summer Dream
Overview: Grieved over the loss of their daughter, an elderly couple has decided do spend their vacation travelling around Europe. The cab driver who takes them to the airport, Leo, overhears their conversation and decides to profit from their situation: Leo convinces the couple's staff he's their nephew, and invites his friends and girlfriend over for a special summer. Things go awry when his friend Marcelo arrives with a bus full of teenagers, who believe the mansion is actually a summer camp.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music Family
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1990-12-21
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Leila Diniz
Overview: The life of Brazilian actress Leila Diniz.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1987-11-01
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The Naked Man
Overview: A man gets locked naked outside of his apartment.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1968-03-04
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Rádio Pirata
Overview: A couple is charged with murdering a friend after discovering a fraud scheme at a data-processing center. They hide in a van, where they set up a clandestine station, so they start to report the fact, seeking to mobilize public opinion until it becomes a national scandal.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Overview: Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through artistic performances. Considered the first left-wing response to the dictatorship, the group gathered now famous Brazilian artists such as Nara Leão, Maria Bethânia, João do Vale and Millôr Fernandes.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-05-15
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River of Evil
Overview: A young girl, seeking to unravel the mystery of her father's death, travels through the Amazon jungle into a nightmare of danger.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-12-06
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A Rose for Everyone
Overview: A vivacious woman tries to please all of her lovers but finds she can't handle the jealousy that erupts among them.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1967-01-18
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The Beggars
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Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1963-12-21
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É Um Caso de Polícia!
Overview: A young woman obsessed with true crime overhears two men in a restaurant plotting a murder.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1959-09-23
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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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Simão, o Fantasma Trapalhão
Overview: Two jumbled and coward drivers join a rich family that moves to an ancient castle inhabited by a resented, but friendly ghost.
Genres: Comedy Family Fantasy Mystery
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1998-12-25
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Mineirinho, Vivo ou Morto
Overview: Based on real-life Brazilian bandit "Mineirinho", the film follows the story of Zezé, a man falsely accused by sensasionalist press of being a high-caliber criminal who suddenly becomes one of the most wanted men of Rio de Janeiro.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1967-05-26
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The Heirs
Overview: An allegory about Brazil's history and the struggle for power since the 1930 Revolution until the advent of the TV.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1970-09-15
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Bonitinha mas Ordinária
Overview: The youngest daughter of a rich man has been raped by five black men in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, and her father arranges her marriage to one of his employees in order to save the family’s honor.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1981-03-12
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Bar Esperanza
Overview: A group of eccentric people gather at a popular bar in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1983-05-19
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Cidade dos Festivais
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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O Sol dos Amantes
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Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1979-07-23
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Sexo Frágil
Overview: To get money and produce the play in which his girlfriend acts, an unemployed actor dresses up as a woman and falls in love with a millionaire widower.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1986-08-15
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Engraçadinha Depois dos Trinta
Overview: After marrying everyday man Zózimo, Engraçadinha, who had been through intense sexual experiences as a teenager, settles to live a quiet and normal life. As the years go by, her teenage daughter's behaviour seems to call back Engraçadinha's own teenage days.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1966-05-24
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Um Brasileiro Chamado Rosaflor
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1976-01-01
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