Abel Pêra
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Biography: Abel Pêra (Carregosa, Oliveira de Azeméis, 16 November 1891 – Rio de Janeiro, 27 September 1975) was a Portuguese actor based in Brazil. Brother of Manuel Pêra and uncle of actress Marília Pêra, Abel Pêra entered the world of theater in his late teens as a carpenter, among his works are A Pensão da Dona Estela and Feitiço, by Oduvaldo Vianna. Uncle and godfather of actress Marília Pêra, Abel, even after becoming an actor, continued making wooden objects. Friend Chico Anysio once received a golf club he had made from Abel. On television, he participated in the soap opera Fogo Sobre Terra in 1974. Abel Pêra's last work was the film O Casamento, released in 1975.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Carregosa, Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal
Birthday: November 16, 1891
Deathday: September 27, 1975
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Gender: Male
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Vida e Glória de um Canalha
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1970-05-12
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Black Diamonds
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Genres: Adventure
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1941-10-17
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The Brave Warrior
Overview: Young congressman Miguel Horta represents a party that is directly opposed to the present government. He slyly switches parties in order to gain favor with those in power, seriously compromising his own ideals and ethics in the process.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1968-11-22
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The Man of The Sputnik
Overview: UFO falls on a hillbilly's hencoop and he tries to sell it. Soon international missions are sent to the place, for there's a suspicion it might be the famous Russian satellite, the Sputnik.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1959-08-21
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Samba em Berlim
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Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1943-02-22
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A Penúltima Donzela
Overview: A young women from a conservative family loses her virginity to her boyfriend who dumps her after. She starts a new relationship, but when her parents find out she has been "ruined" they try to arrange a marriage with the first boyfriend.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1969-10-27
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As Quatro Chaves Mágicas
Overview: Sad with her grandfather's death, Maria goes on vacation with her friend João on board a jeep. After being threatened by three thieves and helped by a Japanese traveler who opens their eyes to the mysteries of love, a pair gets lost in the forest and ends up at the home of a strange woman, who turns out to be a powerful witch Astarte. Realizing the danger they are in, Maria asks for help from the forest beings who teach her the secrets of the four magic keys: earth, air, fire and water. With these teachings, Maria leaves for the final confrontation against Astarte.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure Family
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1971-07-03
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O Cortiço
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1945-07-16
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Onde Estás, Felicidade?
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Genres: Drama Romance Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1939-04-17
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Pintando o Sete
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1959-12-10
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João Ninguém
Overview: João Ninguém is a humble composer who made the waltz "Sonhos Azuis" as a gift to his girlfriend on her birthday. To give it to her, he asked for help from a friend, but on the way, an accident happens and puts at risk not only the relationship, but also João's life and career.
Genres: Drama Music Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1936-01-01
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De Vento em Popa
Overview: Industrialist's son returns from the USA, where he'd been supposedly studying Nuclear Physics, when in fact he'd devoted himself to pop music, without his father's knowledge.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1957-04-12
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As Duas Faces da Moeda
Overview: A long time public servant is told by an angel that he will die at midnight of the following day.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1969-05-22
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A Filha de Madame Betina
Overview: Otavio has to find and marry Madame Bettina's daughter if he wants to inherit her fortune.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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Eu Transo, Ela Transa
Overview: Anxious to please his boss, Roberto agrees to host the chief's lover in his own home, unaware of the problems this could cause among his family.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1972-12-10
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The Wedding
Overview: On the eve of her wedding, Glorinha finds herself looking back at her life and confronting the injustices, sexual perversions, adultery and crimes that are hidden under the happy bourgeoise facade.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1976-01-01
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The Man Who Bought the World
Overview: In a fictitious country, a civil servant receives the greatest inheritance in history (ten trillion dollars) and is confined by authorities to prevent a collapse of the world economy. But he manages to escape.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1968-09-16
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O Enterro da Cafetina
Overview: As the owner of a very famous bordello in Rio de Janeiro gets buried, an old scoundrel remembers his own past among the bohemian circles of the city.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1971-08-30
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