Luiz Linhares
Also Known As: Luís Gonzaga Linhares
Biography: Luís Gonzaga Linhares (Astolfo Dutra, April 16, 1926 — Astolfo Dutra, April 20, 1995) was a Brazilian film, theater and television actor, as well as a playwright and writer.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Astolfo Dutra, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Adult: No
Birthday: April 16, 1926
Age: 99 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: April 20, 1995
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Sagarana: O Duelo
Overview: Unable to endure the idea that he would go without punishment, a criminal's victim chases him the length and breadth of Brazil for a showdown.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1974-08-26
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The Brazilwood Man
Overview: Fantasy comedy about Brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade, one of the most important icons of Modernism in Brazil. In the film, Oswald is played by two actors: Ítala Nandi, as his feminine anima, and Flávio Galvão, as the masculine half.
Genres: Comedy History Fantasy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1982-02-22
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Cesium-137
Overview: In 1987, in Goiânia, two paper collectors find a radioactive capsule and sell it to the owner of a junkyard. Once the capsule is opened, more than 250 people end up contaminated by the substance called Cesium 137, being the biggest radiological accident in the history of Brazil.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1990-10-10
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The Dare
Overview: Passively facing the repression imposed by military dictatorship in Brazil in the 60s, a journalist gets into a personal crisis, aggravated by his love affair with an industrialist's wife, who doesn't want to leave her home because of her son
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1965-07-09
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Anchieta, José do Brasil
Overview: Life and death of the jesuit who fought for the peaceful relationship between colonists and the indigenous peoples of Brazil.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1977-07-22
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Everything's Alright
Overview: Middle-class family reform their apartment, and the noise, the contact with the workers and strange occurrences turn what was supposed to be a trivial matter into a trip to hell.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1978-10-23
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The Conspirators
Overview: The real story of the failed attempt of an independence coup by a group of intellectuals and rich men during Brazil's colonial days, from its beginning to the execution of Tiradentes.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1972-01-05
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The Red Light Bandit
Overview: Born and raised in the misery of Brazilian slums, Jorge becomes a luxury house burglar in São Paulo and gets nicknamed "The Red Light Bandit" by the sensationalist press. In addition to wearing a red flashlight, he talks to his hostages in an irreverent tone and makes bold breakthroughs to later spend the money extravagantly. His world is the decadent neighbourhood of Boca do Lixo.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1968-12-02
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A Família Lero-Lero
Overview: Aquiles Taveira is a civil servant harassed by his own family's financial demands. Tired of it, he decides to fake an embezzlement at his work and runs away to the seaside resort of Guarujá, where he manages to live peacefully, for too short a time.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1953-09-14
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Nem os Bruxos Escapam
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1975-12-15
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Sai da Frente
Overview: Isidoro Colepicula is a humble truck driver hired to transport some furniture from São Paulo to Santos, in his worn out truck he calls "Anastácio". Hiding among the pieces travels a bride who's trying to escape her own marriage. With his dog Coroné, he gets himself into many amusing situations, especially when the packed vehicle is left without brakes on a steep road, and he has to chase after it.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1952-06-25
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A Derrota
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1967-03-28
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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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O Desconhecido
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1978-10-09
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O Bandido Antônio Dó
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Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1980-08-25
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Gabriela
Overview: In 1925, Gabriela, a poor, uneducated, yet charming woman becomes cook, mistress, and then wife of Nacib, a bar owner in Ilhéus, a small Brazilian coastal town run by the local colonels.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1983-03-24
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Um Diamante e Cinco Balas
Overview: A man arrives in Tocantins river, looking for fortune.
Genres: Crime Adventure
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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