Fernando Torres
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Biography: Fernando Monteiro Torres (Guaçuí, November 14, 1927 – Rio de Janeiro, September 4, 2008) was a Brazilian actor, director and producer of theater, film and television. Torres was married since 1952 to actress Fernanda Montenegro, with whom he had two children: filmmaker Cláudio Torres and actress Fernanda Torres.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Guaçuí, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Birthday: November 14, 1927
Deathday: September 04, 2008
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Gender: Male
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Golias Contra o Homem das Bolinhas
Overview: The adventures of a peaceful and infatuated man, who tries to identify the man who killed his sweetheart, an unconventional young woman who used to receive "guests" at home, calling them her cousins.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1969-07-27
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Redeemer
Overview: Célio Rocha believes he was assigned by God Himself a difficult mission: to persuade his childhood friend Otávio Sabóia, a corrupt entrepeneur in the construction business, to give away all his possessions to the poor.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2004-09-10
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The Oyster and the Wind
Overview: A young girl named Marcela lives with her dad, Jose, a lighthouse keeper, and old Daniel on an island. The only contact the girl has with the world outside her home is by a boat with four sailors that pays a visit to the island in order to take them supplies. Daniel, who not only protects her from her dad's strictness but also teaches her how to be literate, is her source of tenderness. Her dad thinks she should be away from the world - though she wishes she could spend a few days in town. Then one day, as she has her first period and becomes a woman, she starts feeling sexuality through the blowing wind, which she talks to.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1997-10-17
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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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Em Busca do Tesouro
Overview: Jerry is a tutor at an orphanage. On the first day of vacation, the boys go to the beach with Professor Teobaldo and find a skeleton and a treasure map. Word spreads and a rush for gold begins. On the one hand, Jerry and Neyde, television colleagues; on the other, the director of the station, Indalécio, and his lover Aphrodite; finally, the evil Rock Trombada, in the company of scientist Bertini and Daniel. On Treasure Island, the three camps promote mutual sabotage. After many confusions, Trombada flees with the treasure to the ship's cemetery but they are surrounded by the boys and Indalécio. It's the final war. But it is Jerry who will take the wealth in order to improve the situation at the orphanage.
Genres: Adventure Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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O Descarte
Overview: After Cláudia, haunted by her husband’s death on a car crash, starts a romance with another man, she starts receiving threatening letters.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1973-05-23
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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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Rio's Love Song
Overview: Four love stories which portray a wide gamut of emotions and desires against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. "Elephant's Stomp" : the story of a highway patrol officer who is infatuated with a mulatto dancer at a local nightclub. "Drao" : a publicity man and a boutique owner who face a crises in their marriage. "You Are Beautiful" : two homeless teenagers seek love amidst their personal misery. "Samba of the Great Passion" : a book maker who is charmed and captivated by the voice of a female singer coming from a building across the street. Characters in search of love in order to escape from the boredom, loneliness and helplessness of their lives.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1994-09-15
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Marília e Marina
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1976-12-07
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Innocence
Overview: In the 19th century, a country girl is seduced by a young doctor who's staying at her house for a few days, caring for her, and tries to hide the forbidden romance from her father, who disapproves of the relationship.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1983-09-16
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Kiss of the Spider Woman
Overview: The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-07-26
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Stories Our Cinema Did (Not) Tell
Overview: Filled with raunchy laughs, this documentary compiles outrageous scenes from sex-comedies that shaped Brazil's "pornochanchada" boom of the 1970s.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2017-03-06
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Jerry - A Grande Parada
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Genres: Adventure Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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Linguagem do Teatro
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
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