Carlos Alberto Riccelli
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Biography: Carlos Alberto Riccelli (São Paulo, July 3, 1946) is a Brazilian actor and director. In 1990 he moved to the United States, returning to Brazil only to work in cinema and short television projects. On TV, he played some important characters in television drama, such as the Indian Aritana in the soap opera Aritana (1978) on the now extinct TV Tupi, Rudy in Sétimo Sentido (1982) and the fisherman Nô in the miniseries Riacho Doce (1990). His most famous work was the former model and prostitute César Ribeiro in Vale Tudo (1988).
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Birthday: July 03, 1946
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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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Federal
Overview: Brasília. Vital is a Brazilian federal police deputy who leads a special investigation group that aims to capture the international drug trafficker Beque Batista. Three other officers make up the group: Dani, Rock and Lua. In parallel, Vital need to take care of Leila, his pregnant wife, and does everything so she does not participate in the violent world in which he lives.
Genres: Action Mystery
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2010-10-29
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The Dolphin
Overview: According to an Amazonian legend, every month, during the full moon, a Brazilian fishing village receives a mysterious guest: the Boto, who transforms into a human to seduce and be loved by women and hated by men. One of her conquests is the daughter of a fisherman, who has a son with the Boto. He constantly reappears to seduce her, and even when she marries, he continues to look for her. This provokes the ire of the husband, who wants to kill him anyway.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1987-06-19
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They Don't Wear Black Tie
Overview: Otavio is an idealistic union leader trying to organize workers at a factory to resist the company's exploitative practices. His son, Tião, one of the employees, is more of a realist and doesn't want to risk losing his job by striking. This clash of perspectives puts the father and son at odds. Fortunately, Tião's mother, Romana, is on hand to act as a moderator between the two opinionated men.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1981-09-28
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Two Streams
Overview: Young executive woman returns to small town of Dois Córregos and remembers the time, in the late 1960s, when she met her uncle there, a man who was running away from the military dictatorship ruling Brazil at the time.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1999-10-22
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Jorge, Um Brasileiro
Overview: After arguing with his ex-girlfriend, truck driver Jorge hits the road again, while remembering the past and questioning his friendship with his manipulative boss.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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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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Brasília 18%
Overview: A star medical examiner is called to Brasília, the administrative capital of Brazil, to confirm the identity of a beautiful, young congressional aide's dead body. But his scientific rigor soon leads him to details of a multi-layered political scandal.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2006-04-21
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Love in Sampa
Overview: Cosmo is a taxi driver who loves traveling around São Paulo. One day, when he meets Mauro in a bar, he receives an unusual proposal: to record testimonials from passengers in his taxi, in which people would talk about what they like in São Paulo.
Genres: Romance Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2016-02-25
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Sonho Sem Fim
Overview: The story of one of Brazilian cinema's pioneers, Eduardo Abelim, from the start of his career, in Rio de Janeiro, until his filming of the 1930 Revolution. To promote his films, Abelim would even perform car stunts, give classes on the occult and offer guidance on mystical matters.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1986-12-11
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O Princípio do Prazer
Overview: In a financially troubled farm in the 1930's, its depraved owners become attracted to their new handsome and young handyman.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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Bring It Inside
Overview: Telmo is a retired theater director that realizes he doesn't remember the time he spent kept in jail during the military dictatorship in Brazil. He decides to stage a play and, with threads of memory, he improvises the lines with his young cast. Telmo dives into his own history and ends up revealing for himself what, being so painful, he'd rather forget.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2016-06-16
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Dracula, a Love Story
Overview: Count Dracula, taking on the new identity of Vladimir, leaves Transylvania and goes to Brazil in search of his son Rafael. This vampire romance was conceived to be a potential telenovela, but only ended up running as a TV miniseries with four installments because the network that financed it went under.
Genres: Romance Drama Horror TV Movie
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1980-01-28
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The Best Revenge
Overview: Deception. Torture. Murder. Brazilian actor Carlos Riccelli stars in this suspenseful tale of revenge. After his wife is tortured and killed in El Salvador, Carlos vows to inflict revenge on the man responsible for her murder. Upon arriving in Los Angeles, Carlos thinks he has found that man: an American CIA advisor (Robert Pine of "CHiPs"). Soon, Carlos puts his perverse plan in motion. He breaks into the agent's home and just as he is about to exact his revenge, begins to question whether he, in fact, has the right man. As Carlos unravels the answer to this question, a surprise twist surfaces that will allow Carlos to exact the ultimate best revenge.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-01
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A Moreninha
Overview: Carolina gathers some old friends in her house on Paquetá Island, in Rio de Janeiro. She will find, among them, the boyfriend she had during her childhood and with whom she had exchanged vows of eternal love.
Genres: Romance Drama History
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1970-01-04
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O homem que sabia javanês
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2004-06-16
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Mandrake
Overview: An intriguing case lands on Mandrake's desk. Just when he thinks he has it solved, some unexpected news changes the course of events.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2012-11-10
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Eles Não Usam Black-Tie - Conversando com o Elenco
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2007-06-01
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