Anselmo Duarte
Anselmo Duarte Bento (April 21, 1920 – November 7, 2009) was a Brazilian actor, screenwriter and film director. Initially known as a leading man in popular musical comedies (known in Brazil as "chanchadas"), he debuted as filmmaker in 1957's "Absolutamente Certo", in which he also stars. His next film, "O Pagador de Promessas" (1962), adapted from a stage play by Dias Gomes, won the Golden Palm at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. It is, to date, the only Brazilian feature film to be so distinguished and the first Cannes' Southern Hemisphere Golden Palm for best feature film. Duarte was awarded with the Order of The Cultural Merit, Brazil's highest cultural civilian honor, and with the Order of Ipiranga, which is the state of São Paulo's highest civilian honor. He was also awarded with titles of merit citizenship by numerous Brazilian municipalities including Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Salto, his birthplace. In 2009, the municipality of Salto inaugurated a multimillion-dollar cultural and educational center named "Centro Cultural e Educacional Anselmo Duarte", housing a 500 audience amphitheater for film and theatrical events. The center also displays for public view the original "Golden Palm" awarded to Duarte at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. n 2008, at 88, Duarte founded a cultural organization (Instituto Anselmo Duarte) dedicated to restoring selected Brazilian films and creating special, free of charge, educational projects aimed at young filmmakers to improve their technical filmmaking skills. After his death, his son, Ricardo Duarte, 69, became the institute's president. Upon being diagnosed by suffering Alzheimer's dementia in 2002, Duarte spent his last 7 years of life under the care of his son, Ricardo, and his grandchild, Daphne, a preeminent Brazilian artist. Anselmo had 4 children. Reaching stage 6 on his Alzheimer illness condition, a bladder cancer was detected which led to a severe blood hemorrhage, precipitating a heart stroke. Although both the bladder cancer and heart conditions had been successfully treated, a sudden massive hemorrhagic brain stroke left the legendary Brazilian actor and filmmaker in a coma for 6 days, which led to his passing on November 7, 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anselmo Duarte, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- 2024 · Golpe de Vista as (archive footage)
- 2017 · Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century as Self
- 2011 · I, I, I José Lewgoy as Self
- 2011 · O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois as Self
- 2008 · The Man Who Bottled Clouds as Self
- 2006 · Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds as Self
- 1997 · Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional as Self
- 1986 · Brasa Adormecida as
- 1986 · I Have Got AIDS as
- 1984 · Tensão no Rio as
- 1981 · Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema as
- 1979 · Embalos Alucinantes: A Troca de Casais as Felipe
- 1977 · A Casa das Tentações as
- 1976 · Ninguém Segura Essas Mulheres as
- 1976 · Já Não Se Faz Amor Como Antigamente as Atílio
- 1976 · Paranóia as
- 1975 · Assim Era a Atlântida as
- 1974 · Noiva da Noite - O Desejo de 7 Homens as
- 1974 · O Marginal as Lemos
- 1972 · Independência ou Morte as Gonçalves Ledo
- 1971 · Brazil in Cannes as
- 1968 · A Madona de Cedro as Adriano Mourão
- 1968 · Juventude e Ternura as Estênio
- 1967 · A Espiã que Entrou em Fria as
- 1967 · The Case of the Naves Brothers as Lieutenant
- 1961 · As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor as Daniel das Dornas
- 1960 · Un rayo de luz as Pablo
- 1958 · O Cantor e o Milionário as Tito Livio
- 1957 · Absolutely Right as Zé do Lino
- 1957 · Scarlet Macaw as Tenente Luís
- 1956 · Depois Eu Conto as Zé da Bomba
- 1955 · O Diamante as
- 1955 · Carnival on Mars as
- 1955 · Carioca Symphony as Ricardo
- 1953 · The Landowner's Daughter as Rodolfo Fontes
- 1952 · Veneno as Hugo
- 1952 · Appassionata as
- 1952 · Tico-Tico no Fubá as Zequinha de Abreu
- 1951 · Maior Que o Ódio as
- 1950 · The Shadow of Another as
- 1950 · Don't Tell Me Goodbye as
- 1950 · Aviso aos Navegantes as Alberto
- 1949 · Pinguinho de Gente as
- 1949 · Terra Violenta as Dr. Carlos
- 1949 · O Caçula do Barulho as
- 1949 · Carnaval no Fogo as Ricardo
- 1947 · Querida Suzana as