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Ney Santanna
Ney Sant'Anna Pereira dos Santos (born January 16, 1954) is a Brazilian film and television actor. He was born in São Paulo and is the son of Nelson Pereira dos Santos. Partial filmography * ''The Alienist ''The Alienist'' is a crime novel by Caleb Carr first published in 1994 and is the first book in the Kreizler series. It takes place in New York City in 1896, and includes appearances by many famous figures of New York society in that era, in ...'' (1970) * '' The Amulet of Ogum'' (1974) * '' Joanna Francesa'' (1975) * '' A Árvore dos Sexos'' (1977) * '' Lady on the Bus'' (1978) * '' The Third Bank of the River'' (1994; producer) External links * References 1954 births Living people Brazilian male film actors Brazilian male television actors {{Brazil-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the Americas, Americas, and both the Western Hemisphere, Western and Southern Hemispheres. Listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as an global city, alpha global city, it exerts substantial international influence in commerce, finance, arts, and entertainment. It is the List of largest cities#List, largest urban area by population outside Asia and the most populous Geographical distribution of Portuguese speakers, Portuguese-speaking city in the world. The city's name honors Paul the Apostle and people from the city are known as ''paulistanos''. The city's Latin motto is ''Non ducor, duco'', which translates as "I am not led, I lead." Founded in 1554 by Jesuit priests, the city was the center of the ''bandeirant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for Hypocrisy, hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the Tragedy, tragic Greek chorus, chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Pereira Dos Santos
Nelson Pereira dos Santos (22 October 1928 21 April 2018) was a Brazilian film director. He directed films such as ''Vidas secas (film), Vidas Secas'' (Barren Lives, 1963), based on the Vidas Secas, book with the same name by Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos, and his most well-known film outside of Brazil is the black comedy ''How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman'' (1971). Biography Pereira dos Santos, named in honor of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, Horatio Nelson, was born in São Paulo, Brazil. Himself a frequenter of the cinema, Pereira dos Santos's father brought his very young son to the movie theater for the first time. By secondary school Pereira dos Santos was already fond of literature, and at 15 years old he joined the Brazilian Communist Party and became close to one of its other members, Astrojildo Pereira, Astrogildo Pereira. At the time the party was considered illegal by the government of Getúlio Vargas. The first feature film he directed was ''Rio 40 Grau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Alienist (film)
''The Alienist'' (, also known as ''O Alienista'') is a 1970 Brazilian comedy film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. The film was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Nildo Parente as Father Simão Bacamarte * Isabel Ribeiro as D. Evarista * Arduíno Colassanti as Porfírio (as Arduino Colasanti) * Irene Stefânia as Porfírio's lover (as Irene Stephania) * Leila Diniz as Eudóxia * Ana Maria Magalhães * Nelson Dantas as The Accountant * Ney Santanna as Imprisoned madman (uncredited) Production It was shot in the city of Paraty in Rio de Janeiro (state), the state of Rio de Janeiro. References External links * 1970 comedy films 1970 films Brazilian comedy films Films based on Brazilian novels Films directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos Films shot in Paraty 1970s Portuguese-language films 1970s Brazilian films Portuguese-language comedy films {{1970s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Amulet Of Ogum
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Francesa
''Joanna Francesa'' is a 1973 French-Brazilian romantic drama film directed by Carlos Diegues and starring Jeanne Moreau, Eliezer Gomes and Carlos Kroeber. Plot In the 1930s, Joanna, the owner of a brothel in São Paulo, goes to Alagoas and falls in love with a customer. Cast * Jeanne Moreau Jeanne Moreau (; 23 January 1928 – 31 July 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter, director, and socialite. She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française. Mo ... - Joanna * Eliezer Gomes - Gismundo * Carlos Kroeber - Aureliano * Ney Santanna - Honório * Tetê Maciel - Dorinha * Helber Rangel - Lianinho * Beto Leão - Ricardo * Lélia Abramo - Olímpia * Leina Krespi - Das Dores * Pierre Cardin - Pierre References External links * 1973 romantic drama films 1973 films Brazilian romantic drama films Films directed by Carlos Diegues Films set in the 1930s French romantic drama fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Árvore Dos Sexos
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady On The Bus
''Lady on the Bus'' () is a 1978 Brazilian erotic drama film written and directed by Neville de Almeida, based on the short story of the same name by Nelson Rodrigues. Plot Solange and Carlos have known each other since childhood and their marriage is arranged. On their wedding night, the inexperienced Solange resists her husband, who grows frustrated and impatient. Carlos ultimately forces himself on her and commits rape. Solange is traumatized and despite loving Carlos, wants nothing to do with him anymore. Solange tries to overcome her sexual dysfunction by having sex with strangers she picks up on buses. Cast * Sônia Braga as Solange * Nuno Leal Maia as Carlos * Jorge Dória as Father Carlos * Paulo César Pereio as Assumption/Asunção * Cláudio Marzo as psychoanalyst * Márcia Rodrigues * Paulo Villaça as Loafer * Roberto Bonfim as Cod * Rodolfo Arena * Ney Santanna Ney Sant'Anna Pereira dos Santos (born January 16, 1954) is a Brazilian film and television actor. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Third Bank Of The River
''The Third Bank of the River'' () is a 1994 Brazilian drama film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. It is based on the short stories "A Menina de Lá", "Os Irmãos Dagobé", "Fatalidade", "Seqüência", and "A Terceira Margem do Rio" by João Guimarães Rosa compiled into the book ''Primeiras Estórias''. It was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Ilya São Paulo as Liojorge * Sonia Saurin as Alva * Barbara Brandt as Nhinhinha * Maria Ribeiro as mother * Mariane Vicentini as Rosário * Chico Díaz Francisco "Chico" Díaz Rocha (born 16 February 1959) is a Brazilian actor. Biography Francisco Díaz Rocha was born in Mexico City. He is the son of Juan Díaz Bordenave, a Paraguayan journalist and pedagogue, and Maria Cândida, a Brazilian ... as Rogério * Henrique Rovira as Herculinão * Waldir Onofre as Dismundo * Ana Maria Nascimento e Silva * Vanja Orico * Affonso Brazza * Joffre Soares References External links * 1994 drama f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Births
Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head office of IBM. * January 10 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet jet plane, disintegrates in mid-air due to metal fatigue, and crashes in the Mediterranean near Elba; all 35 people on board are killed. * January 12 – 1954 Blons avalanches, Avalanches in Austria kill more than 200. * January 15 – Mau Mau rebellion, Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in Kenya. * January 17 – In Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, Milovan Đilas, one of the leading members of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, is relieved of his duties. * January 20 – The US-based National Negro Network is established, with 46 member radio stations. * January 21 – The first nuclear-powered submarine, the , is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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