''Heleno'' is a 2011 Brazilian biographical drama film directed by
José Henrique Fonseca. It stars and was produced by Brazilian actor
Rodrigo Santoro
Rodrigo Junqueira Reis Santoro (; born 22 August 1975) is a Brazilian actor. He is known in Brazil for his appearance on local telenovelas and internationally for his portrayal of Persian King Xerxes I of Persia, Xerxes in the film ''300 (film), ...
.
Plot
It tells the story of
Heleno de Freitas
Heleno de Freitas (12 February 1920 – 8 November 1959) was a Brazilian association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward.
Early life
De Freitas was born into a rich Brazilian family in São João de ...
(
Rodrigo Santoro
Rodrigo Junqueira Reis Santoro (; born 22 August 1975) is a Brazilian actor. He is known in Brazil for his appearance on local telenovelas and internationally for his portrayal of Persian King Xerxes I of Persia, Xerxes in the film ''300 (film), ...
), a legendary football star who played for
Botafogo
Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood (''bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of M ...
during the 1940s. Most of all, Heleno's self-destructive behaviour turned him into a myth.
See also
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List of black-and-white films produced since 1970
American film and television studios terminated production of black-and-white output in 1966 and, during the following two years, the rest of the world followed suit. At the start of the 1960s, transition to color proceeded slowly, with major studi ...
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2011 biographical drama films
2011 films
Brazilian association football films
Biographical films about sportspeople
Brazilian black-and-white films
Brazilian biographical drama films
Brazilian sports drama films
Films about syphilis
Films directed by José Henrique Fonseca
Films set in the 1940s
Films set in 1950
Films set in 1959
Films set in hospitals
2010s Portuguese-language films
Cultural depictions of association football players
Cultural depictions of Brazilian people
2011 drama films
2010s sports drama films
2010s Brazilian films
Portuguese-language biographical drama films
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