Jece Valadão, pseudonym of Gecy Valadão (July 24, 1930 – November 27, 2006), was a Brazilian actor, director and producer. He became known by his ''cafajeste'' (a womanizing, roguish crook) roles in films such as ''
Rio 40 graus'' (1955) and ''
Os Cafajestes
''The Unscrupulous Ones'' () is a 1962 Brazilian crime film directed by Ruy Guerra. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
* Jece Valadão - Jandir
* Norma Bengell - Leda
* Daniel Filho - Vavá
* Hugo Carvana
...
'' (1962).
Career
Born in
Campos dos Goytacazes
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in the interior of Rio de Janeiro, he was raised in
Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
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in Espírito Santo, due to the transfer of his father, a railroader, to the city. He moved to Rio de Janeiro alone, where he began his theatrical studies, thus forming himself as an actor, acting in cinema, stage and television. In addition to acting in more than one hundred films, he also specialized as a director and producer. In the 1970s, he was an actor and, mainly, a producer of comedies and erotic police films. One of his last appearances on television was in the HBO Latin America series ''
Filhos do Carnaval''.
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Personal life
Valadão was married six times, the last one to actress
Vera Gimenez
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Names
*Vera (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
*Vera (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name)
**Vera (), archbishop of the archdiocese of Tarrag ...
from 1974 until his death in 2006. From this marriage he had a son: actor
Marco Antônio Gimenez (b.1981) The artist was also the stepfather of television presenter
Luciana Gimenez
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. Valadão had a total of nine children from previous relationships. In 1995, he was converted to Protestantism, even becoming pastor of a Assembly of God church.
On November 21, 2006, Jece Valadão felt ill and was admitted to the ICU of the Panamericano Hospital, in São Paulo, and at 5:20 pm on November 27, he died due to respiratory failure. He was buried in Jardim da Saudade Cemitério Parque, in the city of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim.
Filmography
Film
*2007 - ''
Encarnação do Demônio''
*2006 - ''
5 Frações de uma Quase História
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''
*2003 - ''
Garrincha, estrela solitária''
*1997 - ''
O cangaceiro
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''
*1996 - ''
Tieta do agreste
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''
*1984 - ''
Águia na cabeça''
*1981 - ''
O torturador''
*1981 - ''
A Idade da Terra
''The Age of the Earth'' ( - ) is a 1980 Brazilian avant-garde film directed by Glauber Rocha. It was his final film.
The film had its world premiere at the Golden Lion competition of the 37th Venice International Film Festival, 1980 Venice Fil ...
''
*1979 - ''
Eu matei Lúcio Flávio
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''
*1978 - ''O Gigante da América''
*1977 - ''Quem matou Pacífico?''
*1976 - ''A nudez de Alexandra''
*1976 - ''
Ninguém segura essas mulheres''
*1976 - ''A noite dos assassinos''
*1976 - ''
O homem de papel
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''
*1975 - ''
Nós, Os Canalhas''
*1974 - ''O mau caráter''
*1973 - ''
Tercer Mundo''
*1973 - ''
Um edifício chamado 200
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* Air Zimbabwe (IATA:UM)
* Union for the Mediterranean, an intergovernmental body
* United Methodist Church
* United Motors Company, an American automotive parts supplier
* Universal McCann, a g ...
''
*1973 - ''
A Filha de Madame Betina
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''
*1973 - ''
Obsessão''
*1972 - ''
Ali Babá e os Quarenta Ladrões
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''
*1972 - ''
A difícil vida fácil
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''
*1971 - ''
O enterro da cafetina''
*1970 - ''
Memórias de um gigolô
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* Memoria Apostolorum, lost text of the New Testament apocrypha
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''
*1969 - ''O matador profissional''
*1969 - ''
A navalha na carne
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*1969 - ''
Quelé do Pajeú''
*1969 - ''Os raptores''
*1968 - ''As sete faces de um cafajeste''
*1967 - ''A espiã que entrou em fria''
*1967 - ''
Mineirinho vivo ou morto''
*1967 - ''
A lei do cão''
*1966 - ''
Paraíba, vida e morte de um bandido''
*1965 - ''História de um crápula''
*1965 - ''
22-2000 Cidade Aberta''
*1964 - ''
Asfalto selvagem''
*1963 - ''
Boca de ouro
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* ''Boca'' (2010 film), a 2010 Brazilian film
* "Boca" (''The Sopranos'' episode), a 1999 episode of the American television series ''The Sopranos''
*"Boca", a ...
''
*1963 - ''
Bonitinha mas ordinária''
*1962 - ''
Os cafajestes
''The Unscrupulous Ones'' () is a 1962 Brazilian crime film directed by Ruy Guerra. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
* Jece Valadão - Jandir
* Norma Bengell - Leda
* Daniel Filho - Vavá
* Hugo Carvana
...
''
*1961 - ''Mulheres e milhões''
*1960 - ''Favela''
*1960 - ''
Tudo Legal''
*1959 - ''Mulher de fogo''
*1957 - ''
Garotas e Samba''
*1957 - ''
Rio Zona Norte''
*1955 - ''
Rio, 40 graus''
*1955 - ''Almas em conflito''
*1954 - ''Carnaval em Caxias''
*1952 - ''Barnabé tu és meu''
*1952 - ''
Amei um bicheiro''
*1952 - ''Três vagabundos''
*1949 - ''Também somos irmãos''
*1949 - ''
Carnaval no fogo''
Television
* 1959 - ''Trágica Mentira'' - (TV Tupi)
* 1964 - ''O Desconhecido''
* 1965 - ''22-2000 Cidade Aberta''
* 1970 - ''
Pigmalião 70
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''
* 1972 - ''Tempo de viver (1972)''
* 1979 - ''
Os Trapalhões
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''
* 1984 - ''Transas e Caretas''
* 1986 - ''Anos Dourados''
* 1988 - ''Olho por Olho''
* 1990 - ''
Pantanal
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* 1991 - ''O Fantasma da Ópera''
* 1991 - ''
O Dono do Mundo
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''
* 1993 - ''Contos de Verão''
* 1994 - ''Memorial de Maria Moura''
* 1996 - ''A vida como ela é''
* 2000, 1994, 1992 - ''
Você decide
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''
* 2005 - ''Bang Bang''
* 2006 - ''Cidadão Brasileiro''
* 2006 - ''
Filhos do Carnaval''
References
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Assemblies of God people
Converts to Protestantism
Brazilian people of Portuguese descent
Male actors from Rio de Janeiro (state)
2006 deaths
1930 births
People from Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
People from Campos dos Goytacazes
Male actors from Espírito Santo