Miguel Torres de Andrade (November 1926 – December 31, 1962) was an internationally known

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ian writer and actor. Andrade was born in Curaçá,

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. Some of his movies were nominees for

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s. He died, aged 36, in

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Filmography as writer

* (1964)... aka ''The Guns'' *''Sol Sobre a Lama'' (1963) *''Vencidos, Os'' (1963) (story) *''Três Cabras de Lampião'' (1962)... aka ''Three Henchmen of Lampião'' *''

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)... aka ''The Unscrupulous Ones'' *''Pupilas do Senhor Reitor, As'' (1961)

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* 1926 births 1962 deaths Brazilian male writers Brazilian artists Male actors from Bahia {{Brazil-writer-stub