Nelson Agostini Xavier (; 30 August 1941 – 10 May 2017) was a Brazilian actor. He appeared in more than 95 films and television shows between 1959 and 2017. He starred in the 1964 film ''

Os Fuzis ''The Guns'' () is a 1964 in film, 1964 cinema of Brazil, Brazilian-cinema of Argentina, Argentine drama film directed by Ruy Guerra. Synopsis The film's plot alternates between two stories, both set in the drought-stricken ''sertão'' of Northe ...

'', which won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize at the

14th Berlin International Film Festival The 14th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 26 June to 7 July 1964. The Golden Bear was awarded to '' Dry Summer'' directed by Metin Erksan. The Swedish film ''491'' by Vilgot Sjöman was rejected by festival director Alf ...

. In 1976, Xavier co-directed '' A Queda'' along with

Ruy Guerra Ruy Alexandre Guerra Coelho Pereira (born August 22, 1931) is a Portuguese-Brazilian film director and screenwriter. Guerra was born a Portuguese citizen in Lourenço Marques (today Maputo) in Mozambique, when it was still a Portuguese colony. ...

, a sequel to ''

''. It was entered into the

28th Berlin International Film Festival The 28th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 February to 5 March 1978. Director Wolf Donner successfully managed to shift the festival's date from June to February, a change which has remained ever since. This was the firs ...

, where it won the Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize. Xavier died on 10 May 2017 in

Uberlândia Uberlândia () is a city and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. It is the second largest city in the state of Minas Gerais after the state capital Belo Horizonte. Its population in 2020 was 699,097, making it the si ...

, Minas Gerais, of a lung disease. He was 75.

Selected filmography

* ''Fronteiras do Inferno'' (1959) * ''Cidade Ameaçada'' (1960) * ''

'' (1964) - Mário * ''Seara Vermelha'' (1964) * ''A Falecida'' (1965) - Timbira * ''Três Histórias de Amor'' (1966) - (segment "A Construção - Amor na Cidade") * ''Arrastão'' (1967) * ''El ABC do Amor'' (1967) - (segment "Pacto, O") * ''Massacre no Supermercado'' (1968) - Detective Chico * ''Desesperato'' (1968) * ''

Of Gods and the Undead ''Of Gods and the Undead'' () is a 1970 Brazilian drama film directed by Ruy Guerra. It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Norma Bengell - Soledad * Othon Bastos - The Man * Ítala Nandi - Sereno * Nelson Xav ...

'' (1970) - Valu * ''Jardim de Guerra'' (1970) * ''É Simonal'' (1970) * ''Dois Perdidos numa Noite Suja'' (1971) - Paco * ''As Confissões de Frei Abóbora'' (1971) * ''A culpa'' (1971) - Henrique * ''

Vai Trabalhar, Vagabundo! ''Vai Trabalhar, Vagabundo!'' is a 1973 Brazilian film directed and starring by Hugo Carvana. Cast *Hugo Carvana - Secundino Meireles *Odete Lara - Heloísa * Paulo César Peréio - Russo *Nelson Xavier - Babalu * Rose Lacreta - Vitória *Rober ...

'' (1972) - Babalu * ''Ovelha Negra, Uma Despedida de Solteiro'' (1974) * ''A Rainha Diaba'' (1974) - Catitu * '' Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands'' (1976) - Mirandão, Vadinho's Buddy * ''Soledade, a Bagaceira'' (1976) * ''Marília e Marina'' (1976) * ''Gordos e Magros'' (1976) - Benedito * ''Feminino Plural'' (1976) * '' A Queda'' (1978, director) - Mário * ''O Bandido Antonio Do'' (1978) * ''O Bom Burguês'' (1979) - Comandante Raul * ''A Rainha do Rádio'' (1979) * ''Amor e Traição'' (1979) * ''Bububu no Bobobó'' (1980) * ''Eles Não Usam Black-Tie'' (1981) * ''Lampião e Maria Bonita'' (1982) * ''Tensão no Rio'' (1982) - Colonel Flores * ''

Gabriela Gabriela may refer to: * Gabriela (given name) Gabriela is the Portuguese language, Portuguese, Spanish language, Spanish, Czech language, Czech, Slovak language, Slovak, Romanian language, Romanian, Latvian language, Latvian, Polish language, Po ...

'' (1983) - Capitão * ''O Mágico e o Delegado'' (1983) - Dom Velasquez * ''O Cangaceiro Trapalhão'' (1983) - Lampião * ''Para Viver um Grande Amor'' (1984) - Carioca * ''O Rei do Rio'' (1985) - Nico * ''

Moon over Parador ''Moon over Parador'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by Paul Mazursky, who co-wrote the screenplay with Leon Capetanos. The film is based on the short story "Caviar for His Excellency" by Charles G. Booth and is ...

'' (1988) - General Sinaldo * ''Césio 137 - O Pesadelo de Goiânia'' (1990) - Devair * ''

At Play in the Fields of the Lord ''At Play in the Fields of the Lord'' is a 1991 epic adventure drama film directed by Héctor Babenco, adapted from the 1965 novel of the same name by American author Peter Matthiessen. The screenplay was written by Babenco and Jean-Claude Carr ...

'' (1991) - Father Xantes * ''Vai Trabalhar, Vagabundo II - A Volta'' (1991) * ''Lamarca'' (1994) * ''Boca'' (1994) - Father Silva * ''Sombras de Julho'' (1995) * ''O Testamento do Senhor Napumoceno'' (1997) - Napumoceno * '' Anjo Mau'' (1997, TV Series) - Manoel * '' Girl from Rio'' (2001) - Bichero * ''Lua Cambará - Nas Escadarias do Palácio'' (2002) - Líder dos Ciganos * ''Benjamim'' (2003) - Dr. Cantagalo * ''

Narradores de Javé ''Narradores de Javé'' (''The Storytellers'') is a 2003 Brazilian film by Eliane Caffé. Plot A small and poor community called Javé is under threat of being flooded by a planned dam, and believe that the only way to prevent this is to prove ...

'' (2003) - Zaqueu * ''

Sítio do Picapau Amarelo Sítio do Picapau Amarelo may refer to: Literature * ''Sítio do Picapau Amarelo'' (novel series), a novel series by Monteiro Lobato * Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (fictional farm), the primary setting for the novel series Television * ''Sítio do ...

'' (2007) - Barão de Tremembé * ''Sonhos Roubados'' (2009) - Seu Horcio * ''

Chico Xavier Chico Xavier () or Francisco Cândido Xavier, born Francisco de Paula Cândido (, 2 April 1910 – 30 June 2002), was a popular Brazilian philanthropist and spiritist medium. During a period of 60 years he wrote over 490 books and several th ...

'' (2010) - Chico Xavier 1969 - 1975 * ''Os Sonhos de um Sonhador: A História de Frank Aguiar'' (2010) - Chico das Dores * ''As Mães de Chico Xavier'' (2010) - Chico Xavier * ''

O Filme dos Espíritos ''O Filme dos Espíritos'' is a 2011 Brazilian drama film directed by Michel Dubret and André Marouço, based on the book ''The Spirits Book'' by Allan Kardec. The film was released in Brazil on October 7, 2011 in celebration of the birthday mont ...

'' (2011) - Levy * ''O Gerente'' (2011) * ''A Despedida'' (2014) - Almirante * '' Trash'' (2014) - Clemente * ''A Floresta Que Se Move'' (2015) - Heitor * ''Babilonia'' (2015, TV Series) - Sebastião Carvalho * ''Rondon, o Desbravador'' (2016) * ''Comeback: Um Matador Nunca se Aposenta'' (2016) - Amador

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Xavier, Nelson 1941 births 2017 deaths 20th-century Brazilian male actors 21st-century Brazilian male actors Brazilian film directors Brazilian male film actors Male actors from São Paulo Deaths from lung disease