Anselmo Duarte
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Anselmo Duarte Bento (April 21, 1920 – November 7, 2009) was a Brazilian actor, screenwriter and film director. Initially known as a leading man in popular musical comedies (known in Brazil as "chanchadas"), he debuted as filmmaker in 1957's "Absolutamente Certo", in which he also stars. His next film, "O Pagador de Promessas" (1962), adapted from a stage play by Dias Gomes, won the Golden Palm at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. It is, to date, the only Brazilian feature film to be so distinguished and the first Cannes' Southern Hemisphere Golden Palm for best feature film. Duarte was awarded…
Also known as
Ансельмо Дуарти · Ансельмо Дуарте
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Feijão Maravilha
1979 · TV
The Given Word
1962 · Movie
A Certain Captain Rodrigo
1971 · Movie
O Caçador de Esmeraldas
1979 · Movie
Querida Suzana
1947 · Movie
O Crime do Zé Bigorna
1977 · Movie
Scarlet Macaw
1957 · Movie
Assim Era a Atlântida
1975 · Movie
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997 · Movie
O Caçula do Barulho
1949 · Movie
Absolutely Right
1957 · Movie
Carioca Symphony
1955 · Movie