Acting
Anselmo Duarte
PT, IT, ES, EN cinema · 60 credits
Born
21 April 1920
Died
7 November 2009 (aged 89)
Birthplace
Salto, São Paulo, Brazil
Also known as Ансельмо Дуарти · Ансельмо Дуарте
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 with the Order of The Cultural Merit, Brazil's highest cultural civilian honor, and with the Order of Ipiranga, which is the state of São Paulo's highest civilian honor. He was also awarded with titles of merit citizenship by numerous Brazilian municipalities including Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Salto, his birthplace. In 2009, the municipality of Salto inaugurated a multimillion-dollar cultural and educational center named "Centro Cultural e Educacional Anselmo Duarte", housing a 500 audience amphitheater for film and theatrical events. The center also displays for public view the original "Golden Palm" awarded to Duarte at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. n 2008, at 88, Duarte founded a cultural organization (Instituto Anselmo Duarte) dedicated to restoring selected Brazilian films and creating special, free of charge, educational projects aimed at young filmmakers to improve their technical filmmaking skills. After his death, his son, Ricardo Duarte, 69, became the institute's president. Upon being diagnosed by suffering Alzheimer's dementia in 2002, Duarte spent his last 7 years of life under the care of his son, Ricardo, and his grandchild, Daphne, a preeminent Brazilian artist. Anselmo had 4 children. Reaching stage 6 on his Alzheimer illness condition, a bladder cancer was detected which led to a severe blood hemorrhage, precipitating a heart stroke. Although both the bladder cancer and heart conditions had been successfully treated, a sudden massive hemorrhagic brain stroke left the legendary Brazilian actor and filmmaker in a coma for 6 days, which led to his passing on November 7, 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anselmo Duarte, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Senhora
Senhora
as Fernando Rodrigues de Seixas
Golpe de Vista
as (archive footage)
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
as Self
Tensão no Rio
as Presidente da Valdivía
O Caçador de Esmeraldas
Screenplay
Os Trombadinhas
Director, Production Design
O Crime do Zé Bigorna
Director, Writer
Paranóia
Actor
Já Não Se Faz Amor Como Antigamente
as Atílio, Director, Writer
Ninguém Segura Essas Mulheres
Actor, Director
O Marginal
as Lemos
O Descarte
Director, Screenplay
Independence or Death!
as Gonçalves Ledo, Screenplay
A Certain Captain Rodrigo
Writer, Director
Quelé do Pajeú
Director, Screenplay
O Impossível Acontece
Director, Writer
A Madona de Cedro
as Adriano Mourão, Production Coordinator
Juventude e Ternura
as Estênio
Case of the Naves Brothers
as Lieutenant
The Obsessed of Catulé
Director, Writer, Producer
The Given Word
Director, Screenplay
As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor
as Daniel das Dornas, Screenplay
Un rayo de luz
as Pablo
O Cantor e o Milionário
as Tito Livio
Absolutely Right
as Zé do Lino, Director, Screenplay, Story
Scarlet Macaw
as Tenente Luís
Depois Eu Conto
as Zé da Bomba, Associate Producer, Writer, Editor
Carnaval em Marte
1955
Carnival on Mars
Actor, Screenplay
Carioca Symphony
as Ricardo
The Landowner's Daughter
as Rodolfo Fontes
Veneno
as Hugo
Tico-Tico no Fubá
as Zequinha de Abreu
Appassionata
as Pedro
Aviso aos Navegantes
as Alberto
Carnaval no Fogo
as Ricardo, Writer
Terra Violenta
as Dr. Carlos
