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Dionísio Azevedo is a Actor and Scriptwriter Brésilien born on 4 april 1922

Dionísio Azevedo

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Birth name Taufic Jacob
Nationality Bresil
Birth 4 april 1922
Death 11 december 1994 (at 72 years)

Dionísio Azevedo, stage name of Taufic Jacob (April 4, 1922 – December 11, 1994), was a Brazilian television, theatre, and film actor, director, and writer. He started his career as an actor in Rádio Record in 1942. He moved to television, where he was a pioneer, creating TV de Vanguarda, a television theater popular in the 1950s. He directed several telenovelas, including Os Humildes, which is considered the first to address Brazilian themes, and Ambição, the first diary telenovela of the country. In cinema he acted in about 40 films. In 1989, he won the Gramado Film Festival Jury Award for his role on the film A Marvada Carne.

Usually with

Anselmo Duarte
Anselmo Duarte
(2 films)
Carlos Coimbra
Carlos Coimbra
(2 films)
Ruy Guerra
Ruy Guerra
(1 films)
Lima Barreto
Lima Barreto
(1 films)
Glória Menezes
Glória Menezes
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Dionísio Azevedo (5 films)

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The Given Word
The Given Word (1962)
, 1h38
Directed by Anselmo Duarte
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Leonardo Villard, Glória Menezes, Norma Bengell, Dionísio Azevedo, Othon Bastos, Geraldo Del Rey
Roles Padre Olavo
Rating82% 4.1425454.1425454.1425454.1425454.142545
Zé do Burro (Leonardo Villar) is a landowner from Nordeste. His best friend is a donkey. When his donkey falls terminally ill, Zé promises to a Candomblé orisha, Iansan, that if his donkey recovers, he will give away his land to the poor and carry a cross all the way from his farm to the Saint Bárbara Church in Salvador, Bahia, where he will offer the cross to the local priest. Upon the recovery of his donkey, Zé leaves on his journey. The movie begins as Zé, followed by his wife Rosa (Glória Menezes), arrives outside the church. The local priest (Dionísio Azevedo) refuses to accept the cross once he hears about Zé's "pagan" pledge and the reasons behind it. Everyone attempts to manipulate the innocent and naïve Zé. The local Candomblé worshippers, for example, want to use him as a leader against the discrimination they suffer from the Roman Catholic Church. The sensationalist newspapers transform his promise to give away his land into a "communist" call for land reform (which still is a very controversial issue in Brazil). When Zé is shot by the police to prevent his way into the church, the Candomblé worshippers put his dead body on the cross and force their way into the church.
The First Mass
The First Mass (1961)
, 1h30
Directed by Lima Barreto
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Actors Dionísio Azevedo, Lima Barreto
Roles Mestre Zuza
Rating53% 2.6645952.6645952.6645952.6645952.664595

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