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Emmanuel Cavalcanti(1936-2023)

  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
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Emmanuel Cavalcanti was born on 23 September 1936 in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Insônia (1980), An Avenue Called Brazil (1989) and Proêzas de Satanás na Vila de Leva-e-Traz (1968). He died on 9 April 2023 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
BornSeptember 23, 1936
DiedApril 9, 2023(86)
BornSeptember 23, 1936
DiedApril 9, 2023(86)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Insônia (1980)
Insônia
6.1
  • Director(segment "Dois Dedos")
  • 1980
An Avenue Called Brazil (1989)
An Avenue Called Brazil
7.3
  • Self
  • 1989
Proêzas de Satanás na Vila de Leva-e-Traz (1968)
Proêzas de Satanás na Vila de Leva-e-Traz
7.2
  • One-armed Man
  • 1968
Bahia (1976)
Bahia
7.0
  • Inocêncio
  • 1976

Credits

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Actor

  • Passagem
    Short
    • Zeca
    • 2013
  • O Latido do Cachorro Altera o Percurso das Nuvens (2005)
    O Latido do Cachorro Altera o Percurso das Nuvens
    Short
    • 2005
  • Incompatibilidade de Gênios
    Short
    • 2002
  • Polêmica (1999)
    Polêmica
    Short
    • 1999
  • A Saga do Guerreiro Alumioso (1993)
    A Saga do Guerreiro Alumioso
    7.8
    • Genésio
    • 1993
  • Renato Aragão, Emmanuel Cavalcanti, Renato Consorte, Raul Cortez, José Dumont, Betty Gofman, Cláudia Jimenez, Mussum, Luiz Armando Queiroz, Dedé Santana, Sandro Solviatti, and Zacarias in Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida (1987)
    Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida
    6.4
    • Priest
    • 1987
  • Sonho Sem Fim (1986)
    Sonho Sem Fim
    6.8
    • Leonel
    • 1986
  • The King of Rio (1985)
    The King of Rio
    5.8
    • 1985
  • Urubus e Papagaios (1985)
    Urubus e Papagaios
    5.4
    • 1985
  • O Cavalinho Azul (1984)
    O Cavalinho Azul
    7.4
    • (as Emmanoel Cavalcanti)
    • 1984
  • Quilombo (1984)
    Quilombo
    6.6
    • Lins
    • 1984
  • O Bom Burguês (1983)
    O Bom Burguês
    6.6
    • Antônio
    • 1983
  • Noites Paraguayas (1982)
    Noites Paraguayas
    7.0
    • Maitre da Boite
    • 1982
  • O Grande Palhaço (1980)
    O Grande Palhaço
    6.6
    • 1980
  • Parceiros da Aventura (1980)
    Parceiros da Aventura
    6.2
    • Grevista
    • 1980

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Tenda dos Milagres (1977)
    Tenda dos Milagres
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1977
  • A Virgem prometida
    • assistant director
    • 1968

Director

  • Insônia (1980)
    Insônia
    6.1
    • Director (segment "Dois Dedos")
    • 1980

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Emanoel Cavalcanti
  • Born
    • September 23, 1936
    • Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
  • Died
    • April 9, 2023
    • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He appeared in six Brazilian films that were part of the Cannes Film Festival competition for the Palme D'or: The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga (1965), Entranced Earth (1967), Antonio das Mortes (1969), O Amuleto de Ogum (1974), Bye Bye Brazil (1980) and Quilombo (1984).

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