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Ariano Suassuna(1927-2014)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Ariano Suassuna was born on 16 June 1927 in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. He was a writer and actor, known for A Dog's Will (2000), A Compadecida (1969) and O Auto da Boa Mentira (2021). He died on 23 July 2014 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
BornJune 16, 1927
DiedJuly 23, 2014(87)
BornJune 16, 1927
DiedJuly 23, 2014(87)
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Known for

A Dog's Will (2000)
A Dog's Will
8.6
  • Writer
  • 2000
A Compadecida (1969)
A Compadecida
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1969
O Auto da Boa Mentira (2021)
O Auto da Boa Mentira
6.1
  • Writer
  • 2021
Caso Especial (1971)
Caso Especial
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • O Auto da Compadecida 2 (2026)
    O Auto da Compadecida 2
    6.2
    TV Mini Series
    • from the works of
    • 2026
  • Taís Araújo, Virginia Cavendish, Enrique Diaz, Humberto Martins, Selton Mello, Matheus Nachtergaele, Luis Miranda, Fabiula Nascimento, and Eduardo Sterblitch in A Dog's Will 2 (2024)
    A Dog's Will 2
    6.1
    • based on the work by
    • 2024
  • Histórias Quase Verdadeiras (2023)
    Histórias Quase Verdadeiras
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • based on a story by
    • 2023
  • O Auto da Boa Mentira (2021)
    O Auto da Boa Mentira
    6.1
    • based on stories by
    • 2021
  • A Pedra do Reino (2007)
    A Pedra do Reino
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 2007
  • Marisa Orth and Marcos Palmeira in Brava Gente (2000)
    Brava Gente
    6.4
    TV Series
    • play
    • 2000
  • A Dog's Will (2000)
    A Dog's Will
    8.6
    • play
    • story
    • 2000
  • A Dog's Will (1999)
    A Dog's Will
    9.2
    TV Mini Series
    • from the works of
    • play "O Auto da Compadecida"
    • 1999
  • Caso Especial (1971)
    Caso Especial
    7.2
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1995
  • 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
    • play
    • 1987
  • O Santo e a Porca
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1971
  • A Compadecida (1969)
    A Compadecida
    6.6
    • play
    • 1969
  • TV de Vanguarda (1952)
    TV de Vanguarda
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1963

Actor

  • Antônio Nóbrega in Lunário Perpétuo (2003)
    Lunário Perpétuo
    7.0
    • 2003

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 16, 1927
    • João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
  • Died
    • July 23, 2014
    • Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil(cardiac arrest)

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    Considered the greatest living Brazilian playwright.

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