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Milton Gonçalves

Milton Gonçalves

Milton Gonçalves (December 9, 1933) is a Brazilian actor. He's one of the most famous black actors in Brazil, having collaborated twice with acclaimed director Hector Babenco.

Gonçalves started his career in São Paulo, in an amateur group. As he moved to a professional group, he met Augusto Boal, who was looking for an actor to play an old black man. Joining Boal''s Teatro de Arena, Milton Gonçalves found an open environment for political, philosophical and artistic discussion, where he was not discriminated for his race.

Gonçalves wrote four plays, one of which was staged by the Teatro Experimental do Negro and directed by Dalmo Ferreira. "There I learnt everything I know about Theater. It was fundamental for my understanding of the world."

A Black Movement activist, Milton Gonçalves tried a political career, in the 1990s, as a candidate to Rio de Janeiro state governorship.

Father of actor Maurício Gonçalves, he is married to Oda Gonçalves since 1966.

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Movies Starring Milton Gonçalves (108)

Juntos A Magia Acontece 2 (2021)

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Hermanoteu na Terra de Godah: O Filme (2021)

Hermanoteu is a young shepherd boy who, enlightened by the "Divine Light", travels to the land of Godah to free the people from the oppressive hands of cruel tyrants. A comedy based on the hugely successful play "Hermanoteu in the Land of Godah" by the Bra ...

Pixinguinha: Um Homem Carinhoso (2021)

The life of legendary Brazilian musician Alfredo da Rocha Vianna Filho, better known as Pixinguinha. ...

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival (2020)

In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark of cultural and political resistance. Its story is that of Brazilian cinema itself. ...

Juntos a Magia Acontece (2019)

The death of the matriarch on Christmas eve provokes a crisis that makes the family review attitudes and give a new meaning to the date. ...

Carcereiros: O Filme (2019)

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Aperto (2019)

What is the most valuable thing you keep in your memory box? ...

Pressed, Ripped Apart (2019)

What does Brazilian cinema tell us? What does Brazilian cinema tell us about black actresses and actors? 'Pressed, Ripped Apart' makes use of archival sources to retrieve the trajectory of black actresses and actors who, between absences and delimited pres ...

Memórias do Grupo Opinião (2019)

Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through artistic performances. Considered the first left-wing response to the dictatorship, the group gathered now famous ...

Mussum: Um Filme do Cacildis (2019)

The trajectory of musician and comedian Mussum as vocalist of the group "Os Originais do Samba" and later in cinema and TV as a member of "Os Trapalhões", a group that revolutionized the way of making humor on Brazilian television. ...

All Paulos in the World - Paulo José (2017)

"All Paulos in the World" is a cinematographic essay about Paulo José, one of the greatest artists in Brazil, in the year in which he turns 80 years-old. ...

Jovem aos 50 - A História de Meio Século da Jovem Guarda (2017)

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Pitanga (2016)

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His career spans over five decades, and he has worked with iconic Brazilian filmmakers Glauber Rocha, Cacá Diegues and ...

Pelé: Birth of a Legend (2016)

The life story of Brazilian football legend, Pele. ...

Meus Dois Amores (2015)

Manuel is a crafty cowboy and swindler who lives to serve his two great loves – his fiancée Das Dô, and his mule Beija-fulô – and his business of selling unsound horses to suckers. The killer Targino arrives in town looking for a horse. Thinking tha ...

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: As Noivas de Copacabana - O Filme (2015)

Adaptation of the series shown in 1992. A sequence of crimes in the same style intrigue: a man walks with a woman on the beach; she dresses as a bride and is brutally strangled in the middle of the act of love. To prove the authorship of the crimes is the ...

The Adventures of the Red Plane (2014)

A film about imagination, in which the protagonist goes on internal journeys around the world, overcoming fears and making new discoveries. ...

The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail (2014)

Commander Vasco Moscoso de Aragão entertains the small town of Periperi with the stories of his many adventures travelling around the world as a captain of the merchant navy. Stubborn Chico Pacheco is the only one in town who doesn't believe his tales. ...

Giovanni Improtta (2013)

Giovanni Improtta is a criminal who wants to climb the social ladder and become a law-abiding citizen. To achieve it, he commits some more crimes He is betrayed, and ends up under the spotlight of the media and the radar of the police, falsely charged for ...

Dossiê 50: Comício a Favor dos Náufragos (2013)

Journalist Geneton Moraes Neto interviews Brazilian international players who lost to Uruguayan national team in the finals of the World Cup 1950 in Maracanã stadium. ...

Billi Pig (2012)

The aspiring actress Marivalda, her husband Wanderley, a bankrupt insurance broker and a false priest do their best to get along in life. But they end up in the hands of a drug boss, whose daughter they promised to save the life of, hit in a shooting at a ...

Federal Bank Heist (2011)

"The Baron" wanted to commit the perfect heist involving 3 tons of money and no violence. For this he would need the right people willing to get 1 million dollars to take part in this job. Based on true events, in 2005, 168,000,000 Brazilian Real (almost 8 ...

The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell (2010)

Friends of the recently deceased Quincas take their pal's body on one last tour of his favorite spots in Brazil's Bahia. ...

Segurança Nacional (2010)

2004, a lei do abate entra em vigor. A FAB está então autorizada a perseguir, atirar e se for preciso abater aeronaves que penetrem o espaço aéreo brasileiro sem autorização. Os negócios de muitos traficantes internacionais foram prejudicados. Perce ...

Amanhecer (2010)

This short film portrays the last hours of a young man before assuming homosexuality. He struggles to tell his father that he is gay, but gets inspired from a conversation with friends. ...

Chico e Amigos (2009)

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Flávio Rangel - O Teatro na Palma da Mão (2009)

Flávio Rangel - O Teatro na Palma da Mão (2009)

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Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado (2009)

The life of a famous Brazilian film and television actor, including testimonials from people who knew him and worked with him, as well as excerpts from films and videos in which he acted. ...

Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas (2009)

A documentary that tells the history of 4 famous actors in Brazil. ...

A Ilha dos Escravos (2008)

After a violent civil war, D. Miguel, the last Portuguese absolutist king, is defeated by the liberals, led by his brother D. Pedro. In 1834 D. Miguel left for exile. His supporters don't give up on returning him to the throne. Willing to do anything they ...

Xuxa in Girl's Dream (2007)

Kika, a math teacher, accidentaly becomes a child again after eating a magic cupcake. This leads her in a journey of self-discovery, while also helping Juju, a 10-year old girl chasing her dreams. ...

Cobrador: In God We Trust (2007)

Adaptation and unification in a single story of several stories by the writer Rubem Fonseca, where the theme of violence in contemporary society is explored. ...

A Meeting with Milton Santos (2007)

A Meeting with Milton Santos (2007)

The film deals with the process of globalization based on the thought of geographer Milton Santos, who through his ideas and practices, inspires the debate about Brazilian society and the construction of a new world. Santos discusses his views on the impor ...

Eles Não Usam Black-Tie - Conversando com o Elenco (2007)

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Stay with Me Tonight (2006)

The musician and writer of the comic book "Ghost with Heart of Stone" Eduardo meets the gorgeous Laura, who is engaged and close to her marriage, in a bookstore and immediately they fall in love for each other. Sooner they get married, and one night, Eduar ...

Yansan (2006)

A re-imagining of the myth of Yansan, Shango and Ogum in a luminous, futuristic Japan. ...

Xuxinha and Guto Against the Space Monsters (2005)

With the help from his little guardian angel, Xuxinha, a 7-year old boy called Guto faces the terrible garbage eating monsters from the planet XYZ in the first-ever animated Xuxa film. ...

Daughters of the Wind (2005)

In a small town in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, two sisters meet again after years apart. ...

What Is It Worth? (2005)

Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's short story "Pai Contra Mãe", having some of Nireu Cavalcanti's 18th Century chronicles as inspiration, the film traces parallels between life in during the slavery period and in modern Brazil. ...

História de Amor (2005)

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Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City (2004)

Deep in the Amazon rain forest, there is a lost subterranean city. The place was built by Vikings who crossed the Atlantic Ocean and ventured up the Amazon River, and shelters a mysterious treasure. In order to find the secret location, Bárbara and the ch ...

Acquária (2003)

The planet Earth is devastated by the lack of water. Desert and arid, left this place few living beings , who had to adapt to the new bioma.2 Isolated in small communities , living separated... ...

Garrincha: Lonely Star (2003)

The life of Brazilian soccer player, Garrincha, considered to be one of the greatest players of all time, with his uniquely original style. He had arched legs, a passion for women and booze. Also had a much talked extramarital affair with singer Elza Soare ...

Carandiru (2003)

When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America's largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo - Carandiru, he meets the future victims of one of the darkest days in Brazilian History when the State of São Paulo' ...

As Alegres Comadres (2003)

Scoundrel João Fausto, a former Portuguese officer, arrives in Tiradentes,in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Using his status of former Imperial Court member, he tries to become lover of both ms. Lima and ms. Rocha, with the intention of taking their m ...

Bufo & Spallanzani (2001)

Ivan Canabrava is a writer, turned insurance ivestigator who investigates mysterious deaths involving Bufo Marinus. Bufo Marinus is a frog poison causing catalepsy in humans, simulating death, enabling grand insurance fraud and other crimes. Ten years late ...

Denying Brazil (2000)

A documentary film about the taboos, stereotypes, and struggles of black actors in Brazilian television "soaps". Based on his own memories and on a sturdy body of research evidence, the director analyses race relations in Brazilian soap operas, calling att ...

Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion (2000)

The film tells the story of an intuitive, adventurous man who loved his country and being Brazilian. This man fought to be loyal to himself. His music is a transparent portrait of his genius, intuition, freedom, adventure and passion for Brazil. ...

Orfeu (1999)

Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood. But the local drug boss Lucinho stands between them and will drastically change both their lives. ...

Dona Flor and Her 2 Husbands (1998)

The 20 episode miniseries edited into a 141 minute TV film. The beautiful Flor marries Vadinho and soon finds out he's spending all their money on gambles and has mistresses all over the city. Vadinho suddenly dies while partying during Carnival, and Flor, ...

Four Days in September (1997)

Fernando, a journalist, and his friend César join terrorist group MR8 in order to fight Brazilian dictatorial regime during the late sixties. César, however, is wounded and captured during a bank hold up. Fernando then decides to kidnap the American amba ...

The Naked Man (1997)

Writer Sílvio Proença needs to travel to São Paulo in order to promote his new book. At the airport, he meets a group of old mates. With the boarding canceled due to a strong storm, the group goes to the apartment of Marialva, daughter of one of Proenç ...

Napomuceno's Will (1997)

Nopumoceno, the most successful businessman in the Cabo Verde archipelogo, is an ambitious, clever opportunist, known during his lifetime as "eternity single". ...

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997)

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema. ...

Uma Professora Muito Maluquinha (1996)

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O Alienista (1993)

The story, set in the 19th century, portrays the hypocritical bourgeoisie of the time. The eccentric Dr. Simão Bacamarte is a doctor who will develop his theories about the treatment of madness, knowledge acquired during his stay in Europe. The city is le ...

Kickboxer 3: The Art of War (1992)

Kick-box champion David Sloan arrives in Rio de Janeiro for an exhibition fight. He and mentor Xian take pity on Brazilian rascal Marcos Coasta, an urchin who offers guide services but routinely steals from tourists for himself and his older sister Isabell ...

The Memory Thread (1991)

A panorama of the Brazilian black experience, starting with the figure of the semi-illiterate popular artist and employee of a salt mine Gabriel Joaquim dos Santos. ...

Only One Survived (1990)

Four buddies set out on a three-week deep-sea fishing holiday in the Amazon and run into trouble. ...

The Fifth Monkey (1990)

When Cunda, a man living deep in the Brazilian rainforest, is bitten by a snake, he has a hallucination of four chimpanzees. Once he recovers, he is shocked to find the four chimpanzees waiting for him at home, and, believing them to be special, decides to ...

Wild Orchid (1989)

A woman lawyer becomes mesmerized by a self-made millionaire during an encounter in Rio setting off a series of erotic encounters. ...

Moon Over Parador (1988)

Little known actor, Jack Noah, is working on location in the dictatorship of Parador at the time the dictator dies. The dictator's right hand man, Roberto, makes Jack an offer he cannot refuse.. to play the dictator. Jack's acting skills fool the masses bu ...

Natal da Portela (1988)

Biography of one of the legendary names in the Samba genre of Brazilian music. Although he could hardly dance or play an instrument, he became one of the main composers of Portela, an important Samba "school" in Rio de Janeiro. ...

Subway to the Stars (1987)

In this highly stylized Brazilian drama a sax player fondly remembers one wonderful night spent with his life's love and decides to find her again. He embarks upon a quest through the wild streets of Rio to find her. Along the way he meets an assortment of ...

Italiani a Rio (1987)

A bank sends three prize-winning employees on a vacation to Rio. ...

Pedro Mico (1985)

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Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)

The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic f ...

Rei do Rio (1985)

Two friends get rich running an illegal gambling business. But soon they start to compete, and become rivals. ...

Quilombo (1984)

Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. This incredibly elaborate (and surprisingly little-known) film traces the origins of Quilombo, which began as a community of freed slaves. The colony becomes a ...

A Cobiça do Sexo (1983)

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They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981)

Otavio is an idealistic union leader trying to organize workers at a factory to resist the company's exploitative practices. His son, Tião, one of the employees, is more of a realist and doesn't want to risk losing his job by striking. This clash of persp ...

O Sol dos Amantes (1979)

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Parceiros da Aventura (1979)

Rio de Janeiro crooks rove about, performing petty tricks to survive, and get involved with a woman who steals cars. ...

Na Boca do Mundo (1979)

A black fisherman now working at a local gas station, Antônio lives at the small beach town of Atafona. His biggest ambition is to stash enough money to leave to a big city with his fiancee, a mix-raced girl who sells fresh crabs to locals and wishes for ...

Sweet Thieves (1977)

After assaulting a Hollywood film crew, a group of residents of a community in Rio de Janeiro decided to produce a film that would express the reality of Brazil - with the theme of Inconfidência Mineira. ...

Lucio Flavio (1977)

The story of a famous Brazilian bandit in the early 1970s and his fight against a paramilitary organization known as the Death Squad. ...

Carioca Tigre (1976)

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Ipanema, Adeus (1975)

Young and rich executive living in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, leaves his wife and kids behind and goes to Porto Seguro, Bahia, to try and live as a fisherman with his mistress. ...

The Devil Queen (1974)

Rio's criminal underworld is run by an unexpected boss: a femme Queen with a taste for power and violence. But heavy lies the crown: what Queen can trust her subjects, however fabulous? When she sets up a stoolie to take the fall for her boy, a plot agains ...

As Quatro Chaves Mágicas (1971)

Sad with her grandfather's death, Maria goes on vacation with her friend João on board a jeep. After being threatened by three thieves and helped by a Japanese traveler who opens their eyes to the mysteries of love, a pair gets lost in the forest and ends ...

Memoirs of a Strangler of Blondes (1971)

First film by Julio Bressane shot in exile, "Memoirs" is a film about a man who repeatedly kills the same type of woman in same places, the same way. Filmed on the streets of London. ...

É Simonal (1970)

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A Cama ao Alcance de Todos (1969)

A Cama ao Alcance de Todos (1969)

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Macunaima (1969)

Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transforms into a white man before making an adventure-filled trip to the city of São Paulo. Once there, he becomes something of a dandy, falling in love with Ci ...

Máscara da Traição (1969)

Couple of lovers want to steal the income of a popular soccer game, at Maracanã Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro. ...

Os Raptores (1969)

Bruno is a physician whose license had been revoked, due to some ethical problems in the past. He gathers some criminals to kidnap the children of two powerful bankers. While the police faces contradictory evidence and clues, Bruno starts killing the other ...

The Angel Was Born (1969)

Santamaria and Urtigo are two bandits on the run, one is white, the other black. Santamaria is a mystical visionary and believes in the imminent coming of a purifying angel. Urtiga, his inseparable companion, is a simple-minded and ingenious man who follow ...

Pedro Diabo Loves Rosa Meia Noite (1969)

Unhappy with what he'd got from life, Pedro Diabo becomes a dread outlaw, whom the police is looking for. In his life of crime, he has the love and support of a strange woman, Rosa Meia-Noite, chorus girl who likes to wear rich costumes in Carnival Balls. ...

Sete Homens Vivos ou Mortos (1969)

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The Brave Warrior (1968)

Young congressman Miguel Horta represents a party that is directly opposed to the present government. He slyly switches parties in order to gain favor with those in power, seriously compromising his own ideals and ethics in the process. ...

The Man Who Bought the World (1968)

In a fictitious country, a civil servant receives the greatest inheritance in history (ten trillion dollars) and is confined by authorities to prevent a collapse of the world economy. But he manages to escape. ...

The Naked Man (1968)

A man gets locked naked outside of his apartment. ...

Mineirinho, Vivo ou Morto (1967)

Based on real-life Brazilian bandit "Mineirinho", the film follows the story of Zezé, a man falsely accused by sensasionalist press of being a high-caliber criminal who suddenly becomes one of the most wanted men of Rio de Janeiro. ...

Na Mira do Assassino (1967)

A common robber is turned into a killer when he discovers that his sister was sexually assaulted by a policeman. After his act of vengeance, the police force begins a man hunt which corners the man into the building of a district attorney of whom he takes ...

Jerry - A Grande Parada (1967)

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Em Busca do Tesouro (1967)

Jerry is a tutor at an orphanage. On the first day of vacation, the boys go to the beach with Professor Teobaldo and find a skeleton and a treasure map. Word spreads and a rush for gold begins. On the one hand, Jerry and Neyde, television colleagues; on th ...

Cuidado! Espião Brasileiro em Ação! (1966)

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Toda Donzela Tem Um Pai Que é Uma Fera (1966)

General's daughter, who lives with her boyfriend without being married, gets in trouble when her conservative father decides to visit her. A friend decides to help them, but things only get worse. ...

Paraíba, Vida e Morte de um Bandido (1966)

True story of a famous and violent Brazilian outlaw nicknamed "Paraíba". After being shot, Paraíba tries to hide inside a church, where he starts remembering episodes of his criminal life. ...

História de Um Crápula (1965)

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Grande Sertão (1965)

Cowboy Riobaldo is attracted to same sex Diadorim, not knowing that "he" is a girl dressed in man's clothes. After Diadorim's father is killed, she swears revenge, being joined by Riobaldo in this mission. ...

Procura-se Uma Rosa (1964)

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Esse Mundo é Meu (1964)

The film follows two men living in a Rio de Janeiro slum: a black shoe-shiner and a white mill worker. ...

Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes (1963)

Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes (1963)

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Cat Skin (1962)

A few weeks before Carnival, slum boys organize huntings for stray cats, whose leather can be used in Samba percussion instruments, like the Tamborim, a small drum. ...

Cinco Vezes Favela (1962)

Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro. ...

Cidade Ameaçada (1960)

Based on true events, the film tells the story of Brazilian outlaw Promessinha, one of the most famous and feared criminals of his time, depicting his crimes and cruelty, until his death confronting the police. ...

The Grand Moment (1958)

On the day of his wedding, young man from a family of immigrants faces some problems to get the money needed for the last arrangements. The family do what they can in order to honour the great event, selling personal belongings and buying enough supplies f ...

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