Colé Santana

Acting

Colé Santana

Born 1919-12-01 · Cruzeiro, São Paulo, Brazil

Petrônio Rosa Santana was born in Cruzeiro, SP, on December 1, 1919. He began his acting career in the circus, as the clown Picolé. Later, as Colé, he worked as a comedian in the pocket theaters in Copacabana. His performances in Jardel and Follies earned him fame and prestige. He made his film debut in 1945 in the film O Cortiço, beginning a successful film career in films such as Carnaval na Atlântida (1953), Dona Xepa (1959), Jesus Cristo eu Estou Aqui (1971), etc. He formed his own revue company and toured Brazil, alongside Renata Fronzi, in plays such as Adorei Milhões. From the 1960s onwards, he participated in comedy shows on television, such as the programs Balança mas não Cai (1968), Os Trapalhões and Escolinha do Professor Raimundo (1990), on TV Globo. In 1993, he participated in the miniseries Agosto. He is the uncle of comedian Dedé Santana. On the show Os Trapalhões, he always appeared as the drunk supporting actor. In the cinema, the actor surprised everyone with racy scenes in the film Tabu. He was married to practically all the starlets he starred with, including Nelia de Paula. He died on August 29, 2000, in Rio de Janeiro, at the age of 80.

Acting credits

O Cortiço poster
5.3

No synopsis available yet.

O Cortiço

1945

Coração Materno poster
7.5

As a baby, Carlos was abandoned in the church at the feet of Holy Mary, raised by the priest, and consecrated to her. As a child, he falls in love with the daughter of the Commander, the local landowner, who is already promised to the son of a ruined count.

Coração Materno

1951

Bububu no Bobobó poster
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Bububu no Bobobó

1980

Estou Aí? poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Estou Aí?

1949

Tabu poster
6.5

The fictional encounter in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (in the 30s) between popular songwriter Lamartine Babo and inconoclast poet and playwright Oswald de Andrade.

Tabu

1983

Malandros em Quarta Dimensão poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Malandros em Quarta Dimensão

1954

The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out poster
6.0

Two stories chronicle the days of the bohemian, libertine youth of 1960s Rio de Janeiro.

The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out

1985

Poeira de Estrelas poster
10.0

As soon as Norma decides to get married, Sonia finds herself with only one option: to end her successful partnership with her friend who is about to get engaged. Saddened by the loss of the prestige she had earned over the years working alongside Norma, Sonia tries hard to raise any amount of money she can to put together a new musical number for herself.

Poeira de Estrelas

1948

A Real Woman poster
6.0

A nurse falls in love with her patient and secretly marries him. When treating another patient, he falls in love with her and, pretending to be in agony, asks for one last wish: to marry him, and she accepts.

A Real Woman

1955

Todos Por Um poster
10.0

A parody of the story The Three Musketeers.

Todos Por Um

1950

The Seven Vampires poster
5.0

A clumsy detective and his secretary are hired to solve the mysterious, vampiresque deaths happening at a nightclub show.

The Seven Vampires

1986

Carnaval Atlântida poster
7.1

Movie producer Cecílio B. de Milho is intent on filming an epic about Helen of Troy, while some of the crew would rather turn it into a musical comedy.

Carnaval Atlântida

1952

Loucos por Música poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Loucos por Música

1945

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus poster
9.0

For this behemoth, Bressane took his opera omnia and edited it in an order that first adheres to historical chronology but soon starts to move backwards and forward. The various pasts – the 60s, the 80s, the 2000s – comment on each other in a way that sheds light on Bressane’s themes and obsessions, which become increasingly apparent and finally, a whole idea of cinema reveals itself to the curious and patient viewer. Will Bressane, from now on, rework The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus when he makes another film? Is this his latest beginning? Why not, for the eternally young master maverick seems to embark on a maiden voyage with each and every new film!

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus

2023

The Scarlet Scorpion poster
5.0

Anjo, a millionaire playboy who moonlights as a crime fighter, leaps into action when his arch-nemesis, the Scarlet Scorpion, kidnaps a beautiful fashion designer.

The Scarlet Scorpion

1990

The Giant of America poster
5.6

A caboclo's soul wanders through purgatory (or hell), visiting many places until he boards a ship whose destination is unknown.

The Giant of America

1980

The Secret of the Mummy poster
4.6

A mad scientist attempts to bring an ancient Egyptian mummy back to life.

The Secret of the Mummy

1982

Assim na Tela Como no Céu poster
7.0

A religious comedy in 5 segments, illustrating maniqueism on Earth, as shown by movies. God and his son Jesus disagree on how to manage human life on Earth.

Assim na Tela Como no Céu

1990

Jesus Cristo, Eu Estou Aqui poster
9.0

Low-budget comedy of errors about false miracles, Catholic priests, greedy politicians and a prostitute in a small Brazilian town, with popular Brazilian comedy stars of the time.

Jesus Cristo, Eu Estou Aqui

1971

Brás Cubas poster
6.5

Irreverent adaptation of great writer Machado de Assis's masterpiece "Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas" ("Brás Cubas's Posthumous Memories"). A dead man tells about his love life and adventures, specially his affair with Virgília, a dubious married woman.

Brás Cubas

1985

Dona Xêpa poster
8.0

Dona Xepa is a vegetable stand owner. She dreams about the success of her scientist son. The film is based on the play by Pedro Bloch.

Dona Xêpa

1959