Acting

Chacrinha

Born — Died

1917-09-30 — 1988-06-30

Place of birth

Surubim, Pernambuco, Brazil

Known for

Acting

Credits

31 titles

José Abelardo Barbosa de Medeiros (Surubim, 30 de setembro de 1917 — Rio de Janeiro, 30 de junho de 1988), o Chacrinha, foi um grande comunicador de rádio e televisão no Brasil, como apresentador de programas de auditório, enorme sucesso dos anos 1950 aos 1980. Foi o autor da célebre frase: "Na televisão, nada se cria, tudo se copia"1 . Em seus programas de televisão, foram revelados para o país inteiro nomes como Roberto Carlos, Perla, Paulo Sérgio e Raul Seixas, entre muitos outros23 . Desde a década de 1970 era chamado de Velho Guerreiro, conforme homenagem feita a ele por Gilberto Gil que assim se referiu a Chacrinha numa conhecida letra de canção que compôs chamada "Aquele Abraço".

Known for

Film credits

1970s · 7 titles

1960s · 12 titles

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Fantasia para Ator e TV

1968

Três Colegas de Batina poster
6.0

The project of urbanization of a shantytown is endangered by lack of money. To get the necessary sum, three friars start to sing in plain clothes, incognito, also recording records and doing shows in nightclubs.

Três Colegas de Batina

1961

How Are You, Well? poster
7.0

Two fanatical Flamengo fans get drunk after a defeat of time; a voyeurist peers at his neighbor's nakedness with binoculars; a suburbanite kills his wife over a chicken; an ambitious father makes money from his daughter who pretends to see the virgin Mary; a loving couple desperately seeks to satisfy their sexual desires; a priest tries to extort more alms from his parishioners; a married man, to survive, poses as a transvestite on a boat; a suburbanite prepares to sing on the Chacrinha show! Anything can happen in this film!

How Are You, Well?

1968

Virou Bagunça poster
7.8

The Gerimum Trio arrives in Rio de Janeiro wanting to make it big in their artistic careers. They struggle with great difficulties and even sing in the street. The police pursue the three, who end up in the place they most want to be: a television studio. Mistaken for northeastern congressmen, they are taken to the TV director-general, Mr. Walter. Shortly after, Marly, the advertising star, and her secretary, Josias, enter. A heated argument ensues, but the situation is resolved when the real congressmen show up.

Virou Bagunça

1961

Pobre Príncipe Encantado poster
10.0

Wanderley, a young and dreamy Army parachutist, arrives in Teresópolis, a resort mountain town, to enjoy his holidays with his father, a housekeeper for a rich family. Wandering around the woods, he meets Débora, an extremely good-looking girl, but doesn't reveal his true identity, saying only he was a Prince Charming in search of a Sleeping Beauty.

Pobre Príncipe Encantado

1969

Pobre Príncipe Encantado poster
10.0

Wanderley, a young and dreamy Army parachutist, arrives in Teresópolis, a resort mountain town, to enjoy his holidays with his father, a housekeeper for a rich family. Wandering around the woods, he meets Débora, an extremely good-looking girl, but doesn't reveal his true identity, saying only he was a Prince Charming in search of a Sleeping Beauty.

Pobre Príncipe Encantado

1969

Carnaval Barra Limpa poster
5.2

The Syndicate of Brazilian Thieves tries to steal the world's greatest diamond, owned by the international star Iraya, who comes to spend the carnival in Rio. Interpol kicks in.

Carnaval Barra Limpa

1967

A Public Opinion poster
6.4

Documentary about middle-class people in Rio de Janeiro, in the 1960s, when Brazil was going through a hard period in its history, with the military coup and the following dictatorship. Interviews with people in the street disclose their fears, aspirations and political alienation.

A Public Opinion

1967

Rio À Noite poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Rio À Noite

1961

Na Onda do Iê-Iê-Iê poster
6.0

César wants to be a singer and, with the help of his friends Maloca and Didi, seeks an opportunity on television talent shows. When he performs on Chacrinha's show, he wins all the night's prizes and wins the affection of a young woman from a wealthy family who is dating a con man who steals cars. Realizing the girl has a crush on the singer, the con man sets a trap to get César out of the game.

Na Onda do Iê-Iê-Iê

1966

007½ no Carnaval poster
5.2

British secret agent 007½ is sent to Rio de Janeiro to recover the plans stolen from a new metal alloy. His contact is a taxi driver, who ends up being murdered by enemy agents.

007½ no Carnaval

1966

The Language of Theatre poster
NR

All the magic of the theatre is revealed to viewers as they follow the challenges involved in the various stages of putting on a play – from selection and reading to rehearsals and, finally, opening night before the audience.

The Language of Theatre

1966

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