Carlos Zara

Acting

Carlos Zara

Born — Died

1930-02-14 — 2002-12-11

Place of birth

Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Known for

Acting

Credits

48 titles

Antônio Carlos Zarattini, better known as Carlos Zara (Campinas, February 14, 1930 – São Paulo, December 11, 2002), was a Brazilian engineer, actor and director.

Known for

Film credits

Series credits

The Trapalhões poster
8.0

Os Trapalhões was a Brazilian comedy group and also a Brazilian television series created by Wilton Franco. Its members were Dedé Santana, Zacarias, Mussum and their leader Didi Mocó, that was played by Renato Aragão. The name Trapalhões is derived from the Portuguese verb atrapalhar, which means the opposite of helping, to do something the wrong way or to Those that confuse. The name is translated "Tramps" in English DVD subtitles. It was aired by Rede Globo from 1977 to 1999. On March 18, 1990, Zacarias died due to respiratory failure, but the group and the series didn't come to an end until July 29, 1994, when Mussum died due to an unsuccessful heart transplant.

The Trapalhões

1977

Chico Anysio Show poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Chico Anysio Show

1982

Secrets of Sand poster
7.4

Twin sisters with contrasting personalities, Ruth and Raquel, rival in the fictional Pontal D'Areia, on the coast of Rio de Janeiro.

Secrets of Sand

1993

Dance with Me poster
6.8

Quinzinho and João Victor are identical twins separated at birth, unaware of each other's existence. The brothers eventually draw closer, guided by their instincts.

Dance with Me

1981

No artwork available
8.0

Twin sisters with contrasting personalities, Ruth and Raquel, rival in the fictional Pontal D'Areia, on the coast of Rio de Janeiro.

Secrets of Sand

1973

Pátria Minha poster
8.1

Four stories intertwine, revolving around moral dilemmas of life in society. A secret unites student Alice and mega-businessman Raul Pelegrini, who are major ideological opponents.

Pátria Minha

1994

Sangue do Meu Sangue poster
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Sangue do Meu Sangue

1969

Rainha da Sucata poster
7.8

Maria do Carmo becomes wealthy through her father's business dealings and becomes a successful businesswoman, but she retains the habits of her humble past.

Rainha da Sucata

1990

Cara & Coroa poster
8.8

Fernanda and Vivi are identical, but from different worlds. A cruel plan swaps their identities and transforms their lives into a game of lies and ambition.

Cara & Coroa

1995

Plumas & Paetês poster
7.0

After an accident, Marcela arrives in São Paulo and decides to assume a new identity. Torn between love, she plunges into a world that is not her own.

Plumas & Paetês

1980

Guerra dos Sexos poster
8.6

Cousins ​​Charlô and Otávio once had a romance, but today they detest each other. However, fate plays a trick on them: they will receive a large inheritance, on the condition that they live together.

Guerra dos Sexos

1983

Transas e Caretas poster
9.0

The telenovela tells the story of Francisca Moura Imperial, a wealthy businesswoman, and her two sons: Jordão and Tiago, who show little interest in the family business. Jordão is the product of a whirlwind romance in Francisca's youth, while Tiago was born from her marriage to Roberto, a seductive man who moves in high society but is penniless. Francisca is preoccupied with her sons but cannot interfere in their lives as much as she would like. Eccentric and full of outlandish ideas, she decides to undergo plastic surgery, which makes her look 20 years younger, believing that this will bring her closer to Jordão and Tiago. Francisca's greatest concern is that at least one of her sons will marry and give her a grandchild, thus ensuring the continuation of the family name.

Transas e Caretas

1984

Lua Cheia de Amor poster
7.5

The determined Genuína dreams of the return of Diego, the father of her children Rodrigo and Mercedes, who reject their mother's origins. Diego reappears with a different identity and changes Genu's destiny.

Lua Cheia de Amor

1990

Simplesmente Maria poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Simplesmente Maria

1970

Sassaricando poster
7.3

After becoming a widower, businessman Aparício Varela takes over as president of Tecelagem Abdala and decides to win back the great love of his life, Rebeca.

Sassaricando

1987

Elas por Elas poster
8.2

Seven high school friends reunite after 20 years. Memories of the past and coincidences of the present reveal the secrets and affections that bind the women and their families.

Elas por Elas

1982

Pai Herói poster
7.5

After his grandfather's death, André Cajarana goes to Rio de Janeiro to understand the death of his father—whom he had always believed to be a hero—and to try to prove his innocence.

Pai Herói

1979

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

O Tempo e o Vento

1967

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

O Julgamento

1976

A Muralha poster
6.7

A Muralha is a Brazilian telenovela that first aired on TV Excelsior in 1968. It is based on a novel by Diná Silveira de Queirós.

A Muralha

1968

Cambalacho poster
8.4

The story follows the lives of Naná and Gegê, a pair of con artists. Gegê is the uncle of Tina Pepper, a Tina Turner fan who dreams of becoming a famous singer.

Cambalacho

1986

Dez Vidas poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Dez Vidas

1969

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Um Dia o Amor

1975

No artwork available
8.7

No synopsis available yet.

A Barba Azul

1974

Marina poster
7.0

Marina is raised by her father on an island after her mother's death. As a teenager, she moves to Rio de Janeiro to study and live with her godparents, where she ends up falling in love with Marcelo.

Marina

1980

As Minas de Prata poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

As Minas de Prata

1966

Champagne poster
7.0

In 1970, during a glittering New Year's Eve party attended by the aristocracy, a young pantry maid named Zaíra is mysteriously murdered. Thirteen years later, the prime suspect—Gastão, a humble waiter and former colleague of the victim—seeks to prove his innocence with the help of his son, Nil, becoming entangled in the lives of the other party guests. The story also follows a cunning pair of jewel thieves: the sophisticated Antônia Regina and João Maria—a criminal lawyer and member of the declining aristocracy who takes up the cause of Nil's father.

Champagne

1983

Direito de Amar poster
7.4

An industrialist is forced to marry his daughter Rosalia to a banker to save himself from bankruptcy. But Rosalia is in love with Adriano, unaware that he is the banker's son.

Direito de Amar

1987

Gente Fina poster
9.0

Facing a financial crisis, Guilherme receives an ultimatum: he must pay his overdue rent within 24 hours or face eviction from the Copacabana apartment—located in Rio de Janeiro's South Zone—where he lives with his family: his wife Joana, his children Kika, Beto, and Tatá, and his father Olavo. Left with no other option, they move into a large house in São Cristóvão (in the North Zone) lent to them by Joaquim, a Portuguese friend. The family struggles to adapt to the suburban neighborhood and cope with their lack of money. To overcome the crisis, Guilherme becomes a partner in Joaquim's auto repair shop.

Gente Fina

1990

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

As Bruxas

1970

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Em Busca da Felicidade

1965

Vida Nova poster
8.3

São Paulo, 1945. A tenement in the Bixiga neighborhood centralizes the plots and characters. The cheerful Lalá is a former prostitute who got along with a senator of the Republic, her lover, who, when he died, left her in an excellent financial situation, since she had a daughter with him, Marialina. Lalá is courted by the simple Italian Antônio Sapateiro, a mature man in love with her. The Portuguese Manoel Vitor loves the Jewish Ruth, but her parents forbid dating because of religion.

Vida Nova

1988

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Nossa Filha Gabriela

1971

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7.0

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Os Estranhos

1969

Mulher poster
8.5

Marta and Cristina are dedicated gynecologists. Driven by their mission to save lives, they focus on their work and end up neglecting their personal lives.

Mulher

1998

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Os Diabólicos

1968

Anos Rebeldes poster
8.1

Mini series about the 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, when a politically engaged student falls in love with a left wing journalist's daughter who doesn't care for politics. The romance follows 15 years of Brazilian history, since President João Goulart deposition by military reactionary forces, until the first signs of restoration of democracy, in the 1980s.

Anos Rebeldes

1992

No artwork available
7.0

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Onde Nasce a Ilusão

1965

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10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Corações em Conflito

1963

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Maria Nazaré

1980

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