Mesquitinha

Acting

Mesquitinha

Born 1902-04-19 · Lisbon, Portugal

Mesquitinha, stage name of Olympio Bastos (Lisbon, April 19, 1902 — Rio de Janeiro, June 10, 1956) was a Brazilian actor. Notable actor of the stage and of the early years of Brazilian cinema.

Acting credits

Estudantes poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Estudantes

1935

João Ninguém poster
9.0

João Ninguém is a humble composer who made the waltz "Sonhos Azuis" as a gift to his girlfriend on her birthday. To give it to her, he asked for help from a friend, but on the way, an accident happens and puts at risk not only the relationship, but also João's life and career.

João Ninguém

1936

Simão, o Caolho poster
6.0

A one-eyed businessman wants to become rich and retrieve his lost eye at any cost. He tries many schemes, and eventually regains his eye with a vengeance: the power of invisibility. He becomes multi millionaire in the meat market and after entering politics he is elected president of Brazil.

Simão, o Caolho

1952

Noites Cariocas poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Noites Cariocas

1935

Maridinho de Luxo poster
6.0

A pampered girl decides to marry in a different way: buying a husband.

Maridinho de Luxo

1938

Tererê Não Resolve poster
10.0

Three couples, two already living in Rio; and the third, with 'the one who hates carnival', coming to visit an aunt. One of the women bets that all husbands are unfaithful. They send invitations to their husbands to the carnival ball. They find a pretext to be able to attend. They, in turn, go in disguise, just like the maid. Hence the confusion at the ball, each one dating the other's wife.

Tererê Não Resolve

1938

The King's Jester poster
8.0

A wealthy sugar mill owner, widowed and living with his only son, suffers from profound melancholy. To alleviate his suffering, he seeks entertainment in the form of any jerk willing to lend a hand. Among the many candidates his secretary presents to fill the "position", a certain "Penguin", who along with his sister "Picolé" lives on the favela hill under the protection of a kind Portuguese shopkeeper, completely pleases the "sovereign" of sugar. With "Penguin"'s entry into the court as the sugar king's "fool", great transformations take place in the home of the wealthy misanthrope.

The King's Jester

1937

Bombonzinho poster
NR

A lawyer and an elderly professor (who has been engaged to his cousin for so long), make a plan to freely enjoy the delights of a wild party, far from those who know them. (Cinemateca Brasileira)

Bombonzinho

1937

Onde Estás, Felicidade? poster
10.0

Badly advised by a high-class friend (who covets her husband) and by her scatterbrained father (always preoccupied with making cocktails), singer Noêmia forces her husband to abandon suburban life for the noisy 'big life' of Copacabana.

Onde Estás, Felicidade?

1939

Cem Garotas e Um Capote poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Cem Garotas e Um Capote

1946

Hello, Hello, Brazil! poster
9.0

A man is looking for a radio singer named "Dulcineia." For this, he goes through the biggest hassles and problems. The plot, in fact, is an excuse for the exhibition of the musical numbers of the greatest Brazilian Radio artists.

Hello, Hello, Brazil!

1935

No artwork available
7.0

An elderly head of the family, unlike his family—wife, daughters, future son-in-law, and servants—horrifies Carnaval, forming a humorous contrast. But, in need of money, he finds himself forced to accept the demands of an old Luzitano, who will only lend him money if he joins his group and joins the revelry.

Está Tudo Aí!

1939

Romance de um Mordedor poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Romance de um Mordedor

1944

Samba em Berlim poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Samba em Berlim

1943

Behind the camera

João Ninguém poster
9.0

João Ninguém is a humble composer who made the waltz "Sonhos Azuis" as a gift to his girlfriend on her birthday. To give it to her, he asked for help from a friend, but on the way, an accident happens and puts at risk not only the relationship, but also João's life and career.

João Ninguém

1936

The King's Jester poster
8.0

A wealthy sugar mill owner, widowed and living with his only son, suffers from profound melancholy. To alleviate his suffering, he seeks entertainment in the form of any jerk willing to lend a hand. Among the many candidates his secretary presents to fill the "position", a certain "Penguin", who along with his sister "Picolé" lives on the favela hill under the protection of a kind Portuguese shopkeeper, completely pleases the "sovereign" of sugar. With "Penguin"'s entry into the court as the sugar king's "fool", great transformations take place in the home of the wealthy misanthrope.

The King's Jester

1937

Bombonzinho poster
NR

A lawyer and an elderly professor (who has been engaged to his cousin for so long), make a plan to freely enjoy the delights of a wild party, far from those who know them. (Cinemateca Brasileira)

Bombonzinho

1937

Onde Estás, Felicidade? poster
10.0

Badly advised by a high-class friend (who covets her husband) and by her scatterbrained father (always preoccupied with making cocktails), singer Noêmia forces her husband to abandon suburban life for the noisy 'big life' of Copacabana.

Onde Estás, Felicidade?

1939

Onde Estás, Felicidade? poster
10.0

Badly advised by a high-class friend (who covets her husband) and by her scatterbrained father (always preoccupied with making cocktails), singer Noêmia forces her husband to abandon suburban life for the noisy 'big life' of Copacabana.

Onde Estás, Felicidade?

1939

No artwork available
7.0

An elderly head of the family, unlike his family—wife, daughters, future son-in-law, and servants—horrifies Carnaval, forming a humorous contrast. But, in need of money, he finds himself forced to accept the demands of an old Luzitano, who will only lend him money if he joins his group and joins the revelry.

Está Tudo Aí!

1939

No artwork available
7.0

An elderly head of the family, unlike his family—wife, daughters, future son-in-law, and servants—horrifies Carnaval, forming a humorous contrast. But, in need of money, he finds himself forced to accept the demands of an old Luzitano, who will only lend him money if he joins his group and joins the revelry.

Está Tudo Aí!

1939