Acting

Ankito

Born 1924-02-26 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Ankito, stage name of Anchizes Pinto (São Paulo, February 26 or November 26, 1924 — Rio de Janeiro, March 30, 2009), was a Brazilian actor, considered one of the five biggest names in chanchadas.

Acting credits

Deu a Louca no Cangaço poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Deu a Louca no Cangaço

1969

É Fogo na Roupa poster
10.0

A precious necklace is stolen during a convention at Quitandinha Palace, a hotel in which a wives conference is deciding whether or not unfaithful husbands should receive the death penalty.

É Fogo na Roupa

1952

Bububu no Bobobó poster
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Bububu no Bobobó

1980

Ladrão de Bagdá poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ladrão de Bagdá

1976

Othelo The Great poster
NR

A beautifully told story using archival footage to explore the life of Grande Otelo, a groundbreaking Black Brazilian actor. Overcoming poverty and racism, he built a stellar career, facing controversy yet using it to challenge prejudice.

Othelo The Great

2024

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Agência Lig-Pag

1974

Quem Roubou Meu Samba? poster
6.0

Somebody is selling songs for two recording companies, simultaneously. The owner of one of them hires a detective to find out the swindler's identity. But the private-eye is clumsy, and messes things up even more.

Quem Roubou Meu Samba?

1959

Vampire's Dream poster
8.0

A dollmaker, whom Death decides to spare, becomes a vampire of the tropics. He uses this opportunity to exact revenge on those who humiliated him.

Vampire's Dream

1969

Pistoleiro Bossa Nova poster
6.0

Two friends are looking for a quiet place where they can rest awhile. Soon they find the town they'd chosen to go is far from quiet. In fact, it's ruled by outlaws. And one of them is mistaken for the "Avenging Gunman", defender of the law.

Pistoleiro Bossa Nova

1959

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional poster
NR

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

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

1997

Guerra é Guerra poster
8.3

An erotic comedy with three episodes: Wedding with soccer; The Mighty Money; Seeing is believing.

Guerra é Guerra

1977

O Rei do Movimento poster
5.6

Clementino is a postman who doesn't have much talent for the job and is six months behind in the payment of his apartment. While delivering a correspondence, he is kidnapped by a masked bandit, but manages to escape, and ends up helping the police in the capture of the whole gang, getting a lot of money as reward.

O Rei do Movimento

1955

Angu de Caroço poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Angu de Caroço

1955

O Diabo na Cama poster
6.8

No synopsis available yet.

O Diabo na Cama

1988

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

Sai Dessa, Recruta poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sai Dessa, Recruta

1960

...E o Bicho Não Deu poster
6.0

While trying to break an "animal game" gambling scheme, Det. Bartolomeu hits his head, and the gamblers convince him that he is one of them. But everytime he hears a whistle, he changes between gambler and policeman.

...E o Bicho Não Deu

1958

Vai Que é Mole poster
4.0

A group of scoundrels want to make it by planning hoaxes.

Vai Que é Mole

1960

Um Candango na Belacap poster
8.0

During the inauguration of Brasília, Brazil's brand new capital city, singer and ballerina Gilda hides in a working-class night club to escape from an inconvenient millionaire who's trying to date her.

Um Candango na Belacap

1961

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

As Cariocas poster
6.4

Divided into three episodes based on stories by Stanislaw Ponte Preta (Sérgio Porto), the film portrays three young people from Rio de Janeiro: a furious lover, a beautiful beachgoer, and a former beauty queen. All live in profound solitude amid the apparent social vibrancy of Copacabana.

As Cariocas

1966

Garota Enxuta poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Garota Enxuta

1959

Metido a Bacana poster
7.5

Tired of royalty, the prince of Araquelândia switches identities with a popcorn maker look-alike so he can enjoy Rio de Janeiro's carnival alongside his butler. While the real prince falls into revelry, the false prince finds himself in trouble with the foreign country's political problems, including a corrupt ambassador and a terrorist.

Metido a Bacana

1957

Marujo Por Acaso poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Marujo Por Acaso

1954