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
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Deu a Louca no Cangaço
1969
10.0A 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
8.5No synopsis available yet.
Bububu no Bobobó
1980
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Ladrão de Bagdá
1976
NRA 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 synopsis available yet.
Agência Lig-Pag
1974
6.0Somebody 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
8.0A 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
6.0Two 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
NR"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
8.3An erotic comedy with three episodes: Wedding with soccer; The Mighty Money; Seeing is believing.
Guerra é Guerra
1977
5.6Clementino 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
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Angu de Caroço
1955
6.8No synopsis available yet.
O Diabo na Cama
1988
5.0Anjo, 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
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Sai Dessa, Recruta
1960
6.0While 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
4.0A group of scoundrels want to make it by planning hoaxes.
Vai Que é Mole
1960
8.0During 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
6.5Irreverent 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
6.4Divided 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
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Garota Enxuta
1959
7.5Tired 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
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Marujo Por Acaso
1954