Tônia Carrero

Acting

Tônia Carrero

Born 1922-08-23 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Tônia Carrero, stage name Maria Antonieta Portocarrero Thedim (August 23, 1922 – March 3, 2018), was a renowned Brazilian film, theater and television actress. She was the mother of actor Cecil Thiré, and grandmother of actors Miguel Thiré, Luísa Thiré and Carlos Thiré.

Acting credits

Extraterrestrial Cat in Boots poster
7.0

A Cat from outer-space comes to earth and befriends a Miller's Son and together they set out to defeat an evil wizard.

Extraterrestrial Cat in Boots

1990

Querida Suzana poster
10.0

Romantic comedy...

Querida Suzana

1947

É Proibido Beijar poster
6.5

Eduardo wants to become a police reporter. To do so, he unravels a mysterious crime, but fails to get the editor of his newspaper to promote it. He is engaged to Suzy, who works at a nightclub. In charge of interviewing a famous actress, June, gets involved in several embarrassing situations that are created by Suzy and two other reporters, Harry and Steve, who follow June since her arrival in Brazil.

É Proibido Beijar

1954

Carnival of Crime poster
3.0

Mike, an architect, is married to Lin, a beautiful and unfaithful woman. Returning from a trip, he finds she's disappeared. When he tries to locate her, he also learns about her many affairs, and he gets closer to Marina, his efficient assistant, who helps him solve the mystery.

Carnival of Crime

1962

I, I, I José Lewgoy poster
7.0

Documentary discussing the life and work of José Lewgoy, one of the most important Brazilian actors of all times.

I, I, I José Lewgoy

2011

No artwork available
9.5

No synopsis available yet.

O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro

1976

Copacabana Palace poster
5.0

For three days at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro, amorous cross-fertilizations are intertwined with petty tricks against the backdrop of the famous carnival festivities. Three (sympathetic) accomplices are beaten to a punch in the hotel vault; three charming stewardesses are looking for entertainment, but their three Carioca host, musicians Tom Jobim, Luiz Bonfá, and João Gilberto, are married; a man, separated from his wife, wants to catch her in the act of adultery.

Copacabana Palace

1962

The Ballroom poster
6.0

An evening in an old time dance hall in Sao Paulo introduces us to local characters who reminisce about the past, wonder about the future, have fun, flirt, fight and, of course, dance. Its earthy humour and eternal themes of ageing, loneliness and desire is an antidote to grumpy old men and women everywhere.

The Ballroom

2007

Paulo Autran – O Senhor dos Palcos poster
NR

A portrait of the evolution of theater in the 20th century and a deep reflection on the art of acting through the career of Paulo Autran (1922-2007), one of the greatest actors in Brazil.

Paulo Autran – O Senhor dos Palcos

2017

Fable of the Beautiful Pigeon-Fancier poster
4.8

Orestes, a rich factory owner, falls for the beautiful Fulvia. They communicate using pigeons, to avoid being discovered by her husband.

Fable of the Beautiful Pigeon-Fancier

1990

Fire and Passion poster
8.7

A bus tour to São Paulo’s touristic spots bumps into several strange people.

Fire and Passion

1989

João Bennio, O Pioneiro do Cinema Goiano poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

João Bennio, O Pioneiro do Cinema Goiano

Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds poster
7.0

Created by his son Leonardo, this portrait of Adolfo Celi reconstructs his personal and artistic journey between Italy and Brazil. Through interviews, film clips, testimonials, photos, and extraordinary footage from the Celi family's personal archive, we will revisit the places that shaped his life.

Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds

2006

Vinicius de Moraes poster
6.3

To celebrate the life and the work of a multifaceted creator – playwright, poet, partner of the most important names of Brazilian pop music and, above all, an enlightened character of the Brazilian cultural history - director Miguel Faria Jr. gathered an incomparable cast of partners, singers, friends and rare images from the archives recalling Vinícius’ genial simplicity, with the spontaneity, the humor, and the freedom of a person chatting over a bar table, exactly how the eternal Vinícius would enjoy.

Vinicius de Moraes

2005

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

Caminhos do Sul poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Caminhos do Sul

1949

Sonhos de Menina Moça poster
9.0

Iolanda, a widow who is the matriarch of a large and complicated family, is the hostess of a large party in a mansion that brings back many memories. The celebration is marked by a barbecue with lots of gossip and fun among old friends.

Sonhos de Menina Moça

1988

Quando a Noite Acaba poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Quando a Noite Acaba

1950

Bloody Hands poster
7.5

Maos Sangrentas translates to Bloody Hands in English, and that's just what this gruesome Brazilian melodrama delivers. The story begins when a gang of dangerous convicts escape from a penal colony. With the police in hot pursuit, the escapees cut a gory swath through the countryside. As his comrades are killed off one by one, the leader of the group descends into gibbering madness. In contrast to this, a subplot develops involving the least dangerous of the escapees, who murdered his wife in a peak of self-righteous rage and is now seriously in doubt about the wisdom of his deed. Principal scenes reworked in 1962 to make the film The Violent and the Damned (q.v.).

Bloody Hands

1955

Esse Rio que Eu Amo poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Esse Rio que Eu Amo

1962

The Inventor of Dreams poster
10.0

Mixed with fiction and documentary, the film relives the interviews conducted by the writer Clarice Lispector published in the magazines "Manchete" and "Fatos and Fotos" in the 1970s.

The Inventor of Dreams

2010

Tico-Tico no Fubá poster
7.8

A fictionalized biography of Brazilian composer Zequinha de Abreu (1880–1935), who penned the song "Tico-Tico no Fubá" that became an international hit in the 1940s.

Tico-Tico no Fubá

1952

The Violent and the Damned poster
3.5

When chain gang prisoners attack their guards, some of the hardened criminals escape Brazil's infamous Anchieta Prison amidst all the pick-ax carnage. The government dispatches a machine-gun squad to round up the fugitives.

The Violent and the Damned

1962

Appassionata poster
8.0

Sílvia Nogalis, a renowned concert pianist, prefers her career to her marriage. On the night she performs Beethoven's "Appassionata", she learns of the death of her husband, maestro Walter Hauser.

Appassionata

1952