Lima Duarte

Acting

Lima Duarte

Born 1930-03-29 · Sacramento, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Lima Duarte, artistic name of Ariclenes Venâncio Martins (Sacramento, March 29, 1930), is a Brazilian actor, soap opera director, broadcaster, voice actor and presenter. In addition to being a television pioneer, being present at the time of its inauguration, he is considered one of the most important actors in Brazil, becoming famous through several memorable roles throughout the history of Brazilian telenovela.

Acting credits

A Dog's Will poster
8.4

The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.

A Dog's Will

2000

Erotic Stories poster
6.5

Comedy in 4 segments. In "Arroz e Feijão" (Rice and Beans), owner of a boarding-house seduces her young countryboy tenant. In "As Três Virgens" (The Three Virgins) three spinsters are influenced by the behaviour of their teenager niece, whom they are lodging. In "O Arremate" (The Purchase) a colonist turns his virgin daughter in to a landowner, to have his debts forgiven. And, finally, in "Vereda Tropical" (Tropical Trail), a man becomes sexually obsessed by a watermelon, to the point of having sexual intercourse with it. The stories are based on prize-winner short stories, from a Playboy contest.

Erotic Stories

1980

Vazio Coração poster
NR

Hugo Kari is a famous singer who decides to take a break from his schedule to find his father, ambassador Mário Menezes. Together, they try to adjust a relationship shattered by time and conflict.

Vazio Coração

2013

Show Globo 50 Anos poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Show Globo 50 Anos

2015

O Crime do Zé Bigorna poster
10.0

In the 1930s, a blacksmith is accused of murdering his wife and becomes a hero and political leader.

O Crime do Zé Bigorna

1977

Ary poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ary

2025

Golpe de Ouro poster
NR

After the coup of 1964, the media conglomerate Diários Associados organized a campaign called "Gold for Brazil," exhorting the people to donate wealth to the military government. The symbol of the campaign was the wedding ring, sealing the union between the people and the State. The film picks up the trail of the millions collected, but never channeled back into society.

Golpe de Ouro

2021

Father’s Chair poster
7.0

Theo is living the good life in an upscale Brazilian neighborhood. He’s a hardworking doctor, husband, and father. However, Theo has chosen his career over his family, and little by little he discovers that his world is crumbling around him. His beloved mentor and surrogate father is dying, and his wife announces that she wants a divorce. Yet nothing prepares him for the day when he comes home to discover that his 15-year-old son, Pedro, has disappeared. Theo takes to the road in search of his son. In a journey that leads him throughout Brazil, Theo discovers what really matters to him. Searching for his missing son, Theo finds himself.

Father’s Chair

2012

The Rogue's Trial poster
6.6

After 20 years missing, João Grilo returns to Taperoá to join his old friend Chicó and, after his story of resurrection spreads, he is disputed as an electoral candidate by the two most powerful politicians in the city.

The Rogue's Trial

2024

If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal poster
5.5

1920s. Vitalino, a small farmer from São Vicente sees his father die of the epidemic which decimated the country. Some years later, of all the brothers, Vitalino is the strongest and takes his father’s place in the house. But the village is too small for his aspirations and he decides to head to Brazil, leaving his sisters in charge of the household. In parallel with Vitalino’s story, If I Were a Thief… I’d Steal portrays the world of Paulo Rocha rummaging through his films and ghosts over the years.

If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal

2013

O Juízo poster
7.1

Augusto moves with his family to an abandoned farm, inherited from his grandfather, hoping to put his life back on track. The property, however, carries the karma of the betrayal of the slave Couraça who seeks revenge against Augusto's family.

O Juízo

2019

Sargento Getúlio poster
6.0

In the 40s, a sergeant is ordered to escort a political prisoner from Paulo Afonso to Aracaju, Brazil. During the trip, there's a change in the Government and he is ordered to release the prisoner. But he decides to go all the way.

Sargento Getúlio

1983

Buddies poster
6.8

A road movie that shows the simple things in life in a poetic light through the eyes of three young people with Down syndrome, who love movies and work at the video library of the institution where they have always lived in. One day, inspired by the movie "Thelma & Louise", they decide to run away using the gardener's old car to have a freedom experience. They travel to uncommon places in search for three simple wishes: Stalone wants to see the sea, Aninha looks for a husband and Marcio needs to fly. During this search, they embark on several adventures as if life was just a children's play

Buddies

2013

Brasileiríssima poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Brasileiríssima

2022

Tributo: Boni poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Tributo: Boni

2024

Chão Bruto poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Chão Bruto

1958

Federal Bank Heist poster
6.3

"The Baron" wanted to commit the perfect heist involving 3 tons of money and no violence. For this he would need the right people willing to get 1 million dollars to take part in this job. Based on true events, in 2005, 168,000,000 Brazilian Real (almost 80,000,000 US dollars) were stolen from a Brazilian Central Bank (Federal Reserve), making it the biggest peace-time robbery in history. It was perhaps the most audacious bank heist ever.

Federal Bank Heist

2011

As Tranças de Maria poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

As Tranças de Maria

2003

The Seven Kittens poster
6.1

Noronha is a low middle-class civil servant who lives with his frustrated wife Gorda and their four eldest daughters. The youngest one, virginal Silene, is unexpectedly sent back from boarding school after killing a female cat and her seven newborns in a hysterical fit. Many dark family secrets will emerge from that episode leading to tragic events.

The Seven Kittens

1980

Two Sons of Francisco poster
6.8

The story of Francisco, a very simple and poor man whose dream was to see his children become country music stars, and who made all the efforts to make it happen.

Two Sons of Francisco

2005

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

O Arremate

1997

A Ilha do Terrível Rapaterra poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

A Ilha do Terrível Rapaterra

2006

Conjugal Warfare poster
5.1

Many stories revolving around a poor couple who, in spite of hating each other, still live together under the same roof.

Conjugal Warfare

1975

Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado poster
5.8

The life of a famous Brazilian film and television actor, including testimonials from people who knew him and worked with him, as well as excerpts from films and videos in which he acted.

Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado

2009

Behind the camera