Paulo Goulart

Acting

Paulo Goulart

Born 1933-01-09 · Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Paulo Goulart, artistic name of Paulo Afonso Miessa (Ribeirão Preto, January 9, 1933 – São Paulo, March 13, 2014), was a Brazilian actor, playwright, director and writer, considered one of the greatest talents in Brazilian theater. Goulart also left his mark on television and cinema.

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

A Marcha poster
9.5

A large protest march of escaped slaves is an episode in the history of Chico Bondade and Boaventura, who had already become legendary for their difficult and daring missions.

A Marcha

1972

Eles Não Voltaram poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Eles Não Voltaram

1960

Gabriela poster
5.9

In 1925, Gabriela, a poor, uneducated, yet charming woman becomes cook, mistress, and then wife of Nacib, a bar owner in Ilhéus, a small Brazilian coastal town run by the local colonels.

Gabriela

1983

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

Astral City: A Spiritual Journey poster
7.2

The selfish Dr. André Luiz dies and awakes in the limbo called "Umbral". After a painful period in the gruesome swamp, he is rescued and brought in a white light to "Nosso Lar" (meaning "Our Home"). He finds a place of harmony, where people live in peace awaiting

Astral City: A Spiritual Journey

2010

Nordeste Sangrento poster
10.0

Cowboy escaping from the drought in the Northeast Brazil meets some officers led by a cruel lieutenant, whose main objective was to catch organized outlaws and invade the small town of Juazeiro. They arrest and torture him, hoping he would tell them the whereabouts of Padre Cícero, a prominent religious leader of the place. But he manages to escape and arrives in Juazeiro. The police invade the city and arrest the believers who were celebrating a party for Padre Cícero.

Nordeste Sangrento

1963

No artwork available
9.5

No synopsis available yet.

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

1976

Red Carpet poster
7.3

Quinzinho has a promise to keep: to take his son, Neco, to the city to watch a Mazzaropi movie. They live in a small farm in São Paulo. In this odyssey through the towns of São Paulo, he also takes his wife Zulmira, who goes unwillingly, and their donkey Policarpo. On their journey, they find regional peculiarities and undergo magical situations related to popular belief.

Red Carpet

2005

Person poster
8.2

Person is a documentary about the life and work of filmmaker Luiz Sérgio Person. The documentary brings the reconstruction of the history of the São Paulo filmmaker through the personal journey of his daughter, Marina. Through interviews with friends, family, and people who worked with Person, she seeks to discover more than dates and biographical data.

Person

2007

Chico Xavier poster
7.2

A biography of spiritual medium and author Francisco Candido Xavier.

Chico Xavier

2010

Two-Edged Knife poster
5.9

Paulo is a rich lawyer who has a happy and comfortable family life, with his kid and very loyal to his wife. But when he finds out that the woman is cheating on him with his business partner and best friend, he decides to execute a perfect plan that involves murdering both and easily getting away with murder. However, Paulo's plans are about to be ruined due to some unpredictable factors involving powerful people, plenty of money, the kidnap of his son and a tenacious inspector following his steps.

Two-Edged Knife

1989

Rio, Northern Zone poster
8.2

A talented songwriter of sambas is forced to face the social injustices of the city around him.

Rio, Northern Zone

1957

Nos Tempos da Vaselina poster
5.4

Countryman Onofre is convinced by his cousin to live in Rio de Janeiro together with him so he can enjoy the delights of summer in Rio.

Nos Tempos da Vaselina

1979

O Cantor e o Milionário poster
10.0

A singer is in love with the wife of a rich banker. Both men have the same analyst who allow them to swap souls.

O Cantor e o Milionário

1958

Destiny in Trouble poster
10.0

This was Brazil's first feature film in color.

Destiny in Trouble

1953

Redeemer poster
7.0

Célio Rocha believes he was assigned by God Himself a difficult mission: to persuade his childhood friend Otávio Sabóia, a corrupt entrepeneur in the construction business, to give away all his possessions to the poor.

Redeemer

2004

Time and the Wind poster
7.1

Based on Érico Verissimo's literary trilogy, Time and the Wind follows 150 years of the Terra Cambará family and their opponents, the Amaral family. The struggles between the two families begin in the missions and lasts until the end of the 19th century. The film also features the period of formation of the state of Rio Grande do Sul and the dispute of territory between the Portuguese and Spanish crowns.

Time and the Wind

2013

Xuxinha and Guto Against the Space Monsters poster
5.0

With the help from his little guardian angel, Xuxinha, a 7-year old boy called Guto faces the terrible garbage eating monsters from the planet XYZ in the first-ever animated Xuxa film.

Xuxinha and Guto Against the Space Monsters

2005

Um Desconhecido Bate à Porta poster
7.0

The film tells the story of Luciano who hides his identity as a rich boy to work in the stables of Patrícia, a woman he is in love with.

Um Desconhecido Bate à Porta

1958

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Abalou Bangu 2 - A Festa

2017

Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor poster
4.7

Pedro, a poor Portuguese immigrant, comes to Brazil to try to change his life, but ends up getting in trouble. He falls in love with the wife of one of his best friends and marries her; soon after, she cheats on him.

Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor

1989

Os Trombadinhas poster
6.4

In São Paulo, a businessman wants to rehabilitate street children, called "trombinhas", through a social project. After being discouraged by the police, he seeks help from the coach of the Santos Futebol Clube youth team.

Os Trombadinhas

1979

No artwork available
7.0

Count Dracula, taking on the new identity of Vladimir, leaves Transylvania and goes to Brazil in search of his son Rafael. This vampire romance was conceived to be a potential telenovela, but only ended up running as a TV miniseries with four installments because the network that financed it went under.

Dracula, a Love Story

1980

Behind the camera