Rubens de Falco

Acting

Rubens de Falco

Born 1931-10-19 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Rubens de Falco (October 19, 1931 — February 22, 2008) was a distinguished Brazilian actor celebrated for his commanding presence and memorable portrayals of antagonists. He began his artistic journey in theater, joining the São Paulo-based group Os Jograis in 1955 alongside Ruy Afonso, Ítalo Rossi, and Felipe Wagner. His film debut came earlier, in 1952, with a small role in Apassionata, produced by the legendary Vera Cruz studio. De Falco became a household name through his work in Brazilian telenovelas, particularly for his villainous roles. His most iconic performance was as Leôncio Almeida in Escrava Isaura (1976), a role that defined his career and became a cultural touchstone. He reprised a related role in the 2004 remake, appearing as Comendador Almeida, Leôncio’s father. His television credits include Gabriela (1975), O Grito (1975), Dona Xepa (1977), Sinhá Moça (1986), and Os Imigrantes (1981), among many others. Known for his blue eyes, distinctive triangular mustache, and smooth baritone voice, Rubens de Falco brought elegance and intensity to every role. In 2006, a stroke left him unable to speak or act, and he spent his final years in assisted care. Despite this, his legacy as one of Brazil’s greatest actors remains firmly intact.

Acting credits

Missão: Matar! poster
8.0

A professional hitman returns to Brazil and is hired to eliminate an Argentine Delegate in a Rio de Janeiro convention. Inspector José da Silva realizes the plot and starts to pursuit him.

Missão: Matar!

1972

O Mau-Caráter poster
10.0

A man leads a double life: during the day, he's the manager of a car shop but, when the sun goes down, he becomes a crook, pretending to be a playboy (the target being old women), a sultan who is gathering money for his cause, helped by a fake baron and his beautiful daughter.

O Mau-Caráter

1974

Esse Rio Muito Louco poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Esse Rio Muito Louco

1977

No artwork available
10.0

Alberto and Daniel are friends with opposite tempers. Alberto is a family man, two childrens, and keep his love affairs in the shadows. Daniel is not discreet at all and after unsuccessfully tries to conquers Lurdinha, Alberto's secretary and his former mistress, ask her to marry him. But Lurdinha still have feelings for her boss.

O Homem da Cabeça de Ouro

1976

Pixote poster
7.9

10-year-old Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of its members are murdered by policemen who frame Lilica, a 17-year-old trans hustler. Pixote helps Lilica and three other boys escape and they start to make their living by a life of crime which only escalates to more violence and death.

Pixote

1980

Profesión: vivir poster
8.0

Existential confrontations are unleashed while people try to survival within a concret jungle. Such conflict gets worst when the person is near his fifties and finds himself empty-handed, without a real company, full of frustrations that hound him.

Profesión: vivir

1985

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Encarnação

1978

La hora Texaco poster
NR

Set against the turbulent backdrop of Venezuela’s oil industry on the cusp of nationalization, La hora Texaco follows the Montoya family as they struggle with internal crises amid social change. The father, a skilled oilworker, sinks into depression; the mother, both teacher and homemaker, carries on an affair; and their son Bobby is torn between his passion for baseball and his unrequited love for Angélica. Years later, Bobby and Angélica reunite, replaying memories that shine a harsh light on ambition, family, and sacrifice.

La hora Texaco

1985

Engraçadinha Depois dos Trinta poster
6.0

After marrying everyday man Zózimo, Engraçadinha, who had been through intense sexual experiences as a teenager, settles to live a quiet and normal life. As the years go by, her teenage daughter's behaviour seems to call back Engraçadinha's own teenage days.

Engraçadinha Depois dos Trinta

1966

Deixa, Amorzinho... Deixa poster
10.0

Dino and Dalmo are twin brothers. Dino is very shy, and the other, the opposite: a true Don Juan. When Dalmo dies, after being shot by a furious husband, he is received in heaven by a Club of Don Juans. But, in order to be admitted, he must go back to Earth, incarnated in his brother's body, and correct three mistakes he had made in his previous life.

Deixa, Amorzinho... Deixa

1975

Macho y hembra poster
9.0

Thirty-three years old Eva begins the writing of her memories and recalls her past love-life, when she used to live with her boyfriend and her best ladyfriend. In the beginning everything seems to work beetween them but after living together for some time they realize that their interests in life are not the same. They take a big decision.

Macho y hembra

1984

Angels and Demons poster
6.0

A young woman and her lover draw an unsuspecting lawyer into their plan to kill her rich uncle and stay with his fortune.

Angels and Demons

1969

O Sósia da Morte poster
8.0

A professor faces a double of himself and hires a detective to find out who that is and what are his real intentions.

O Sósia da Morte

1975

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

Helena Meirelles - A Dama da Viola poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Helena Meirelles - A Dama da Viola

2004

O Impossível Acontece poster
8.0

Anthology comedy made by the director of "The Given Word" among other directors.

O Impossível Acontece

1969

Nós, Os Canalhas poster
8.0

Two twin brothers, Cláudio José and José Cláudio, definitively separate when one of them decides to leave for the big city. Years later, the second brother also started living in Rio de Janeiro. One night, he is attacked by three thugs, who kill his pregnant wife and leave him disfigured. In search of revenge, he follows in the footsteps of his brother, who will find himself working for a crime figure. And in pursuit of his discoveries, he began to wage his revenge against the criminals on the same level as he had been confronted.

Nós, Os Canalhas

1975

Colonel Delmiro Gouveia poster
6.3

In the beginning of the 20th Century, in the Northeast of Brazil, one of the first Brazilian industrialists is persecuted because he refuses to sell his business to a British company.

Colonel Delmiro Gouveia

1979

A Dama de Branco poster
10.0

A man returning from a trip is invited to stay in his best friend's residence. There, he meets the man's wife and soon a love affair begins. With a great sense of enthusiasm he shares to his friend that he's deeply in love with a woman he just met, creating a great sense of curiosity on the other, barely knowing that the woman is actually his wife.

A Dama de Branco

1978

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

Sonhos Tropicais poster
9.3

A Polish Jew becomes a prostitute after failing to get a marriage in Brazil. Meanwhile, the public health doctor Oswaldo Cruz ends up involved in the Vaccine Revolt.

Sonhos Tropicais

2001

No artwork available
8.0

Womanizing dentist takes his wife for a vacation in Petrópolis, Brazil. In their hotel, a woman dressed in white visits the room of a different man each night, causing trouble.

Uma Pantera em Minha Cama

1971

The Man Who Bought the World poster
5.8

In a fictitious country, a civil servant receives the greatest inheritance in history (ten trillion dollars) and is confined by authorities to prevent a collapse of the world economy. But he manages to escape.

The Man Who Bought the World

1968

Time of Violence poster
7.5

Wealthy banker Antônio witnesses the murder of a journalist, who got killed for exposing the activities of a gang of smugglers. After they find out about him, Antônio and his wife are both targeted and pursued by the criminals.

Time of Violence

1969