Acting

Adalberto Silva

Born 1933-01-01 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Acting credits

Cute but Ordinary poster
5.0

The youngest daughter of a rich man has been raped by five black men in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, and her father arranges her marriage to one of his employees in order to save the family’s honor.

Cute but Ordinary

1981

O Grande Gozador poster
7.0

"Lula, 'bon vivant' who subsists at the expense of small blows, goes on with his life without a present or future purpose. Basically, he just tries to forget having been abandoned by his fiancee Helena, who gave in to his father's imposition. The situations in which he gets involved from then on are paradoxical, trying to survive in the best possible way and spending money he doesn't have, but which comes to him in one way or another. On a day of complete despair, Lula meets a group of "hippies" and leaves catechized. Willing to anything, he becomes a preacher of new customs and new ethics of life. In turn, Helena, whose marriage had failed, dreams of meeting Lula again, hoping to return to his arms.

O Grande Gozador

1972

Aladim e a Lâmpada Maravilhosa poster
5.7

Aladdin and Dracolim sell a miraculous elixir with help from Marina by Aladdin who is passionate. Bandits come disguised in Aladdin's house and try to take the ring since Aladdin has the power to run a magic lamp.

Aladim e a Lâmpada Maravilhosa

1973

Meu Nome é Lampião poster
9.3

Lampião's gang raids a farm just as the wedding of Antônio Saraiva and the Baroness's goddaughter is being prepared. In the shootout, Lampião's brother, Ezequiel, is killed, and in revenge, Lampião burns the Baroness alive and orders the bride to be beaten. Upon arriving at the farm, Antônio discovers everything and vows to follow the gang's footsteps to hell. The cangaceiros continue their atrocities, robbing, killing, and looting, until a priest places a curse on Lampião. The curse transforms into the avenging figure of Antônio, who acquires supernatural powers. He meets Lampião during Maria Bonita's birthday party, and a life-or-death duel ensues.

Meu Nome é Lampião

1969

Xica poster
7.0

The romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine atributes" in order to get power.

Xica

1976

Lana: Queen of the Amazons poster
3.4

A scientist and his nephew are hosts of Lana, queen of the Amazons, while other crew men try to find and take hold of the legendary Amazons' treasure.

Lana: Queen of the Amazons

1964

O Ibraim do Subúrbio poster
8.5

A poor man from the North Zone of Rio, head of a family, Roy struggles in every way to survive and accepts a job as a professional laugher on a TV station; Casimiro de Abreu de Sousa lives in a fantasy world in which he imagines himself to be part of high society. His daughter's wedding awakens in Casimiro the desire to achieve everything he has always fantasized about.

O Ibraim do Subúrbio

1977

Sweet Thieves poster
7.0

After assaulting a Hollywood film crew, a group of residents of a community in Rio de Janeiro decided to produce a film that would express the reality of Brazil - with the theme of Inconfidência Mineira.

Sweet Thieves

1977

Além do Rio das Mortes poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Além do Rio das Mortes

1961

La leona poster
6.0

A millionaire businessman must deal simultaneously with the kidnap of his wife and his worker's strike.

La leona

1964

SRTV 307 – Cinemateca: Almoço na Cinédia – nosso cinema 80 anos poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

SRTV 307 – Cinemateca: Almoço na Cinédia – nosso cinema 80 anos

1978

Favela poster
7.5

A girl goes from a favela to the luxurious scenarios of the international singing industry

Favela

1960