Darcy Cazarré

Acting

Darcy Cazarré

Born — Died

1900-08-22 — 1953-01-31

Place of birth

Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Known for

Acting

Credits

10 titles

Darcy Lopes Cazarré (Pelotas, August 22, 1900 — Rio de Janeiro, January 31, 1953) was an actor, producer, and radio broadcaster, having worked extensively in films and theater from the end of the 1910s to the beginning of the 1950s.

Known for

Film credits

1930s · 7 titles

Anastácio poster
8.0

After his father's death, a prosperous banker, Fernando, takes over the bank with the support of his family and shareholders. But his actions lead to bankruptcy, and he faces the family's hardship. With his assets auctioned off, Fernando lives in a boarding house until he faces bankruptcy proceedings and is arrested.

Anastácio

1939

Um Apólogo poster
5.0

An adaptation of Machado de Assis' eponymous short story, preceded by a short telling of the author's life and works.

Um Apólogo

1939

João Ninguém poster
9.0

João Ninguém is a humble composer who made the waltz "Sonhos Azuis" as a gift to his girlfriend on her birthday. To give it to her, he asked for help from a friend, but on the way, an accident happens and puts at risk not only the relationship, but also João's life and career.

João Ninguém

1936

The King's Jester poster
8.0

A wealthy sugar mill owner, widowed and living with his only son, suffers from profound melancholy. To alleviate his suffering, he seeks entertainment in the form of any jerk willing to lend a hand. Among the many candidates his secretary presents to fill the "position", a certain "Penguin", who along with his sister "Picolé" lives on the favela hill under the protection of a kind Portuguese shopkeeper, completely pleases the "sovereign" of sugar. With "Penguin"'s entry into the court as the sugar king's "fool", great transformations take place in the home of the wealthy misanthrope.

The King's Jester

1937

The Young Great-Great-Grandfather poster
8.0

In a séance, Menezes' great-great-grandfather is brought back to life in present day (1936), over a century after his death at age 26. A free-spirited womanizer, he starts causing all sorts of trouble for the wealthy, respectable family of his descendants.

The Young Great-Great-Grandfather

1936

Bonequinha de Seda poster
7.0

A poor woman passes herself as singer that just arrives from Frances and becames a sensation on Rio de Janeiro's high society.

Bonequinha de Seda

1936

Birds without a Nest poster
7.5

An orphan is sent to a reformatory where the inmates receive an extremely repressive education. While visiting the place, a teacher hears the orphan's indignant complaints about the mistreatment. Impressed, he adopts this 16-year-old girl, who at 24 graduated in Social Sciences. Now she has a name: Vitória dos Santos, and her concern is to help the girls who, like her, suffer in the city's asylums.

Birds without a Nest

1939