Luiz Linhares

Acting

Luiz Linhares

Born — Died

1926-04-16 — 1995-04-20

Place of birth

Astolfo Dutra, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Known for

Acting

Credits

20 titles

Luís Gonzaga Linhares (Astolfo Dutra, April 16, 1926 — Astolfo Dutra, April 20, 1995) was a Brazilian film, theater and television actor, as well as a playwright and writer.

Known for

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João Juca Jr.

1970

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Nenhum Homem é Deus

1969

O Noviço poster
NR

Eyeing the widow Florência’s inheritance, the con man Ambrósio courts her and sets out to remove her heirs from the picture. such as her foster nephew Carlos, whom he promptly sends off to a monastery. The widow’s two children, Juca and Emília, face the same threat. Carlos becomes a novice but, lacking any true calling, makes life miserable for the friars. He also courts Emília, whom he dreams of marrying. The novice repeatedly runs away from the monastery; during one of these escapes, he crosses paths with Flávio. an unscrupulous character who knows about Ambrósio’s history of fraud. and Rosa, the first woman to marry the opportunist and have her assets stolen. With Flávio and Rosa’s help, Carlos manages to expose Ambrósio.

O Noviço

1975

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

The Red Light Bandit poster
7.6

Born and raised in the misery of Brazilian slums, Jorge becomes a luxury house burglar in São Paulo and gets nicknamed "The Red Light Bandit" by the sensationalist press. In addition to wearing a red flashlight, he talks to his hostages in an irreverent tone and makes bold breakthroughs to later spend the money extravagantly. His world is the decadent neighbourhood of Boca do Lixo.

The Red Light Bandit

1968

The Brazilwood Man poster
5.0

Fantasy comedy about Brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade, one of the most important icons of Modernism in Brazil. In the film, Oswald is played by two actors: Ítala Nandi, as his feminine anima, and Flávio Galvão, as the masculine half.

The Brazilwood Man

1982

Film credits

1970s · 7 titles

1960s · 4 titles

Series credits