Ricardo Petraglia

Acting

Ricardo Petraglia

Born 1950-10-07 · Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Ricardo Petraglia Margutti, currently known as Mohammed Abdullah, (São Paulo, October 7, 1950), is a former Brazilian actor and musician, recognized for his work in the 1990s and 2000s, especially on television networks such as Rede Globo and RecordTV.

Acting credits

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5.3

A prominent millionaire gets a woman drunk and rapes her, biting off her nipple in the process. Because of his influence and powerful lawyer, though, he is able to beat the rap, claiming the woman was trying to extort money from him. He continues his life of debauchery, using women and flaunting his power until he meets a new woman, who won't let him have his way with her, but wants to be his friend. Falling madly in love with her, he cleans up his act and devotes his attentions to her, not realizing that she has a hidden agenda.

Perversion

1979

O País dos Tenentes poster
7.0

With death getting near, a retired officer remembers the most important passages in his life and his participation in historical events in Brazil, such as the Lieutenants' Movement, and the 1964 coup.

O País dos Tenentes

1987

Kickboxer 3: The Art of War poster
5.0

Kick-box champion David Sloan arrives in Rio de Janeiro for an exhibition fight. He and mentor Xian take pity on Brazilian rascal Marcos Coasta, an urchin who offers guide services but routinely steals from tourists for himself and his older sister Isabella. David is shocked when he sees how his Argentinian opponent Marcelo needlessly abuses a courteous local sparing partner. That's the doing of his evil US manager, Lane. He has nasty plans to force David to cheat and runs a white slavery racket.

Kickboxer 3: The Art of War

1992

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

Naked Star poster
5.2

An aspiring actress is hired to dub a recently deceased movie star in an upcoming erotic thriller. As the recording sessions go on, the voice actress finds herself slowly being influenced by the dead star’s presence.

Naked Star

1984

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9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ratoeira

2004

The Inventor of Dreams poster
NR

Centered on two young boys, an aristocrat and a native, chronicles the period in which Brazil went from colony to the center of the Portuguese Empire.

The Inventor of Dreams

2013

Dani - Um Cachorro Muito Vivo poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Dani - Um Cachorro Muito Vivo

1979

My Punkle poster
NR

Rafael embarks on a shabby blue Landau and crosses the city of São Paulo gathering truths and lies about the set of his uncle Tico, the already legendary proto-punk-satirical Knee of Porco.

My Punkle

2018

Daughters of Yemanjá poster
5.7

A woman named Sini travels to Brazil to meet her sister Sissi, who previously broke off Sin's marriage. Sini meets Sissi's husband, Jorge, who tells her that she has disappeared. Sini sets out to find Sissi together with Jorge's servant Tiago.

Daughters of Yemanjá

1995

A Noite dos Imorais poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

A Noite dos Imorais

1979

Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria poster
7.3

Apolônio Brasil was a pianist at a famous nightclub in Rio de Janeiro, from the 1950s until his untimely death. Quite a character, Apolônio was loved by women and idolized by his audience and friends. His contagious joy attracts the attention of American scientist Dr. Boris Lewitsky, who comes to Brazil in order to interview Apolônio's close friends and make them a most unusual offer concerning the remains of the late musician.

Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria

2003

Sonhos de Menina Moça poster
9.0

Iolanda, a widow who is the matriarch of a large and complicated family, is the hostess of a large party in a mansion that brings back many memories. The celebration is marked by a barbecue with lots of gossip and fun among old friends.

Sonhos de Menina Moça

1988

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: As Noivas de Copacabana - O Filme poster
7.7

Adaptation of the series shown in 1992. A sequence of crimes in the same style intrigue: a man walks with a woman on the beach; she dresses as a bride and is brutally strangled in the middle of the act of love. To prove the authorship of the crimes is the great challenge of detective França.

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: As Noivas de Copacabana - O Filme

2015

Carnaval poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Carnaval

1990

After Eight... Forever poster
4.0

Tereza tries to leave her past and forge her own destiny and happiness by going through several affairs.

After Eight... Forever

1987

Vênus de Fogo poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Vênus de Fogo

1993

Minha Vida Em Suas Mãos poster
8.5

After being fired from his job and have his unemployment insurance money robbed, a young man decides to become a robber himself. While escaping authorities, he meets a female teacher of whom he takes hostage. Things get complicated when they fall in love with each other.

Minha Vida Em Suas Mãos

2001

Noite em Chamas poster
4.3

A depressed hotel servant goes through a rough night, while his story's interlaced with a number of situations experienced by the hotel guests.

Noite em Chamas

1978

Boca de Ouro poster
8.0

When major drug-dealer Boca de Ouro dies, a reporter interviews his ex-lover, now married with children and living in a poorhouse, to try to understand more about his complex personality. The problem is that the woman tells him three different versions of Boca's life, according to her own mood and ambiguous feelings towards her dead lover.

Boca de Ouro

1990

O Picapau Amarelo poster
8.5

The Viscount of Sabugosa is locked in the library writing an encyclopedia about the characters in children's fables. Dona Benta receives a letter from little Thumb, written on a rose petal, in which he, realizing that the inhabitants of the world of fables are forgotten in the books on the shelves, requests that everyone live in Sítio do Picapau Amarelo. Emília and the children love the idea, and Dona Benta says yes. They move

O Picapau Amarelo

1973