
Acting
Xandó Batista
Born — Died
1920-07-04 — 1992-10-01
Place of birth
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Known for
Acting
Credits
47 titles
Known for
9.0No synopsis available yet.
A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão
1990
No synopsis available yet.
O Direito de Nascer
1978
No synopsis available yet.
Telerromance
1981
No synopsis available yet.
Ídolo de Pano
1974
9.0Colonel Epaminondas is a retrograde and authoritarian man, who commands and dismantles the region. He declares war on Pedro Galvão, his main rival, when he donates part of his land – purchased from the colonel – for the construction of a church and a school. The arrival of professor Juliana, right at the beginning of the plot, changes the lives of the residents of the small village. Juliana takes over the school and ends up arousing the interest of Fernando, Epaminondas' son. Oblivious to the fights that drive the story are Pituca (Patrí and Serelepe (Aires Pinto). The friendship between the two children, however, does not please the colonel, who is always fighting with his daughter. 'Meu Pedacinho de Chão' was co-produced and shown simultaneously by Globo and TV Cultura in São Paulo.
Meu Pedacinho de Chão
1971
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Vitória Bonelli
1972
Film credits
1980s · 2 titles
6.5Comedy in 4 segments. In "Arroz e Feijão" (Rice and Beans), owner of a boarding-house seduces her young countryboy tenant. In "As Três Virgens" (The Three Virgins) three spinsters are influenced by the behaviour of their teenager niece, whom they are lodging. In "O Arremate" (The Purchase) a colonist turns his virgin daughter in to a landowner, to have his debts forgiven. And, finally, in "Vereda Tropical" (Tropical Trail), a man becomes sexually obsessed by a watermelon, to the point of having sexual intercourse with it. The stories are based on prize-winner short stories, from a Playboy contest.
Erotic Stories
1980
5.0Fantasy 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
1970s · 15 titles
5.8In the island of Paquetá, professor investigates the genital vocation of vegetables and fruits, maintaining sexual relations with a watermelon. In his experiences, he counts on the interlocution of an attentive student.
Tropical Paths
1977
No synopsis available yet.
O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro
1976
No synopsis available yet.
Efigênia Dá Tudo Que Tem
1975
5.5Erotic spoof of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Stories Our Nannies Don't Tell
1979
9.0Saul and Mônica return to São Paulo after three years and find his family's colonial mansion abandoned, inhabited only by his old nanny, Bá, and his brother, Domício.
A Casa das Tentações
1977
8.0Accused of raping and killing five women, Rodolfo is convicted of the crimes. The young man, however, pleads not guilty to all charges
Fruto Proibido
1976
7.5Eugênio falls in love for Margarida, a poor girl who lives in his parents' farm. In order to avoid their love affair, the parents send him to a Catholic Seminary to be a priest. Just before his ordination, he meets Margarida again, and their old feelings for each other are triggered once more.
O Seminarista
1977
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Trote de Sádicos
1974
A curious story: it rains whenever a couple of lovers meet. Against the weather forecast, it rains all over the city. And as the love grows, the stronger becomes the rain. Found by a television crew, they receive the title of "Rain Lovers", and their dates become public spectacles.
Rain Lovers
1979
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Chão Bruto
1976
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Desafio à Aventura
1972
8.0Based on the novel "Totônio Pacheco", written by João Alphonsus. At the time of the decadence of the great farms of Minas Gerais, Totônio is a symbol of the golden age of state farms: old and accustomed to having all his wills obeyed. However, after moving to his son's home because of his wife's death and the resulting loneliness, he realizes that he has lost his job as a boss and is struggling to regain his prestige by moving to a brothel.
O Predileto
1975
8.0No synopsis available yet.
A Noite dos Duros
1978
No synopsis available yet.
Tiradentes, O Mártir da Independência
1977
9.0Fábio, a mediocre and broke writer, is evicted for unpaid rent and even ends up in jail after a police raid on a brothel. His life changes when he unexpectedly inherits the fortune of his wealthy uncle Casemiro — only for the old man to recover soon after. Suddenly wealthy, Fábio dives into high-society parties while trying to finish a “dictionary of sex” and turn his new lifestyle into personal and sexual success. He reconnects with his former lover Gina, who introduces him to Candy, a glamorous nightclub performer who becomes central to his fantasies and ambitions. As scandals unfold and secrets come to light — including Candy’s identity as a travesti — Fábio becomes trapped between desire, money, social appearances and his own insecurities, forcing him to confront what he really wants from life.
O Sexualista
1977
1960s · 4 titles
7.1Manuel is a fanatical barber for a São Paulo soccer team, Corinthians, and that's why he always gets into trouble with his neighbors and family.
The Corinthian
1967
6.2Barbara Leen owns a coffee export company based in Rio de Janeiro. The company has long since been infiltrated by smugglers, without Barbara knowing about it. The criminals are smuggling diamonds. Barbara's boyfriend is a journalist and tries to get to the bottom of the matter. But during his research he comes across more and more deaths. Eventually, however, he comes across the nightclub owner Leila and her lover Dumont. They appear to be the masterminds.
Mord in Rio
1963
3.5When a dying man receives a kiss from a bereaved man who tries to save him, the man is jailed as a homosexual. He is released from jail, but his life has been ruined by the incident -- and the man eventually is killed by his own father-in-law. The kiss that resulted in the eventual persecution and death of the man is never shown in this plodding, downbeat drama.
The Kiss
1965
10.0Adventures of a highway patrolman and his German shepherd dog Lobo, fighting against crime.
O Vigilante Rodoviário
1962
1950s · 10 titles
7.1Candinho is a hillbilly who leaves the countryside, taking his donkey along, and goes to São Paulo, trying to find his mother.
Candinho
1954
9.0No synopsis available yet.
O Preço da Vitória
1959
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Rebelião em Vila Rica
1957
5.5Tourist gets bonked on the head, suffers an amnesiac fugue, wanders away from her husband and children, becomes an evil prostitute-y thief-y saloon gal.
Adventure in Rio
1953
9.0Swindler in jail devises a scheme to blackmail the family of recently deceased people, threatening to tell supposedly incriminating facts about their dead relatives' lives.
Uma Pulga na Balança
1953
7.0A woman marries a gambler, thinking she could straighten him up, but he loses all their assets, even their own house, and tries to commit suicide. But one of the winners falls for his stepdaughter, and this could change the situation.
Angela
1951
6.9Isidoro Colepicula is a humble truck driver hired to transport some furniture from São Paulo to Santos, in his worn out truck he calls "Anastácio". Hiding among the pieces travels a bride who's trying to escape her own marriage. With his dog Coroné, he gets himself into many amusing situations, especially when the packed vehicle is left without brakes on a steep road, and he has to chase after it.
Sai da Frente
1952
8.0Sílvia Nogalis, a renowned concert pianist, prefers her career to her marriage. On the night she performs Beethoven's "Appassionata", she learns of the death of her husband, maestro Walter Hauser.
Appassionata
1952
7.0On a small coastal town, a light-keeper lives in total seclusion after his wife's passing. His daughter is also there and she becomes his only contact with the other locals, and when a helper is sent to assist him on duties, she asks a childhood friend of hers to marry her, so he can be appointed as her father's helper.
Luz Apagada
1953
7.5Isidoro, a poor guy, suddenly becomes a millionaire, and gets into the most bizarre situations.
Nadando em Dinheiro
1952
Series credits
9.0No synopsis available yet.
A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão
1990
No synopsis available yet.
O Direito de Nascer
1978
No synopsis available yet.
Telerromance
1981
No synopsis available yet.
Telerromance
1981
No synopsis available yet.
Ídolo de Pano
1974
9.0Colonel Epaminondas is a retrograde and authoritarian man, who commands and dismantles the region. He declares war on Pedro Galvão, his main rival, when he donates part of his land – purchased from the colonel – for the construction of a church and a school. The arrival of professor Juliana, right at the beginning of the plot, changes the lives of the residents of the small village. Juliana takes over the school and ends up arousing the interest of Fernando, Epaminondas' son. Oblivious to the fights that drive the story are Pituca (Patrí and Serelepe (Aires Pinto). The friendship between the two children, however, does not please the colonel, who is always fighting with his daughter. 'Meu Pedacinho de Chão' was co-produced and shown simultaneously by Globo and TV Cultura in São Paulo.
Meu Pedacinho de Chão
1971
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Vitória Bonelli
1972
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Meus Filhos, Minha Vida
1984
No synopsis available yet.
O Velho, o Menino e o Burro
1975
No synopsis available yet.
Os Apóstolos de Judas
1976
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Braço de Ferro
1983
8.0The story takes place in São Paulo, in the late 1920s, and has Mariano's memories as its starting point. Orphaned, he loses the aunt who raised him and ends up in Madame Iara's brothel, where he meets two people who transform his life: Esmeraldo, a gigolo who loves the good life who becomes his master; and the prostitute Guadalupe, known as Lu, a sweet and extremely sensual woman. Esmeraldo is Lu's boyfriend, whom he loves unconditionally. Mariano enters the couple's lives and ends up falling in love with her, thus forming the love triangle that drives the entire narrative.
Memórias de um Gigolô
1986
9.0No synopsis available yet.
O Ébrio
1965
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Renúncia
1982
No synopsis available yet.
Dona Santa
1981
5.5No synopsis available yet.
O Canto das Sereias
1990
