Pedro Cardoso

Acting

Pedro Cardoso

Born

1962-12-31 (63)

Place of birth

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Known for

Acting

Credits

41 titles

Pedro Cardoso (born December 31, 1962) is a Brazilian actor, screenwriter, playwright, writer and television director. He is best known for his role as Agostinho Carrara on the Rede Globo sitcom "A Grande Família", for which he was nominated for an International Emmy Award for best actor. Pedro Cardoso was born in Rio de Janeiro, the second of six children in a prominent family. His father was a well-succeed lawyer, while his grandfather was the president of Banco do Brasil. He is also a second cousin to Fernando Henrique Cardoso, a former President of Brazil. Cardoso left home when he was at 18 years due to "paternal guidance and youthful pride". He started to work on theaters as an illum…

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 6 titles

Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites poster
NR

A portrays of the period in which Brazilian humor had fewer limits (1986-2003), free from military dictatorship.

Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites

2018

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme poster
6.0

Adaptation of the series shown in 1988. The humble farmer Zé do Burro makes a promise to Santa Bárbara to save his donkey Nicolau from death. The payment is to carry a heavy cross from the interior of Bahia to a church in Salvador. When you reach the steps of the church, with injured shoulders, you have to deal with the incomprehension of a conservative priest.

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme

2015

BR 716 poster
6.2

In 1960s Rio de Janeiro, aspiring writer Felipe leads a life of wild parties held in an apartment in famous street Barata Ribeiro in Copacabana. There he and his friends enjoy freedom even in the midst of a complicated political moment.

BR 716

2016

A Farra do Circo poster
9.0

This documentary highlights the evolution of Brazil's Circo Voador venue from homespun artists' performance space to national cultural institution.

A Farra do Circo

2013

Marchamos poster
2.7

In 2005, the first national manifestation against homophobia, called STOP Homophobia, was held in Viseu. The sad events that preceded and impelled the organization of the manifestation are kept in memory. Those were times of reaction to extreme homophobic violence. In 2018, people with different life histories, sexual orientations, sexual characteristics, identities and gender expressions were united by freedom in love and self-determination of gender. On October 7, 2018, the 1st March for LGBTI + Rights was held in Viseu, and more than 20 organizations from Viseu, Vila Real, Bragança, Coimbra, Porto and Lisbon participated. We marched for the present and the future, joining the will of those who are proactive in defending basic human rights in an attempt to eliminate violence and exclusion. More than a thousand people marched in Viseu. The Municipal Council of Viseu ignored the March as they have not participated in it and refused to participate in this film.

Marchamos

2018

Todo Mundo Tem Problemas Sexuais poster
5.3

Divided in five segments, "Todo Mundo Tem Problemas Sexuais" follows the story of different couples, each having various problems in bed.

Todo Mundo Tem Problemas Sexuais

2011

2000s · 8 titles

Dzi Croquettes poster
7.7

A Brazilian theatre group that through talent, irony and humour confronted the Brazilian violent dictatorship in the 1970s revolutionising the gay movement worldwide and changing theatre and dance language to an entire generation.

Dzi Croquettes

2009

Golden Oldies poster
5.0

Four friends who only think about enjoying life, with big parties, women and drinks, are surprised by an eviction. In need of money, the group is forced to think about what they hate most: working! Confusion arises when everyone looks for an easy way to get money, with minimum effort. The days pass and the hilarious confusion only increases!

Golden Oldies

2008

Separações poster
7.1

Cabral is a 60 year old playwright who's married to Glorinha, an actress who's 20 years younger than him. They've been together for half of her live, and now they're getting bored...

Separações

2003

The Big Family: The Movie poster
6.0

Public functionary and family man Lineu and his beloved wife Nenê celebrate the 40th anniversary of their first date. In the present day, Lineu feels uncomfortable when colleague Pacheco dies and goes to the doctor for an examination. When the result of his tomography arrives, Lineu steals the document, afraid of having a tumor, but he believes he will die sooner. Meanwhile, Nenê meets Lineu's old rival Carlinhos, who manages the local market, and invites him to dinner.

The Big Family: The Movie

2007

The Man Who Copied poster
7.5

A young photocopier operator becomes infatuated with his neighbor and, unable to afford anything from her shop, turns to shady schemes to make money.

The Man Who Copied

2003

Bossa Nova poster
5.5

After a chance encounter on the elevator, the lives of Mary Ann, a widowed English teacher, and Pedro, a recently divorced man, intersect against the hot backdrop of Rio de Janeiro.

Bossa Nova

2000

Redeemer poster
7.0

Célio Rocha believes he was assigned by God Himself a difficult mission: to persuade his childhood friend Otávio Sabóia, a corrupt entrepeneur in the construction business, to give away all his possessions to the poor.

Redeemer

2004

Domingos poster
2.0

A look into the life and mind of Brazilian playwright and filmmaker Domingos Oliveira through his daily activities and artistic deeds.

Domingos

2009

1990s · 10 titles

Four Days in September poster
7.5

Fernando, a journalist, and his friend César join terrorist group MR8 in order to fight Brazilian dictatorial regime during the late sixties. César, however, is wounded and captured during a bank hold up. Fernando then decides to kidnap the American ambassador in Brazil and ask for the release of fifteen political prisoners in exchange for his life.

Four Days in September

1997

Rio's Love Song poster
6.1

Four love stories which portray a wide gamut of emotions and desires against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. "Elephant's Stomp" : the story of a highway patrol officer who is infatuated with a mulatto dancer at a local nightclub. "Drao" : a publicity man and a boutique owner who face a crises in their marriage. "You Are Beautiful" : two homeless teenagers seek love amidst their personal misery. "Samba of the Great Passion" : a book maker who is charmed and captivated by the voice of a female singer coming from a building across the street. Characters in search of love in order to escape from the boredom, loneliness and helplessness of their lives.

Rio's Love Song

1994

A Matadeira poster
8.0

Canudos was a small village in northeastern Brazil, founded by the messianic leader Antônio Conselheiro and massacred by a powerful army until the death of the last of its 30,000 inhabitants, on October 5, 1897. The film tells the story of the Canudos massacre from an English cannon, nicknamed by the backlands people "A Matadeira", which was transported by twenty teams of oxen through the backlands to fire a single shot.

A Matadeira

1994

Treason poster
6.5

Three stories of infidelity unfold: a man falls for a married woman, a young girl draws the gaze of her sister’s fiancé, and a husband takes his unfaithful wife hostage after discovering her affair with his best friend.

Treason

1999

Os Moradores da Rua Humboldt poster
NR

The story of a large family in which each member develops a strange occupation.

Os Moradores da Rua Humboldt

1992

Estrada poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Estrada

1995

No artwork available
5.6

A famous actor believes he has totally mastered his craft. A young and talented actress is open to new challenges. They meet, and confront each other; on, and off the stage. From his personal and artistic lethargy, he sees the possibilities of a new beginning, new opportunities, after starting to see her. The story unravels, as the title states, "behind the curtain."

Por Trás do Pano

1999

Felicidade É... poster
7.0

Four directors tell stories related to the concept of happiness.

Felicidade É...

1995

Dente Por Dente poster
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Dente Por Dente

1994

Stelinha poster
6.4

A young rock singer meets his childhood heroine, a famous singer who is now wallowing in alcohol and sex.

Stelinha

1990

Series credits

A Grande Família poster
8.4

The daily lives of a typical Brazilian middle-class family, that are always very close and tries, in their way, to survive the financial and relationship difficulties.

A Grande Família

2001

Chico Anysio Show poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Chico Anysio Show

1982

Pátria Minha poster
8.1

Four stories intertwine, revolving around moral dilemmas of life in society. A secret unites student Alice and mega-businessman Raul Pelegrini, who are major ideological opponents.

Pátria Minha

1994

Vamp poster
8.1

After making a Faustian bargain with a vampire for fame, a regretful young singer must find a sacred, lost artifact that might revert the curse.

Vamp

1991

Brava Gente poster
8.3

Brava Gente was a television series aired by TV Globo in Brazil between 2000 and 2003, initially as a special year-end. The program was adapted from stories and national stories, and plays by famous playwrights, screenwriters and signed by a number represented by several actors and actresses. The genres of the stories varied each week with the style of each director or author. Brava Gente in the stories ranged from comedies and dramas. In all 53 episodes were shown, broadcast on Tuesday nights.

Brava Gente

2000

Anos Rebeldes poster
8.1

Mini series about the 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, when a politically engaged student falls in love with a left wing journalist's daughter who doesn't care for politics. The romance follows 15 years of Brazilian history, since President João Goulart deposition by military reactionary forces, until the first signs of restoration of democracy, in the 1980s.

Anos Rebeldes

1992

A Comédia da Vida Privada poster
8.5

Amidst romances, missed connections, family crises, and situations that feel all too familiar, "Comédias da Vida Privada" transforms the everyday lives of the Brazilian middle class into stories brimming with humor, wit, and relatability.

A Comédia da Vida Privada

1994

A, E, I, O... Urca poster
8.3

Determined to secure the release of her father—imprisoned for advocating communism—Sílvia travels to Rio de Janeiro, where she finds work as a chorus girl at the Cassino da Urca. There, she meets and falls in love with a croupier named Tide. Sílvia becomes a celebrated beauty of Rio's nightlife but is blackmailed by a Nazi named Jofre; he promises to help free her father if she marries Michael, an Englishman from whom Jofre intends to steal a map to a uranium mine.

A, E, I, O... Urca

1990

Delegacia de Mulheres poster
8.6

No synopsis available yet.

Delegacia de Mulheres

1989

Behind the camera