Amácio Mazzaropi (April 9, 1912 – June 13, 1981[1]) was a Brazilian actor and filmmaker.[2][3]
Amácio Mazzaropi | |
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 Mazzaropi, in a scene of Tristeza do Jeca (1961) | |
| Born | April 9, 1912 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | June 13, 1981 (aged 69) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Film director, Singer |
| Parent(s) | Bernardo Mazzaroppi, Clara Ferreira |
Biography
editA comic performer from a circus background, he became popular in Brazil with his character Jeca Tatu, a portrayal of the caipira (Brazilian redneck).[4] Mazzaropi debuted in cinema in 1951, with Sai da Frente. In 1958 he established his own film studio, PAM Filmes, producing and distributing his own movies.[5]
He died in São Paulo on June 13, 1981, of bone marrow cancer.
Tribute
editOn April 9, 2021, Google celebrated his 109th birthday with a Google Doodle.[6]
Filmography
edit- Sai da frente (1952) as Isidoro Colepicola
- Nadando em dinheiro (1952) as Isidoro Colepícula
- Candinho (1954) as Candinho
- A Carrocinha (1955) as Jacinto
- Fuzileiro do Amor (1956) as José Ambrósio / Ambrósio José
- Chico Fumaça (1956) as Chico Fumaça
- O Gato de Madame (1957) as Arlindo Pinto
- O Noivo da Girafa (1958) as Aparício
- Chofer de Praça (1959) as Zacarias
- Zé do Periquito (1960) as Zenó, o Zé do Periquito
- Jeca Tatu (1960) as Jeca
- As Aventuras de Pedro Malasartes (1960) as Pedro Malazartes
- Tristeza do Jeca (1961) as Jeca
- O Vendedor de Linguiça (1962) as Gustavo
- Casinha Pequenina (1963) as Chico
- O Lamparina (1964) as Bernardino Jabá
- O puritano da rua Augusta (1965) as Punduroso
- Meu Japão Brasileiro (1965) as Fofuca
- O corintiano (1967) as Manoel (Seu Mané)
- O Jeca e a freira (1968) as Sigismundo, o Jeca
- Uma pistola para Djeca (1969) as Gumercindo
- No paraíso das solteironas (1969) as Joaquim Kabrito / J.K.
- Betão Ronca Ferro (1971) as Betão
- O grande xerife (1972) as Inácio Pororoca
- Um caipira em Bariloche (1973) as Polidoro
- Portugal, minha saudade (1974) as Sabino
- O Cineasta das Platéias (1975)
- O jeca macumbeiro (1975) as Pirola
- Jeca contra o Capeta (1976) as Poluído
- Jecão...um fofoqueiro no céu (1977) as Jecão
- O Jeca e seu filho preto (1978) as Zé
- A Banda das Velhas Virgens (1979) as Gostoso
- O Jeca e a égua milagrosa (1980) as Raimundo
- Maria Tomba Homem - (not finished)
References
edit- ^ Minha História
- ^ Vera Cruz - Mazzaropi, O Caipira
- ^ Amácio Mazzaropi {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080131222224/http://www.sergiosakall.com.br/artistas/personalidade_mazzaropi.html |date=January 31, 2010
- ^ Dennison, Stephanie; Shaw, Lisa (2004-11-27). Popular Cinema in Brazil: 1930-2001. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719064999.
- ^ Bueno, Eva Paulino (2012-07-03). Amácio Mazzaropi in the Film and Culture of Brazil: After Cinema Novo. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137009197.
- ^ "Amácio Mazzaropi's 109th Birthday". Google. 9 April 2021.
External links
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