Raul Roulien
Raul Roulien | |
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Born | Raul Salvador Intini Pepe 7 October 1904 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Died | 8 September 2000 São Paulo, Brazil | (aged 95)
Other names | Salvador Intini |
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Years active | 1928–1970 |
Spouses | Abigail Maia
(m. 1928; div. 1930)Diva Tosca
(m. 1932; died 1933)Nelly Rodrigues (m. 1950) |
Raul Salvador Intini Pepe Roulien (7 October 1904 – 8 September 2000), known professionally as Raul Roulien, was a Brazilian actor, singer, screenwriter and film director.[1] He is widely considered the first male Brazilian star in Hollywood.
He worked briefly in Hollywood in the waning days of the American movies' embrace of the "
Raul began recording in 1928 and grew in reputation as a theater actor and composer as well, being the greatest Brazilian heartthrob of his time. That same year, he formed the theatrical company Abigail Maia-Raul Roulien, with then wife, actress Abigail Maia, authoring a genre called "frivolity theater", which were quick shows that took place between breaks in the cinema.
In 1931, at the age of 29, with his talent and good looks, he went to the United States and was signed to
In 1933 his second wife, Diva Tosca (née Tosca Izabel Querze), was hit and killed as a pedestrian on Sunset Boulevard by John Huston.[2]
Life and career
Raul Roulien was born Raul Salvador Intini Pepe on 7 October 1904, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Italian immigrants Biagio Pepe and Anna Intini. As a child, he used to sing all the time. He started his artistic career at age eight, as Raul Pepe, and he is reported to have performed to then President of Brazil Rodrigues Alves and to Brazilian writer, and his godfather, Ruy Barbosa.
While visiting one of his brothers in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was hired to sing at Cine Porteño. There, he rose to fame as a chansonier, a pianist and a composer, and began to pursue a career in the theater. In 1928, back in Brazil, he founded the "Abigail Maya-Raul Roulien Theater Company", with then wife, actress Abigail Maia, and created a performance genre called "Theater of Frivolity," which were quick shows that took place between movie sessions.
In 1931, divorced from Abigail, he went to New York and was signed to
Stage and film work
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1931 | There Were Thirteen | Max Minchin | ||
1931 | Delicious | Sascha | Singing "Delishious" | |
1932 | Careless Lady | Luis Pareda | ||
1932 | State's Attorney | Señor Alvarado | Uncredited | |
1932 | The Painted Woman | Jim Kikela | ||
1933 | El Último Varon Sobre La Tierra | Ralph Martin | ||
1933 | Primavera en otoño | Juan Manuel Valladres | ||
1933 | It's Great to Be Alive | Carlos Martin | ||
1933 | No Dejes la Puerta Abierta | Raul | ||
1933 | Flying Down to Rio | Julio Ribeiro | First Fred Astaire / Ginger Rogers pairing Singing "Orchids in the Moonlight" |
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1934 | Granaderos del Amor | Erich Remberg / Pierre Laval | ||
1934 | The World Moves On | Carlos Girard (1825) / Henri Girard (1914) | ||
1935 | Asegure a Su Mujer | Ricardo Randall | ||
1935 | Piernas de Seda | Frank Alton | ||
1935 | Te Quiero Con Locura | Alberto Foster | ||
1937 | O Grito da Mocidade | Raul Melo | ||
1939 | El Grito de la Juventud | Director | ||
1939 | Aves Sem Ninho | Director | ||
1947 | Road to Rio | Cavalry Officer | Uncredited, (final film role) | |
1948 | Asas do Brasil | Story, screenwriter, director |
Stage
Production | Year | Theater | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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Malibu | 1938 | – | Director | [3] |
Prometo Ser Infiel | 1941 | Teatro-Cassino Copacabana | Also director and translator | [4] |
Patinho de Ouro | 1941 | Teatro-Cassino Copacabana | Also director | [5] |
Garçon | 1941 | Teatro-Cassino Copacabana | Also director | [6] |
Alguns Abaixo de Zero | 1941 | Teatro Boa Vista | Also director | [7] |
Trio em Lá Menor | 1941 | Teatro Boa Vista | Also writer and director | [8] |
Diana, Eu Te Amo | 1941 | Teatro Boa Vista | Also director | [9] |
Coração | 1941 | Teatro Boa Vista | Also writer and director | [10] |
Na Pele do Lobo | 1942 | Teatro Regina | Also director and translator | [11] |
References
- ^ Solomon p.331
- ISBN 9780307590695.
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Bibliography
- Aubrey Solomon. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.
External links
- Raul Roulien at IMDb