Rubens de Falco
Rubens de Falco | |
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Born | Rubens de Falco da Costa October 19, 1931 |
Died | August 22, 2008 São Paulo, Brazil | (aged 76)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1952–2008 |
Rubens de Falco da Costa (October 19, 1931 – August 22, 2008) was a
Career
De Falco was born in
In television, he had prominent parts in telenovelas such as
Perhaps his best-known work came in 1976, when he portrayed the cruel villain Leôncio Almeida, a powerful farm owner and ruthless slave owner in the telenovela
Escrava Isaura was extremely well received globally and became a hit in
He again portrayed a powerful farm owner and ruthless slave owner, the cruel villain Baron de Araruna in the 1986 telenovela, Sinhá Moça alongside Lucélia Santos who starred this time as his rebellious daughter.
De Falco's last television role was as Almeida in 2004 in the
Death
Rubens de Falco died on February 22, 2008, of heart failure at the CIAI Center for the Aged in São Paulo, Brazil.[1] He was not married and left no descendants.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1952 | Appassionata | ||
1953 | Esquina da Ilusão | ||
1954 | Floradas na Serra | ||
1957 | O Capanga | ||
1957 | O Pão Que o Diabo Amassou | ||
1959 | Moral em Concordata | Narrator | Voice |
1966 | Engraçadinha Depois dos Trinta | ||
1966 | Essa Gatinha é Minha | ||
1968 | O Homem Que Comprou o Mundo | ||
1969 | Tempo de Violência | ||
1969 | O Impossível Acontece | (segment "Eu, Ela e o Outro") | |
1970 | Anjos e Demônios | Prosecutor | |
1971 | Uma Pantera em Minha Cama | ||
1972 | Missão: Matar | John Dorcas | |
1972 | A Difícil Vida Fácil | Ricardo | |
1973 | Café na Cama | Flávio | |
1974 | O Mau-Caráter | ||
1975 | O Sósia da Morte | Narciso | |
1975 | O Homem da Cabeça de Ouro | ||
1975 | Nós, Os Canalhas | ||
1975 | Deixa, Amorzinho... Deixa | ||
1977 | Este Rio Muito Louco | (segment "Fátima Todo Amor") | |
1978 | Colonel Delmiro Gouveia | Delmiro Gouveia | |
1978 | A Dama de Branco | ||
1979 | Os Foragidos da Violência | ||
1981 | Pixote | Juiz | |
1984 | Macho y hembra | Vicente | |
1985 | La hora Texaco | ||
1986 | Un hombre de éxito | Iriarte | |
1986 | O Monge e a Filha do Carrasco | Saltmaster | |
2001 | Sonhos Tropicais | General Travassos | |
2008 | Fim da Linha | Deputado Ernesto Alves | (final film role) |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Brazilian telenovela actor Rubens de Falco, star of The Slave Isaura, dies at 76". International Herald Tribune. Associated Press. 22 February 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
- Internet Movie Database.
External links
- Rubens de Falco at IMDb