Rodolfo Arena
Born: 1910-12-15 in Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
Died: 1980-08-31
Known For: Acting
Biography
Angelo Arena, known as Rodolfo Arena (Araraquara, December 15, 1910 — Rio de Janeiro, August 31, 1980), was a Brazilian actor. Son of Italians Antonio Arena and Rosa Acettosi, he was born in the interior of São Paulo. He began his artistic career in the circus. In the 1930s he debuted in theater and from then on had a successful career that included almost one hundred films, some soap operas and more than three hundred plays. He was one of the most prolific actors in Brazilian cinema.
Filmography
1997
1981
- Fruit of Love
- A Mulher Sensual as Pai de Marina
1980
- Flamengo Paixão
- Bye Bye Brazil as Lavrador
- Bububu no Bobobó
- The Torturer
- The Woman Who Invented Love as Doutor Perdigão
1979
- I Killed Lucio Flavio as Celso
- Denúncia Vazia
- A Pantera Nua
- Maneco, o Super Tio as Avô
- Parceiros da Aventura as Inspetor
- Delirious Saturdays as Afonso
1978
1977
- ...E As Pílulas Falharam
- Sweet Thieves as Português
- Costinha e o King Mong
1976
- O Flagrante
- Intimacy as Cícero
- The Vampire of Copacabana as Motorista
- Xica as Sargento-Mor
- Padre Cícero: Os Milagres de Juazeiro as Dom Joaquim
- Noite Sem Homem as Lima
- Tem Folga na Direção
- A Noite dos Assassinos
- Fogo Morto
1975
- Com as Calças na Mão as Lauro
- O Caçador de Fantasma as Avô
- Costinha, o Rei da Selva
- Quando as Mulheres Querem Provas as Arquimedes
- Enigma for Demons as Dr. Barbosa
1974
- O Azarento: Um Homem de Sorte
- O Mau-Caráter as Barão de Moncovil
- Sagarana: O Duelo as Exaltino
- Motel as Leopoldo
- Brutos Inocentes as Inácio
1973
- O Semideus as Osvaldo
- Go to Work You Bum! as Pai de Dino
- Joanna Francesa
- Rodolfo Arena – Um Ator do Brasil
1972
- Missão: Matar! as Cordeiro
- Eu Transo, Ela Transa as Afonso
- Independence or Death! as Palmela
- O Grande Gozador
- Jesuíno Brilhante, o Cangaceiro as Soares
- Saint Bernard as Dr. Magalhães
- O Supercareta
1971
- Adventures with Uncle Manuelo as Avô
- O Doce Esporte do Sexo
- Emboscada
- Crioulo Doido as Ruralista
- Jesus Cristo, Eu Estou Aqui
- Como Ganhar na Loteria Sem Perder a Esportiva
- Lucia McCartney, Call Girl as Uncle
- Em Família as Seu Souza
1970
- Baron Olavo, The Horrible as Baron Olavo
- Os Senhores da Terra as Coronel Floro Bartolomeu
1969
- Macunaima as Maanape
- Killed the Family and Went to the Movies as Pai
- Meu Nome é Lampião
- Pobre Príncipe Encantado as Joca
- Brazil Year 2000
1968
- Maria Bonita, Rainha do Cangaço as Coronel Canavieira
- Capitu as José Dias
1966
- Essa Gatinha é Minha
- Plantation Boy as José Paulino
1964
- Procura-se Uma Rosa
- Lollipop! as Capitão
1963
- Crime no Sacopã
- Golden Mouth as Dentista
1959
1958
1956
1950
1946
- The Drunkard as José