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
- A Mulher Sensual as Pai de Marina
- Fruit of Love
1980
- Bye Bye Brazil as Lavrador
- Bububu no Bobobó
- The Woman Who Invented Love as Doutor Perdigão
- The Torturer
- Flamengo Paixão
1979
- I Killed Lucio Flavio as Celso
- Delirious Saturdays as Afonso
- Maneco, o Super Tio as Avô
- Denúncia Vazia
- A Pantera Nua
- Parceiros da Aventura as Inspetor
1978
1977
- Sweet Thieves as Português
- Costinha e o King Mong
- ...E As Pílulas Falharam
1976
- Intimacy as Cícero
- Fogo Morto
- O Flagrante
- The Vampire of Copacabana as Motorista
- Xica as Sargento-Mor
- Tem Folga na Direção
- Padre Cícero: Os Milagres de Juazeiro as Dom Joaquim
- A Noite dos Assassinos
- Noite Sem Homem as Lima
1975
- Costinha, o Rei da Selva
- Quando as Mulheres Querem Provas as Arquimedes
- Enigma for Demons as Dr. Barbosa
- Com as Calças na Mão as Lauro
- O Caçador de Fantasma as Avô
1974
- Sagarana: O Duelo as Exaltino
- O Azarento: Um Homem de Sorte
- O Mau-Caráter as Barão de Moncovil
- 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
- Saint Bernard as Dr. Magalhães
- O Supercareta
- Missão: Matar! as Cordeiro
- Independência ou Morte as Palmela
- O Grande Gozador
- Jesuíno Brilhante, o Cangaceiro as Soares
- Eu Transo, Ela Transa as Afonso
1971
- Lucia McCartney, Call Girl as Uncle
- Jesus Cristo, Eu Estou Aqui
- Crioulo Doido as Ruralista
- Emboscada
- O Doce Esporte do Sexo
- Em Família as Seu Souza
- Como Ganhar na Loteria Sem Perder a Esportiva
- Adventures with Uncle Manuelo as Avô
1970
1969
- Macunaima as Maanape
- Baron Olavo, The Horrible as Baron Olavo
- Killed the Family and Went to the Movies as Pai
- Brazil Year 2000
- Pobre Príncipe Encantado as Joca
- Meu Nome é Lampião
1968
- Capitu as José Dias
- Maria Bonita, Rainha do Cangaço as Coronel Canavieira
1966
- Plantation Boy as José Paulino
- Essa Gatinha é Minha
1964
- Lollipop as Capitão
- Procura-se Uma Rosa
1963
- Golden Mouth as Dentista
- Crime no Sacopã
1959
1958
1956
1950
1946
- The Drunkard as José