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
- The Torturer
- Flamengo Paixão
- Bububu no Bobobó
- The Woman Who Invented Love as Doutor Perdigão
- Bye Bye Brazil as Lavrador
1979
- I Killed Lucio Flavio as Celso
- A Pantera Nua
- Denúncia Vazia
- 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
- Xica as Sargento-Mor
- Noite Sem Homem as Lima
- The Vampire of Copacabana as Motorista
- Fogo Morto
- Tem Folga na Direção
- A Noite dos Assassinos
- Padre Cícero: Os Milagres de Juazeiro as Dom Joaquim
1975
- O Caçador de Fantasma as Avô
- Com as Calças na Mão as Lauro
- Quando as Mulheres Querem Provas as Arquimedes
- Enigma for Demons as Dr. Barbosa
- Costinha, o Rei da Selva
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
- Joanna Francesa
- Go To Work You Bum! as Pai de Dino
- Rodolfo Arena – Um Ator do Brasil
1972
- Missão: Matar! as Cordeiro
- Independência ou Morte as Palmela
- O Grande Gozador
- Eu Transo, Ela Transa as Afonso
- Saint Bernard as Dr. Magalhães
- Jesuíno Brilhante, o Cangaceiro as Soares
- O Supercareta
1971
- O Doce Esporte do Sexo
- Adventures with Uncle Manuelo as Avô
- Lucia McCartney, Call Girl as Uncle
- Crioulo Doido as Ruralista
- Emboscada
- Em Família as Seu Souza
- Como Ganhar na Loteria Sem Perder a Esportiva
- Jesus Cristo, Eu Estou Aqui
1970
- Os Senhores da Terra
- Baron Olavo, The Horrible as Baron Olavo
1969
- Macunaima as Maanape
- Pobre Príncipe Encantado as Joca
- Meu Nome é Lampião
- Killed the Family and Went to the Movies as Pai
- Brazil Year 2000
1968
- Maria Bonita, Rainha do Cangaço as Coronel Canavieira
- Capitu as José Dias
1966
- Plantation Boy as José Paulino
- Essa Gatinha é Minha
1964
- Procura-se Uma Rosa
- Lollipop! as Capitão
1963
- Crime no Sacopã
- Golden Mouth as Dentista
1959
1958
1956
1950
1946
- O Ébrio as José