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
- Bububu no Bobobó
- The Torturer
- Bye Bye Brazil as Lavrador
- The Woman Who Invented Love as Doutor Perdigão
1979
- I Killed Lucio Flavio as Celso
- Denúncia Vazia
- A Pantera Nua
- Parceiros da Aventura as Inspetor
- Maneco, o Super Tio as Avô
- 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
- Noite Sem Homem as Lima
- Xica as Sargento-Mor
- Padre Cícero: Os Milagres de Juazeiro as Dom Joaquim
- Tem Folga na Direção
- Fogo Morto
- The Vampire of Copacabana as Motorista
- A Noite dos Assassinos
1975
- O Caçador de Fantasma as Avô
- Com as Calças na Mão as Lauro
- Enigma for Demons as Dr. Barbosa
- Costinha, o Rei da Selva
- Quando as Mulheres Querem Provas as Arquimedes
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
- O Grande Gozador
- Independence or Death! as Palmela
- Eu Transo, Ela Transa as Afonso
- Saint Bernard as Dr. Magalhães
- O Supercareta
- Jesuíno Brilhante, o Cangaceiro as Soares
1971
- Crioulo Doido as Ruralista
- Emboscada
- Adventures with Uncle Manuelo as Avô
- O Doce Esporte do Sexo
- Em Família as Seu Souza
- Como Ganhar na Loteria Sem Perder a Esportiva
- Lucia McCartney, Call Girl as Uncle
- Jesus Cristo, Eu Estou Aqui
1970
- Baron Olavo, The Horrible as Baron Olavo
- Os Senhores da Terra
1969
- Pobre Príncipe Encantado as Joca
- Macunaima as Maanape
- 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
- The Drunkard as José