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
- Bye Bye Brazil as Lavrador
- The Woman Who Invented Love as Doutor Perdigão
- The Torturer
- Bububu no Bobobó
- Flamengo Paixão
1979
- Maneco, o Super Tio as Avô
- I Killed Lucio Flavio as Celso
- Parceiros da Aventura as Inspetor
- A Pantera Nua
- Denúncia Vazia
- Delirious Saturdays as Afonso
1978
1977
- Sweet Thieves as Português
- Costinha e o King Mong
- ...E As Pílulas Falharam
1976
- Xica as Sargento-Mor
- Fogo Morto
- Intimacy as Cícero
- O Flagrante
- A Noite dos Assassinos
- Noite Sem Homem as Lima
- Padre Cícero: Os Milagres de Juazeiro as Dom Joaquim
- The Vampire of Copacabana as Motorista
- Tem Folga na Direção
1975
- Com as Calças na Mão as Lauro
- Quando as Mulheres Querem Provas as Arquimedes
- Costinha, o Rei da Selva
- Enigma for Demons as Dr. Barbosa
- O Caçador de Fantasma as Avô
1974
- Motel as Leopoldo
- Sagarana: O Duelo as Exaltino
- O Mau-Caráter as Barão de Moncovil
- Brutos Inocentes as Inácio
- O Azarento: Um Homem de Sorte
1973
- O Semideus as Osvaldo
- Go To Work You Bum! as Pai de Dino
- Joanna Francesa
- Rodolfo Arena – Um Ator do Brasil
1972
- Eu Transo, Ela Transa as Afonso
- Saint Bernard as Dr. Magalhães
- Missão: Matar! as Cordeiro
- O Grande Gozador
- Independência ou Morte as Palmela
- Jesuíno Brilhante, o Cangaceiro as Soares
- O Supercareta
1971
- Jesus Cristo, Eu Estou Aqui
- Como Ganhar na Loteria Sem Perder a Esportiva
- Em Família as Seu Souza
- O Doce Esporte do Sexo
- Adventures with Uncle Manuelo as Avô
- Crioulo Doido as Ruralista
- Emboscada
- Lucia McCartney, Call Girl as Uncle
1970
1969
- Macunaima as Maanape
- Killed the Family and Went to the Movies as Pai
- Brazil Year 2000
- Baron Olavo, The Horrible as Baron Olavo
- Meu Nome é Lampião
- Pobre Príncipe Encantado as Joca
1968
- Maria Bonita, Rainha do Cangaço as Coronel Canavieira
- Capitu as José Dias
1966
- Plantation Boy as José Paulino
- Essa Gatinha é Minha
1964
- Lollipop! as Capitão
- Procura-se Uma Rosa
1963
- Crime no Sacopã
- Golden Mouth as Dentista
1959
1958
1956
1950
1946
- The Drunkard as José