Abel Pêra
Born: 1891-11-16 in Carregosa, Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal
Died: 1975-09-27
Known For: Acting
Biography
Abel Pêra (Carregosa, Oliveira de Azeméis, 16 November 1891 – Rio de Janeiro, 27 September 1975) was a Portuguese actor based in Brazil. Brother of Manuel Pêra and uncle of actress Marília Pêra, Abel Pêra entered the world of theater in his late teens as a carpenter, among his works are A Pensão da Dona Estela and Feitiço, by Oduvaldo Vianna. Uncle and godfather of actress Marília Pêra, Abel, even after becoming an actor, continued making wooden objects. Friend Chico Anysio once received a golf club he had made from Abel. On television, he participated in the soap opera Fogo Sobre Terra in 1974. Abel Pêra's last work was the film O Casamento, released in 1975.
Filmography
1976
- The Wedding as Sabino’s Father
1975
- Bravo! as Frederico Vieira
1973
1972
- Eu Transo, Ela Transa as Comendador
1971
- O Enterro da Cafetina as Dono da Pensão
- As Quatro Chaves Mágicas as Avô
1968
- The Man Who Bought the World as Professor Bagdá
- The Brave Warrior as Professor
1957
1945
- O Cortiço as Vendeiro
1941
- Black Diamonds as Moribundo
1940
- E o Circo Chegou as Joaquim