José Dumont
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José Dumont
José Dumont (b. 1 July 1950, Bananeiras
, Paraíba
) is a Brazil
ian TV
and movie
actor
, best known for his role as the family father in Behind the Sun (Abril Despedaçado), an award-winning film of director Walter Salles
. More recently, he has been lionised for his role as the slick artist agent-entrepreneur in the movie 2 Filhos de Francisco
.
Born in the state of Paraíba, in Brazilian Northeast, Dumont has the typical physique du rôle of its inhabitants, and because of this is often chosen for interpreting them. He began his award-studded acting career in the theater and cinema
, in 1975. He became better known throughout the country by his noted participation in the films Lúcio Flávio - Passageiro da Agonia, directed by Hector Babenco
in 1977, and Gaijin, directed by Tisuka Yamasaki, in 1980. His first awards came in 1979, as the best actor in the film festivals of Gramado
and Brasília
, in O Homem que Virou Suco, directed by João Batista de Andrade, and in the film festival of Cuba
. In 2004 he was again awarded as best actor in Narradores de Javé.
Dumont is also very much sought after as an actor in TV series and soap opera
s. He is in the permanent cast of Rede Globo
. His most noted appearances were in América (2005), Terra Nostra (1999), Tocaia Grande (1995), Guerra Sem Fim (1993), Amazônia (1991), A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão (1990), Pantanal (1990), Grande Sertão: Veredas (1985), Corpo a Corpo (1984), Padre Cícero (1984), Fernando da Gata (1983), Bandidos da Falange (1983) and Lampião e Maria Bonita (1982), this last being his first TV appearance, with a role as lieutenant Zé Rufino in the story about the bandit (cangaceiro
) Lampião
.
José Dumont (b. 1 July 1950, Bananeiras
Bananeiras
Bananeiras is a town and municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.-References:...
, Paraíba
Paraíba
Paraíba Paraíba Paraíba (Tupi: pa'ra a'íba: "bad to navigation"; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east...
) is a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian TV
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and movie
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, best known for his role as the family father in Behind the Sun (Abril Despedaçado), an award-winning film of director Walter Salles
Walter Salles
Walter Moreira Salles, Jr. is a Brazilian filmmaker and film producer of international prominence.-Life and career:Salles was born in Rio de Janeiro. He is the son of Elizinha Goncalves and Walter Moreira Salles, a Brazilian banker and ambassador, and the brother of João Moreira Salles, also a...
. More recently, he has been lionised for his role as the slick artist agent-entrepreneur in the movie 2 Filhos de Francisco
2 Filhos de Francisco
2 Filhos de Francisco - A História de Zezé di Camargo e Luciano is a 2005 Brazilian drama film about the lives of the musicians Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano....
.
Born in the state of Paraíba, in Brazilian Northeast, Dumont has the typical physique du rôle of its inhabitants, and because of this is often chosen for interpreting them. He began his award-studded acting career in the theater and cinema
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, in 1975. He became better known throughout the country by his noted participation in the films Lúcio Flávio - Passageiro da Agonia, directed by Hector Babenco
Hector Babenco
Héctor Eduardo Babenco is an Argentine-born Brazilian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor.He has worked in several countries including Argentina, Brazil and the United States....
in 1977, and Gaijin, directed by Tisuka Yamasaki, in 1980. His first awards came in 1979, as the best actor in the film festivals of Gramado
Gramado
Gramado is a municipality and small touristic town, southeast of Caxias do Sul and east of Nova Petrópolis in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, in the Serra Gaúcha region. Most of the population of Gramado is of German or Italian descent...
and Brasília
Brasília
Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
, in O Homem que Virou Suco, directed by João Batista de Andrade, and in the film festival of Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
. In 2004 he was again awarded as best actor in Narradores de Javé.
Dumont is also very much sought after as an actor in TV series and soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
s. He is in the permanent cast of Rede Globo
Rede Globo
Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...
. His most noted appearances were in América (2005), Terra Nostra (1999), Tocaia Grande (1995), Guerra Sem Fim (1993), Amazônia (1991), A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão (1990), Pantanal (1990), Grande Sertão: Veredas (1985), Corpo a Corpo (1984), Padre Cícero (1984), Fernando da Gata (1983), Bandidos da Falange (1983) and Lampião e Maria Bonita (1982), this last being his first TV appearance, with a role as lieutenant Zé Rufino in the story about the bandit (cangaceiro
Cangaço
Cangaço is the name given to a form of "social banditry" in the Northeast of Brazil in late 19th and early 20th centuries. This region of Brazil is known for its aridness and hardships, and in a form of reaction against the domination of the land owners and the government, many men and women...
) Lampião
Lampião
"Captain" Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, better known as Lampião , was the most famous leader of a Cangaço band, marauders and outlaws who terrorized the Brazilian Northeast in the 1920s and 1930s.-Biography:...
.
Main filmography
- 2 Filhos de Francisco2 Filhos de Francisco2 Filhos de Francisco - A História de Zezé di Camargo e Luciano is a 2005 Brazilian drama film about the lives of the musicians Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano....
(2005) - Cidade Baixa (2005) - Lower City
- Olga (2004)
- Narradores de JavéNarradores de Javé- Plot :A small poor community called Javé is under threat of being flooded by a new dam that is being built, and the only way to prevent this is to prove the town's historical value...
(2003) - The Storytellers - Abril Despedaçado (2001) - Behind the Sun
- At Play in the Fields of the LordAt Play in the Fields of the LordAt Play in the Fields of the Lord is a drama film directed by Héctor Babenco adapted from the 1965 novel of the same name by American author Peter Matthiessen. The screenplay was written by Babenco and Jean-Claude Carrière...
(1991) - Running Out of Luck (1987)
- A Hora da Estrela (1985) - Hour of the Star
- Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de OrózOs Trapalhões e o Mágico de OrózOs Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz is the 1984 entry in the Brazilian comedy film series Os Trapalhões. This is a parody of The Wizard of Oz . It was directed by Dedé Santana and Vitor Lustosa...
(1984) - The Tramps and the Wizard of Oróz - Memórias do CárcereMemórias do CárcereMemórias do Cárcere may refer to:*Memórias do Cárcere is a book by Camilo Castelo Branco in 1862;*Memórias do Cárcere is a book by Graciliano Ramos in 1953;*Memórias do Cárcere is a film by Nelson Pereira dos Santos in 1984....
(1984) - Memoirs of Prison - Gaijin - Os Caminhos da Liberdade (1980) - Gaijin, a Brazilian Odissey
- Colonel Delmira GouveiaColonel Delmira GouveiaColonel Delmiro Gouveia is a 1978 Brazilian drama film directed by Geraldo Sarno. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival....
(1978) - Lúcio Flávio, o Passageiro da Agonia (1977)
- Morte e Vida Severina (1977)
External links
- José Dumont. Biography. CAFRI Cinema site (In Portuguese)