Paulo Betti
Encyclopedia
Paulo Betti is a Brazil
ian stage
, film
and television
actor
. He also works occasionally as a film producer
and director
.
, a small town in the state of São Paulo
. In over thirty years of career, Betti has acted in over 20 telenovela
s and in 21 feature films. His most notable role was as the revolutionary Captain Carlos Lamarca
in Lamarca (1994) and Zuzu Angel (2006), both directed by Sérgio Rezende
. For his role in Lamarca, he won the São Paulo Association of Art Critics Award for Best Film Actor in 1995. He also hosted the show Novos Nomes em Cena of Canal Brasil, where he interviewed young Brazilian actors.
Betti was married to actress Eliane Giardini
between 1973 and 1997. The couple had two daughters: Juliana (born in 1977) and Mariana (born in 1980). He was also married to actress Maria Ribeiro
, mother of his only son João (born on March 30, 2003). The couple separated in 2005.
for the famous jingle "Lula Lá" ("Lula There") for the presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
from the Workers' Party
. In this video, several famous artists of the time sing the jingle. Betti supported Lula throughout all of his presidential campaigns, including the one in 2006, when several artists withdrawn their support from the candidate because of his party's involvement in the scandal known as "mensalão".
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 stage
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
, film
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...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
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...
. He also works occasionally as a film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
.
Biography
Paulo Sérgio Betti was born on September 10, 1952 in RafardRafard
Rafard is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was estimated 8,243 and the area is 132,82 km². The elevation is 515 m.-People:...
, a small town in the state of São Paulo
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
. In over thirty years of career, Betti has acted in over 20 telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s and in 21 feature films. His most notable role was as the revolutionary Captain Carlos Lamarca
Carlos Lamarca
Carlos Lamarca was a Brazilian Army Captain who deserted to become a communist guerilla member. He was a part of the revolutionary guerrilla group Popular Revolutionary Vanguard and became, along with Carlos Marighella, one of the major elements of communist subversion in Brazil...
in Lamarca (1994) and Zuzu Angel (2006), both directed by Sérgio Rezende
Sérgio Rezende
Sérgio Rezende is a Brazilian filmmaker. He is most known for directing several biographical films, such as Lamarca, Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei, and Zuzu Angel, about guerrilla leader Carlos Lamarca, entrepreneur Irineu Evangelista de Sousa, and stylist Zuzu Angel Jones, which embarked in a...
. For his role in Lamarca, he won the São Paulo Association of Art Critics Award for Best Film Actor in 1995. He also hosted the show Novos Nomes em Cena of Canal Brasil, where he interviewed young Brazilian actors.
Betti was married to actress Eliane Giardini
Eliane Giardini
Eliane Giardini is a Brazilian actress. Although she didn't achieve much fame until her 40th birthday, she is now considered one of the best and most beautiful Brazilian actresses...
between 1973 and 1997. The couple had two daughters: Juliana (born in 1977) and Mariana (born in 1980). He was also married to actress Maria Ribeiro
Maria Ribeiro
Maria do Amaral Ribeiro is a Brazilian actress.- Biography :He worked in soap operas such as A Escrava Isaura, playing the beautiful Malvina, and also Luz do Sol, playing Zoé. He also made the film the young Anamaria Tolerância, directed by Carlos Gerbase gaucho.He had a son with ex-husband Paulo...
, mother of his only son João (born on March 30, 2003). The couple separated in 2005.
Political views
In 1989 Betti was one of the producers of the music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the famous jingle "Lula Lá" ("Lula There") for the presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , known popularly as Lula, served as the 35th President of Brazil from 2003 to 2010.A founding member of the Workers' Party , he ran for President three times unsuccessfully, first in the 1989 election. Lula achieved victory in the 2002 election, and was inaugurated as...
from the Workers' Party
Workers' Party (Brazil)
The Workers' Party is a democratic socialist political party in Brazil. Launched in 1980, it is recognized as one of the largest and most important left-wing movements of Latin America. It governs at the federal level in a coalition government with several other parties since January 1, 2003...
. In this video, several famous artists of the time sing the jingle. Betti supported Lula throughout all of his presidential campaigns, including the one in 2006, when several artists withdrawn their support from the candidate because of his party's involvement in the scandal known as "mensalão".
No cinema
- 2008 - A Casa da Mãe Joana as Paulo Roberto
- 2007 - O Signo da Cidade as Teca's husband
- 2007 - A Grande Família - O Filme as Carlinhos
- 2006 - Zuzu Angel as Cap. Carlos LamarcaCarlos LamarcaCarlos Lamarca was a Brazilian Army Captain who deserted to become a communist guerilla member. He was a part of the revolutionary guerrilla group Popular Revolutionary Vanguard and became, along with Carlos Marighella, one of the major elements of communist subversion in Brazil...
- 2006 - Tapete vermelho as Aparício
- 2006 - Irma Vap - O Retorno
- 2005 - Cafundó (also director) as Parrot man
- 2003 - Chatô, o Rei do Brasil as Getúlio VargasGetúlio VargasGetúlio Dornelles Vargas served as President of Brazil, first as dictator, from 1930 to 1945, and in a democratically elected term from 1951 until his suicide in 1954. Vargas led Brazil for 18 years, the most for any President, and second in Brazilian history to Emperor Pedro II...
- 2002 - Querido estranho
- 2001 - Onde andará Petrúcio Felker (voice) (short subject)
- 2000 - Os idiotas mesmo (voice) (short subject)
- 2000 - Um Anjo Trapalhão
- 1999 - Oriundi as Renato Padovani
- 1999 - Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei as Mauá
- 1999 - O toque do oboé as Augusto
- 1997 - O Amor Está no Ar as Bigode (Mustache)
- 1997 - Ed Mort as Ed Mort
- 1997 - Guerra de Canudos as Zé Lucena
- 1996 - Quem Matou Pixote? as TV director
- 1995 - Biu, a vida real não tem retake (short subject)
- 1994 - Lamarca as Cap. Carlos Lamarca
- 1991 - Olha! Isso pode dar bolo (short subject)
- 1990 - Césio 137 - o Pesadelo de Goiânia
- 1989 - Doida Demais as Gabriel
- 1988 - Dedé Mamata
- 1987 - Besame Mucho
- 1985 - Fonte da Saudade
- 1985 - Jogo Duro