Waldir Onofre, black actor and director of Brazilian cinema

The article maps the trajectory of the black actor and director Waldir Onofre (1934-2015), born in Itaguaí, State of Rio de Janeiro. Coming from a humble family, he worked since he was a child: he was a shoeshine boy, chap driver, locksmith, blacksmith and radio and television technician, an occupat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Catani, Afrânio Mendes, Bezerra, Nielson Rosa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE)
Repositorio:Práticas Educativas, Memórias e Oralidades
Idioma:portugués
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OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistas.uece.br:article/10890
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uece.br/index.php/revpemo/article/view/10890
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Palabra clave:Cinema brasileiro
Cinema negro
Waldir Onofre
Ator brasileiro negro
Diretor brasileiro negro
Cinema negro brasileiro
Brazilian cinema
Black cinema.
Black Brazilian actor
Black Brazilian director
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Sumario:The article maps the trajectory of the black actor and director Waldir Onofre (1934-2015), born in Itaguaí, State of Rio de Janeiro. Coming from a humble family, he worked since he was a child: he was a shoeshine boy, chap driver, locksmith, blacksmith and radio and television technician, an occupation he held for years, even when he was already dedicated to the arts. In 1953 he began to study acting and had a long career as a supporting actor in around 30 films, he directed a feature film (As Aventuras Amoros de um Padeiro, 1975), which is analyzed in more detail in the present text, 4 short films and made 3 driving assists. He has worked, among others, with directors Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Cacá Diegues, Paulo Thiago, Miguel Borges, Sérgio Rezende, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Leon Hirszman, Arnaldo Jabor, Bruno Barreto and Sylvio Back.