Hugo Carvana
Birthday: 1937-06-04
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Biography: Hugo Carvana de Hollanda (Rio de Janeiro, June 4, 1937 – Rio de Janeiro, October 4, 2014) was a Brazilian film and television actor and director. Initially associated with scoundrel-type characters during his early career, he played parts in many Brazilian New Wave (Cinema Novo) films. He later moved on to starring and directing comedies, such as his directorial debut, the self-starred "Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo!" (1973) and his last film "A Casa da Mãe Joana 2" (2013). During his later career, he was also a recurring actor in Brazilian soap operas. Carvana died in October 4, 2014, from complications caused by a lung cancer.
Movies
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affir...
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Chaos and Confusion
Super Chacrinha and Glauber Rocha, two millionaires from the earthly plane of Varathrum, manipulate ...
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Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema N...
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God Is Brazilian
God decides to take a vacation, but first He has to find a saint who can rule the universe while He'...
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The Unscrupulous Ones
Upon learning that his rich dad is on the brink of bankruptcy, spoiled Vavá summons his friend Jandi...
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Mais uma Vez Amor
In Rio de Janeiro, the teenagers Lia and Rodrigo have opposite behaviors and personalities. The clum...
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The Angel Was Born
Santamaria and Urtigo are two bandits on the run, one is white, the other black. Santamaria is a mys...
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All Nudity Shall Be Punished
A rich man encounters a prostitute and gets confused about the nature of his feelings for her. He ca...
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Tent of Miracles
When a prominent U.S. Nobel Laureate arrives in Salvador, Bahia, the city with the largest black pop...
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The Fall
An accident at a construction site, resulting in one death, sets one worker off on a struggle for ju...
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Águia na Cabeça
A senator having contacts with illegal betting activities is killed by the man who is his right arm,...
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The Guns
A group of armed soldiers is sent to the Northeast of Brazil in an attempt to stop a famine-struck p...
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The Dare
Passively facing the repression imposed by military dictatorship in 1960s Brazil, a journalist enter...
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Love, Carnival and Dreams
On Carnival's eve, girl dreams of a man to stay with her during these four days. She meets a photogr...
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Anchieta, José do Brasil
Life and death of the jesuit who fought for the peaceful relationship between colonists and the indi...
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Lara
The life of Brazilian actress Odete Lara, muse of the movement called Cinema Novo in Brazil, who exc...
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Sea of Roses
A woman runs away in the company of her daughter, the ultimate brat, in a journey full of bizarre ev...
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Se Segura, Malandro!
Paulo Otávio is the host of a pirate radio station on the slums of Rio de Janeiro. He struggles to m...
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When Carnaval Comes
Music manager has to get three of his artists together for a special show, but soon finds out it isn...
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Garden of War
Edson is having an affair with actress Maria do Rosário, who dreams of being a movie director. So he...
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Brazil in Cannes
The importance of the Cannes Film Festival in world terms and what it represented for Brazil in 1971...
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Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
23 years in the making, “Pereio, Eu Te Odeio!” is a documentary on legendary Brazilian actor Paulo C...
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Câncer
This film shows people with constant psychological and social conflicts: the violence among outlaws,...
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Assim na Tela Como no Céu
A religious comedy in 5 segments, illustrating maniqueism on Earth, as shown by movies. God and his ...
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Bete Balanço
A small town girl, who's an aspiring singer, tries to make a living out of music in the big city of ...
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Pedro Diabo Loves Rosa Meia Noite
Unhappy with what he'd got from life, Pedro Diabo becomes a dread outlaw, whom the police is looking...
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O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
Successful manager is haunted by a sinister character who enters his dreams, Dr. Moura Brasil....
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Avaete, Seed of Revenge
Little Indian boy survives his tribe massacre, growing up together with his wish for revenge and his...
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Por Dúvida das Vias
A Journalism intern makes her first report in a public office, getting lost in the bureaucratic intr...
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Go To Work You Bum!
Having come out recently from jail, a tramp, willing to make quick money, decides to organize a pool...
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Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema Novo...
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O Engano
The relationship of a woman with three men - her husband, her lover and a man who fell in love with ...
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Entranced Earth
Eldorado, a fictitious country in America, is sparkling with the internal struggle for political pow...
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5x Favela, Now by Ourselves
The project '5 x slum, now by ourselves' gathered over 80 young people from Rio's favelas (slums), s...
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Macunaima
Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transfo...
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Antonio das Mortes
A new incarnation of Cangaceiro bandits, led by Coirana, has risen in the badlands. A blind landowne...
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The Lion Has Seven Heads
A white-robed preacher wanders and sermonizes across African lands; European communists and CIA spie...
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Bullock Cart
Ox carts are still part of the landscapes of the Brazilian badlands, in a mixture of usefulness and ...
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Bar Esperanza
A group of eccentric people gather at a popular bar in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro....
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The Naked Man
Writer Sílvio Proença needs to travel to São Paulo in order to promote his new book. At the airport,...
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Depois do Transe
The documentary "Depois do Transe" covers the entire process of creating the masterpiece "Entranced ...
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Love Stories Only Last 90 Minutes
In Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, the idle aspirant writer Zeca has been living with Arts Professor Júlia for...
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The Big City
In search of a better life, Luzia leaves the Northeast of Brazil and goes to Rio de Janeiro, looking...
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Tati, a Garota
The seamstress Manuela, Tati's single mother, moves from the suburbs to Copacabana but faces severe ...
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On Borrowed Time
During the Brazilian military government, journalist Estêvão is sent from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia...
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Before, the Summer
A middle-aged man builds a summer house in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro. Married to a beautiful woman, ...
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G.R.E.S. Concentração
The film reveals the moments that preceded the Samba Schools' competitive parade in Rio de Janeiro's...
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Arquitetura de Morar
An enchanted journey through three extraordinary houses built by Master José Zanine on the seaside h...
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Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei
A movie about a Brazilian entrepreneur who rivalled American's richest man at his time, well-known R...
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Pindorama
This Brazilian film is set during the period of its initial colonial discovery and settlement. The t...
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The Deceased
After visiting a fortune teller, Zulmira is informed that a blonde woman will threaten her peace. Af...
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Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorshi...
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Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria
Apolônio Brasil was a pianist at a famous nightclub in Rio de Janeiro, from the 1950s until his unti...
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Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
Conducted from interviews with personalities who lived with Leila Diniz (1945-1972), the documentary...
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Chico: Brazilian Artist
Chico Buarque is a constant presence in Brazil's art scene and makes up its citizen's popular cultur...
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Un animal doué de déraison
A wealthy French promoter living in Rio tries to seduce Alexandra, a young woman of high society, bu...
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Movie Theaters of Rio
The story of Rio de Janeiro’s movie theaters and the radical transformation they have endured since ...
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Abry
At 84 years of age, Lúcia Rocha admitted herself to a hospital in São Paulo to undergo heart tests. ...
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Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo II: A Volta
Exiled in Acapulco, the bon vivant Dino cheats a rich widow into financing his coming back to Brazil...
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Giovanni Improtta
Giovanni Improtta is a criminal who wants to climb the social ladder and become a law-abiding citize...
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Vampire's Dream
A dollmaker, whom Death decides to spare, becomes a vampire of the tropics. He uses this opportunity...
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A Man and His Cage
The painter Tino, in professional and political crisis, receives a telegram from his mother-in-law, ...
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The Man Who Bought the World
In a fictitious country, a civil servant receives the greatest inheritance in history (ten trillion ...
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Gordos e Magros
After staying the day at the gym, eating and drinking, Carlos, a fat man, go meet his parents, Helen...
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Boca de Ouro
When major drug-dealer Boca de Ouro dies, a reporter interviews his ex-lover, now married with child...
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Pitanga
This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Blac...
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Golden Oldies
Four friends who only think about enjoying life, with big parties, women and drinks, are surprised b...
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Rio, I Love You
The third episode of the Cities of Love franchise, Rio, I Love You is an anthology, created by 10 vi...
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Chorinhos e Chorões
An educational documentary short film on choro, an authentic brazilian musical genre, and its bigges...
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Mulheres de Cinema
Documentary on famous Brazilian actresses, female directors and the role of women in Brazilian film ...
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The Greatest Love of All
Antônio is an astrophysicist who has just found out he has an inoperable brain tumor. After decades ...
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Carvana
Chronicles the life and career of Hugo Carvana, brazilian actor and filmmaker....
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Time of Violence
Wealthy banker Antônio witnesses the murder of a journalist, who got killed for exposing the activit...
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The Brave Warrior
Young congressman Miguel Horta represents a party that is directly opposed to the present government...
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How Are You, Well?
Two fanatical Flamengo fans get drunk after a defeat of time; a voyeurist peers at his neighbor's na...
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A Hora do leão - Os sete leões de Glauber
Documentary about Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças...
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Sonhos Tropicais
A Polish Jew becomes a prostitute after failing to get a marriage in Brazil. Meanwhile, the public h...
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The Heirs
An allegory about Brazil's history and the struggle for power since the 1930 Revolution until the ad...
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Ipanema, Adeus
Young and rich executive living in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, leaves his wife and kids behind and goes...
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Não Se Preocupe, Nada Vai Dar Certo!
Lalau (Gregorio Duvivier) is presented by the country's interior with his show jokes, whose main the...
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O Sol - Caminhando contra o vento
Documentary about the 68-generation, told through the story of the newspaper “O Sol”, one of the fir...
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Alô Tetéia
In a humorous way, the film narrates the adventures - or misadventures - of a typical girl from the ...
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Tatu Bola
Expedito, after being abandoned by his parents, became Zefa's adopted son until he became a man and ...
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Éramos Todos Loucos
A documentary about the production of Hugo Carvana's successful film "Vai Trabalhar, Vagabundo", fro...
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Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: As Noivas de Copacabana - O Filme
Adaptation of the series shown in 1992. A sequence of crimes in the same style intrigue: a man walks...
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Colagem
The new Brazilian cinematic movement (Cinema Novo) through films starring actors Antonio Pitanga and...
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Crime de Amor
Nurse Cacilda meets factory worker Altino and they begin a romance, but upon discovering she is bein...
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Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”
Armando Costa was one of Brazil's most successful authors, both in terms of audience and critical ac...
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