Chacrinha
Birthday: 1917-09-30
Place of Birth: Surubim, Pernambuco, Brazil
Biography: José Abelardo Barbosa de Medeiros (Surubim, 30 de setembro de 1917 — Rio de Janeiro, 30 de junho de 1988), o Chacrinha, foi um grande comunicador de rádio e televisão no Brasil, como apresentador de programas de auditório, enorme sucesso dos anos 1950 aos 1980. Foi o autor da célebre frase: "Na televisão, nada se cria, tudo se copia"1 . Em seus programas de televisão, foram revelados para o país inteiro nomes como Roberto Carlos, Perla, Paulo Sérgio e Raul Seixas, entre muitos outros23 . Desde a década de 1970 era chamado de Velho Guerreiro, conforme homenagem feita a ele por Gilberto Gil que assim se referiu a Chacrinha numa conhecida letra de canção que compôs chamada "Aquele Abraço".
Movies
A Public Opinion
Documentary about middle-class people in Rio de Janeiro, in the 1960s, when Brazil was going through...
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At Midnight I'll Slay my Uncle
When the nephew needs to spend a day at his uncle's house, he realizes in the worst way that he is n...
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Essa Gostosa Brincadeira a Dois
A couple do everything in order to stay together, against their families' wish....
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Na Onda do Iê-Iê-Iê
César wants to be a singer and, with the help of his friends Maloca and Didi, seeks an opportunity o...
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007½ no Carnaval
British secret agent 007½ is sent to Rio de Janeiro to recover the plans stolen from a new metal all...
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Hello, Hello, Terezinha!
Hello, Hello, Terezinha! is a feature-length documentary about the country's biggest communication p...
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The Delights of Life
Young writer sells a soap-opera script to a TV network and manages to place his girlfriend in an imp...
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The Adventures of a Paraíba
Young guy from the poor Northeast region of Brazil comes to Rio de Janeiro to try his luck. Naturall...
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Já Não Se Faz Amor Como Antigamente
Film in three segments. In the first, father is suspicious about his son's masculinity. The second o...
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Pobre Príncipe Encantado
Wanderley, a young and dreamy Army parachutist, arrives in Teresópolis, a resort mountain town, to e...
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Em Busca do Su$exo
Willing to do anything to succeed in an artistic career, and roused by her own mother, the TV go-go ...
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Carnaval Barra Limpa
The Syndicate of Brazilian Thieves tries to steal the world's greatest diamond, owned by the interna...
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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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Três Colegas de Batina
The project of urbanization of a shantytown is endangered by lack of money. To get the necessary sum...
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Intimacy
Guia de Filmes indicates: "melodrama addressing the massification of large urban centers and the con...
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Chacrinha: Eu Vim para Confundir e Não para Explicar
Chacrinha's legacy on TV and excerpts from his personal life are revealed through testimonials and a...
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Virou Bagunça
The Gerimum Trio arrives in Rio de Janeiro wanting to make it big in their artistic careers. They st...
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The Language of Theatre
All the magic of the theatre is revealed to viewers as they follow the challenges involved in the va...
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Pobre Príncipe Encantado
Wanderley, a young and dreamy Army parachutist, arrives in Teresópolis, a resort mountain town, to e...
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