Anselmo Duarte Bento (April 21, 1920 – November 7, 2009) was a Brazilian actor, screenwriter and film director. Initially known as a leading man in popular musical comedies (known in Brazil as "chanchadas"), he debuted as filmmaker in 1957's "Absolutamente Certo", in which he also stars. His next film, "O Pagador de Promessas" (1962), adapted from a stage play by Dias Gomes, won the Golden Palm at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. It is, to date, the only Brazilian feature film to be so distinguished and the first Cannes' Southern Hemisphere Golden Palm for best feature film. Duarte was awarded with the Order of The Cultural Merit, Brazil's highest cultural civilian honor, and with the Order of Ipiranga, which is the state of São Paulo's highest civilian honor. He was also awarded with titles of merit citizenship by numerous Brazilian municipalities including Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Salto, his birthplace. In 2009, the municipality of Salto inaugurated a multimillion-dollar cultural and educational center named "Centro Cultural e Educacional Anselmo Duarte", housing a 500 audience amphitheater for film and theatrical events. The center also displays for public view the original "Golden Palm" awarded to Duarte at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. n 2008, at 88, Duarte founded a cultural organization (Instituto Anselmo Duarte) dedicated to restoring selected Brazilian films and creating special, free of charge, educational projects aimed at young filmmakers to improve their technical filmmaking skills. After his death, his son, Ricardo Duarte, 69, became the institute's president. Upon being diagnosed by suffering Alzheimer's dementia in 2002, Duarte spent his last 7 years of life under the care of his son, Ricardo, and his grandchild, Daphne, a preeminent Brazilian artist. Anselmo had 4 children. Reaching stage 6 on his Alzheimer illness condition, a bladder cancer was detected which led to a severe blood hemorrhage, precipitating a heart stroke. Although both the bladder cancer and heart conditions had been successfully treated, a sudden massive hemorrhagic brain stroke left the legendary Brazilian actor and filmmaker in a coma for 6 days, which led to his passing on November 7, 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anselmo Duarte, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
(Self)
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
(Self)
Un rayo de luz
(Pablo)
Brazil in Cannes
The Case of the Naves Brothers
(Lieutenant)
O Marginal
(Lemos)
Aviso aos Navegantes
(Alberto)
Depois Eu Conto
(Zé da Bomba)
Absolutely Right
(Zé do Lino)
Maior Que o Ódio
Veneno
(Hugo)
Tico-Tico no Fubá
(Zequinha de Abreu)
A Espiã que Entrou em Fria
Carnaval no Fogo
(Ricardo)
The Landowner's Daughter
(Rodolfo Fontes)
Tensão no Rio
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
(Self)
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
(Self)
A Madona de Cedro
(Adriano Mourão)
Assim Era a Atlântida
Appassionata
Scarlet Macaw
(Tenente Luís)
A Casa das Tentações
Carnival on Mars
Paranóia
Já Não Se Faz Amor Como Antigamente
(Atílio)
Pinguinho de Gente
Ninguém Segura Essas Mulheres
O Cantor e o Milionário
(Tito Livio)
Brasa Adormecida
Golpe de Vista
((archive footage))
Querida Suzana
The Shadow of Another
Noiva da Noite - O Desejo de 7 Homens
I, I, I José Lewgoy
(Self)
Embalos Alucinantes: A Troca de Casais
(Felipe)
Carioca Symphony
(Ricardo)
O Caçula do Barulho
Independência ou Morte
(Gonçalves Ledo)
Juventude e Ternura
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O Diamante
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
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Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema
Terra Violenta
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Don't Tell Me Goodbye
As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor
(Daniel das Dornas)
I Have Got AIDS
O Caçador de Esmeraldas
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As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor
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The Given Word
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Depois Eu Conto
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Depois Eu Conto
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Depois Eu Conto
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The Obsessed of Catulé
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Absolutely Right
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The Obsessed of Catulé
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Carnaval no Fogo
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A Certain Captain Rodrigo
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A Certain Captain Rodrigo
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Os Trombadinhas
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Os Trombadinhas
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O Descarte
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Carnival on Mars
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A Madona de Cedro
(Production Coordinator)
Já Não Se Faz Amor Como Antigamente
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Já Não Se Faz Amor Como Antigamente
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Ninguém Segura Essas Mulheres
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O Crime do Zé Bigorna
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O Crime do Zé Bigorna
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The Given Word
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Quelé do Pajeú
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O Descarte
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Quelé do Pajeú
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O Impossível Acontece
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O Impossível Acontece
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Independência ou Morte
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Absolutely Right
(Story)
Absolutely Right
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Os Carrascos Estão Entre Nós
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The Obsessed of Catulé
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