Domingos de Oliveira

Domingos de Oliveira

1936-09-28 – 2019-03-23 (age 82) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Biography

Domingos José Soares de Oliveira (September 28, 1936 — March 23, 2019) was a Brazilian actor, playwright, stage director, TV host, poet and filmmaker.

After getting a bachelor's degree in Engineering, he got involved in amateur theatre and soon started to get involved with cinema, specially with the Brazilian New Wave (Cinema Novo) movement. He served as assistant director to Joaquim Pedro de Andrade in short films "Manuel Bandeira, o Poeta do Castelo" and "Couro de Gato", and debuted as a film director with 1966's "Todas as Mulheres do Mundo". After that, Oliveira wrote over 20 stage plays, directed 18 films and hosted 3 TV shows, all in which he constantly worked with his partner Priscilla Rozenbaum.

For his plays and occasionally self-starred very low-budget films often deal with themes of love and sex in a humorous and intelligent key, he became known as the "Brazilian Woody Allen".

During his late years, Oliveira struggled with Parkinson's Disease, but kept working until his passing in March 2019.

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Known For

Separações
Separações

2003

as Cabral

Carreiras
Carreiras

2005

as Esteves (as Domingos Oliveira)

Juventude
Juventude

2008

as Antônio

Amores
Amores

1998

as Vieira

Feminices
Zimba
Zimba

2021

as Self (archive footage)

Clarice Niskier: Teatro dos Pés à Cabeça
Clarice Niskier: Teatro dos Pés à Cabeça

2024

as Self (archive footage)

Redeemer
Redeemer

2004

as Justo (jovem)

Primeiro Dia de um Ano Qualquer
Dib
Dib

1997

as Self

Cat Skin
Cat Skin

1962

as Waiter (uncredited)

Paixão e Acaso
Vida, Vida
Domingos
Domingos

2009

as Self