Ênio Gonçalves

Ênio Gonçalves

actor, writer, soundtrack

Ênio Gonçalves was born on Aug 28, 1943 in Brazil. Ênio Gonçalves's big-screen debut came with The Boy and the Wind directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen in 1967, strarring José Roberto Nery. Ênio Gonçalves is known for What Is It Worth? directed by Sergio Bianchi, Ana Carbatti stars as Arminda and Cláudia Mello as Mônica Silveira. The most recent award Ênio Gonçalves achieved is Brazilia Festival of Brazilian Cinema. The upcoming new movie Ênio Gonçalves plays is A Grande Vitória which will be released on May 08, 2014.

Born in the south of Brazil, Gonçalves majored in journalism and worked in over 30 films, starred in 20 telenovelas, and performed in numerous plays, starting with "Auto de Natal" in 1959.He studied film directing at the "Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia" in Rome, Italy, and became popular after his performance in Nelson Rodrigues's "Toda Nudez Será Castigada" in 1965, directed by Zbigniew Ziembinski.He would write some 20 plays, including "2 ou 3 Buracos" (1976), "Dia Torto" (1976), "Vem Contudo" (1977) and "Até as Orelhas" (2004), and adapt literary works such as J. Guimarães Rosa's Sorôco, Sua Mãe, Sua Filha (1975) for the screen and Erico Verissimo's "Sonata".He won the 'Candango' award for best actor at the 'Festival of Brasilia' in 2003, and was also awarded twice at the 'Rio Cine Festival', once for his portrayal of 'Fausto' on Filme Demência (1986) and also for the short "Com o Andar de Robert Taylor".

  • Birthday

    Aug 28, 1943
  • Place of Birth

    Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

Brazilia Festival of Brazilian Cinema
2003
Best Supporting Actor (Melhor Ator Coadjuvante)
Winner - Candango Trophy
Garotas do ABC (2003)