
Ênio Gonçalves
Known For
Acting
Born
1943-08-28 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died
2013-10-05
Biography
Ênio Gonçalves (Porto Alegre, August 28, 1938 — São Paulo, October 5, 2013) was a Brazilian actor, director and playwright. He 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".
Most Known For

Pages of Life
as Oscar

Pedra Sobre Pedra
as Diamantino

Promiscuity, the Street Kids of Katia
as Mauro

Jerônimo, o Herói do Sertão
as Durval

Telerromance

Xeque-Mate
as Aldo Xavier Silveira Martins

Salário Mínimo
as Inácio

New Wave
as Cido

Dinheiro Vivo
as Zé Márcio (José Márcio Garcia de Oliveira) / Guto

Novo Amor
as Léo

João Brasileiro, o Bom Baiano
as Dr. Cláudio

Low Life
as Gilson

Doce Delírio

Brasileiras e Brasileiros
as Júlio

Movie Dementia
as Fausto

Hospital
as Dr. Flávio

Jerônimo
as Eduardo

Elite Devassa
as Renato

Girls from ABC
as Nelson Torres

Simplesmente Maria
as Roberto