Domingos de Oliveira

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.

Most Known For

Helena

as Brandão

Carreiras

as Esteves (as Domingos Oliveira)

Contos de Verão

as Jonas

Tarcísio & Glória

as Ronaldo

Separações

as Cabral

Zimba

as Self (archive footage)

Amores

as Vieira

Feminices

Deliciosas Traições do Amor

Redeemer

as Justo (jovem)

Juventude

as Antônio

Domingos

as Self

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

as Self

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

as Self

Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar

as Self

Clarice Niskier: Teatro dos Pés à Cabeça

as Self (archive footage)

Primeiro Dia de um Ano Qualquer

as Napoleão

Paixão e Acaso

Dib

as Self

Cat Skin

as Waiter (uncredited)