Antônio Abujamra

Antônio Abujamra
File:Antônio Abujamra - 2013 cropped 1.jpg Antônio Abujamra in 2013
Born	15 September 1932 Ourinhos, Brazil
Died	28 April 2015 (aged 82) São Paulo, Brazil
Occupation	Director, actor
Years active	1961–2015
Children	André Abujamra

Antônio Abujamra (15 September 1932 – 28 April 2015) was a Brazilian theatre and television director and actor. Majored in journalism and philosophy at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul in 1957, he started a career as a theater critic while directed and acted his own plays for university theater. Professionally, he debuted as a theatre director in 1961, and as an actor in 1987, acting in both theatre and television. In 1989, he became known nationally by his role as Ravengar in Rede Globo's telenovela Que Rei Sou Eu?, which became his most known role. In that same year, Abujamra won the Best Actor Award at the Gramado Film Festival for his role in the film Festa. From 2000 onward, he was the presenter of TV Cultura's interview program Provocações.

Selected filmography

• Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil (1995)
• Terra Nostra (1999)
• Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion (2000)
• Começar de Novo (2004)
• Poder Paralelo (2009)
• Assalto ao Banco Central (2011)
• Brichos – A Floresta é Nossa (2012)
• Corações Feridos (2012)

External links

• Antônio Abujamra at the Internet Movie Database