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Joel Barcellos

Acting Born Nov 27, 1936 Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil 24 credits

Biography

Joel Dias Barcellos, better known as Joel Barcelos (Vitória, November 27, 1936 – Rio das Ostras, November 10, 2018), was a Brazilian actor, having also worked as a screenwriter and director. In some films, he was credited as Joel Martins.

He was a very active actor in New Cinema, especially in the 1960s. He received the Candango Award for Best Actor at the Brasília Festival for his performance in Jardim de Guerra, in 1968. He was also elected 'Best Supporting Actor' by the same award when acting in Kiss 2348/72. Despite preferring cinema, he also played roles on television, mainly in miniseries.

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Known for

Secrets of Sand

as Chico Belo

A Justiceira

1997
Film

The Conformist

as Pupil Prof. Quadri (uncredited)
Film

My Home Is Copacabana

1965

Full filmography

  • Secrets of Sand (1993) as Chico Belo
  • A Justiceira (1997)
  • The Conformist (1971) as Pupil Prof. Quadri (uncredited)
  • Cutie Pie... Her Loves and Sins (1995) as Aprígio
  • My Home Is Copacabana (1965)
  • Entranced Earth (1967) as (uncredited)
  • The Agony (1976) as Antena, o malandro
  • The Secret of the Mummy (1982)
  • Kiss 2348/72 (1990) as arquivista
  • Luz Del Fuego (1982) as Canário
  • Insônia (1982)
  • The Girl from Ipanema (1967) as Paquera
  • Di Cavalcanti Di Glauber (1977) as Self
  • Copacabana Fools Me (1969) as Macalé
  • Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997) as Self
  • The Deceased (1965)
  • Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo (1967) as Self (archive footage)
  • Sonhei com Você (1988) as Pistoleiro
  • Rio Babilonia (1982) as Marciano
  • The Guns (1964) as Man with dead child
  • The Big City (1966) as Inacio
  • Vampire Eyes (1996) as Vampa
  • The Naked Man (1997)
  • Five Times Favela (1962) as (segment "Pedreira de São Diego")