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José Mayer

Date of birth: 1949-10-03

Place of birth: Jaguaraçu, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

José Mayer

Biography

José Mayer Drumond Araujo (Jaguaraçu, October 3, 1949) is a Brazilian actor. He began his career in 1963 in theater and in 1975 in cinema in Enigma para Demônios and A Mulher do Desejo. On television, his debut occurred two years later on the children's program Sítio do Picapau Amarelo. However, his first recognition was in 1984 in the miniseries Bandidos da Falange, in which he played Jorge Fernando, a role that earned him the APCA Award for Best Male Revelation.

Movie Credits

In Therapy
3.2

In Therapy

2009-04-17

In Rio de Janeiro, the forty and something years old Mercedes (Lília Cabral) goes to the psychoanaly

The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema
2.6

The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema

1987-07-19

After meeting a beguiling woman in a movie theater, a realtor becomes embroiled in a mysterious plot

Bufo & Spallanzani
2.4

Bufo & Spallanzani

2001-08-31

Ivan Canabrava is a writer, turned insurance ivestigator who investigates mysterious deaths involvin

Acorda, Raimundo... Acorda!
0

Acorda, Raimundo... Acorda!

1990-01-01

Society's roles are reversed in this humored short film where Raimundo is the husband who is pregnan

Happier Than Ever
2.5

Happier Than Ever

1984-08-28

During the military dictatorship, a political militant takes his son out of the boarding school, and

A Fera na Selva
4

A Fera na Selva

2017-09-01

A story about a man who hopes to see something extraordinary. Based upon the book of Henry James.

This Is Not Your Life
3.4

This Is Not Your Life

1991-01-02

Noeli lives in a suburb of Porto Alegre, is a housewife and has two children. She was born in a coun

House of Shadows
2.8

House of Shadows

1975-02-16

A rich and lonely old man leaves his old mansion in Ouro Preto to his nephew, who moves into it with

Savage Capitalism
2

Savage Capitalism

1994-02-01

Elisa is a journalist who becomes romantically involved with Hugo, a director of the company Jota Mi

Scent of Gardenias
2.9

Scent of Gardenias

1992-08-07

Daniel is a taxi driver who’s married to Adalgisa. When she starts acting in low-budget movies, he f

Nosso Amigo Radamés Gnattali
0

Nosso Amigo Radamés Gnattali

1991-08-08

Creative documentary on multi-faceted Brazilian musician Radames Gnattali

Enigma for Demons
2.8

Enigma for Demons

1975-09-07

A rich heiress arrives in Belo Horizonte from Buenos Aires to receive her fortune. After visiting he

Idolatrada
0

Idolatrada

1983-12-05

Luís celebrates his golden wedding anniversary with his wife Alice. After the party, when the couple

Encantados
3.4

Encantados

2017-12-07

The real-life story of Zeneida, a girl who moves to a farm with her mother and finds herself having

Chuvas e Trovoadas
0

Chuvas e Trovoadas

1994-01-01

Four girls are educated during the "Belle Époque" period in Belém, Brazil.

Bandidos da Falange
3.5

Bandidos da Falange

1983-07-14

When the criminal Paulo Alberto is executed in the Baixada Fluminense, his lover Marluce keeps an ol

O Bandido Antônio Dó
0

O Bandido Antônio Dó

1980-08-25

Delicado
3.5

Delicado

1996-08-23

Our Indians
2.8

Our Indians

1995-01-16

Yndio do Brasil is a collage of hundreds of Brazilian films and films from other countries - feature

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Presença de Anita - O Filme
3

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Presença de Anita - O Filme

2015-01-10

Adapted from the series aired in 2001. Looking for inspiration during the holidays, Nando sees Anita

Mil e Uma
0.5

Mil e Uma

1996-10-15

Alice faces a lot of trouble to make a film about artist Marcel Duchamp. She randomly chooses musici

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme
3

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme

2015-01-09

Adaptation of the series shown in 1988. The humble farmer Zé do Burro makes a promise to Santa Bárba

JK – O Menino que Sonhou um País
5

JK – O Menino que Sonhou um País

2002-08-01

Built as a letter to JK in his centenary, the film shows what remained in the memory of Brazilians 2

Rio de Janeiro, Minas
0

Rio de Janeiro, Minas

1991-04-02