Amácio Mazzaropi

Brazilian actor and filmmaker (1912–1981)

Amácio Mazzaropi
Mazzaropi, in a scene of Tristeza do Jeca (1961)
Born	(1912-04-09)April 9, 1912 São Paulo, Brazil
Died	June 13, 1981(1981-06-13) (aged 69) São Paulo, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Occupation(s)	Actor, Film director, Singer
Parent(s)	Bernardo Mazzaroppi, Clara Ferreira

Amácio Mazzaropi (April 9, 1912 – June 13, 1981^[1]) was a Brazilian actor and filmmaker.^[2]^[3]

Biography

A comic performer from a circus background, he became popular in Brazil with his character Jeca Tatu, a portrayal of the caipira (Brazilian redneck).^[4] Mazzaropi debuted in cinema in 1951, with Sai da Frente. In 1958 he established his own film studio, PAM Filmes, producing and distributing his own movies.^[5]

He died in São Paulo on June 13, 1981, of bone marrow cancer.

Tribute

On April 9, 2021, Google celebrated his 109th birthday with a Google Doodle.^[6]

Filmography

Sai da frente (1952) as Isidoro Colepicola
Nadando em dinheiro (1952) as Isidoro Colepícula
Candinho (1954) as Candinho
A Carrocinha (1955) as Jacinto
Fuzileiro do Amor (1956) as José Ambrósio / Ambrósio José
Chico Fumaça (1956) as Chico Fumaça
O Gato de Madame (1957) as Arlindo Pinto
O Noivo da Girafa (1958) as Aparício
Chofer de Praça (1959) as Zacarias
Zé do Periquito (1960) as Zenó, o Zé do Periquito
Jeca Tatu (1960) as Jeca
As Aventuras de Pedro Malasartes (1960) as Pedro Malazartes
Tristeza do Jeca (1961) as Jeca
O Vendedor de Linguiça (1962) as Gustavo
Casinha Pequenina (1963) as Chico
O Lamparina (1964) as Bernardino Jabá
O puritano da rua Augusta (1965) as Punduroso
Meu Japão Brasileiro (1965) as Fofuca
O corintiano (1967) as Manoel (Seu Mané)
O Jeca e a freira (1968) as Sigismundo, o Jeca
Uma pistola para Djeca (1969) as Gumercindo
No paraíso das solteironas (1969) as Joaquim Kabrito / J.K.
Betão Ronca Ferro (1971) as Betão
O grande xerife (1972) as Inácio Pororoca
Um caipira em Bariloche (1973) as Polidoro
Portugal, minha saudade (1974) as Sabino
O Cineasta das Platéias (1975)
O jeca macumbeiro (1975) as Pirola
Jeca contra o Capeta (1976) as Poluído
Jecão...um fofoqueiro no céu (1977) as Jecão
O Jeca e seu filho preto (1978) as Zé
A Banda das Velhas Virgens (1979) as Gostoso
O Jeca e a égua milagrosa (1980) as Raimundo
Maria Tomba Homem - (not finished)

References

^ Minha História
^ Vera Cruz - Mazzaropi, O Caipira
^ Amácio Mazzaropi {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080131222224/http://www.sergiosakall.com.br/artistas/personalidade_mazzaropi.html |date=January 31, 2010
^ Dennison, Stephanie; Shaw, Lisa (2004-11-27). Popular Cinema in Brazil: 1930-2001. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719064999.
^ Bueno, Eva Paulino (2012-07-03). Amácio Mazzaropi in the Film and Culture of Brazil: After Cinema Novo. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137009197.
^ "Amácio Mazzaropi's 109th Birthday". Google. 9 April 2021.