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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.

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Domingos José Soares de Oliveira foi um ator, diretor, dramaturgo de cinema e teatro, poeta e cineasta brasileiro.

Licenciado em Engenharia pelo ENE, nunca trabalhou naquela área já que depois de se ter envolvido no teatro amador, começou a escrever e a realizar para cinema. Fez duas assistências de direção para Joaquim Pedro de Andrade ("Manuel Bandeira, O Poeta do Castelo" e "Couro de Gato"). A sua primeira longa-metragem, intitulada Todas as mulheres do mundo, foi realizada em 1966, sendo já autor de mais de 20 peças teatrais e tendo dirigido vários filmes.

Teve, durante anos, programas no Canal Brasil, que denominou de jornalismo autoral: "Todas as Mulheres do Mundo", "Todos os Homens do Mundo", "Swing", sempre em parceria com sua companheira, Priscilla Rozenbaum.

Era pai da atriz e escritora Maria Mariana, a caçula da família. Foi casado também com Nazaré Ohana, mãe da atriz Claudia Ohana.

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