Milton Gonçalves (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈmiwtõ ɡõˈsawvis]; born
December 9, 1933) is a Brazilian actor. He is one of the most famous
black actors in Brazil, having collaborated twice with acclaimed
director Hector Babenco. One notable role with Babenco was that
alongside William Hurt and Raúl Juliá as a police chief in Kiss of
the Spider Woman.He worked in many telenovelas, including A Cabana do
Pai Tomás, Irmãos Coragem, O Bem Amado, O Espigão, Pecado Capital,
Sinal de Alerta, O Pulo do Gato, Baila Comigo, Partido Alto, Mandala,
Araponga and Felicidade Lado a Lado,. He has also worked as director
in Escrava Isaura and O Bem Amado.He started his career in São Paulo,
in an amateur group. As he moved to a professional group, he met
Augusto Boal, who was looking for an actor to play an old black man.
Joining Boal's Teatro de Arena, Milton Gonçalves found an open
environment for political, philosophical and artistic discussion,
where he was not discriminated for his race.Gonçalves wrote four
plays, one of which was staged by the Teatro Experimental do Negro and
directed by Dalmo Ferreira. "There I learnt everything I know about
Theater. It was fundamental for my comprehension of the world."
December 9, 1933) is a Brazilian actor. He is one of the most famous
black actors in Brazil, having collaborated twice with acclaimed
director Hector Babenco. One notable role with Babenco was that
alongside William Hurt and Raúl Juliá as a police chief in Kiss of
the Spider Woman.He worked in many telenovelas, including A Cabana do
Pai Tomás, Irmãos Coragem, O Bem Amado, O Espigão, Pecado Capital,
Sinal de Alerta, O Pulo do Gato, Baila Comigo, Partido Alto, Mandala,
Araponga and Felicidade Lado a Lado,. He has also worked as director
in Escrava Isaura and O Bem Amado.He started his career in São Paulo,
in an amateur group. As he moved to a professional group, he met
Augusto Boal, who was looking for an actor to play an old black man.
Joining Boal's Teatro de Arena, Milton Gonçalves found an open
environment for political, philosophical and artistic discussion,
where he was not discriminated for his race.Gonçalves wrote four
plays, one of which was staged by the Teatro Experimental do Negro and
directed by Dalmo Ferreira. "There I learnt everything I know about
Theater. It was fundamental for my comprehension of the world."
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