Raul Roulien (born Raul Entini Pepe Acolti Gil; October 8, 1905 â€"
October 8, 2000) was a Brazilian actor, singer, screenwriter and film
director. He is widely considered the first male Brazilian star in
Hollywood.He worked briefly in Hollywood in the waning days of the
American movies' embrace of the "Latin lover" (a title invented for
the Italian actor Rudolph Valentino), a phenomenon that encouraged the
Jewish-American actor Jacob Krantz to change his name to Ricardo
Cortez.Raul began recording in 1928 and grew in reputation as a
theater actor and composer as well, being the greatest Brazilian
heartthrob of his time. That same year, he formed the theatrical
company Abgail Maia-Raul Roulien, with then wife, actress Abgail Maia,
authoring a genre called "frivolity theater", which were quick shows
that took place between breaks in the cinema.
October 8, 2000) was a Brazilian actor, singer, screenwriter and film
director. He is widely considered the first male Brazilian star in
Hollywood.He worked briefly in Hollywood in the waning days of the
American movies' embrace of the "Latin lover" (a title invented for
the Italian actor Rudolph Valentino), a phenomenon that encouraged the
Jewish-American actor Jacob Krantz to change his name to Ricardo
Cortez.Raul began recording in 1928 and grew in reputation as a
theater actor and composer as well, being the greatest Brazilian
heartthrob of his time. That same year, he formed the theatrical
company Abgail Maia-Raul Roulien, with then wife, actress Abgail Maia,
authoring a genre called "frivolity theater", which were quick shows
that took place between breaks in the cinema.
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