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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1927-11-17

Place of Birth

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Nelson Dantas

Biography

Nelson Hannequim Dantas Filho (Rio de Janeiro, November 17, 1927 — Rio de Janeiro, March 18, 2006) was a Brazilian actor and producer. In 1981, was the recipient of the Festival de Gramado award. Dantas died in 2006 in Rio de Janeiro.

Known for

A Grande Família

A Grande Família

The daily lives of a typical Brazilian middle-class family, that are always very close and tries, in their way, to survive the financial and relationship difficulties.

Celebrity

Celebrity

A successful businesswoman in the music industry sees her life fall apart after a young and mysterious woman starts work as her secretary. The scheming girl is totally obsessed by the famous businesswoman and she tries to steal everything from her, including her career.

Chico Anysio Show

Chico Anysio Show

Força de um Desejo

Força de um Desejo

Set in the 19th century, the novel tells the story of an impossible romance. Inácio, a young man from a traditional family, falls in love with Esther, the owner of the most famous brothel in the Court.

Roque Santeiro

Roque Santeiro

In the tiny poor town of Asa Branca, in the middle of Brazilian Northeast, Roque Santeiro is worshiped as a saint. He was supposedly killed by a bandit, 18 years ago, trying to save the local church. After his disappearance, local leaderships such as landowner Sinhozinho Malta and mayor Florindo, took profit on that to control the humble population. They even make up a widow, Porcina, who should have married Roque secretly before his death. What they don't expect is that Roque is alive, and he's back to, allegedly, "save his people". Now Malta, Florindo, Porcina, and others must hold him down and explain the "truth" to their commoners, in a desperate attempt to save their own bottoms. Meanwhile, mysterious facts surround Asa Branca, such as a Werewolf, a film crew who are trying to shoot a movie about Roque's story, and violent murderers.

Desejos de Mulher

Desejos de Mulher

Andréa and Júlia are two estranged sisters. Until one of their lives changes when she discovers she is adopted and that her biological sister is living with her.

Plumas & Paetês

Plumas & Paetês

After an accident, Marcela arrives in São Paulo and decides to assume a new identity. Torn between love, she plunges into a world that is not her own.

Tropicaliente

Tropicaliente

The plot revolves around the youthful romance and subsequent reunion years later between Ramiro, the leader of a fishing village in Fortaleza, and the businesswoman Letícia.

Roda de Fogo

Roda de Fogo

Renato Villar is an ambitious businessman. After discovering a brain tumor, his life takes a turn, and he decides to settle his debts and live his true love.

O Salvador da Pátria

O Salvador da Pátria

Sassá Mutema is a farm laborer who becomes the target of the city's powerful figures' cruelty. With Clotilde's support, he discovers that it's possible to start a new life alongside a great love.

Escalada

Escalada

O Amor é Nosso!

O Amor é Nosso!

The telenovela tells the story of Pedro, a young singer seeking recognition and success. The son of Celso and Anita leaves his parents' home when he discovers that his brother Claudio has become involved with his girlfriend Selma. The singer then goes to live in a student community, where he meets the siblings Bruno, a composer, and Nina. Pedro and Bruno begin a professional partnership. Nina ends up falling in love with the singer, but is torn between him and the former seminarian Chico.

O Homem Proibido

O Homem Proibido

Set in Rio de Janeiro, the main plot follows the romantic adventures of four young people: Sônia, Joyce, Paulo, and Carlos. The youngest, Joyce, was raised by her aunt and uncle, Flávia and Dario Rodrigues, following her mother's death and her father's disappearance. Dario and Flávia are Sônia's parents, and they raised both girls as sisters. The story becomes even more complicated with the arrival of Carlos, a young man of humble origins who falls for Joyce the moment he meets her. Joyce, however, does not reciprocate his advances and spurns his interest. Increasingly in love with Paulo, she even pretends to be blind after an accident—solely to remain close to the doctor—and proves willing to do whatever it takes to keep Sônia out of her way.

Olho por Olho

Olho por Olho

Tereza Batista

Tereza Batista

The miniseries is an adaptation of the novel Tereza Batista Cansada de Guerra, by Jorge Amado. Born in the city of Cajazeiras, Tereza Batista, still a child, is sold by her aunt Felipa to the feared captain Justo. Collector of girls, the captain finds in Tereza someone who is not intimidated, even when she is mistreated. In her warehouse, she meets the student Daniel with whom she falls in love and surrenders. Caught in the act, Tereza kills the captain and is arrested. She achieves her freedom thanks to the intervention of lawyer Lulu dos Santos and begins to be courted by Colonel Emiliano. At this stage, she knows tranquility and security. But the colonel dies and she has to go to the house of Veneranda, the local pimp. All this misfortune happens while Tereza waits for the time to realize her big dream: to live alongside the fisherman Jereba, who disappeared from her life. Close to marrying Almério, a good man and settled in life, she meets Jereba, her true love.