Abel Pêra

Abel Pêra (November 16, 1891 - September 27, 1975) was a Brazilian actor, brother of Manuel Pêra, and uncle of Marília Pêra, a very famous Brazilian actress.

Abel Pêra discovered the art of performing in the end of his adolescence. Among his works are A Pensão da Dona Estela and Feitiço, this last one produced by Oduvaldo Vianna.

Before becoming an actor, he was a carpenter. Even after becoming an actor, he continued producing wooden pieces. His friend Chico Anysio, a very popular Brazilian comedian, won a golf stick made by him.

In 1974, he participated in a soap opera called Fogo Sobre Terra. His last work was the movie O Casamento, made in 1976.

Filmography

• O Casamento (1976)
• Com as Calças na Mão (1975)
• Toda Nudez Será Castigada (1973)
• O Descarte (1973)
• A Filha De Madame Bettina (1973)
• Eu Transo, Ela Transa (1972)
• Revólveres Não Cospem Flores (1972)
• As Quatro Chaves Mágicas (1971)
• O Enterro da Cafetina (1970)
• Vida e Glória de um Canalha (1970)
• A Penúltima Donzela (1969)
• O Bravo Guerreiro (1969)
• As Duas Faces da Moeda (1969)
• Enfim Sós...Com o Outro (1968)
• O Homem que Comprou o Mundo (1968
• Pintando o Sete (1960)
• O Homem do Sputnik (1959)
• De Vento em Popa (1957)
• Maior Que o Ódio (1951)
• O Falso Detetive (1951)
• O Cortiço (1945)
• Romance de um Mordedor (1944)
• Samba em Berlim (1943)
• A Sedução do Garimpo (1941)
• Entra na Farra (1941)
• Cisne Branco (1940)
• E o Circo Chegou (1940)
• Onde Estás Felicidade? (1939)
• Está Tudo Aí (1939)
• Maridinho de Luxo (1938)
• João Ninguém (1936)
• O Crime dos Banhados (1914).