Abel Pêra

Brazilian actor (1891-1975)

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

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  • 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).