Brazilian cinema 1950s : ANKITO filmography

Ankito started as a supporting actor in 1952's 'É fogo na roupa'... less than a year later, in 1953 he was already top-billing in 'Os 3 recrutas' with Colé and José Lewgoy.

1953 - É fogo na roupa (15 March 1953)

1953 - Os 3 recrutas (15 November 1953)

1954 - Marujo por acaso (25 July 1954)

1955 - Angú de caroço (6 February 1955)
1955 - O rei do movimento - Aparício (30 May 1955)

1956 - O grande pintor - (22nd January 1956)
1956 - O feijão é nosso - Petrônio Sensorte

1957 - Metido a bacana - Anacleto-Hilario (10 February 1957)

1957 - O boca de ouro (17 October 1956)

1958 - É de chuá - Feb
1958 - De pernas p'ro ar - Benedito

1958 - Quem roubou meu samba - Leogivildo

1958 - ... E o bicho não deu -

1959 - Garota enxuta - Aporanga Popó (12 October 1959)
1959 - Pé na tábua -

1960 - Vai que é mole -

1960 - Sai dessa, recruta -

1960 - Pistoleiro bossa nova - Inocêncio - Pistoleiro Misterioso

1961 - Um candango na Velha Cap - Tonico

1961 - Os 3 cangaceiros - Aristides Pelado

1969 - Um sonho de vampiros

'É fogo na roupa' directed by Watson Macedo was Ankito's first film as a leading man.

15 March 1953 - Watson Macedo's 'É fogo na roupa!' premieres at Rio de Janeiro.

on the set of 'É fogo na roupa'; from left to right: Raimundo Campesato, Ivon Cury, Geny Macedo, Edgar Brasil & Reginaldo Farias.

11 August 1961 - Watson Macedo's 'É fogo na roupa' is back in cinemas in Rio de Janeiro after 9 years which proves the film was still good.

15 November 1953 - directed by Eurides Ramos 'Os 3 recrutas' is Ankito's first time top-billing a movie ad; actually haring this honour with fellow comedian Colé and bad-man José Lewgoy; Adriano Reis plays the good-looking hero and Myrian Tereza the 'mocinha' (engenue).

25 July 1954 - Ankito in 'Majuro por acaso' (Seaman by mistake) with Heloísa Helena & Roberto Duval.

6 February 1955 - Ankito in 'Angú de caroço' with Heloísa Helena, Anilza Leoni & Consuelo Leandro.

22nd January 1955 - Victor Lima's 'O grande pintor' with Ankito & Violeta Ferraz ´premieres in Rio de Janeiro.

8 April 1956 - 3 months after Rio, 'O grande pintor' is released in São Paulo too.

5 June 1955 - Victor Lima's 'O rei do movimento' with Carlos Tovar, Costinha; Angela Maria gives a great performace singing Ivon Cury's 'Escuta' plus 'Francisco Alves' written by Herivelto Martins & David Nasser; Lucio Alves performs 'Valsa de uma cidade' (Ismael Neto-Antonio Maria); Black-Out sings Herivelto Martins' 'Tudo é samba'; Ankito & Stela do 'Escurinha' (A.Passos-Geraldo Pereira); Emilinha Borba does 'Ai vem a Marinha' (Moacyr Silva-Lourival Faissal).

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3rd February 1957 - Eurides Ramos' 'O Boca de Ouro' opens in São Paulo four months after having premiere in Rio de Janeiro on 17 October 1956.

25 February 1957 - J.B.Tanko directs Ankito & Grande Otelo in 'Metido a bacana'. Young singer Dora Lopes performs her Carnaval hit 'Maria Navalha'.

Ankito, Catalano, Francisco Dantas, Wilson Grey, Erik (make-up man) & Alencaster Guimarães.

Heloisa Helena listens to Catalano in 1957's 'O boca de ouro' - a typical Brazilian high-society milieu.

10 February 1958 - 'É de chuá' is one of my favourite musical comedies... a this point great actress-comedienne Renata Fronzi was almost always included in Ankito & Grande Otelo's flicks.

7 July 1958 - Victor Lima's 'De pernas p'ro ar' was another box-office winner with Ankito, Grande Otelo, Renata Fronzi, Renato Restier & the usual gang.

28 September 1958 - '...E o bicho não deu' at Cine Marabá; in November it moved to Cine Jussara.

11 October 1959 - great musical comedy in which Nelly Martins is 'Garota enxuta' and shares top billing with singer Agnaldo Rayol. With more than the average quantity of musical numbers: Morgana sings 'Conselho'; Agostinho dos Santos accompany himself at the piano and croons 'A ternura que guardo comigo'; Ivon Curi presents 'Menina chega p'ra lá'; Rinaldo Calheiros sings a samba-canção; old-timer Orlando Silva sings 'Jardineira' while old-style Carnaval old-style is celebrated throughout the flick with old hits like 1914's 'Ô abre alas' performed by Grande Otelo, Vera Regina; Trio Irakitan sing 'Touradas em Madrid' & others; 'Cordão dos puxa-sacos' and 'Eu sou o pirata da perna de pau' are also featured. Nelly & Agnaldo sing 'Pelas estradas do tempo'; old timer Marion sings 'Samba no morro da Mangueira'; Emilinha Borba shows up in a night-gown & sings 'Em meus braços';

11 October 1959 - 'Garota enxuta' would premiere on Monday, 12 Oct 1959 at Cine Climax on Rua Espirito Santo, 330 in Alimação. On the Sunday, from 10:00 to 12:00 AM Radio Tupi personality Julio Rosemberg would MC his 'Carrocel dos Bairros' with Angela Maria in person at the stage of the cinema.

18 January 1959 - Victor Lima's 'Pé na tábua' with Ankito & Grande Otelo plus Renata Fronzi, Nelly Martins, Bill Farr, Carlos Imperial.

21 February 1960 - Ankito's 14th movie as a top-billing star. Victor Lima's 'Pé na tabua' with Grande Otelo and Renata Fronzi plus Nely Martins, bad-man Carlos Tovar, Radio Nacional crooner Bill Farr, rock'n'roller Carlos Imperial and the King of Rumba Ruy Rey.

15 May 1960 - less than 3 months after 'Pé na tabua' a new Ankito & Grande Otelo flick 'Pistoleiro bossa nova' to cash on in the wave created over the so-called Bossa Nova, the new Brazilian rhythm that would conquer the world in a couple of years. The supporting cast is almost the same of the previous movie: Renata Fronzi, Carlos Tovar... with the inclusion of bad-man Renato Restier, mouse-faced Wilson Grey and the baddest men of all Aurelio Teixeira.