
Hugo Carvana
Biography
Hugo Carvana de Hollanda (Rio de Janeiro, June 4, 1937 – Rio de Janeiro, October 4, 2014) was a Brazilian film and television actor and director. Initially associated with scoundrel-type characters during his early career, he played parts in many Brazilian New Wave (Cinema Novo) films.
He later moved on to starring and directing comedies, such as his directorial debut, the self-starred "Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo!" (1973) and his last film "A Casa da Mãe Joana 2" (2013). During his later career, he was also a recurring actor in Brazilian soap operas.
Carvana died in October 4, 2014, from complications caused by a lung cancer.
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Known For
Acting History
2024
Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico” as Self (archive footage)
2023Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
2021Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar as Self
2019Memórias do Grupo Opinião as Self (archive footage)
2018Carvana as Self
2017Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas as Self
2016Pitanga as Self
2015Chico: Brazilian Artist as Self
2015Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: As Noivas de Copacabana - O Filme as Delegado Adroaldo de Lima
2014Rio, I Love You as Manoel (segment "Dona Fulana")
2014Éramos Todos Loucos as Self
2013Giovanni Improtta as Cantagalo
2012O Brado Retumbante as Jorge Mourão
2011Não Se Preocupe, Nada Vai Dar Certo! as Zimba
20105x Favela, Now by Ourselves as Dos Santos
2010A Hora do leão - Os sete leões de Glauber
2009Love Stories Only Last 90 Minutes as Taxi driver
2008Golden Oldies as Salomão
2008Milagrez as Self
2007Lost and Found as Juiz
2007Paraíso Tropical as Belisário Cavalcanti
2006The Greatest Love of All as Salvador
2006O Sol - Caminhando contra o vento as Self
2006JK as Jorge Sampaio
2006Depois do Transe as Self
2005Mais uma Vez Amor as Dr. Alvarez
2005A Degola Fatal as Self (archive footage)
2004Como uma Onda as Sinésio Paiva
2003Celebridade as Lineu Vasconcelos
2003Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth as Self / Interviewee
2003Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria as Beggar
2003Abry as (voice)
2003God Is Brazilian as Quincas Batalha
2002Lara as Ator Premiado
2002Fluminense Football Club - Centenário de uma Paixão
2002Desejos de Mulher as Atílio Rodrigues
2001Sonhos Tropicais as Macedo
2001Movie Theaters of Rio as Self
2001Um Anjo Caiu do Céu as Sargento Garcia
2000O Cabeça de Copacabana as Haroldo Soares
1999Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei as Queiroz
1999Walking on Clouds as Wagner Macieira
1999O Belo e as Feras
1998Corpo Dourado as Jacinto Azevedo
1997Chaos and Confusion as Figurante 1 no Festival de Gramado
1997Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional as Self
1997The Naked Man as Taxista
1996G.R.E.S. Concentração as Narrator
1996Sai de Baixo
1995Cara & Coroa as Aníbal Santoro
1995Cutie Pie... Her Loves and Sins as Irmão Fidélis
1993Fera Ferida as Numa Pompílio de Castro
1993Black August as Luiz Magalhães
1993Vênus de Fogo as Delegado Eurico Braga
1992De Corpo e Alma as Agenor
1992As Noivas de Copacabana as Delegado Adroaldo de Lima
1991O Dono do Mundo as Lucas Veronese
1991Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo II: A Volta as Dino
1990Boca de Ouro as Caveirinha
1990Gente Fina as Guilherme Paiva
1990Assim na Tela Como no Céu
1988Por Dúvida das Vias
1987Leila Diniz as Clyde
1986Roda de Fogo as Paulo Costa
1985De Quina Pra Lua as Silva
1985Avaete, Seed of Revenge as Ramiro
1984Corpo a Corpo as Alfredo Fraga Dantas
1984Bete Balanço as Tony
1984Águia na Cabeça as Turco
1983Bar Esperanza as Zeca
1981Glauber Rocha: Morto/Vivo
1981Chico Total as maior contador de histórias de Piripiri
1980O Homem do Morcego as Narrador
1980To the Last Drop as Narrator(voice)
1979Plantão de Polícia as Waldomiro
1978Alô Tetéia
1978Se Segura, Malandro! as Paulo Otávio
1978Mulheres de Cinema as Narrator
1977Tent of Miracles as Fausto Pena
1977Sea of Roses as Sérgio
1977Anchieta, José do Brasil as Diogo Álvares
1977The Bunglers as Ele mesmo (em Florianópolis)
1976The Fall as José
1976Un animal doué de déraison as Hugo
1976Gordos e Magros
1975Ipanema, Adeus
1975Veredas de Minas
1975Gabriela as Dr. Argileu Palmeira
1975Cuca Legal as Celso Maranhão (Jacaré)
1975Arquitetura de Morar as Narrator
1974A Man and His Cage as Tino
1974Pilar as Narrador
1974Na Casa de Rio Vermelho as Narrator (voice)
1974Chorinhos e Chorões as Narrador
1974Bullock Cart as Narrator
1973All Nudity Shall Be Punished as Representative
1973Tati, a Garota as Capitão Peixoto
1973Go To Work You Bum! as Dino
1973Humor Amargo
1972When Carnaval Comes as Lourival
1972Procura-se uma Virgem
1972Love, Carnival and Dreams as Malandro
1972Câncer
1971Brazil in Cannes
1971The Lion Has Seven Heads as Português
1971A Indústria do Solúvel as Narrador
1971O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil as Dr. Gestaile
1971Tatu Bola
1971Klaxon
1970The Heirs as Professor Maia
1970Pindorama
1969Macunaima as Man with duck
1969Vampire's Dream
1969Antonio das Mortes as Delegado Mattos
1969Garden of War
1969The Angel Was Born as Santamaria
1969Dramática Popular as Narrador
1969A Criação Literária de João Guimarães Rosa
1969Time of Violence
1969Pedro Diabo Loves Rosa Meia Noite as Detetive Athiê
1968On Borrowed Time as Passos
1968The Brave Warrior as Union Hanger-On
1968The Man Who Bought the World as Cabo Jorge
1968Before, the Summer as Homem atropelado
1968How Are You, Well?
1968José Lins do Rego as Narrador
1967Colagem as Narrator
1967Entranced Earth as Álvaro
1967Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as Self
1967Oito Universitários as Narrador
1967O Engano as Marido
1966The Big City as Pereba
1965The Deceased
1965Crime de Amor as Glicério
1965The Dare as Journalist
1964The Guns as José
1962Esse Rio que Eu Amo
1962The Unscrupulous Ones as Photographer







