Ênio Gonçalves

Born in the south of Brazil Ênio Gonçalves majored in journalism and worked in over 30 films starred in 20 telenovelas and performed in numerous plays starting with Auto de Natal in 1959 He studied film directing at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome Italy and became popular after his performance in Nelson Rodriguess Toda Nudez Será Castigada in 1965 directed by Zbigniew Ziembinski He would write some 20 plays including 2 ou 3 Buracos 1976 Dia Torto 1976 Vem Contudo 1977 and Até as Orelhas 2004 and adapt literary works such as J Guimarães Rosas Sorôco Sua Mãe Sua Filha 1975 for the screen and Erico Verissimos Sonata