Abel Pêra
Biography
Abel Pêra (Carregosa, Oliveira de Azeméis, 16 November 1891 – Rio de Janeiro, 27 September 1975) was a Portuguese actor based in Brazil. Brother of Manuel Pêra and uncle of actress Marília Pêra, Abel Pêra entered the world of theater in his late teens as a carpenter, among his works are A Pensão da Dona Estela and Feitiço, by Oduvaldo Vianna. Uncle and godfather of actress Marília Pêra, Abel, even after becoming an actor, continued making wooden objects. Friend Chico Anysio once received a golf club he had made from Abel.
On television, he participated in the soap opera Fogo Sobre Terra in 1974. Abel Pêra's last work was the film O Casamento, released in 1975.
Filmography
The Wedding
1976
as Sabino’s Father
A Filha de Madame Betina
1973
Eu Transo, Ela Transa
1972
as Comendador
O Enterro da Cafetina
1971
as Dono da Pensão
As Quatro Chaves Mágicas
1971
as Avô
Vida e Glória de um Canalha
1970
A Penúltima Donzela
1969
As Duas Faces da Moeda
1969
The Brave Warrior
1968
as Professor
The Man Who Bought the World
1968
as Professor Bagdá
Pintando o Sete
1959
O Homem do Sputnik
1959
De Vento em Popa
1957
O Cortiço
1945
as Vendeiro
Samba em Berlim
1943
Entra na Farra
1943
Black Diamonds
1941
as Moribundo
E o Circo Chegou
1940
as Joaquim
Onde Estás, Felicidade?
1939
João Ninguém
1936