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Acting

Nelson Xavier

Career: Active from 1964 to 2017, busiest in 2015 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles: 32
top three billing

Average score: 64/100

Highest rated: The Guns
75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Nelson Xavier Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Adrenaline
3.6, average 4.8
Pop Culture
0.9, average 2.2
Scare
1.6, average 2.6
Uncanny
1.7, average 2.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Brazilian Cinema 5
Social Commentary 3
Historical Drama 3
Social Realism 3
Nostalgic Tone 2
Magical Realism 2
Rural Brazilian Setting 2
Melancholic Atmosphere 2
Brazilian Drama 2
Emotional Journey 2
Rio de Janeiro Setting 2
Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

81

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

17 titles · average score 68

Comeback

69

as Amador

Rondon, o Desbravador

as Cândido Rondon

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Lampião e Maria Bonita - O Filme

as Lampião

The Moving Forest

58

as Heitor

Farewell

61

as Almirante

Trash

63

as Jefferson

The Lady from Estácio

as Timbira

Gabriela

81

TV show · as Fazendeiro Altino Brandão

As Mães de Chico Xavier

71

as Chico Xavier

O Filme dos Espíritos

as Levy Rivail

Chico Xavier

TV show · as Chico Xavier (1969/1975)

Chico Xavier

71

as Chico Xavier 1969 - 1975

2000s

10 titles · average score 65

Stolen Dreams

56

as Seu Horácio

A Favorita

78

TV show · as Edvaldo

Belíssima

60

TV show · as Bento Pereira

Her Own Destiny

77

TV show · as Sebastião Ferreira da Silva

The Storytellers

73

as Zaqueu

Benjamim

49

as Dr. Cantagalo

Lua Cambará - Nas Escadarias do Palácio

as Líder dos Ciganos

Sítio do Picapau Amarelo

71

TV show · as Barão de Tremembé

Chica de Río

56

as Bichero

Estrela-Guia

TV show · as Purunam Sukham

1990s

14 titles · average score 61

Mild Poison

54

TV show · as Fortunato Queiroz

Napomuceno's Will

51

as Napumoceno

Evil Angel

TV show · as Manuel

A Vida Como Ela É...

TV show · as Maviel

Irmãos Coragem

TV show · as Padre Bento

Memorial de Maria Moura

TV show · as Padre Marcelino

Jequitibá

80

TV show · as Norberto

Pedra Sobre Pedra

71

TV show · as Delegado Queiroz

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

68

as Father Xantes

A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão

TV show · as Canjerê (Leopoldo Miranda)

Cesium-137

62

as Devair

Riacho Doce

TV show · as Capitão Laurindo Ventura

1980s

24 titles · average score 58

The Given Word (Minisseries)

TV show · as Bonitão

Tenda dos Milagres

TV show · as Pedro Archanjo

The King of Rio

as Nico Sabonete

Tensão no Rio

as Coronel Flores

Para Viver Um Grande Amor

as Carioca

O Príncipe do Fogo

as Narrador

Voltei pra Você

TV show · as Zelão

The Wizard and the Sheriff

as Dom Velasquez

O Cangaceiro Trapalhão

58

as Lampião

Lampião e Maria Bonita

TV show · as Lampião

Chico Anysio Show

TV show · as Papai Noel nordestino / Ele mesmo

Eu Carrego um Sertão Dentro de Mim

as Narrador

1970s

12 titles · average score 62

The Animal's Skin

as Advogado

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

63

as Mirandão

The Fall

as Mário

Segunda-Feira

as Narrador

The Devil Queen

67

as Catitu

Ovelha Negra, Uma Despedida de Solteiro

as Mário, chefe da orquestra

Música Contemporânea no Brasil

as Narrador

Go to Work You Bum!

57

as Babalu

As Confissões de Frei Abóbora

Writer

Caso Especial

TV show

Two Lost in a Dirty Night

as Paco

Of Gods and the Undead

as Valu

1960s

4 titles · average score 74

Massacre no Supermercado

as Detective Chico

Sangue e Areia

TV show · as Zorba

The Deceased

74

as Timbira

The Guns

75

as Mário