Abel Pêra
Actor
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
as Sabino’s Father 1976
O Enterro da Cafetina
as Dono da Pensão 1971
The Brave Warrior
as Professor 1968
The Man Who Bought the World
as Professor Bagdá 1968
A Penúltima Donzela
1969
Eu Transo, Ela Transa
as Comendador 1972
O Cortiço
as Vendeiro 1945
De Vento em Popa
1957
Vida e Glória de um Canalha
1970
As Quatro Chaves Mágicas
as Avô 1971
Onde Estás, Felicidade?
1939
Black Diamonds
as Moribundo 1941
João Ninguém
1936
Samba em Berlim
1943
Pintando o Sete
1959
As Duas Faces da Moeda
1969