Armando Costa

Born: 1933-05-05

Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Biography

Armando Costa (Rio de Janeiro, May 5, 1933 - Rio de Janeiro, April 9, 1984). Author, director and animator. He marked Grupo Opinião not only as co-author of some of its most important shows, but also for his role in resistance theater, which he exercised through ideological coherence and criticism in defense of popular interests.

Known For

Nos Embalos de Ipanema
Faustão
Time of Violence
The Man Who Bought the World
A Viúva Virgem
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
O Doce Esporte do Sexo
Five Times Favela
Bar Esperanza
Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”

Top Movie Credits

Memórias do Grupo Opinião Self (archive footage)
Five Times Favela (segment "Um Favelado")