Sérgio Ricardo

Acting·Jun 18, 1932·Marília, São Paulo, Brazil

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João Lutfi (18 June 1932 – 23 July 2020), known professionally as Sérgio Ricardo, was a Brazilian actor, musician, playwright and filmmaker, better known for being responsible for the soundtrack of Glauber Rocha's "Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol" ("Black God, White Devil"). Born in a Lebanese-Brazilian family in Marília, São Paulo, and brother to famed director of photography Dib Lutfi, João got his stage name from TV businessmen who wanted to rebrand him as a leading man with an iconic name during his early gigs as an actor. He's maily associated with the Cinema Novo (Brazilian New Wave) movement, but stayed active until 2018. During the Cinema Novo days, Ricardo directed short film "Menino da Calça Branca" (1961) and "Esse Mundo É Meu" (1963), his feature-length debut. Among other notorious works in his career as a filmmaker is "A Noite do Espantalho", which shows Ricardo's talent as a polymath by mixing filmmaking with folk music and other elements of Brazilian popular culture, such as "cordel" literature. Ricardo moved to the Vidigal slum, in Rio de Janeiro, by choice in the 1970s, where he lived until his death in 2020. "Bandeira de Retalhos" (2018), his last film, was adapted by a theatre play also written by him and chronicles the life in 1970s Vidigal.

Film	Credit
Sérgio Ricardo: Uma Outra História do Cinema Novo2024 · Actor	Actor
Favela do Papa2023 · Self	Self
Sérgio Ricardo AKA João Lutfi2020 · Self	Self
Na Rota do Vento2019 · Actor	Actor
Bandeira de Retalhos2018 · Voz Bipe, Screenplay, Director	Voz Bipe, Screenplay, Director
Pitanga2016 · Self	Self
Pé Sem Chão2014 · Actor, Director, Screenplay	Actor, Director, Screenplay
Calabouço 1968 - Um tiro no coração do Brasil2014 · Ele mesmo	Ele mesmo
Two Rabbits2012 · Capanga do Robério 1	Capanga do Robério 1
A Night in 672010 · Self	Self
Milagrez2008 · Self	Self
Depois do Transe2006 · Self	Self
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova2005 · Self	Self
Descobrindo Waltel2005 · Ele mesmo	Ele mesmo
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth2003 · Self / Interviewee	Self / Interviewee
Enquanto a Tristeza não Vem2003 · Actor	Actor
Zelão1999 · Actor, Director, Writer	Actor, Director, Writer
Dib1997 · Self	Self
Para Viver Um Grande Amor1984 · Carioca (voz cantando)	Carioca (voz cantando)
Un animal doué de déraison1976 · Actor	Actor
The Night of the Scarecrow1974 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
O Tempo e o Som1970 · Self	Self
Lost Love Juliana1970 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Esse Mundo é Meu1964 · Pedro, Director, Screenplay, Producer	Pedro, Director, Screenplay, Producer
Pluft, o Fantasminha1962 · Actor	Actor
MMenino da Calça Branca1962 · Actor, Director, Writer	Actor, Director, Writer
PPé na Tábua1957 · Actor	Actor