Mauro Mendonça
Mauro Mendonça is a Brazilian actor. Born in Ubá, he started his career in 1955 in the Teatro Brasileiro de Comédia. He debuted in the 1963 TV Excelsior telenovela Corações em Conflito. He went on to act on Rede Record and TV Tupi before moving to Rede Globo in 1973, where he continues to practice acting.
He has been married to actress Rosamaria Murtinho since 1959, and has three children: director Mauro Mendonça Filho, actor Rodrigo Mendonça, and musical producer João Paulo Mendonça. He also has five grandchildren: Vitória, Anna, Pedro, Sofia and Januária.Selected filmography
- Carnaval em Caxias
- O Petróleo é Nosso
- Rio, 100 Degrees F. as Italian tourist at the Sugar Loaf
- Dona Violante Miranda as Firmino
- Seara Vermelha
- A Muralha as Dom Braz Olinto
- O Descarte as Aguiar
- Maria... Sempre Maria
- Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands as Dr. Teodoro Madureira
- Estúpido Cupido as Armando Siqueira
- Nos Embalos de Ipanema as Patrícia's father
- Love Strange Love as Dr. Benicio / politician
- Doce Delírio as Armando
- Natal da Portela
- Kuarup as Gouveia, minister
- A Grande Arte as Policeman
- Sonho Meu as Carlos
- Anjo Mau as Rui Novaes
- Meu Bem Querer as Bilac Maciel
- A Muralha as Dom Braz Olinto
- O Quinto dos Infernos as Archbishop Melo
- Benjamim as Dr. Campoceleste
- Didi, o Cupido Trapalhão as Dr. Poleto
- Cabocla as Coronel Justino
- Redeemer as Noronha
- O Profeta as Francisco
- A Favorita as Gonçalo Fontini
- Ti Ti Ti as Giancarlo Villa
- O Astro
- Gabriela as Manoel das Onças
- Êta Mundo Bom! as Dr. Inácio Xavier
- Tô Ryca! as Odair
