Jô Soares

José Eugênio Soares (Rio de Janeiro, January 16, 1938 – São Paulo, August 5, 2022), better known as Jô Soares, was a Brazilian television presenter, writer, playwright, theater director, actor, comedian, musician and visual artist.

Works

The Bunglers

Os Trapalhões was a Brazilian comedy group and also a Brazilian television series created by Wilton Franco. Its members were Dedé Santana, Zacarias, Mussum and their leader Didi Mocó, that was played by Renato Aragão. The name Trapalhões is derived from the Portuguese verb atrapalhar, which means the opposite of helping, to do something the wrong way or to Those that confuse. The name is translated "Tramps" in English DVD subtitles. It was aired by Rede Globo from 1977 to 1999. On March 18, 1990, Zacarias died due to respiratory failure, but the group and the series didn't come to an end until July 29, 1994, when Mussum died due to an unsuccessful heart transplant.

Release Date1977-03-13

Charactersd Bô Francineide

Episode Count1

Vote Count15

Sai de Baixo

It follows the lives of the members of a dysfunctional family, their maid and the doorman of the apartment building in which they lived.

Release Date1996-03-31

Charactersd Papai Noel

Episode Count1

Vote Count23

Giovanni Improtta

Giovanni Improtta is a criminal who wants to climb the social ladder and become a law-abiding citizen. To achieve it, he commits some more crimes He is betrayed, and ends up under the spotlight of the media and the radar of the police, falsely charged for murder.

Release Date2013-05-18

Charactersd Ivan

Vote Count5

Planeta dos Homens

Planeta dos Homens

Release Date1976-03-15

Charactersd Vários Personagens

Episode Count210

Viva o Gordo

Release Date1981-03-09

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Self - Host - Various Characters

Episode Count8

Vote Count4

Hidden City

After seven years in jail, Anjo meets up with his former accomplice, now head of a criminal organization. The former detainee finds himself embroiled with an underworld star, Shirley Sombra, and finds enmity with a corrupt police officer.

Release Date1986-06-08

Charactersd Riperti

Vote Count6

Papai Trapalhão

A rich uncle demands that his nephews live a healthy existence, with a lot of exercise, instead of clubs, in order to live up to their inheritance, . But a sentimental affair complicates everything.

Release Date1968-06-11

Charactersd Uncle Abelardo

Chico Anysio Show

Release Date1982-03-04

Charactersd Coronel Pantoja

Episode Count32

Vote Count2

Chico Total

Release Date1981-03-10

Charactersd Popó

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

Faça Humor, Não Faça Guerra

Faça Humor, Não Faça Guerra

Release Date1970-07-31

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Vários Personagens

Episode Count130

Satiricom

Satiricom

Release Date1973-04-02

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd

Episode Count128

Mãos ao Ar

Mãos ao Ar

Release Date1965-12-06

Charactersd Dom Pedrito

Episode Count25

Balança Mas Não Cai

Balança Mas Não Cai

Release Date1968-09-16

Charactersd Vários Personagens

Episode Count72

Ceará contra 007

Ceará contra 007

Release Date1965-07-05

Charactersd Jaime Bonde

Episode Count55

Jô Soares Onze e Meia

Release Date1988-10-12

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Charactersd Self - Host

Episode Count[ 52 ]

Vote Count3

Amante Muito Louca!

Release Date1973-05-01

Charactersd Diretor

Owner of the Story

A 50 year-old woman who analyses her past. She pictures herself when she was 20 years old and she re-creates the story of her life through a game of innumerous possibilities. What if she wouldn't have gone to that ball? What if... instead of meeting the man of her life, with whom she married and had kids, she would have called a girlfriend and they went to the theater? What would be her destiny? What would have happened? In the plot the present talks to the past. A young woman projects her future in a fascinating game between memories and desires.

Release Date2004-10-01

Charactersd Himself

Vote Count29

Programa do Jô

Programa do Jô is a Brazilian late-night talk show broadcast by Rede Globo since April 3, 2000. It is shown after the late-night news bulletin, Jornal da Globo. The program is hosted by Brazilian comedian, author and musician Jô Soares, and follows the format of American talk shows such as Late Show with David Letterman. It began its life as Jô Soares Onze e Meia in 1988 on SBT. Following Jô Soares' return to Globo in 2000, the show was renamed as Programa do Jô, retaining the same format and late-night time slot. The show usually features interviews with 3 guests and a live musical performance. Usually, if one of the guests is a musician or band, they return to perform at the end of the show. There are also occasions when the first guest stays on to continue the interview past the first commercial break, in which case the show only features 2 interviews. In most cases, the interviews are longer and more in-depth than those on Letterman's show.

Release Date2000-04-03

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Charactersd Apresentador

Episode Count[ 15 ]

Vote Count5

The Man of The Sputnik

An UFO that could be the Russian satellite Sputnik falls on a hillbilly's hencoop.

Release Date1959-08-21

Charactersd Espião da CIA (como Joe Soares)

Vote Count11

The Woman of Everyone

Ângela Carne e Osso (Angela Meat and Bone), a young nymphomaniac, lives surrounded by delinquents, and exerts intense allure on them, dominating them all with her erotic power.

Release Date1969-10-24

Charactersd Doktor Plirtz

Vote Count17

The Xango from Baker Street

Rio de Janeiro, 1886. A precious Stradivarius violin presented to Emperor Dom Pedro II is stolen. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called to solve the case.

Release Date2001-09-27

DepartmentWriting

JobNovel

Charactersd Desembargador

Vote Count40

Saturday

On a Saturday morning, an advertising crew arrives at a decadent old building downtown São Paulo to shoot a TV commercial. And then everything goes wrong, beginning with a broken elevator

Release Date1995-04-06

Charactersd Homem da casa de máquinas

Vote Count5

Hitler in the Third World

Paranoia, guilt, misery, and technology in the developing country. A fragmented narrative, distorted frames, shouts, and noises. The Nazis take over São Paulo: prison and torture of revolutionaries, a samurai lost in chaos, locked lovers, a dictator and his bunch. Considered one of the most influential films of the marginal period.

Release Date1968-01-01

Charactersd Samurai

Vote Count5

Ele é o Espetáculo: José Vasconcelos

Release Date2009-09-24

Charactersd Himself

Vote Count2

Vai Que é Mole

A group of scoundrels want to make it by planning hoaxes.

Release Date1960-01-01

Charactersd Bolinha

Vote Count1

O Pai do Povo

Release Date1976-12-11

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd

Vote Count1

Agnaldo, Perigo à Vista

On the rise, singer Agnaldo Reis finds himself forced to escape the pursuit of Baby's gang, who demand a monthly bribe from the artist in exchange for protection. The young man devises an ingenious escape plan.

Release Date1969-01-01

Charactersd Apresentador do programa

Tangarella - A Tanga de Cristal

Cinderella spoof. During the carnival, in Rio de Janeiro, rich farmer meets lovely girl in a ball, but at midnight she flees, leaving behind her breechcloth, part of her costume. The man in love tries to find her all around town.

Release Date1976-12-11

Charactersd Erasmo

Chico Eterno

Release Date2015-12-06

Charactersd Self

Viva Marília

The historical, political, and social context of Brazil in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, and the impact of each decade on the life and work of the acclaimed actress Marília Pêra.

Release Date2025-04-03

Charactersd Self (archive footage)

Fernando Collor: The Maharajah Hunter

The rise and fall of Fernando Collor de Mello, Brazil's youngest president and the first president in the Americas to be impeached.

Release Date2025-10-16

Charactersd Self (archive footage)

Episode Count1

Vote Count2

Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem

Release Date2025-09-25

Charactersd Self (archive footage)

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

The Boys from Brazil: Rise of the Bolsonaros

This documentary tells of the extraordinary rise of Jair Bolsonaro, from relative obscurity to the ultimate seat of South American power. Told through intimate interviews with some of those closest to him including his eldest son Flávio, former government ministers, as well as his opponents, explore Bolsonaro’s brilliant yet ruthless journey to the presidency, with high-stakes drama, guns and God.

Release Date2022-08-30

Charactersd Self (archive footage)

Vote Count2

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."

Release Date1997-01-01

Charactersd Self

Globo Gente

Globo Gente

Release Date1973-04-17

Charactersd Self - Host

Episode Count1

Mamonas Forever

In less than ten months, the music band Mamonas Assassinas went from being completely unknown to becoming one of the biggest phenomena in Brazilian music. Irreverent, intelligent, sarcastic and creative, the band took over Brazil and sold two million albums in just six months. Never-before-seen footage and interviews from family, friends, producers, and musicians tell the band’s story, their challenges, their rise to fame, and the tragic aeroplane accident that killed all its members in 1996.

Release Date2009-07-04

Charactersd Self (archive footage)

Vote Count21

Outcast Rockstar

The life and career of Brazilian singer Chorão, Charlie Brown Jr's frontman. The story of one of the most important rock stars in Brazil, from testimonies about his personal and professional life and archival footage. Beginning in the early 1990s, when his band released their first album and hit the radio stations, Chorão lived two intense decades of national and international success, full of controversial moments, until his premature death in 2013.

Release Date2021-04-08

Charactersd Self (archive footage)

Vote Count59

Um Beijo do Gordo

Um Beijo do Gordo

With never-before-seen images, never-before-told stories and unique access to Jô's private life, the series offers an exciting and hilarious tour of his comedy programs, plays and talk shows.

Release Date2024-07-28

Charactersd Self - Host

Episode Count4

Vote Count1

Rita Lee: Mania de Você

Just before her departure, Rita Lee writes a farewell letter to her three children and her husband and musical partner, Roberto de Carvalho, in which she reflects on her life and joyfully celebrates her family. Her final moments also mark the time to look back and review a career full of unforgettable successes, which led her to sell more than 55 million records. But it is also a time to reveal her downfalls, her vulnerable side, and her excesses as the queen of rock. With completely unseen personal archives and exclusive testimonies from her own family, as well as producers, journalists, musicians, and celebrities such as Gilberto Gil and Ney Matogrosso, "Rita Lee: Mania de Você" presents her definitive legacy.

Release Date2025-05-08

Charactersd Self (archive footage)

Vote Count11

Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil

A sound and visual journey that portrays the life and work of singer and composer Luiz Melodia. The Poet of Estácio himself tells us, in the first person, his trajectory as a black boy born on the hill until his transformation into one of the greatest artists in the history of MPB. The film also features an unpublished collection made available by Jane Reis, his wife and businesswoman.

Release Date2025-01-16

Charactersd Self (archive footage)

Vote Count3

Com a Palavra, Arnaldo Antunes

From his origins as a poet to his success as a singer and composer, Arnaldo Antunes revisits the most remarkable moments of his career.

Release Date2018-10-19

Charactersd Self

Vote Count4

Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”

Armando Costa was one of Brazil's most successful authors, both in terms of audience and critical acclaim, responsible for shows like "A Grande Família" and "Malu Mulher." Despite this, he didn't care about fame or signing his works.

Release Date2024-10-03

Charactersd Self

Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

The film reveals the creation of poet Dorival Caymmi's musical works with testimonies from researchers, journalists and friends who lived with him and were able to enjoy his wisdom and talent.

Release Date2024-11-28

Charactersd Self (archive footage)

Agamenon: The Film

The trajectory of the clumsy reporter Agamenon Mendes Pereira, always present in key events of history, his biggest scoops and his eternal love for Isaura, who survives his unexpected travels around the world, in search of news and fame.

Release Date2012-01-06

Charactersd Self

Vote Count20

Daquele Instante em Diante

This film documents in depth the life and artistic trajectory of the musician and poet Itamar Assumpção. He was one of the pillars of a moment of Brazilian popular music that was conventionally called "Vanguarda Paulista". Starting from extensive research which resulted in more than 250h of images and a dive into the personal universe of this incredible artist, Itamar comes up with a poetic, intuitive plot where facts and testimonies speak louder than preconceived ideas.

Release Date2011-07-05

Charactersd Self (archive footage)

Tudo Legal

Release Date1960-12-11

Nenê Bandalho

The police mobilize their resources to capture Nenê Bandalho and, while he tries to escape, he remembers some of his life's most important episodes.

Release Date1971-12-11

Vote Count3

Desagradável

Some people seem to have come into the world to confuse, annoy, swim against the current, like the guys from Gangrena Gasosa, the first and only Sarava Metal band of the universe. "Desagradável" covers all the 23 years of the band. A special reunion of people that stirred the underground scene of 90's until today. All the legends detailed in a film that will show the most shameful chapters in history of Brazilian Rock. Jello Biafra, Jão and João Gordo, BNegão, Marcelo D2, Anjo Caldas, Dado Villa-Lobos, Rafael Ramos, Fabio from Garage, Marcos Bragatto, Tom Leão, Pedro Só, Adilson Pereira, Larry Antha and the former members (more than 15!) recalls the regrettable moments that Sarava Metal happened in their lives. Archive images, photos and videos to prove, once for all, that "Home Saint makes miracles too".

Release Date2013-05-11

Vote Count1

Zéfiro Explícito

Release Date2012-09-01

Remix em Pessoa

Pé na Tábua

Petrônio drives a bus and his friend Cabeleira is a ticket collector. When Petrônio's sister needs money to do a surgery they get involved with a film production company, where a psychopath is trying to be the protagonist of the movie.

Release Date1957-01-01

Loucuras, o Bumbum de Ouro

Release Date1979-01-02

Vote Count1

Lygia, Uma Escritora Brasileira

Release Date2017-11-23