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").
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Sérgio Ricardo: Uma Outra História do Cinema Novo
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Release Date:06/04/2024
Favela do Papa
Character:Self
Release Date:02/04/2023
Sérgio Ricardo AKA João Lutfi
Character:Self
Release Date:17/12/2020
Na Rota do Vento
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Release Date:21/11/2019
Bandeira de Retalhos
Character:Voz Bipe
Release Date:21/01/2018
Pitanga
Character:Self
Release Date:23/09/2016
Pé Sem Chão
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Release Date:05/10/2014
Calabouço 1968 - Um tiro no coração do Brasil
Character:Ele mesmo
Release Date:28/03/2014
Two Rabbits
Character:Capanga do Robério 1
Release Date:20/01/2012
A Night in 67
Character:Self
Release Date:30/07/2010
Milagrez
Character:Self
Release Date:02/01/2008
Depois do Transe
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2006
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2005
Descobrindo Waltel
Character:Ele mesmo
Release Date:01/01/2005
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
Character:Self / Interviewee
Release Date:17/09/2003
Enquanto a Tristeza não Vem
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Release Date:02/01/2003
Zelão
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Release Date:01/01/1999
Dib
Character:Self
Release Date:02/01/1997
Para Viver Um Grande Amor
Character:Carioca (voz cantando)
Release Date:30/04/1984
Un animal doué de déraison
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Release Date:24/03/1976
O Tempo e o Som
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1970
Esse Mundo é Meu
Character:Pedro
Release Date:01/04/1964
Pluft, o Fantasminha
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Release Date:20/08/1962
Menino da Calça Branca
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Release Date:01/01/1962
Pé na Tábua
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Release Date:01/01/1957
Television Appearances
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