Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 31, 1962
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Credits
40 titles
Pedro Cardoso
Biography
Pedro Cardoso (born December 31, 1962) is a Brazilian actor, screenwriter, playwright, writer and television director. He is best known for his role as Agostinho Carrara on the Rede Globo sitcom "A Grande Família", for which he was nominated for an International Emmy Award for best actor. Pedro Cardoso was born in Rio de Janeiro, the second of six children in a prominent family. His father was a well-succeed lawyer, while his grandfather was the president of Banco do Brasil. He is also a second cousin to Fernando Henrique Cardoso, a former President of Brazil. Cardoso left home when he was at 18 years due to "paternal guidance and youthful pride". He started to work on theaters as an illuminator. Eventually, he debuted as a stage actor in 1980. In 1982, he debuted as playwright with "Bar Doce Bar", a play co-authored by Felipe Pinheiro, in which Cardoso was also an actor. He received a Troféu Mambembe for best newcomer actor. Since then, he has directed and wrote several plays along with Pinheiro, and alone before Pinheiro's death, as well as acted in them. He also worked in television as an actor, director and screenwriter. He has also a career in cinema; working mostly as an actor. Cardoso co-wrote "Lisbela e o Prisioneiro" and produced T"odo Mundo Tem Problemas Sexuais".
Known For
Filmography
Open Veins
Producer
Clarice Niskier: Teatro dos Pés à Cabeça
Self
Marchamos
Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites
Self
BR 716
Carlinhos
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme
A Farra do Circo
Self
Todo Mundo Tem Problemas Sexuais
Dzi Croquettes
Self
Domingos
Self
Golden Oldies
Vavá
The Big Family: The Movie
Agostinho
Redeemer
Célio Rocha
Lisbela and the Prisoner
Screenplay
The Man Who Copied
Cardoso
Separações
Opening night guest (uncredited)
A Grande Família
Agostinho Carrara
Brava Gente
Mário
Bossa Nova
Roberto
Por Trás do Pano
Marcos
Treason
Mário
Four Days in September
Fernando Gabeira / Paulo
Felicidade É...
Estrada
Luis
Rio's Love Song
(segment "Drão")
A Comédia da Vida Privada
Pátria Minha
Albano Mendes Campelo
A Matadeira
Dente Por Dente
O Alienista
Writer
Anos Rebeldes
Galeno Quintanilha
Vamp
Tobias
A, E, I, O... Urca
Nico
Stelinha
Barman
Delegacia de Mulheres
Alvinho
O Natal da Grande Família
Surrão
The Seven Vampires
Pedro
Acre-Doce
The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out
Bilu
Chico Anysio Show