
Abel Pêra
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-11-16
Day of Death
1975-09-27 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Carregosa, Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal
Abel Pêra
Biography
Abel Pêra (Carregosa, Oliveira de Azeméis, 16 November 1891 – Rio de Janeiro, 27 September 1975) was a Portuguese actor based in Brazil. Brother of Manuel Pêra and uncle of actress Marília Pêra, Abel Pêra entered the world of theater in his late teens as a carpenter, among his works are A Pensão da Dona Estela and Feitiço, by Oduvaldo Vianna. Uncle and godfather of actress Marília Pêra, Abel, even after becoming an actor, continued making wooden objects. Friend Chico Anysio once received a golf club he had made from Abel.
On television, he participated in the soap opera Fogo Sobre Terra in 1974. Abel Pêra's last work was the film O Casamento, released in 1975.
Known For
Acting
(1976)
The Wedding
as Sabino’s Father
(1973)
(1972)
Eu Transo, Ela Transa
as Comendador
(1971)
O Enterro da Cafetina
as Dono da Pensão
(1971)
As Quatro Chaves Mágicas
as Avô
(1970)
(1969)
(1969)
(1968)
The Man Who Bought the World
as Professor Bagdá
(1968)
(1959)
(1959)
(1957)
(1945)
O Cortiço
as Vendeiro
(1943)
(1941)
Black Diamonds
as Moribundo
(1939)
(1936)