Acting
May 25, 1930
Mirante do Paranapanema, São Paulo, Brazil
Tony Tornado
Acting
Biography
Tony Tornado, stage name of Antônio Viana Gomes, (Presidente Prudente, May 26, 1930) is a Brazilian actor, singer and composer. One of the main names in black music and a precursor of the Afro style in the country, he established himself both in the musical field and in acting.
Feature Films (47)
The selfish Ancelmo dies and ends up trapped in limbo. To secure his place in heaven, he must practice a good deed and play cupid, as he is tasked with uniting a man and a woman with widely differing personalities.
O Amor Dá Trabalho
In search of a powerful hallucinogenic, five friends embark on a dangerous journey deep into the Amazon. But a bad trip isn't the only threat as they discover when they stumble across the hidden camp of the crazed Dr. Moreau and his murderous animal-human hybrid creations.
A Werewolf in the Amazon
10-year-old Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of its members are murdered by policemen who frame Lilica, a 17-year-old trans hustler. Pixote helps Lilica and three other boys escape and they start to make their living by a life of crime which only escalates to more violence and death.
Pixote
Célio Rocha believes he was assigned by God Himself a difficult mission: to persuade his childhood friend Otávio Sabóia, a corrupt entrepeneur in the construction business, to give away all his possessions to the poor.
Redeemer
Didi, Soró and Tatu in search food and water head for the town of Oróz. On their journey they find a Scarecrow, a man in a metal vat, and later are arrested by a Lion Sheriff.
Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz
Débora is an advertiser who has always put her career above her love life. Work and love mix when she runs a campaign for Valentine's Day, whose client is her ex-boyfriend, who was dumped by her in a humiliating way.
Odeio o Dia dos Namorados
Two friends get rich running an illegal gambling business. But soon they start to compete, and become rivals.
The King of Rio
Andréa, a poor telemarketing salesgirl, dreams of being a singer. Her rich boyfriend Fred hires a musical producer, Marcelo, to turn her into a star. But she and Marcelo end up falling in love.
Um Show de Verão
A CIA agent discovers a document about a Brazilian crazy scientist that transformed dead Nazis, including Adolf Hitler, into mummies.
The Macabre Sarcophagus
A glamorous disco club (hey, it’s the 70’s!) is heisted by a a band of criminals that deal with women trafficking. More then a dozen girls are made prisioner and when they are being taken to be sold, a rival gang try to steal them. A violent war begins between the two gangs.
Trafficking of Females
Television & Series (39)
It tells the story of young people who dream of a modeling career and the rise of their lives. It all starts when the Sex Appeal agency, led by Edgar and Cecilia, runs a contest that will award the winner two hundred thousand dollars and the possibility of living abroad. The main competitors are Angel, Vilma, Eva and Claudinha. They will do anything to earn, even things they would never imagine doing.
Sex Appeal
It follows the lives of the members of a dysfunctional family, their maid and the doorman of the apartment building in which they lived.
Sai de Baixo
The adventures of a man with amnesia who struggles to rediscover his past while learning to live in the present.
