Manoel Costa
Biography
Also known as Caveira or Caveirinha, Manoel Costa (sometimes credited as Manuel Costa, or Manuel Costa Jr.) was a Brazilian actor who starred in several underground films made in Bahia during the late 1960s and 1970s.
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Movie - 1970, 2h 15m • as Caveira
The adventures of a gang of thieves and murderers led by violent Caveirinha. A radical disruption proposal from the postulates of the Cinema Novo, a film with a loose narrative structure. Through the actions of a group of outlaws, the director sews in scenes that propose iconoclasm and elation as forms of opposition to the military dictatorship oppression.
Movie - 1969, 2h 15m • as Caveira
In Bahia, in the late '60s, the alienated college student Lula spends his time protesting in the university, but without political orientation, wandering on the streets, smoking grass, trying to be an actor and having sex. Meanwhile, a common young man stalks women on the streets trying to have intercourse with them.
Movie - 1979, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Super-8 short film made in Recife and Olinda, Brazil.