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J.N. Canabarro

Biography

J.N. Canabarro began his career in the south of Brazil as an actor in a local theater company. Later, in his own theater company, he became a director, set designer and actor. At the beginning of the 1980s, he had his first experience in cinema, acting in a Super 8 production, "Tempo sem Glória". From then on, he dedicated himself to regional and national productions. He has also appeared as an actor in TV series such as TV Globo's "O Tempo e o Vento" in 2014 and GNT's "Animal" in 2014. He has extensive experience acting in films, most recently in the film "Casa vazia", which won an award at the Gramado Film Festival (Brazil) in 2019. His most recent production is the feature film O Velho Nepo, scheduled for release in 2025.

Known For

The Struggle for our Land
The Struggle for our Land
Lua de Outubro
Lua de Outubro
Contos Gauchescos
Contos Gauchescos
Tempo Sem Glória
Tempo Sem Glória
Old Nepo
Old Nepo
The general's ghost
The general's ghost
What we don't talk about
What we don't talk about

Filmography

2025 Luz sobre o Rio
as
2025 Old Nepo
as Velho Nepo
2025 What we don't talk about
as Zelador da fábrica
2022 The Struggle for our Land
as Self
2021 Empty House
as Motorista do Caminhão
2015 The general's ghost
as General Netto
2014 Animal
as Avô pescador
2014 O Tempo e o Vento
as Juvenal Terra
2011 Contos Gauchescos
as Juca Picumã
2001 Lua de Outubro
as Capataz do posto
1984 Tempo Sem Glória
as Afonso, o caseiro