Roquette Pinto Award for the best TV performers of 1965.
As Roquette Pinto Awards were granted on the Monday, 7 March 1966, 'O Fino' was broadcast live on Wednesday, 9 March 1966.
13 February 1966 - As late as 1966, Brazilians still made movies to be released in summer as part of Carnaval's festivities. Carnaval had been gradually changing over the years from a real popular street party to a more organized state affair. Chacrinha was a very popular MC who copied Harpo Marx's dress code and gestures; Costinha was a comedian who availed himself of nervoso tics to extract the maximum laughs out of his sexual innuendos. Victor Limas's '007 e meio no carnaval' (007 and a half at Carnaval) was a poor send-up of the James Bond saga.
Pelé (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) marries Rosemeri dos Reis Cholbi on 21st February 1966.
17 July 1966 - based on a 1932 book by Jose Lins do Rego, at Cine Normandie 'Menino de engenho' produced by Glauber Rocha and directed by Walter Lima Jr.
24 July 1966 - torch-song singer Maysa is back in S.Paulo for only 1 night (26 July 1966) after having lived in Europe for a few years; Maxim Gorki's 'Pequenos burgueses' (The petty burgeois) is back after having been banned by the Military Junta that took over Brazil's government in April 1964.
24 July 1966 - Argentine director Carlos Hugo Christensen's ode to Rio de Janeiro, the city he chose to live in. OESP's columnist debunks the movie, but coming from such a quarters it is highly suspected of parochialism... especially when the movie's main theme is the City of Rio de Janeiro itself which the daily newspaper from S.Paulo harboured a vindictive and unfounded hate.
28 August 1966 - Irma Alvarez is 'Engraçadinha depois dos 30', based on a Nelson Rodrigues story; at Cine Ipiranga 'As cariocas' with a lot of hot stars.
28 August 1966 - 'O vigilante rodoviário', the very first Brazilian TV series becomes a full-lenght movie titled 'O vigilante e os 5 valentes' with Carlos Miranda playing the hero and rock singer Tony Campello playing a play-boy gone wrong plus Lobo, the so-called Brazilian Rin-Tin-Tin.
28 August 1966 - a 1964 Soviet production '24 horas em Moscou' aka 'I walk around Moscow'.
28 August 1966 - After 2 years of having staged a military putsh against an elected government - that of President João Goulart - the Military Dictatorship start showing its intention of staying in power for ever. The generals stage a mock indirect election for the governors of the states of the federation. These puppets were actually appointed by the Military and rubberstamped by a Congress with no real power. Things were getting bad and they would get even worse by the day.
4 September 1966 - Japanese actors Kotaro Satomi & Mako Midori visit Sao Paulo.
15 October 1966 - Os Mutantes play Mamas & Papas's 'Got a feeling' and 2 other songs at Ronnie Von's TV show on Teatro Record.
29 November 1966 - Estadão columnist Mary Wynne thanks Mauricio Kus for his kindness in bringing her a Sunday NYTimes...
Hello. My oldest aunt wrote the nightlife column as "Mary Wynne," and I would love to find out more about her years in Brazil. Any information appreciated. Thank you. Sincerely, Margie Burns (margie.burns@gmail.com)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Margie Burns for your comment containing this precious information about your aunt Mary Wynne. I only discovered her daily column at a major São Paulo newspaper a few years ago and fell in love with her STYLE... but I hardly know anything about her OWN person. I will write you a message and send it to your e-address. Thanks again!
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