Portrait of Lima Duarte

Lima Duarte

Acting

Biography

Lima Duarte, artistic name of Ariclenes Venâncio Martins (Sacramento, March 29, 1930), is a Brazilian actor, soap opera director, broadcaster, voice actor and presenter. In addition to being a television pioneer, being present at the time of its inauguration, he is considered one of the most important actors in Brazil, becoming famous through several memorable roles throughout the history of Brazilian telenovela.

Born: March 29, 1930

Place of Birth: Sacramento, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Filmography

2025
Ary

as Narrator (voice)

2025
Fernando Collor: The Maharajah Hunter

as Self (archive footage)

2025
2024
The Rogue's Trial

as Bispo (uncredited)

2022
A Trick of Fate

as Afonso Camargo

2021
2019
O Juízo

as Costa Breves

2019
Way Back Home

as Plínio

2019
Aruanas

as Mauro

2017
Treze Dias Longe do Sol

as Dr. Augusto Rupp

2017
The Other Side of Paradise

as Josafá Tavares

2016
Deserto

as Dom Aleixo

2015
O Crime da Cabra

as Coronel Térso

2015
I Love Paraisópolis

as Giussepe Sarti (Dom Peppino)

2015
Show 50 Anos

as Sinhozinho Malta

2015
Meus Dois Amores

as Nhô Peixoto

2013
Vazio Coração

as Jorge Gusmão

2013
2013
Buddies

as Arlindo

2012
E a Vida Continua...

as Instrutor Ribas

2012
Father’s Chair

as Sal Gadelha

2011
Love is All

as Ariclenes

2011
Federal Bank Heist

as Chico Amorim

2010
Destiny River

as Max Martinez

2009
2009
India: A Love Story

as Shankar Sundrani

2007
Desejo Proibido

as Viriato

2007
Person

as Self

2006
2005
Belíssima

as Murat Güney

2005
2004
Her Own Destiny

as Senador Victório Vianna

2004
2004
Shades of Sin

as Afonso Lambertini

2003
The Price of Peace

as Gumercindo Saraiva

2002
Sabor da Paixão

as Miguel Maria Coelho

2002
The Fifth of Hell

as Marcos de Noronha e Brito, Conde dos Arcos

2000
Brava Gente

as Washington

2000
Brava Gente

as Dagoberto

2000
Brava Gente

as Ramón

2000
Word and Utopia

as Padre António Vieira (old)

2000
A Dog's Will

as Bispo

2000
2000
Uga-Uga

as Nikolaos Karabastos (Nikos)

1998
1998
River of Gold

as António

1998
Corpo Dourado

as José Paulo Moreira de Barros (Zé Paulo)

1996
O Fim do Mundo

as Coronel Hildásio Junqueira

1995
A Próxima Vítima

as José Mestieri (Zé Bolacha)

1995
1993
Fera Ferida

as Major Emiliano Cerqueira Bentes (Major Bentes)

1993
Black August

as Turco Velho (Ibrahim Assad)

1992
Você Decide

as Himself

1992
Pedra Sobre Pedra

as Murilo Pontes

1990
My Love, My Torment

as Dom Lázaro Venturini

1990
Rainha da Sucata

as Onofre Pereira

1990
Corpo em Delito

as Dr. Athos Moreira Brasil

1989
O Salvador da Pátria

as Sassá Mutema (Salvador da Silva)

1988
Tarcísio & Glória

as Deputado Pedro Pinto Canabrava

1985
Tenda dos Milagres

as Contador de Milagres

1985
Roque Santeiro

as Francisco Malta ("Sinhozinho Malta")

1985
O Tempo e o Vento

as General Rafael Pinto Bandeira

1985
Especial Roque Santeiro

as Francisco Teixeira Malta (Sinhozinho Malta)

1983
1981
Som Brasil

as Self - Host

1980
O Bem-Amado

as Zeca Diabo

1980
1980
The Killers

as Major

1979
1979
Pai Herói

as Malta Cajarana

1977
O Jogo da Vida

as Malagueta

1977
Espelho Mágico

as Carijó / Bartolomeu Esperança

1977
The Bunglers

as Ele mesmo (em Belo Horizonte)

1977
The Bunglers

as Ele mesmo

1977
1976
The Fall

as Salatiel

1975
Pecado Capital

as Salviano Lisboa

1975
Conjugal Warfare

as Dr. Osíris

1974
O Rebu

as Boneco

1973
Os Ossos do Barão

as Egisto Ghirotto

1973
O Bem-Amado

as José Tranquilino da Anunciação (Zeca Diabo)

1970
As Bruxas

as Michel Martin

1968
Albert, the Rockefeller

as Duarte / Manoel Maria / Conde Wladimir

1968
Trilogy of Terror

as Procession of the Dead

1966
Calúnia

as Moreira

1956
O Sobrado

as Gervásio