Alexandre Paternost

Birth : , Brazil

History

Alexandre Paternost (São Paulo, July 1, 1971) is a Brazilian actor. He began his artistic career in the films A Causa Secreta and O Quatrilho, attracting the attention of SBT executives, who then hired him for the young telenovela that the station produced in 1996, Colégio Brasil, starring Patrícia de Sabrit, which was a relative success despite of various changes over time. With the premature end of the telenovela, Alexandre migrated again to cinema and participated in films such as A Paixão de Jacobina and the remake of the classic O Cangaceiro, whose original version had been produced in 1953.

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Movies

Quase Um Tango...

Otaviano

Batavo is a simple man living in the interior of RS. The calm of his routine comforts him, but it is the greater cause of the boredom that slaughter his wife, who decides to abandon it and to run away with another man.

Concerto Campestre

Silvestre

In the 19th century, rich farmer with a passion for music dreams of having an orchestra. He hires a conductor, to help him organize the musicians. But the man falls in love with his daughter.

A Paixão de Jacobina

Maurer

O Cangaceiro

Teodoro

This is a remake of Brazil's first international success in the cinema world. Just as its same name predecessor was, this film is a fictional version of the story of the "cangaceiros." These were bandits who sacked towns and spread terror throughout Northeastern Brazil in the 1930s. This group of outlaws is led by Captain Galdino and his wife Maria Bonita.

The Quartet

Angelo Gardone

The story of two immigrant couples: Teresa and Angelo; Pierina and Massimo. While fighting for survival in the new world, the unexpected love of Massimo and Teresa appears. They react against family and cultural traditions and leave to a new destiny, leaving their partners. Quatrilho is the name of a card game in wich the player have to betray his partner in order to become the champion.

A Causa Secreta

Sílvio

Theater director asks his actors for a research on human cruelty and misery in Brazil, while trying to raise funds for his next production, a play based on a story by Machado de Assis, "A Causa Secreta" (The Secret Cause). The troupe oblige and go around town witnessing long lines in National Health Services, inhuman conditions in public hospitals and poor people being constantly humiliated. They find people are becoming indifferent to human suffering.