John Herbert
Know for: Acting
Born: 1929-05-17
Place of birth: São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Also know as:
Candinho (1954)
Candinho is a hillbilly who leaves the countryside, taking his donkey along, and goes to São Paulo, trying to find his mother.
The Seven Vampires (1986)
A clumsy detective and his secretary are hired to solve the mysterious, vampiresque deaths happening at a nightclub show.
Love Slaves of the Amazons (1957)
A party of explorers in the Amazon jungle are captured by a tribe of women, and learn that they are to be used as the tribe's "love slaves."
The Case of the Naves Brothers (1967)
After their relative and associate runs way, the Naves brothers inform the police of the incident, who end up arresting them under the accusation of...
The Palace of Angels (1970)
Bárbara, a French girl living in São Paulo, and two friends decide to transform a little apartment into a luxury bordello, "The Palace...
Forever (1991)
Marked by her father's strong presence, since he is a rich and powerful businessman, the beautiful Berenice investigates his love life, to feel...
O Gosto do Pecado (1980)
After his wife leaves him, Júlio starts an affair with his secretary.
Matar ou Correr (1954)
"High Noon" spoof. Kid Bolha and Ciscocada, two clumsy swindlers, arrive at a violent Old West town called Citydown where, by mistake, one of them is...
Maria 38 (1959)
Maria is a young woman who becomes a well-known crook in the bohemian district of Lapa, in Rio de Janeiro. She earns her living with little scams and...
A Grande Vedete (1958)
Madame Janete is an aging music hall star who insists on doing roles far beneath her real age, and whose secretary keeps her fans in a payroll. One...
Rio Fantasia (1956)
Quartet from Northeast Brazil arrive in Rio de Janeiro, to try their luck in the big city.
Bebel, Garota Propaganda (1967)
Poor and beautiful girl is hired by a sales promoter to advertise a new brand of soap. The success is immediate, but the need for a new face hinders...
Uma Pulga na Balança (1953)
Swindler in jail devises a scheme to blackmail the family of recently deceased people, threatening to tell supposedly incriminating facts about their...
Floradas na Serra (1954)
Man and woman fall in love while in treatment for TB, in the beautiful town of Campos do Jordão.
The Torturer (1980)
Zionists hire a hitman to kill a Nazi war criminal exiled in a Latin American country, where he's being protected by the local dictator. Get ready...
Retrato Falado de Uma Mulher Sem Pudor (1982)
A model is found dead in the bathtub of her own mansion. A policeman tries to investigate, inquiring the rich and powerful men who knew her.
A Santa Donzela (1978)
Jordão Magalhães, a young plastic artist from a small inland city, is hired to sculpt the statue of the local virgin patron. The model...
The Girl Next Door (1987)
Middle-aged married journalist goes to the beach resort of Búzios, in Brazil, to write a book. Gradually, he falls in love with his neighbor's...
Ariella (1980)
Ariella, a lonely young woman, feels like a stranger in her own house. Ariella is discovering her sexuality and her arrogant mother Helena, her...
A Super Fêmea (1973)
Eva is a beautiful model who’s hired to star in a campaign to sell a marvelous new product: the male contraceptive pill. But it isn't easy to...
The Delights of Life (1974)
Young writer sells a soap-opera script to a TV network and manages to place his girlfriend in an important role.
Joy of Living (1958)
The boss of Gilberto, an exemplary employee, wants to marry him with his daughter, Elisabeth. But her cousin, an unattractive girl, appears to meet...
O Petróleo é Nosso (1954)
A lady, owner of a large area of land where it is believed there are several oil wells, is almost fooled by the president of a pseudo petroleum...
Toda Donzela Tem Um Pai Que é Uma Fera (1966)
General's daughter, who lives with her boyfriend without being married, gets in trouble when her conservative father decides to visit her. A friend...
Cada um Dá o Que Tem (1975)
Comedy anthology in three segments, each one involving beautiful and uninhibited women.
A Hora Mágica (1998)
In the 1950s, while radio is slowly being surpassed by television as the leading broadcast medium, Tito Balcárcel, a voice actor, becomes...
Girl In Room 13 (1960)
A letter summons American detective Steve Marshall to Sao Paulo, Brazil, in search of fugitive murderess Louise Dunning. Marshall contacts Louise and...
Copacabana Palace (1962)
For three days at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro, amorous cross-fertilizations are intertwined with petty tricks against the backdrop of the...
Tödlicher Karneval (1963)
The shooting of a movie is to take place in Rio de Janeiro. The script states that an actor is to shoot himself. The director wants to demonstrate...
Já Não Se Faz Amor Como Antigamente (1976)
Film in three segments. In the first, father is suspicious about his son's masculinity. The second one shows a Don Juan-like guy who, at church for...
The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out (1985)
Two stories chronicle the days of the bohemian, libertine youth of 1960s Rio de Janeiro.
The Love Bug (1980)
According to an Amazonian indigenous legend, a certain insect, Anophelis sexualis, has aphrodisiac properties: one who is bitten by it will surely...
You Can't Take Anything from This World (2006)
O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil (1971)
Successful manager is haunted by a sinister character who enters his dreams, Dr. Moura Brasil.
O Cangaceiro Sanguinário (1969)
After robbing and massacring a village, the head of a gang of bandits, Captain Jagunço, kidnaps Flô, Mayor Cisso's wife and tortures her.
Bacanal (1980)
One car failure and a long bus ride to nowhere lead to a small Brazilian country town where two groups of guys and girls meet. This coincidences...
Cocky (1978)
Shy countryboy from Itu (a town in Brazil where everything is unusually big) is invited to work in the house of a rich woman, who ends up discovering...
Deu Veado na Cabeça (1982)
As condition to inherit some assets, three women must turn three gay men into their lovers. Fighting for the money are also a charitable nun, a gay...
Made in Brazil (1985)
Segment 1: "Impossible Weekend." Desperate to attract the attention of a sexy teacher, a young man steals an experimental aphrodisiac from the...
Helga und die Männer - Die sexuelle Revolution (1969)
O Caçador de Esmeraldas (1979)
The life of Fernão Dias, a 17th century Brazilian frontiersman known as "the Emerald Hunter".
The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out (1985)
Two stories chronicle the days of the bohemian, libertine youth of 1960s Rio de Janeiro.
Cada um Dá o Que Tem (1975)
Comedy anthology in three segments, each one involving beautiful and uninhibited women.
Já Não Se Faz Amor Como Antigamente (1976)
Film in three segments. In the first, father is suspicious about his son's masculinity. The second one shows a Don Juan-like guy who, at church for...
Ariella (1980)
Ariella, a lonely young woman, feels like a stranger in her own house. Ariella is discovering her sexuality and her arrogant mother Helena, her...
Já Não Se Faz Amor Como Antigamente (1976)
Film in three segments. In the first, father is suspicious about his son's masculinity. The second one shows a Don Juan-like guy who, at church for...
Toda Donzela Tem Um Pai Que é Uma Fera (1966)
General's daughter, who lives with her boyfriend without being married, gets in trouble when her conservative father decides to visit her. A friend...
Toda Donzela Tem Um Pai Que é Uma Fera (1966)
General's daughter, who lives with her boyfriend without being married, gets in trouble when her conservative father decides to visit her. A friend...