Ariano Suassuna
Writer, Actor
June 16, 1927 — July 23, 2014 (87 years)
Ariano Vilar Suassuna was a Brazilian playwright and author. He is in the "Movimento Armorial". He founded the Student Theater at Federal University of Pernambuco.
Four of his plays have been filmed, and he was considered one of Brazil's greatest living playwrights of his time. He was also an important regional writer, doing various novels set in the Northeast of Brazil. He received an honorary doctorate at a ceremony performed at a circus. He was the author of, among other works, the "Auto da Compadecida" and "A Pedra do Reino". He was a staunch defender of the culture of the Northeast, and his works dealt with the popular culture of the Northeast.
Four of his plays have been filmed, and he was considered one of Brazil's greatest living playwrights of his time. He was also an important regional writer, doing various novels set in the Northeast of Brazil. He received an honorary doctorate at a ceremony performed at a circus. He was the author of, among other works, the "Auto da Compadecida" and "A Pedra do Reino". He was a staunch defender of the culture of the Northeast, and his works dealt with the popular culture of the Northeast.
Known For
Filmography
| 2023 | Pictures of Ghosts · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | Um Filme de Cinema · as Self |
| 2010 | Latin Blood · as Self |
| 2001 | #Provoca · as Self |
| 2000 | O Povo Brasileiro · as Self |
| 2000 | Programa do Jô · as Self |
| 1986 | Roda Viva · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | Stone of the Kingdom · as Novel |
| 2000 | Brava Gente · as Novel |
| 2016 | Cícero Dias, o Compadre de Picasso · as Ele Mesmo |
| 1981 | O Homem de Areia · as Ele Mesmo |
| 2026 | O Auto da Compadecida 2 · as Theatre Play |
| 2024 | A Dog's Will 2 · as Theatre Play |
| 2023 | Histórias Quase Verdadeiras · as Based On A Story By |
| 2021 | O Auto da Boa Mentira · as Original Story |
| 2000 | A Dog's Will · as Theatre Play |
| 1999 | O Auto da Compadecida · as Story |
| 1987 | Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida · as Theatre Play |
| 1976 | O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro · as Theatre Play |
| 1969 | Our Lady of Compassion · as Theatre Play |