Abdias Nascimento
Acting•Born March 14, 1914•Died March 23, 2011 (age 97)•Franca, São Paulo, Brazil
Biography
Abdias do Nascimento (March 14, 1914 – May 23, 2011) was a prominent African Brazilian scholar, writer, visual artist, politician, poet, actor, playwright, and Pan-African activist, who created the Black Experimental Theater (1944) and the Black Arts Museum (1950), organized the National Convention of Brazilian Blacks (1946), the First Congress of Brazilian Blacks (1950), and the Third Congress of Black Culture in the Americas (1982). Professor Emeritus, State University of New York at Buffalo, he was the first Afro-Brazilian member of Congress to champion black people's human and civil rights in the National Legislature, where in 1983 he presented the first Brazilian proposals for affirmative action legislation.
Known For
Ôrí
1989•Movie•
8.6
The Man of The Sputnik
1959•Movie•
6.8
Othelo The Great
2024•Movie
Five Times Favela
1962•Movie•
7.9
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
2020•Movie•
8.6
Negro em Mim
2020•Movie
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade
2020•Movie
Abdias do Nascimento - Memória Negra
2008•Movie
Filmography
Personal Info
DepartmentActing
BirthdayMarch 14, 1914
Day of DeathMarch 23, 2011
Place of BirthFranca, São Paulo, Brazil
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