Paulo José

Actor · Died August 11, 2021, aged 84 · Lavras do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Paulo José Gómez de Souza (20 March 1937 — 11 August 2021) was a Brazilian television and film actor, director and narrator.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: March 20, 1937
Died: August 11, 2021 (aged 84)
From: Lavras do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Works as: Actor
Titles: 12 on MovieCove · 111 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 6% in 30 days

What are Paulo José's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Comedy4 titles67^th

Drama3 titles47^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

28%

Morality

15%

Bonds

13%

Society

13%

Survival

10%

Power

10%

Ideas

10%

Coming of age2 Identity3 Class2 Family bonds2 Grief2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 6

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 4

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

Open-ended

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero

2 of 5

Shadow

1 of 5

Mentor

1 of 5

Herald

1 of 5

Heroas Edu in Edu, Coração de Ouro (1968)
Heroas Policarpo Quaresma in Policarpo Quaresma, Herói do Brasil (1997)
Shadowas Benjamim Zambraia (old) in Benjamim (2003)
Mentoras Otaviano in Basic Sanitation, the Movie (2007)
Heraldas Quincas in The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell (2010)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm

Tense

Melancholic

Absurd

Joyful

Other

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 Thought-provoking4 Haunting2 Wistful2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Bittersweet7
Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Paulo José's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Kino Film Collection1 title, show their title on Kino Film Collection

Subscription and free streaming for Paulo José's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

111 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Actor
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die(2019)
as Banquet Attendee
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Incidente em Antares - O Filme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Director
All Paulos in the World - Paulo José (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Actor
Show Globo 50 Anos(2015)
as Shazan
Helena's Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 143 episodes · as Benjamim Machado
The Brazilians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 1 episode · as Rômulo
My Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Armando
The Clown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Valdemar / Palhaço Puro Sangue
Bruta Aventura em Versos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Actor
Dinossaurs & Robots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 179 episodes · as Plínio Alves Junqueira
The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell(2010)
as Quincas
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Sunstroke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Andrei
Formas do Afeto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Narrator
Bliss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Rodrigo
The Dead Girl's Feast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Padre
Capitu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 5 episodes · as Vigário
Juventude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as David
As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Narrador
Pequenas Histórias (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Arlindo
Basic Sanitation, the Movie(2007)
as Otaviano
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
500 Almas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Actor
JK (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 1 episode · as Augusto Elias Kubitschek
Her Own Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 4 episodes · as Dr. Arthur Fonseca
Fraternidade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Actor
O Vestido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Dr. Espanhol
O Pequeno Alquimista (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 4 episodes · as Zaratustra
Manual for Love Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Narrator
Benjamim(2003)
as Benjamin
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as Patron
The Man Who Copied (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as Paulo
Agora é Que São Elas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 143 episodes · Book
Poeta de Sete Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Actor
Oswaldo Cruz na Amazônia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Oswaldo Cruz (voice)
Days of Nietzsche in Turin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Richard Wagner
Morte. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Ele
Um Anjo Caiu do Céu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Show 185 episodes · as Alceu
Chronically Unfeasible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Actor
A Muralha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 51 episodes · as Padre Simão
Luna Caliente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 3 episodes · as Delegado Monteiro
Outras Estórias (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Actor
Labirinto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Show 20 episodes · as Otacílio Martins Fraga
Policarpo Quaresma, Herói do Brasil(1997)
as Policarpo Quaresma
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Anahy de las Misiones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
as Joca Ramírez
Anything for Love(1997)
Show 191 episodes · as Orestes Greco
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
The Comrade: The Life of Luiz Carlos Prestes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
as Narrator
A Justiceira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Show 1 episode · as Senador Varela
Gypsy Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 155 episodes · as Jairo Sbano
Decadence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 12 episodes · as Claudionor Correia
Menino Maluquinho: O Filme(1995)
as Narrador
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Incidente em Antares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Show 12 episodes · Director
A Madona de Cedro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Show 8 episodes · as Pedro
Love! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
as Narrator
Black August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Show 16 episodes · Director
Nunc et Semper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
as Narrador
João & Antônio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
as Narrator
Os Moradores da Rua Humboldt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Actor
Vamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Show 179 episodes · as Ivan
A Grande Arte(1991)
as Delegado
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Araponga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Show 143 episodes · as Érico
Paulo Leminski - Coração de poeta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
as narrator
Delegacia de Mulheres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Show 1 episode · as Dr. Darío Gentil
Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
as Narrator
Isle of Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
as Narrator
Tieta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Show 197 episodes · as Gladstone
Two-Edged Knife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
as Jorge Bragança
Better Days Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
as Pompeu
Vida Nova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Show 143 episodes · as Francesco
Sampa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Show 4 episodes · as Gregório
Olho por Olho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Show 119 episodes · as Marcelo Fernandes
O Mentiroso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as Augusto
Villa-Lobos - O Índio de Casaca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as Presenter
Roda de Fogo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Show 179 episodes · as Celso Rezende
O Tempo e o Vento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 26 episodes · Director · as Alvarino Amaral
São Bernardo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Director
A Difícil Viagem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Actor
The Brazilwood Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
as Guarda noturno
They Don't Wear Black Tie(1981)
as Padre Bastos
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Cabocla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Show 170 episodes · as Fernão
Ciranda, Cirandinha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Show 7 episodes · Director
Landi, o arquiteto régio do Grão-Pará (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
as Narrador
Leila Para Sempre Diniz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
as Narrator
O Casarão (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Show 159 episodes · as Jarbas Martins (3º período)
King of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
as Tertuliano
Viagem pelo Interior Paulista (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
as Narrador
O Conjunto Arquitetônico do Pelourinho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Narração
Supermanoela (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Show 138 episodes · as Marcelo, o Belo
Humor Amargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Actor
Shazan, Xerife e Cia. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Show 66 episodes · as Shazam
Vila Sésamo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Show 477 episodes · as Shazam / Mágico
Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
as Cassy Jones
Meu Primeiro Baile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
as Oswaldo
A Culpa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Actor
O Primeiro Amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Show 230 episodes · as Shazan
Caso Especial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Show 1 episode · as Oswaldo
O Homem Que Deve Morrer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Show 258 episodes · as André Vila Verde
Gaudêncio! O Centauro dos Pampas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Writer · as Gaudêncio
Assim na Terra Como no Céu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Show 177 episodes · as Samuca
Of Gods and the Undead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Producer · Screenplay
Véu de Noiva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Show 221 episodes · as Zé Mário
Macunaima(1969)
as White Macunaíma / Macunaíma's mother
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
On Borrowed Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
as Estêvão
The Amorous Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
as Marcelo
The Naked Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
as Sílvio Proença
The Outsiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Actor
Edu, Coração de Ouro(1968)
as Edu
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
How Are You, Well? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Producer · Actor
Bebel, Garota Propaganda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
as Bernardo
The Priest and the Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
as Priest
All the Women in the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
as Paulo
Em busca do ouro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
as Narrador

Career shape

Star power in the 95^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 111 titles from 1965 to 2023; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell (2010)

$1.2M worldwide

Highest rated

They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981)

Midcredits 98^th

Film career

19652023

Peak 2011 · their film career is on the way up. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1966Screen debut· The Priest and the Girl
1989First top-billed film· Isle of Flowers

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting104 of 111 · 71^stDirecting6 of 111Writing3 of 111Producing2 of 111

111 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1960s12 · 12 acting · 1 crew1970s21 · 19 acting · 3 crew1980s17 · 16 acting · 2 crew1990s22 · 20 acting · 2 crew2000s25 · 24 acting · 1 crew2010s12 · 11 acting · 1 crew2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 22% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Paulo José's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71^st percentile, the median of the 10 of 11 with a score; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72^nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

63^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

57^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

75^th and up4
50^th to 74^th5
25^th to 49^th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved2
Crowd Pleaser7
Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Edu, Coração de Ouro (1968)

80^th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981)

Midcredits 98^th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Paulo José work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paulo José's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tonico Pereira shares the most, 4.

Paulo José

What are Paulo José's films like?

Genres

Themes

What they feel like to watch

Roles they play

Moods and endings

Where can I watch Paulo José's films?

Filmography

Career shape

Film career

By role

By decade

Billing

How do Paulo José's films land?

Shape of the crowd

Who does Paulo José work with?

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles