The Biography

Maurício de Miranda do Valle (Rio de Janeiro, March 1, 1928 — Rio de Janeiro, October 7, 1994) was a Brazilian actor. His career in national cinema was marked by his partnership with filmmaker Glauber Rocha, with whom he worked on the films Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol (1963), Terra em Transe (1966), O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro (1968) and The Age of the Earth (1980). His career was marked by playing villains, rustic and powerful types, acting in both dramas and comedies.