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Joel Barcellos

Joel Barcellos

Born: November 27, 1936

From: VitĂłria, EspĂ­rito Santo, Brazil

Joel Dias Barcellos, better known as Joel Barcelos (Vitória, November 27, 1936 – Rio das Ostras, November 10, 2018), was a Brazilian actor, having also worked as a screenwriter and director. In some films, he was credited as Joel Martins.

He was a very active actor in New Cinema, especially in the 1960s. He received the Candango Award for Best Actor at the BrasĂ­lia Festival for his performance in Jardim de Guerra, in 1968. He was also elected 'Best Supporting Actor' by the same award when acting in Kiss 2348/72. Despite preferring cinema, he also played roles on television, mainly in miniseries.

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