THE CAST
The principal cast of “Tolerance” is formed by:
Maitê Proença
A
São Paulo actress living in Rio de Janeiro, Maitê starred
in several soap operas and mini-series (As Três Marias, A Marquesa
de Santos, Dona Beija, Guerra dos Sexos, O Sorriso do Lagarto, Felicidade,
A Vida Como Ela É and Torre de Babel), theater productions (As Guerreiras
do Amor, Confissões de Mulheres de 30, Mentiras Alucinantes de Um
Casal Feliz) and historic photographic essays for Playboy Magazine (the
two editions she was cover had record sales). On film, her latest work
includes 16060, by Diogo Mainardi (Best Actress Prize at the Brasília
Film Festival), Vox Populi, by Marcelo Lafitte (Best Actess at the Salvador
Film Festival), A Hora Mágica, by Guilherme de Almeida Prado, and
Paixão Perdida, by Walter Hugo Khoury. In “Tolerance” she plays
Márcia, a criminal lawyer who gets involved with one of her clients,
sparking off a serious family crisis.
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Roberto Bomtempo
An
actor from Rio de Janeiro, he was raised and started his career in Minas
Gerais. Besides acting on stage, film and television, he also directs and
writes for the theater. In 1985, after watching the film Verdes Anos (Green
Years), by Carlos Gerbase and Giba Assis Brasil (screenplay written by
Álvaro Teixeira, co-author of “Tolerance”), he adapted for the stage
the short story by Luiz Fernando Emediato, which had originated the film.
He acted in several soap operas on Globo Television (the last one was Meu
Bem Querer), but he is also well known for his work on film, such as the
features Quem Matou Pixote? and A Maldição de Sampaku, both
by José Joffily, Canudos, by Sérgio Resende and the short
O Vendedor, by Alberto Salvá. Presently, Bomtempo is playing the
title role in the play Raul Fora da Lei about the life of the Bahian composer
Raul Seixas, a hit throughout Brazil. In the film “Tolerance”, he plays
Júlio, Márcia’s husband, a journalist who abandoned his ideals
to become a photo editor in an “adult” magazine.
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Maria Ribeiro
A
young actress from Rio with significant experience on TV, theater and film,
she has acted in the plays Confissões de Adolescente, O Inimigo
do Povo and Separações, all by Domingos de Oliveira. On Globo
Television she was on the soap opera História de Amor, by Manoel
Carlos, and, more recently, she appeared in Mulher and Você Decide.
On film she appeared in O Xangô de Baker Street, by Miguel Farias,
based on Jô Soares’ best seller. Her role in “Tolerance” is Anamaria,
a sensual young woman who does not measure the consequences of her actions,
interfering in Júlio’s life in an increasingly explicit manner.
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Nelson Diniz
An
actor from Rio Grande do Sul, he starred in the short Paulo and Ana Luiza
in Porto Alegre, by Rogério Ferrari. He appeared in the mini-series
Luna Caliente, on Globo Television, directed by Jorge Furtado, and in the
feature film Anahy de Las Misiones, by Sérgio Silva. He was on the
cast of the theater productions Besame Mucho, Hamleto, and Shakexperience.
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Ana Maria Mainieri
An
actress from Rio Grande do Sul, she has acted in several commercials and
has recently made her first film appearance in the short O Oitavo Selo,
by Tomás Creus. She played Lurdes in the on-line soap opera A Gente
Ainda Nem Começou, written for the Internet by Carlos Gerbase and
released on ZAZ (now TERRA) in 1997.
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Werner Schünemann
An
actor and director from Rio Grande do Sul, he starred in several of Gerbase’s
films, including the features Verdes Anos and Inverno, and the short Deus
Ex-Machina. He directed the feature film O Mentiroso and is now shooting
Mar Doce, a documentary about Lagoa dos Patos. He was a member of the legendary
theater company Faltou o João, which played a decisive role in the
super-8 filmmaking movement in Rio Grande do Sul in the 1980s.
Márcio Kieling
An
actor from Rio Grande do Sul presently living in Rio de Janeiro, where
he appeared in productions by Globo Television such as Malhação
and Pecado Capital. He played the character Caniço in the on-line
soap opera on ZAZ A Gente Ainda Nem Começou.
Supporting cast
In the supporting cast there are prominent local stage
and screen actors, including Roberto Birindelli, Eduardo Fachel, Rochele
Sá, Cléo de Paris, Júlio Saraiva, Luiz Carlos Magalhães,
Alvaro Rosa Costa and Gilberto Perin.
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