David Cardoso
55 movies · 6 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 9, 1943 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- Maracaju, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
- Also known as
- José Darcy Cardoso · Armando Pinto · Roberto Fedegoso · Darcy Cardoso
Biography
José Darcy Cardoso, better known by his stage name David Cardoso, is a Brazilian actor of film, stage and television, who has also worked as a filmmaker and producer. Founder of production company DaCar Produções Cinematográficas , he's known as one of the main names among the erotic and pornographic productions of São Paulo's "Boca do Lixo".
Born and raised in Maracaju, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, by 1963 Cardoso moved to São Paulo and began searching for gigs as a technician in filmmaking. Working as continuity supervisor and production director at Pam Filmes, Amacio Mazzaropi's production company, he got his debut as an actor in a short role in Mazzaropi's O Lamparina (1963). He would have his first substancial role in Walter Hugo Khouri's "O Corpo Ardente", in 1966.
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By the early 1970s Cardoso already had gain notoriety as a star, after acting in Glauco Mirko Laurelli's "A Moreninha" (1970). In 1973 he founded DaCar Produções Cinematográficas, which would go on to produce most of his later films. His debut as a director was 1977's DaCar production "Dezenove Mulheres e Um Homem".
As an actor, Cardoso was featured in more than 40 films, from pornographic features to family-friendly movies such as Roberto Farias' "Roberto Carlos em Ritmo de Aventura" (1968), including avant-garde and cult films like Ozualdo Candeias' "A Herança" (1971). He played the main part in Rede Globo's soap opera "O Homem Proibido" (1982), leading to a series of protests from a conservative part of the public in account of his well-known connection to erotic productions. Cardoso is father to actors David Cardoso Júnior and Tallytha Cardoso, and currently lives in a farm in his home state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Known for
David Cardoso: movies and TV shows
Acting (56)
- 2025
- 2022
- 2017
- 2015
- 2014
- 2011
- 2011
- 2011 Na Mira dos Assassinos
as David Cardoso
- 2010 Cabeça a Prêmio
as Radialista
- 2008
- 2006
- 2006
- 2004
- 1998 A Hora Mágica
as Delegado Bandeira
- 1992
- 1989
- 1987 O Dia do Gato
as Gato
- 1986
- 1985
- 1984 Erotic Hunts
as Ricardo
- 1984 The Nun and the Torture
as Delegado Rui
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982 The Night of the Terrace 2
as David
- 1982
- 1981 Porno!
as Romano
- 1980
- 1979
- 1979 Bandido, Fúria do Sexo
as Téo
- 1979 O Guarani
as Peri
- 1979
- 1979 O Amante de Minha Mulher
as André
- 1979 Desejo Selvagem
as Tigre
- 1977
- 1976 Possuídas pelo Pecado
as André Albino de Souza
- 1976 Loved and Abused
as Leandro Kopezky
- 1975
- 1974 Sedução - A Mulher Fatal
as Omar
- 1974 Caçada Sangrenta
as Neguinho
- 1974
- 1973
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972 Corrida em Busca do Amor
as Ronaldo
- 1971
- 1971 Se Meu Dólar Falasse...
as Gustavo
- 1970 The Inheritance
as Omeleto
- 1970 A Moreninha
as Augusto
- 1970 Os Maridos Traem... e as Mulheres Subtraem
as Johnny Aleluia
- 1969 Agnaldo, Perigo à Vista
as Baby
- 1968
- 1968
- 1967
- 1967
- 1966
- 1964
Behind the camera (24)
- 2015 Sem Defesa
Producer, Director
- 1987 O Dia do Gato
Director
- 1986 Sexo Cruzado
Director
- 1986 Estou com AIDS
Director, Producer, Writer
- 1984 Erotic Hunts
Producer, Director
- 1984 The Nun and the Torture
Producer
- 1983 Body and Soul of a Woman
Director
- 1982 The Night of the Terrace 2
Producer
- 1982 Woman Temptation
Producer
- 1981 Here, Freaks!
Director, Producer
- 1981 Porno!
Producer, Director
- 1980 Corpo Devasso
Producer
- 1980 The Night at the Terrace
Director, Producer
- 1979 E Agora, José?
Producer
- 1979 Bandido, Fúria do Sexo
Producer, Director
- 1979 Desejo Selvagem
Director, Producer
- 1977 19 Mulheres e 1 Homem
Director, Writer
- 1976 Possuídas pelo Pecado
Producer
- 1976 Loved and Abused
Producer
- 1974 Caçada Sangrenta
Producer
- 1973 Caingangue - A Pontaria do Diabo
Production Director
- 1971 Roberto Carlos a 300 Quilômetros por Hora
Production Manager
- 1969 Agnaldo, Perigo à Vista
Assistant Director
- 1964 Men and Women
Continuity
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 2013