David Cardoso
Acting
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. 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
Acting60
movieCabeça a Prêmio
2010
Radialista
tvShades of Sin
2004
Pimenta
movieA Hora Mágica
1998
Delegado Bandeira
tvBachelor Party
1992
Corumbá
tvUma Esperança no Ar
1985
Ricardo
movieErotic Hunts
1984
Ricardo
movieThe Nun and the Torture
1984
Delegado Rui
tvO Homem Proibido
1982
Paulo Villani
moviePorno!
1981
Romano
tvCara a Cara
1979
Tonho (Antônio Borelli)
moviePossuídas pelo Pecado
1976
André Albino de Souza
movieLoved and Abused
1976
Leandro Kopezky
movieCaçada Sangrenta
1974
Neguinho
movieThe Inheritance
1970
Omeleto
movieA Moreninha
1970
Augusto
movieOs Maridos Traem... e as Mulheres Subtraem
1970
Johnny Aleluia
tvO Grande Segredo
1967
Cássio
Production19
movieSem Defesa
2015
Producer
movieEstou com AIDS
1986
Producer
movieErotic Hunts
1984
Producer
movieThe Nun and the Torture
1984
Producer
movieWoman Temptation
1982
Producer
movieHere, Freaks!
1981
Producer
moviePorno!
1981
Producer
movieCorpo Devasso
1980
Producer
movieE Agora, José?
1979
Producer
movieBandido, Fúria do Sexo
1979
Producer
movieDesejo Selvagem
1979
Producer
moviePossuídas pelo Pecado
1976
Producer
movieLoved and Abused
1976
Producer
movieCaçada Sangrenta
1974
Producer
movieCaingangue - A Pontaria do Diabo
1973
Production Director
movieRoberto Carlos a 300 Quilômetros por Hora
1971
Production Manager
Directing17
movieSem Defesa
2015
Director
movieO Dia do Gato
1987
Director
movieSexo Cruzado
1986
Director
movieEstou com AIDS
1986
Director
movieErotic Hunts
1984
Director
movieO Viciado em C...
1984
Director
movieHere, Freaks!
1981
Director
moviePorno!
1981
Director
movieBandido, Fúria do Sexo
1979
Director
movieDesejo Selvagem
1979
Director
movie19 Mulheres e 1 Homem
1977
Director
movieAgnaldo, Perigo à Vista
1969
Assistant Director
movieMen and Women
1964
Continuity