Jonas Bloch

Jonas Bloch

Acting

February 8, 1939
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
47 movies

Biography

Jonas Bloch (Belo Horizonte, February 8, 1939) is a Brazilian actor. He is the father of actress Debora Bloch and great-nephew of businessman Adolpho Bloch. Of Jewish and Ukrainian origin, he began his artistic career in 1958 but later graduated from the School of Fine Arts at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. He also graduated in cinema and studied visual arts and interior design.

🎬 Jonas Bloch's Filmography

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Quilombo
6.9

Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. This incredibly elaborate (and surprisingly little-known) film traces the origins of Quilombo, which began as a community of freed slaves. The colony becomes a safe harbor for other outcasts of the world, including Indians and Jews. Ganga Zumba (Toni Tornado) becomes president of Quilombo, the first freely elected leader in the Western Hemisphere. Naturally, the ruling Portuguese want to subjugate Zumba and his followers, but the Quilombians are ready for their would-be oppressors. The end of this Brave New World is not pleasant, but the followers of Zumba and his ideals take to the hills, where they honor his memory to this day. Writer/director Carlos Diegues takes every available opportunity to compare the rise and fall of Quilombo with the state of affairs in modern-day Brazil.

Quilombo

1984
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