How Many Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo (1967) Cast Members Are Still Alive?

Name: Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Released: 1967
Cast: Glauber Rocha, Arnaldo Jabor, Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Hugo Carvana, Anecy Rocha

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo (1967) featured a cast of 34 tracked actors. Of these, 5 (15%) are still alive today and 29 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Zelito Viana, age 88. This film starred Glauber Rocha and Arnaldo Jabor.

15% still with us· verified cast

Survivorship

Cast Reunion Index: 15% still living

Avg. Age at Death: 73.7 yrs

Deaths by Year

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Cast34 members

Person	Character	Status	DOB ▲▼	Age	DOD ▲▼	Age in 1967 ▲▼
Glauber Rocha Self	Self	Deceased	14/03/1939	42	22/08/1981	28
Arnaldo Jabor Self	Self	Deceased	12/12/1940	81	15/02/2022	27
Nelson Pereira dos Santos Self	Self	Deceased	22/10/1928	89	12/04/2018	39
Hugo Carvana Self	Self	Deceased	04/06/1937	77	04/10/2014	30
Anecy Rocha Self	Self	Deceased	26/10/1942	34	26/03/1977	25
Zózimo Bulbul Self	Self	Deceased	21/09/1937	75	24/01/2013	30
Arduíno Colassanti Self	Self	Deceased	15/02/1936	78	22/02/2014	31
Carlos Diegues Self	Self	Deceased	19/05/1940	84	14/02/2025	27
Vinicius de Moraes Self	Self	Deceased	19/10/1913	66	09/07/1980	54
Danuza Leão Self	Self	Deceased	26/07/1933	88	01/01/2022	34
Domingos de Oliveira Self	Self	Deceased	28/09/1936	82	23/03/2019	31
Emmanuel Cavalcanti Self	Self	Deceased	23/09/1936	86	09/04/2023	31
Francisco Milani Self	Self	Deceased	19/11/1936	68	13/08/2005	31
Gustavo Dahl Self	Self	Deceased	08/10/1938	72	26/06/2011	29
Irma Álvarez Self	Self	Deceased	22/11/1933	73	08/01/2007	34
Jardel Filho Self	Self	Deceased	24/07/1927	55	19/02/1983	40
Joana Fomm Self	Self	Living	14/09/1939	87	—	28
Joel Barcellos Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)	Deceased	27/11/1936	81	10/11/2018	31
Jofre Soares Self	Self	Deceased	21/09/1918	77	19/08/1996	49
José Lewgoy Self	Self	Deceased	16/11/1920	82	10/02/2003	47
Leila Diniz Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)	Deceased	25/03/1945	27	14/06/1972	22
Luiza Maranhão Self	Self	Living	20/09/1940	86	—	27
Leon Hirszman Self	Self	Deceased	22/11/1937	49	15/09/1987	30
Leonardo Villar Self (archive footage	Self (archive footage	Deceased	25/07/1923	96	03/07/2020	44
Paulo José Self / narrator	Self / narrator	Deceased	20/03/1937	84	11/08/2021	30
Paulo Autran Self	Self	Deceased	07/09/1922	85	12/10/2007	45
Paulo César Saraceni Self	Self	Deceased	05/11/1933	78	14/04/2012	34
Paulo Gracindo Self	Self	Deceased	16/07/1911	84	04/09/1995	56
Walter Lima Jr. Self	Self	Living	26/11/1938	87	—	29
Zelito Viana Self	Self	Living	05/05/1938	88	—	29
Thelma Reston Self	Self	Deceased	06/07/1937	75	20/12/2012	30
Luiz Carlos Barreto Self	Self	Deceased	20/05/1928	98	22/07/2026	39
Modesto de Souza Self	Self	Deceased	13/11/1894	72	20/08/1967	73
Maria Bethânia Self	Self	Living	18/06/1946	80	—	21