Otávio Gabus Mendes

Otávio Gabus Mendes, born Octavio Gabus Mendes (1906–1946), was Brazilian film critic, radialist, screenwriter and director. He was father of radialist Edith Gabus Mendes,^[1] and actor Cassiano Gabus Mendes, and grandfather of actors Tato Gabus Mendes and Cássio Gabus Mendes.^[2]

Gabus Mendes started his career as a film critic writing for Paratodos and Cinearte in 1925 and 1926 respectively.^[3] He then wrote and directed As Armas (1930) and Mulher (1931), directed and acted on Onde a Terra Acaba (1933), and wrote the screenplay for Ganga Bruta (1933).

References

1. ↑ Soares, Edileuza (1994). A bola no ar: o rádio esportivo em São Paulo. Summus Editorial. p. 38. ISBN 9788532304612.
2. ↑ Carvalho, Tuta (2014). Ninguém faz sucesso sozinho. Escrituras Editora. p. 362. ISBN 9788575313442.
3. ↑ Schvarzman, Sheila (June 2005). "Ir ao cinema em São Paulo nos anos 20". Revista Brasileira de História (Unicamp) 25 (49). ISSN 1806-9347.

External links

• Otávio Gabus Mendes at the Internet Movie Database