The actor who starred in “Central Do Brasil” recalls Oscar with four broken fingers; See photo

The actor who starred in “Central Do Brasil” recalls Oscar with four broken fingers; See photo


Vinícius de Oliveira was shocked when he was discovered by director Walter Salles, the same as “I’m still here”




Vinícius de Oliveira was a child when he went to Oscar to play the film “Central Do Brasil” alongside Fernanda Montenegro. Waiting for this Sunday, 2, when “I am still here” he belongs to three statuettes to the prizes, he shared a special – and curious memory – of his journey on the red carpet.

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The photo is from 1999 and Vinicius used a “boot”. This is because, as he says, he went to the ceremony with four fingers of the broken left foot – fractured in a football match.

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Vinicius is 39 years old today. As a child, he was discovered by Walter Salles, the same director of “I am still here” at the Santos Dumont airport in Rio de Janeiro while the shoes shone. From this, the boy born and raised in the Maré complex was found in the cast of “Central Do Brasil”.

At the time, “Central Do Brasil” played in the category of the best foreign film and Fernanda Montenegro was appointed for the best Oscar actress, but the prizes did not arrive. The competitors who took the statuettes were the film “Life is Beautiful” and the actress Gwyneth Paltrow, respectively.





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The 97th Oscar ceremony will be held this Sunday 2nd March in the United States. In Brazil, Globo will broadcast the event on Open and Globeplay TV. THE Earth The event will follow in real time.

With the film “I’m Still here”, Brazil competes in three categories: the best international film, the best actress (Fernanda Torres) and the best film. If you win the last two, it will be an unprecedented company for national cinema.





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Source: Terra

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