David Cardoso
ActingJosé 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
Filmography — Acting
Porno!
Romano
Men and Women
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
A Moreninha
Augusto
The Burning Body
Erotic Hunts
Ricardo
Cabeça a Prêmio
Radialista
A Hora Mágica
Delegado Bandeira
The Inheritance
Omeleto
Vidas Estranhas
Roberto Carlos, Looking for Adventure
The Night of the Terrace 2
David
Body and Soul of a Woman
The Nun and the Torture
Delegado Rui
Estou com AIDS
A Infidelidade ao Alcance de Todos
Tentação na Cama
Mazzaropi
Self
Quando as Mulheres Paqueram
O Amante de Minha Mulher
André
O Guarani
Peri
E Agora, José?
Loved and Abused
Leandro Kopezky
Corpo Devasso
Caingangue - A Pontaria do Diabo
O Dia do Gato
Gato
Desejo Selvagem
Tigre
Possuídas pelo Pecado
André Albino de Souza
Agnaldo, Perigo à Vista
Baby
19 Mulheres e 1 Homem
Boca do Lixo: A Bollywood Brasileira
Caçada Sangrenta
Neguinho
Sinal Vermelho - As Fêmeas
From the South: The Revenge
Foi Bom pra Você, Benzinho?
Sedução - A Mulher Fatal
Omar
Corpo Presente
Minami em Close-up - A Boca em Revista
A Ilha do Desejo
Trindad... É Meu Nome
Os Maridos Traem... e as Mulheres Subtraem
Johnny Aleluia
Corrida em Busca do Amor
Ronaldo
Férias No Sul
Na Mira dos Assassinos
David Cardoso
Se Meu Dólar Falasse...
Gustavo
Bandido, Fúria do Sexo
Téo
Sem Defesa
A Boca do Cinema
Um Cara Diferente
Crepúsculo das Deusas
O Viciado em C...
As Seis Mulheres de Adão
Adão
Novas Sacanages do Viciado em C...
Filmography — Crew
Porno!
Producer
Woman Temptation
Producer
The Night at the Terrace
Director
Erotic Hunts
Producer
The Night of the Terrace 2
Producer
Body and Soul of a Woman
Director
The Nun and the Torture
Producer
Estou com AIDS
Director
Here, Freaks!
Director
E Agora, José?
Producer
Loved and Abused
Producer
Corpo Devasso
Producer
O Dia do Gato
Director
Desejo Selvagem
Director
Possuídas pelo Pecado
Producer
19 Mulheres e 1 Homem
Director
Caçada Sangrenta
Producer
Sexo Cruzado
Director
Bandido, Fúria do Sexo
Producer
Sem Defesa
Producer
Novas Sacanages do Viciado em C...
Writer
O Viciado em C...
Director
As Seis Mulheres de Adão
Director