David Cardoso

David Cardoso

Acting
Born Apr 09, 1943
From Maracaju, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

José 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!
5.1
1981

Porno!

Romano

Men and Women
6.8
1964

Men and Women

Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
2.0
1989

Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor

A Moreninha
4.0
1970

A Moreninha

Augusto

The Burning Body
6.1
1966

The Burning Body

Erotic Hunts
6.7
1984

Erotic Hunts

Ricardo

Cabeça a Prêmio
3.0
2010

Cabeça a Prêmio

Radialista

A Hora Mágica
5.3
1998

A Hora Mágica

Delegado Bandeira

The Inheritance
7.2
1970

The Inheritance

Omeleto

Vidas Estranhas
1968

Vidas Estranhas

Roberto Carlos, Looking for Adventure
5.7
1968

Roberto Carlos, Looking for Adventure

The Night of the Terrace 2
2.7
1982

The Night of the Terrace 2

David

Body and Soul of a Woman
3.6
1983

Body and Soul of a Woman

The Nun and the Torture
3.5
1984

The Nun and the Torture

Delegado Rui

Estou com AIDS
2.7
1986

Estou com AIDS

A Infidelidade ao Alcance de Todos
1972

A Infidelidade ao Alcance de Todos

Tentação na Cama
6.1
1984

Tentação na Cama

Mazzaropi
8.5
2013

Mazzaropi

Self

Quando as Mulheres Paqueram
1.0
1971

Quando as Mulheres Paqueram

O Amante de Minha Mulher
1.0
1979

O Amante de Minha Mulher

André

O Guarani
2.8
1979

O Guarani

Peri

E Agora, José?
1.0
1979

E Agora, José?

Loved and Abused
3.4
1976

Loved and Abused

Leandro Kopezky

Corpo Devasso
4.8
1980

Corpo Devasso

Caingangue - A Pontaria do Diabo
1973

Caingangue - A Pontaria do Diabo

O Dia do Gato
1987

O Dia do Gato

Gato

Desejo Selvagem
1979

Desejo Selvagem

Tigre

Possuídas pelo Pecado
4.3
1976

Possuídas pelo Pecado

André Albino de Souza

Agnaldo, Perigo à Vista
1969

Agnaldo, Perigo à Vista

Baby

19 Mulheres e 1 Homem
5.0
1977

19 Mulheres e 1 Homem

Boca do Lixo: A Bollywood Brasileira
10.0
2011

Boca do Lixo: A Bollywood Brasileira

Caçada Sangrenta
3.5
1974

Caçada Sangrenta

Neguinho

Sinal Vermelho - As Fêmeas
3.0
1972

Sinal Vermelho - As Fêmeas

From the South: The Revenge
2025

From the South: The Revenge

Foi Bom pra Você, Benzinho?
2006

Foi Bom pra Você, Benzinho?

Sedução - A Mulher Fatal
6.0
1974

Sedução - A Mulher Fatal

Omar

Corpo Presente
2011

Corpo Presente

Minami em Close-up - A Boca em Revista
10.0
2008

Minami em Close-up - A Boca em Revista

A Ilha do Desejo
1975

A Ilha do Desejo

Trindad... É Meu Nome
1974

Trindad... É Meu Nome

Os Maridos Traem... e as Mulheres Subtraem
5.5
1970

Os Maridos Traem... e as Mulheres Subtraem

Johnny Aleluia

Corrida em Busca do Amor
1972

Corrida em Busca do Amor

Ronaldo

Férias No Sul
1967

Férias No Sul

2011

Na Mira dos Assassinos

David Cardoso

Se Meu Dólar Falasse...
5.0
1971

Se Meu Dólar Falasse...

Gustavo

Bandido, Fúria do Sexo
1979

Bandido, Fúria do Sexo

Téo

Sem Defesa
2015

Sem Defesa

A Boca do Cinema
2017

A Boca do Cinema

Um Cara Diferente
2014

Um Cara Diferente

Crepúsculo das Deusas
2022

Crepúsculo das Deusas

O Viciado em C...
3.0
1984

O Viciado em C...

As Seis Mulheres de Adão
4.3
1982

As Seis Mulheres de Adão

Adão

Novas Sacanages do Viciado em C...
2.5
1985

Novas Sacanages do Viciado em C...

Filmography — Crew