Paulo Autran

Paulo Autran was a Brazilian actor whose career centered on theater, where he became one of the country’s leading stage performers. After practicing law, he turned professionally to acting in 1949 and later performed with the Teatro Brasileiro de Comédia before founding the Companhia Tonia-Celi-Autran with Tônia Carrero and Adolfo Celi. He also worked in film and television, notably appearing in Glauber Rocha’s *Terra em Transe* and the television productions *Pai Herói* and *Guerra dos Sexos*.