
Dedé Santana
Actor · b. 1936 · Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Manfried Sant'Anna (Niterói, April 29, 1936), known artistically as Dedé Santana, is a Brazilian comedian, actor, director and screenwriter. Best known for his role in the television series Os Trapalhões, where he was one of the four protagonists.
Movies22
Movie7.0MusicTV MovieShow Globo 50 Anos
2015 · 2 votes
Movie5.0AdventureComedyThe Robin Hood from the movie The Trapalhões and his pack ruin the plans of a farmer named João Climério. He wanted to take the lands of his deceased brother and leave his niece Catherine with nothing. During a showdown, Robin Hood is injured and needs to be replaced at the helm of the group. And then the funny confusions begin! As a substitute is chosen Zé Grilo, a modest and at the same time confused pawn, who in the end manages to unmask Climero and save the beautiful Catherine for which he has a passion. In this mission it is aided by the companion Willie and also by a magic wand and a protective pen, provided by an Indian sorcerer.
Robin Hood, O Trapalhão da Floresta
1974 · 13 votes
Movie6.0ComedyO Shaolin do Sertão 2
2026 · 1 votes
Movie4.0CrimeSob o Domínio do Sexo
1973 · 2 votes
Movie7.1DocumentaryMusicThe trajectory of musician and comedian Mussum as vocalist of the group "Os Originais do Samba" and later in cinema and TV as a member of "Os Trapalhões", a group that revolutionized the way of making humor on Brazilian television.
Mussum: Um Filme do Cacildis
2019 · 31 votes
Movie8.0ComedyDeu a Louca no Cangaço
1969 · 1 votes
Movie7.8MusicTV MovieShow 60 Anos
2025 · 4 votes
Movie4.8AdventureComedyKiko and Duda, circus workers, get into a big mess when Kiko is mistaken for the trampist Sinbad. The bumbling boy is then abducted by the minions of the magician Ali Tuffi, who already has in his power the genius of the magic bottle, but they need the trapeze artist, descendant of the true sailor, to locate the philosopher's stone with which he will become a man very rich, with lots of fortune and power. In an attempt to help his friends, the real trampist Simbad and his girlfriend Luciana also end up being held prisoner on the bandits' ship. After a confusion, everyone will stop on an island full of dangers, where the stone is hidden.
Simbad, O Marujo Trapalhão
1976 · 16 votes
Movie7.1AdventureComedyHumble officials, friends Didi, Dedé, Mussum and Zacarias become the great attraction of the circus Bartolo, thanks to its incredible ability to make the public laugh. But success has a price: the opposition of the magician Assis Satan and the greed of the Baron, the owner of the circus. Together, the four friends will have to fight them.
Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões
1981 · 73 votes
Movie6.8ComedyAluízio Li is a martial arts fan who lives with his head in the world of fights from dreaming and watching Chinese films. He believes he is a Shaolin monk, dressing and behaving just like his cinematic references. However, he is the subject of mocking jokes in his hometown, Quixadá, in the backlands of Ceará. His days of peace will end when retired MMA fighter Toni Tora Pleura announces a "tour" of challenges to bullies in several cities in the interior of Ceará, including Quixadá.
O Shaolin do Sertão
2016 · 53 votes
Movie5.0ComedyHorrorA clumsy detective and his secretary are hired to solve the mysterious, vampiresque deaths happening at a nightclub show.
Movie5.2AdventureComedyThe Trapalhões live in a floating boat and have a miserable life. When they find an abandoned baby, they decide to raise it as if it were their own daughter. Later, when they begin to work in a circus, they discover that the child is in fact the daughter of the trapeze artist and that she was forced to surrender her daughter to a gang that negotiates children abroad. This gang finds them and tries to recover the girl who now, however, has the help of the Trapalhões to protect her.
A Filha dos Trapalhões
1984 · 34 votes
Movie5.6AdventureComedyThe Three Musketeers (Dede Santana, Mussum, Zachariah) work at home Sra. Ana Rocha (Rosita Tomáz) and has the difficult task of going in Foz do Iguaçu retrieve an emerald necklace, with which the plant is Mr. Louis at stake, and Chicken Joe (Renato Aragão) who lives in a poor chicken coop offers to help. Arriving in Foz do Iguaçu, find the bad guy, but he sells the paste to a villain in Manaus, in the Amazon already, Chicken Joe takes some stones, are the villain but he sold to another bandit in Rio de Janeiro, where they find the villain and finally retrieve the necklace, and the stones that Chicken Joe took were actually diamonds.
Os Três Mosqueteiros Trapalhões
1980 · 25 votes
Movie5.8AdventureComedyTwo fishermen Dogfish names Zé Cação and Lula discover the result of a theft of a dangerous gang of smugglers and go immediately to be persecuted by them. In pursuit of the bandits is also the federal agent Carlos, passionate young Diana, of which the fishermen meet and become friends. The action takes place on board the Fishermen, however, when the weather warms there comes the pirate Long John Silver, who is looking for a fabulous map of a treasure that was hidden on a nearby island. The map, now divided into two parts, it becomes cause for persecution, with plenty of good humor and adrenaline, which changed hands throughout the film and leading everyone to the island where the treasure was buried.
O Trapalhão na Ilha do Tesouro
1975 · 15 votes
Movie5.4AdventureComedyThe diabolical Ratam (Paul Reis) takes over the planet Antar, after the death of the emperor, and orders that all children be enslaved. Always kept within the palace, Princess Xeron (Xuxa) believes that the people of her kingdom are happy. Meanwhile, outside, the princes Mussaim (Mussum) Dedeon (Dede Santana) and Zacaling (Zacarias) join the Nameless Knight (Renato Aragão), so that together they can defeat Ratam.
A Princesa Xuxa e os Trapalhões
1989 · 80 votes
Movie5.9AdventureComedyBonga, his three friends and his girlfriend Loló care for abandoned children in a cave on the outskirts of a city. One day, Pedrinho runs away from home and goes to live in the cave. His father, a powerful industrial, offers a reward to anyone who brings the child back.
Os Vagabundos Trapalhões
1982 · 29 votes
Movie4.5ComedyFamilyA real state agency wants to buy and demolish the traditional school Matheus Rose, to use the lot to build a hotel. The proposition unleashes a feel of distrust among the school students and staff, especially with the arrival of new, mysterious students.
Uma Escola Atrapalhada
1990 · 30 votes
Movie4.8ComedyScience FictionIn a forgotten corner of the vast Brazilian bureaucracy, a psychotic boss uses a time machine to enslave his lazy employees and increase productivity.
Movie5.0AdventureAnimationA journey back in time in the form of a cartoon with characterizations of the Trapalhões, from the time of the Roman Empire to the present day, through the Middle Ages, the Old West and the First World War. They begin the film by doing a stand-up show at the Teatro Scala, in Rio de Janeiro, receiving on stage the designer Mauricio de Sousa. From then on, the story unfolds in a cartoon, in which Os Trapalhões is chased by an evil wizard whose aim is to try to hold Didi's (always unsuccessful) hand to rule the world during the passage of the famous Halley Comet.
Os Trapalhões no Rabo do Cometa
1986 · 25 votes
Movie6.6FamilyComedyIn the small town of Taperoá João Grilo and confusion Chicó live setting, addressing a sacristan and a humble baker. Everyone lives under the excesses of the bishop, the priest and the major. Until an attack on the city, all die at the hands of the bandit Severino and must stand trial in the sky, which puts everyone before God and the Virgin Mary.
Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida
1987 · 43 votes
Movie5.4ComedyFamilyThe troubled adventures of a country novice who goes to the big city to work as a nanny, taking care of the young and rebel sons of a widow businessman.
O Noviço Rebelde
1997 · 50 votes
Movie6.0ComedyBums find $15,000 in trash, but the money belonged to criminals.
Se Meu Dólar Falasse...
1971 · 2 votes
Series12
TV8.0ComedyOs Trapalhões was a Brazilian comedy group and also a Brazilian television series created by Wilton Franco. Its members were Dedé Santana, Zacarias, Mussum and their leader Didi Mocó, that was played by Renato Aragão. The name Trapalhões is derived from the Portuguese verb atrapalhar, which means the opposite of helping, to do something the wrong way or to Those that confuse. The name is translated "Tramps" in English DVD subtitles. It was aired by Rede Globo from 1977 to 1999. On March 18, 1990, Zacarias died due to respiratory failure, but the group and the series didn't come to an end until July 29, 1994, when Mussum died due to an unsuccessful heart transplant.
TV7.4SoapDramaFelipe Barreto, a renowned plastic surgeon, makes a wager and gets involved with his employee's fiancée; from that moment on, the lives of those involved were never the same.
O Dono do Mundo
1991 · 10 votes
TVFamily
TV8.0ComedyA Festa é Nossa
1983 · 1 votes
TV8.7ComedyOs Trapalhões
2017 · 3 votes
TV4.8ComedyA Turma do Didi
1998 · 6 votes
- TV7.0SoapDrama
Meu Adorável Mendigo
1973 · 1 votes
TV7.8ComedyRealityViva o Gordo
1981 · 5 votes
TVTalk Show
TV5.5DocumentaryComediantes que Amamos
2022 · 2 votes
TVDocumentaryThis series revisits the multifaceted life of Antônio Augusto Liberato in 5 episodes. Directed by Michael Ukstin, the documentary explores the presenter's charisma, the human side of his devoted son, and the entrepreneurial spirit of the creator of phenomena like Polegar, with intimate testimonies, historical memories, and rare images from his career.
TV8.0DocumentaryChico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem
2025 · 1 votes