Lima Duarte | |
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 Duarte in 2006 | |
| Born | Ariclenes Venâncio Martins 29 March 1930 Sacramento, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Years active | 1949–present |
| Spouses | Marisa Sanches
(m. 1951; sep. 1961)Martha Godoy de Freitas
(m. 1965; sep. 1968)Mara Martins
(m. 1970; div. 1989) |
| Children | 4 (including Débora) |
| Relatives | Paloma Duarte (granddaughter) |
Ariclenes Venâncio Martins (born 29 March 1930), known professionally as Lima Duarte, is a Brazilian actor. He played a number of characters in Brazilian telenovelas, such as Zeca Diabo in O Bem-Amado and Sinhozinho Malta in Roque Santeiro. He first appeared on Brazilian television in 1950. Duarte also worked as a voice actor in the 1960s, being the voice of Top Cat ("Manda-Chuva" in Portuguese), Wally Gator and Dum-Dum (Touche Turtle's friend). He has worked with Brazilian and Portuguese directors, such as Fábio Barreto, Paulo Rocha and Manoel de Oliveira.