Background
His stage name was given by his mother, who was a devout of Allan Kardec"s Spiritism and Lima Duarte was the last birthname given to her spiritual mentor.
His stage name was given by his mother, who was a devout of Allan Kardec"s Spiritism and Lima Duarte was the last birthname given to her spiritual mentor.
He became most famous for the number of characters that he played in Brazilian, such as Zeca Diabo in O Bem Amado and in Roque Santeiro. He first appeared on Brazilian television in 1950. He has worked with well-known Brazilian and Portuguese directors, such as Fábio Barreto, Paulo Rocha and Manoel de Oliveira.