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.

Lima Duarte
Duarte in 2006
Born
Ariclenes Venâncio Martins

(1930-03-29) 29 March 1930 (age 94)
Years active1949–present
Spouses
Marisa Sanches
(m. 1951; sep. 1961)
Martha Godoy de Freitas
(m. 1965; sep. 1968)
Mara Martins
(m. 1970; div. 1989)
Children4 (including Débora)
RelativesPaloma Duarte (granddaughter)

Filmography

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Soap Operas
Films
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