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{{Short description|Brazilian actor, singer, screenwriter and film director}}
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{{Portuguese name|Intini|Pepe}}
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| birth_name = Raul Entini Pepe Acolti Gil
| birth_name = Raul Salvador Intini Pepe
| birth_date = {{birth date|1905|10|8}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1904|10|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]
| birth_place = [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil
| death_date = {{death date and age|2000|9|8|1905|10|8}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2000|9|8|1904|10|7|df=yes}}
| death_place = São Paulo, Brazil
| death_place = [[São Paulo]], Brazil
| othername =
| othername = Salvador Intini
| occupation = {{flatlist|
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*Actor
*actor
*singer
*singer
*screenwriter
*screenwriter
*film director}}
*film director}}
| yearsactive = 1931-1970
| yearsactive = 1928–1970
| spouse = {{plainlist|
| spouse = Abigail Maia (1928-?) (divorced)<br>Tosca Izabel (?-1933) (her death) (automobile accident)<br>[[Conchita Montenegro]] (1935-?) (divorced)<br>Valkyrie de Almeida (?-2000) (his death)
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* {{marriage|Diva Tosca|1932|1933|reason=d}}
* {{marriage|[[Conchita Montenegro]]|1935|1937|reason=div}}
* {{marriage|Nelly Rodrigues|1950}}
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'''Raul Roulien''' (born '''Raul Entini Pepe Acolti Gil'''; October 8, 1905–October 8, 2000) was a Brazilian [[actor]], [[singer]], [[screenwriter]] and [[film director]].<ref>Solomon p.331</ref> He is widely considered the first male Brazilian star in Hollywood.
'''Raul Salvador Intini Pepe Roulien''' (7 October 1904 – 8 September 2000), known professionally as '''Raul Roulien''', was a Brazilian actor, singer, screenwriter and film director.<ref>Solomon p.331</ref> He is widely considered the first male Brazilian star in Hollywood.


He worked briefly in Hollywood in the waning days of the American movies' embrace of the "[[Latin lover|Latin Lover]]" (a title invented for the Italian actor [[Rudolph Valentino]]), a phenomenon that encouraged the Jewish-American actor [[Jacob Krantz]] to change his name to Ricardo Cortez.
He worked briefly in Hollywood in the waning days of the American movies' embrace of the "[[Latin lover]]" (a title invented for the Italian actor [[Rudolph Valentino]]), a phenomenon that encouraged the Jewish-American actor [[Jacob Krantz]] to change his name to Ricardo Cortez.


Raul began recording in 1928 and grew in reputation as a theater actor and composer as well, being the greatest Brazilian heartthrob of his time. That same year, he formed the theatrical company Abgail Maia-Raul Roulien, with then wife, actress Abgail Maia, authoring a genre called "frivolity theater", which were quick shows that took place between breaks in the cinema.
Raul began recording in 1928 and grew in reputation as a theater actor and composer as well, being the greatest Brazilian heartthrob of his time. That same year, he formed the theatrical company Abigail Maia-Raul Roulien, with then wife, actress Abigail Maia, authoring a genre called "frivolity theater", which were quick shows that took place between breaks in the cinema.


In 1931, at the age of 29, with his talent and good looks, he went to the United States and was signed to [[20th Century Fox]], where he worked between 1931 and 1934. His career spanned a total of 18 films, including ''[[Delicious (film)|Delicious]]'' (1831) and ''[[Flying Down to Rio]]'' (1933), the latter starring [[Fred Astaire]] and [[Ginger Rogers]] in their first dance together.
In 1931, at the age of 29, with his talent and good looks, he went to the United States and was signed to [[Fox Film|Fox Studios]], where he worked between 1931 and 1934. His career spanned a total of 18 films, including ''[[Delicious (1931 film)|Delicious]]'' (1931) and ''[[Flying Down to Rio]]'' (1933), the latter starring [[Fred Astaire]] and [[Ginger Rogers]] in their first dance together.

In 1933 his second wife, Diva Tosca (née Tosca Izabel Querze), was hit and killed as a pedestrian on Sunset Boulevard by [[John Huston]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Meyers |first=Jeffrey |year=2011 |title=John Huston: Courage and Art |url=https://archive.org/details/johnhustoncourag0000meye |url-access=registration |location=New York |publisher=Crown/Archetype |page=[https://archive.org/details/johnhustoncourag0000meye/page/40 40] |isbn=9780307590695 }}</ref>


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Raul Roulien was born Raul Entini Pepe Acolti Gil on October 8, 1905, in [[Botafogo]], a beachfront neighborhood in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]. As a child, he used to sing all the time. He started his artistic career at age eight, as Raul Pepe, and he is reported to have performed to then [[President of Brazil]] [[Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves|Rodrigues Alves]] and to Brazilian writer, and his godfather, [[Ruy Barbosa]].
Raul Roulien was born Raul Salvador Intini Pepe on 7 October 1904, in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil to Italian immigrants Biagio Pepe and Anna Intini. As a child, he used to sing all the time. He started his artistic career at age eight, as Raul Pepe, and he is reported to have performed to then [[President of Brazil]] [[Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves|Rodrigues Alves]] and to Brazilian writer, and his godfather, [[Ruy Barbosa]].


While visiting one of his brothers in [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]], he was hired to sing at Cine Porteño. There, he rose to fame as a [[Chansonnier (singer)|chansonier]], a pianist and a composer, and began to pursue a career in the theater. In 1928, back in Brazil, he founded the ”Abgail Maya-Raul Roulien Theater Company”, with then wife, actress Abgail Maia, and created a performance genre called “Theater of Frivolity,” which were quick shows that took place between movie sessions.
While visiting one of his brothers in [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]], he was hired to sing at Cine Porteño. There, he rose to fame as a [[Chansonnier (singer)|chansonier]], a pianist and a composer, and began to pursue a career in the theater. In 1928, back in Brazil, he founded the "Abigail Maya-Raul Roulien Theater Company", with then wife, actress Abigail Maia, and created a performance genre called "Theater of Frivolity," which were quick shows that took place between movie sessions.


In 1931, divorced from Abgail, he went to New York and was signed to [[20th Century Fox]], as an actor, where he worked until 1934. He made his debut in a [[Spanish-language]] version of the 1931 Hollywood film ''[[Charlie Chan Carries On (film)|Charlie Chan Carries On]]'', called ''[[There Were Thirteen]]'' (1931). His second movie was ''[[Delicious (film)|Delicious]]'' (1931), directed by [[David Butler (director)|David Butler]], where Roulien played a Russian composer, and sang "Delishious", written by [[George Gershwin]]. In 1932, he starred in ''[[Careless Lady]]'', ''[[State's Attorney (film)|State's Attorney]]'', and ''[[The Painted Woman]]''; and in 1933, in ''No Dejes la Puerta Abierta'', ''El Último Varon Sobre La Tierra'', and ''[[It's Great to Be Alive (film)|It's Great to Be Alive]]''. That same year, he starred in the movie for which he is best remembered, ''[[Flying Down to Rio]]'', as part of a romantic triangle with [[Gene Raymond]] and [[Dolores del Rio]], and for singing "Orchids in the Moonlight". The production is also memorable for featuring the first [[Fred Astaire]]/[[Ginger Rogers]] cinematic pairing.
In 1931, divorced from Abigail, he went to New York and was signed to [[Fox Studios]], as an actor, where he worked until 1934. He made his debut in a [[Spanish-language]] version of the 1931 Hollywood film ''[[Charlie Chan Carries On (film)|Charlie Chan Carries On]]'', called ''[[There Were Thirteen]]'' (1931). His second movie was ''[[Delicious (1931 film)|Delicious]]'' (1931), directed by [[David Butler (director)|David Butler]], where Roulien played a Russian composer, and sang "Delishious", written by [[George Gershwin]]. In 1932, he starred in ''[[Careless Lady]]'', ''[[State's Attorney (film)|State's Attorney]]'', and ''[[The Painted Woman]]''; and in 1933, in ''No Dejes la Puerta Abierta'', ''El Último Varon Sobre La Tierra'', and ''[[It's Great to Be Alive (film)|It's Great to Be Alive]]''. That same year, he starred in the movie for which he is best remembered, ''[[Flying Down to Rio]]'', as part of a romantic triangle with [[Gene Raymond]] and [[Dolores del Río]], and for singing "Orchids in the Moonlight". The production is also memorable for featuring the first [[Fred Astaire]]/[[Ginger Rogers]] cinematic pairing.


==Stage and film work==
==Stage and film work==
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| Max Minchin
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| ''[[Delicious (film)|Delicious]]''
| ''[[Delicious (1931 film)|Delicious]]''
| Sascha
| Sascha
| Singing "Delishious"
| Singing "Delishious"
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! scope="row" | {{sort|1932|1932}}
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| ''[[Careless Lady]]''
| ''[[Careless Lady]]''
| Luis Pareda
| Luis Pareda
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| Señor Alvarado
| Señor Alvarado
| Uncredited
| Uncredited
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! scope="row" | {{sort|1932|1932}}
! scope="row" | {{sort|1932|1932}}
| ''[[The Painted Woman]]''
| ''[[The Painted Woman]]''
| Jim Kikela
| Jim Kikela
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! scope="row" | {{sort|1933|1933}}
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| ''No Dejes la Puerta Abierta''
| ''El Último Varon Sobre La Tierra''
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| Ralph Martin
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| Raul
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! scope="row" | {{sort|1933|1933}}
| ''Primavera en otoño''
| Juan Manuel Valladres
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! scope="row" | {{sort|1933|1933}}
! scope="row" | {{sort|1933|1933}}
| ''[[It's Great to Be Alive (film)|It's Great to Be Alive]]''
| ''[[It's Great to Be Alive (film)|It's Great to Be Alive]]''
| Carlos Martin
| Carlos Martin
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! scope="row" | {{sort|1933|1933}}
! scope="row" | {{sort|1933|1933}}
| ''El Último Varon Sobre La Tierra''
| ''No Dejes la Puerta Abierta''
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| Raul
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| Ralph Martin
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! scope="row" | {{sort|1933|1933}}
! scope="row" | {{sort|1933|1933}}
| ''[[Flying Down to Rio]]''
| ''[[Flying Down to Rio]]''
| Julio Ribeiro
| Julio Ribeiro
| First [[Fred Astaire]]/[[Ginger Rogers]] pairing<br>Singing "Orchids in the Moonlight"
| First [[Fred Astaire]] / [[Ginger Rogers]] pairing<br>Singing "Orchids in the Moonlight"
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| ''[[The World Moves On]]''
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| ''Granaderos del Amor''
| ''Granaderos del Amor''
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| Erich Remberg / Pierre Laval
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| ''[[The World Moves On]]''
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! scope="row" | {{sort|1935|1935}}
| ''Asegure a Su Mujer''
| ''Asegure a Su Mujer''
| Ricardo Randall
| Ricardo Randall
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! scope="row" | {{sort|1935|1935}}
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| ''[[Piernas de Seda]]''
| ''[[Piernas de Seda]]''
| Frank Alton
| Frank Alton
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! scope="row" | {{sort|1935|1935}}
! scope="row" | {{sort|1935|1935}}
| ''Te Quiero Con Locura''
| ''Te Quiero Con Locura''
| Alberto Foster
| Alberto Foster
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! scope="row" | {{sort|1937|1937}}
! scope="row" | {{sort|1937|1937}}
| ''O Grito da Mocidade''
| ''O Grito da Mocidade''
| Raul Melo
| Raul Melo
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! scope="row" | {{sort|1939|1939}}
! scope="row" | {{sort|1939|1939}}
| ''[[El Grito de la Juventud]]''
| ''[[El Grito de la Juventud]]''
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| Director
| Director
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| style="text-align: center;" |
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! scope="row" | {{sort|1939|1939}}
! scope="row" | {{sort|1939|1939}}
| ''Aves Sem Ninho''
| ''Aves Sem Ninho''
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| Director
| Director
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! scope="row" | {{sort|1947|1947}}
! scope="row" | {{sort|1947|1947}}
| ''[[Road to Rio]]''
| ''[[Road to Rio]]''
| Cavalry Officer
| Cavalry Officer
| Uncredited
| Uncredited, (final film role)
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| style="text-align: center;" |
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! scope="row" | {{sort|1948|1948}}
! scope="row" | {{sort|1948|1948}}
| ''Asas do Brasil''
| ''Asas do Brasil''
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| Story, Screenwriter, Director
| Story, screenwriter, director
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!scope=row|''Malibu''
!scope=row|''Malibu''
|1938
|1938
|style="text-align: center;"| -
|style="text-align: center;"| –
|Director
|Director
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|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br/evento408159/malibu|title=Malibu|website=[[Itaú Cultural]]|publisher=[[Itaú Unibanco]]|isbn=978-85-7979-060-7|date=n.d.|accessdate=September 1, 2019}}</ref>
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!scope=row|''Prometo Ser Infiel''
!scope=row|''Prometo Ser Infiel''
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|Teatro-Cassino Copacabana
|Teatro-Cassino Copacabana
|Also director and translator
|Also director and translator
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br/evento401055/prometo-ser-infiel|title=Prometo Ser Infiel|first=|last=|website=[[Itaú Cultural]]|publisher=[[Itaú Unibanco]]|isbn=978-85-7979-060-7|date=February 23, 2017|accessdate=September 1, 2019}}</ref>
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!scope=row|''Patinho de Ouro''
!scope=row|''Patinho de Ouro''
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|Teatro-Cassino Copacabana
|Teatro-Cassino Copacabana
|Also director
|Also director
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br/evento401056/patinho-de-ouro|title=Patinho de Ouro|first=|last=|website=[[Itaú Cultural]]|publisher=[[Itaú Unibanco]]|isbn=978-85-7979-060-7|date=February 23, 2017|accessdate=September 1, 2019}}</ref>
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!scope=row|''Garçon''
!scope=row|''Garçon''
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|Teatro-Cassino Copacabana
|Teatro-Cassino Copacabana
|Also director
|Also director
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br/evento401059/garcon|title=Garçon|first=|last=|website=[[Itaú Cultural]]|publisher=[[Itaú Unibanco]]|isbn=978-85-7979-060-7|date=February 23, 2017|accessdate=September 1, 2019}}</ref>
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br/evento401059/garcon|title=Garçon|website=[[Itaú Cultural]]|publisher=[[Itaú Unibanco]]|isbn=978-85-7979-060-7|date=February 23, 2017|accessdate=September 1, 2019}}</ref>
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!scope=row|''Alguns Abaixo de Zero''
!scope=row|''Alguns Abaixo de Zero''
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|Teatro Boa Vista
|Teatro Boa Vista
|Also director
|Also director
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br/evento401063/alguns-abaixo-de-zero|title=Alguns Abaixo de Zero|first=|last=|website=[[Itaú Cultural]]|publisher=[[Itaú Unibanco]]|isbn=978-85-7979-060-7|date=February 23, 2017|accessdate=September 1, 2019}}</ref>
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!scope=row|''Trio em Lá Menor''
!scope=row|''Trio em Lá Menor''
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|Teatro Boa Vista
|Teatro Boa Vista
|Also writer and director
|Also writer and director
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br/evento401060/trio-em-la-menor|title=Trio em Lá Menor|first=|last=|website=[[Itaú Cultural]]|publisher=[[Itaú Unibanco]]|isbn=978-85-7979-060-7|date=February 23, 2017|accessdate=September 1, 2019}}</ref>
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!scope=row|''Diana, Eu Te Amo''
!scope=row|''Diana, Eu Te Amo''
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|Teatro Boa Vista
|Teatro Boa Vista
|Also director
|Also director
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br/evento401067/diana-eu-te-amo|title=Diana, Eu Te Amo|first=|last=|website=[[Itaú Cultural]]|publisher=[[Itaú Unibanco]]|isbn=978-85-7979-060-7|date=February 23, 2017|accessdate=September 1, 2019}}</ref>
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!scope=row|''Coração''
!scope=row|''Coração''
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|Teatro Boa Vista
|Teatro Boa Vista
|Also writer and director
|Also writer and director
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!scope=row|''Na Pele do Lobo''
!scope=row|''Na Pele do Lobo''
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|Teatro Regina
|Teatro Regina
|Also director and translator
|Also director and translator
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[[Category:Brazilian male film actors]]
[[Category:Brazilian male film actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Rio de Janeiro (city)]]
[[Category:Male actors from Rio de Janeiro (city)]]
[[Category:Brazilian expatriate male actors in the United States]]


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Latest revision as of 21:53, 17 October 2024

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Intini and the second or paternal family name is Pepe.
Raul Roulien
Born
Raul Salvador Intini Pepe

(1904-10-07)7 October 1904
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died8 September 2000(2000-09-08) (aged 95)
São Paulo, Brazil
Other namesSalvador Intini
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • screenwriter
  • film director
Years active1928–1970
Spouses
Abigail Maia
​
​
(m. 1928; div. 1930)​
Diva Tosca
​
​
(m. 1932; died 1933)​
​
​
(m. 1935; div. 1937)​
Nelly Rodrigues
​
(m. 1950)​

Raul Salvador Intini Pepe Roulien (7 October 1904 – 8 September 2000), known professionally as Raul Roulien, was a Brazilian actor, singer, screenwriter and film director.[1] He is widely considered the first male Brazilian star in Hollywood.

He worked briefly in Hollywood in the waning days of the American movies' embrace of the "Latin lover" (a title invented for the Italian actor Rudolph Valentino), a phenomenon that encouraged the Jewish-American actor Jacob Krantz to change his name to Ricardo Cortez.

Raul began recording in 1928 and grew in reputation as a theater actor and composer as well, being the greatest Brazilian heartthrob of his time. That same year, he formed the theatrical company Abigail Maia-Raul Roulien, with then wife, actress Abigail Maia, authoring a genre called "frivolity theater", which were quick shows that took place between breaks in the cinema.

In 1931, at the age of 29, with his talent and good looks, he went to the United States and was signed to Fox Studios, where he worked between 1931 and 1934. His career spanned a total of 18 films, including Delicious (1931) and Flying Down to Rio (1933), the latter starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their first dance together.

In 1933 his second wife, Diva Tosca (née Tosca Izabel Querze), was hit and killed as a pedestrian on Sunset Boulevard by John Huston.[2]

Life and career

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Raul Roulien was born Raul Salvador Intini Pepe on 7 October 1904, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Italian immigrants Biagio Pepe and Anna Intini. As a child, he used to sing all the time. He started his artistic career at age eight, as Raul Pepe, and he is reported to have performed to then President of Brazil Rodrigues Alves and to Brazilian writer, and his godfather, Ruy Barbosa.

While visiting one of his brothers in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was hired to sing at Cine Porteño. There, he rose to fame as a chansonier, a pianist and a composer, and began to pursue a career in the theater. In 1928, back in Brazil, he founded the "Abigail Maya-Raul Roulien Theater Company", with then wife, actress Abigail Maia, and created a performance genre called "Theater of Frivolity," which were quick shows that took place between movie sessions.

In 1931, divorced from Abigail, he went to New York and was signed to Fox Studios, as an actor, where he worked until 1934. He made his debut in a Spanish-language version of the 1931 Hollywood film Charlie Chan Carries On, called There Were Thirteen (1931). His second movie was Delicious (1931), directed by David Butler, where Roulien played a Russian composer, and sang "Delishious", written by George Gershwin. In 1932, he starred in Careless Lady, State's Attorney, and The Painted Woman; and in 1933, in No Dejes la Puerta Abierta, El Último Varon Sobre La Tierra, and It's Great to Be Alive. That same year, he starred in the movie for which he is best remembered, Flying Down to Rio, as part of a romantic triangle with Gene Raymond and Dolores del Río, and for singing "Orchids in the Moonlight". The production is also memorable for featuring the first Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers cinematic pairing.

Stage and film work

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1931 There Were Thirteen Max Minchin
1931 Delicious Sascha Singing "Delishious"
1932 Careless Lady Luis Pareda
1932 State's Attorney Señor Alvarado Uncredited
1932 The Painted Woman Jim Kikela
1933 El Último Varon Sobre La Tierra Ralph Martin
1933 Primavera en otoño Juan Manuel Valladres
1933 It's Great to Be Alive Carlos Martin
1933 No Dejes la Puerta Abierta Raul
1933 Flying Down to Rio Julio Ribeiro First Fred Astaire / Ginger Rogers pairing
Singing "Orchids in the Moonlight"
1934 Granaderos del Amor Erich Remberg / Pierre Laval
1934 The World Moves On Carlos Girard (1825) / Henri Girard (1914)
1935 Asegure a Su Mujer Ricardo Randall
1935 Piernas de Seda Frank Alton
1935 Te Quiero Con Locura Alberto Foster
1937 O Grito da Mocidade Raul Melo
1939 El Grito de la Juventud Director
1939 Aves Sem Ninho Director
1947 Road to Rio Cavalry Officer Uncredited, (final film role)
1948 Asas do Brasil Story, screenwriter, director

Stage

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Production Year Theater Note(s) Ref(s)
Malibu 1938 – Director [3]
Prometo Ser Infiel 1941 Teatro-Cassino Copacabana Also director and translator [4]
Patinho de Ouro 1941 Teatro-Cassino Copacabana Also director [5]
Garçon 1941 Teatro-Cassino Copacabana Also director [6]
Alguns Abaixo de Zero 1941 Teatro Boa Vista Also director [7]
Trio em Lá Menor 1941 Teatro Boa Vista Also writer and director [8]
Diana, Eu Te Amo 1941 Teatro Boa Vista Also director [9]
Coração 1941 Teatro Boa Vista Also writer and director [10]
Na Pele do Lobo 1942 Teatro Regina Also director and translator [11]

References

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  1. ^ Solomon p.331
  2. ^ Meyers, Jeffrey (2011). John Huston: Courage and Art. New York: Crown/Archetype. p. 40. ISBN 9780307590695.
  3. ^ Malibu. Itaú Unibanco. n.d. ISBN 978-85-7979-060-7. Retrieved September 1, 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  4. ^ Prometo Ser Infiel. Itaú Unibanco. February 23, 2017. ISBN 978-85-7979-060-7. Retrieved September 1, 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Patinho de Ouro. Itaú Unibanco. February 23, 2017. ISBN 978-85-7979-060-7. Retrieved September 1, 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  6. ^ Garçon. Itaú Unibanco. February 23, 2017. ISBN 978-85-7979-060-7. Retrieved September 1, 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  7. ^ Alguns Abaixo de Zero. Itaú Unibanco. February 23, 2017. ISBN 978-85-7979-060-7. Retrieved September 1, 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  8. ^ Trio em Lá Menor. Itaú Unibanco. February 23, 2017. ISBN 978-85-7979-060-7. Retrieved September 1, 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  9. ^ Diana, Eu Te Amo. Itaú Unibanco. February 23, 2017. ISBN 978-85-7979-060-7. Retrieved September 1, 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  10. ^ Coração. Itaú Unibanco. February 23, 2017. ISBN 978-85-7979-060-7. Retrieved September 1, 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  11. ^ Na Pele do Lobo. Itaú Unibanco. February 23, 2017. ISBN 978-85-7979-060-7. Retrieved September 1, 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

Bibliography

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  • Aubrey Solomon. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.
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