João de Deus Seta, most known as João de Deus (1883–1951), was a Portuguese actor who worked mainly in Brazilian films.
Born in Trás os Montes, Portugal, he began working as a professional actor for the theatrical company Dias Bragas in Rio de Janeiro.
[1] After moving to Arthur Azevedo company, he acted in the Giuseppe Lablanca's 1908 film Os Estranguladores, considered the first Brazilian fiction film.
[1] Subsequently, he acted in Luiz de Barros' films Alma Sertaneja and Ubirajara, and directed O Guarani (1922).
In the 1920s, he focused his work on revues, returning to cinema in the 1930s, acting in films like Caçando Feras (1936), O Descobrimento do Brasil (1936), E o Circo Chegou (1940), O Cortiço (1945), and O Malandro e a Grã-fina (1947).