Otávio Gabus Mendes (born Octavio Gabus Mendes; 1906–1946), was Brazilian film critic, radio broadcaster, screenwriter and director.
He was father of radio broadcaster Edith Gabus Mendes,[1] and actor Cassiano Gabus Mendes, and grandfather of actors Tato Gabus Mendes and Cássio Gabus Mendes.
[2] Gabus Mendes started his career as a film critic writing for Paratodos and Cinearte in 1925 and 1926 respectively.
[3] He then wrote and directed As Armas (1930) and Mulher (1931), directed and acted on Onde a Terra Acaba (1933), and wrote the screenplay for Ganga Bruta (1933).
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