
J.N. Canabarro began his career in the south of Brazil as an actor in a local theater company. Later, in his own theater company, he became a director, set designer and actor. At the beginning of the 1980s, he had his first experience in cinema, acting in a Super 8 production, "Tempo sem Glória". From then on, he dedicated himself to regional and national productions. He has also appeared as an actor in TV series such as TV Globo's "O Tempo e o Vento" in 2014 and GNT's "Animal" in 2014. He has extensive experience acting in films, most recently in the film "Casa vazia", which won an award at the Gramado Film Festival (Brazil) in 2019. His most recent production is the feature film O Velho Nepo, scheduled for release in 2025.

Old Nepo
Velho Nepo
2025

What we don't talk about
Zelador da fábrica
2025

The Struggle for our Land
Self
2022

Empty House
Motorista do Caminhão
2021

The general's ghost
General Netto
2015

Animal
Avô pescador · (1 episode)
2014

O Tempo e o Vento
Juvenal Terra · (3 episodes)
2014

Contos Gauchescos
Juca Picumã
2011

Lua de Outubro
Capataz do posto
2001

Tempo Sem Glória
Afonso, o caseiro
1984