
Palmitos, Santa Catarina, Brasil
In small Palmitos, with just over 15 thousand inhabitants, in the west of Santa Catarina, Elio was an accountant at his family's mechanical workshop, even though he was not interested in cars. He didn't even drive. Visits to the city of Teatro do Biriba, a circus that performs in the interior of the states, awakened his dream of being an actor. But his dream did not develop on stages and arenas, but on movie screens. His artistic career began in 1995, when he met director Petter Baiestorf. Over almost 30 years of friendship and partnership, they made more than 20 films together. Based on his experience with Baiestorf, Copini made a career with other directors in the region, mainly in fantasy cinema. Excerpt from Leonardo Fuhrmann's text for Folha de São Paulo, June 9, 2024. Elio's last film was the short Picnic at the Castle, directed by Petter Baiestorf and based on the work of Franz Kafka, and recorded in March 2024 and released just a few days before his death.

as (segment "A Cor que Caiu do Espaço")

as Eggs Lady
2024

as Crentelho 1
2010

as (segment "A Cor que Caiu do Espaço")
2015

as Andy
1999

as Américo Giallo
2013

as Operador de Câmera Super 8
2009

as Padre Karcass
2006

2002

as Humanidade sem rumo
2017

as Drag Queen 1
1997

2004

as Nosferato
2007
as Deus Astronauta 1
2025

as Ele mesmo
2025

as Zumbi
2025

as Deus Astronauta 1
2025

as Eggs Lady
2024

as Eggs Lady
2024

as Homem 1
2024

as Ele mesmo
2023

as Archival footage
2022

as Donald Cossaculo
2020

2019

as Humanidade sem rumo
2017

as Dono da casa
2016

as Alien
2016

as (segment "A Cor que Caiu do Espaço")
2015

as Américo Giallo
2013

2011

2011

as Crentelho 1
2010

as Possessed
2009

as Operador de Câmera Super 8
2009

as Nosferato
2007

as Trans
2007

as Padre Karcass
2006

as Veterinário / Português / Monstro Legume Com Capa
2006
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