J.B. Tanko is known as an Director, Screenplay, Writer, Producer, Screenstory, Art Direction, Assistant Director, Story, and Script. Some of his work includes Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões, Os Trapalhões na Serra Pelada, Os Fantasmas Trapalhões, O Trapalhão nas Minas do Rei Salomão, Os Vagabundos Trapalhões, O Trapalhão no Planalto dos Macacos, Aladim e a Lâmpada Maravilhosa, and O Trapalhão na Ilha do Tesouro.