Perry Salles
Perry Salles | |
|---|---|
| Born | Perilúcio José de Almeida March 6, 1939 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | June 17, 2009 (aged 70) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Resting place | Caju Cemetery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, actor |
| Years active | 1961–2005 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent | Yara Salles (adoptive) |
Perilúcio José de Almeida (March 6, 1939 – June 17, 2009), better known by his stage name Perry Salles, was a Brazilian film director and actor.
Biography
Salles was born in
In 1989, after his divorce from Vera Fischer, stricken by a severe existential crisis, Salles moved to Bahia, initially to Salvador and later to Trancoso. While living in Trancoso he learned that Rodrigo, his son with ex-wife Miriam Mehler, had died in a motorcycle accident.[3] Since then he began to suffer from depression bouts,[4] and the only films in which he acted during this period were O Efeito Ilha in 1994 and the critical and commercial failure Cinderela Baiana in 1998, in which he portrayed the erratic talent manager Pierre; despite the film's overwhelmingly negative reception, his acting as Pierre garnered him a small cult following.
In the early 2000s, after overcoming his depression, Salles went back to Rio de Janeiro, after being invited by friend Ivone Hoffmann to partake in a theater play. He then saw a resurgence, and later portrayed Mustafá in the 2001 telenovela O Clone and Pacheco in one episode of the 2005–07 HBO series Mandrake, his last major TV role.
In 2006, Salles suffered from a heart attack; after a surgery, a stent was implanted into his heart. During the surgery though, it was discovered that he had lung cancer, and that it had metastasized to his heart and brain. He retired from acting afterwards, in order to cure his disease, but would eventually succumb to it on June 17, 2009; his body was cremated and his ashes buried at the Caju Cemetery in Rio de Janeiro.[2]
Personal life
Salles married Spanish-born actress Miriam Mehler in 1968, having with her a son, Rodrigo, who died in a motorcycle accident in 1990, aged 20. They divorced in 1971.
He had a more durable relationship with Vera Fischer, whom he met in 1973 during the shooting of A Super Fêmea. They married in 1974 and divorced in 1989; Fischer later remarried Felipe Camargo, whom she met while working on the telenovela Mandala. They had two daughters, Rafaela and Renata. Even after their divorce Salles and Fischer remained very good friends.
His last marriage was with architect Beatriz Salles, with whom he had two more children, Romeu and Rômulo.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | O Dono da Bola | Fernando | |
| 1962 | Assassinato em Copacabana | Silvio | |
| 1973 | A Super Fêmea | ||
| 1974 | O Marido Virgem | Joel | |
| 1974 | As Mulheres Que Fazem Diferente | (segment "Uma Delícia de Mulher") | |
| 1974 | As Delícias da Vida | Júlio | |
| 1974 | A Gata Devassa | ||
| 1975 | Intimidade | Alex / Roberto | |
| 1982 | Dôra Doralina | ||
| 1994 | O Efeito Ilha | Tom Amareto | |
| 1998 | Cinderela Baiana | Pierre | |
| 2001–2002 | O Clone | Mustafá Rachid | 220 episodes |
| 2004 | Espelho d'Água: Uma Viagem no Rio São Francisco | Velho do Rodeador |
References
- ^ Memorial da Fama: Perry Salles (in Portuguese)
- ^ Estadão. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ^ Extra – Morre Perry Salles (in Portuguese)
- IstoÉ. 2002. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
External links
- Perry Salles at IMDb