Sérgio Viotti

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Sérgio Viotti
Born(1927-03-14)March 14, 1927
São Paulo, Brazil
DiedJuly 26, 2009(2009-07-26) (aged 82)
São Paulo, Brazil
Occupations
  • Actor
  • television director
Years active1987–1997

Sérgio Luiz Viotti (14 March 1927 – 26 July 2009) was a Brazilian actor and television director.[1]

Biography

Viotti was born in

radio broadcaster and a dance and opera critic while at the BBC.[1]

Viotti returned to Brazil in 1958. In 1958, he was asked by

The Connection O Contato by American playwright Jack Gelber.[1] His work on O Cantanto earned Viotti a best new actor award from the Prêmio Associação Brasileira de Críticos Teatrais (Brazilian Theater Critics Association).[1] He also received acclaim for his work in the 1967 production of Queridinho by Charles Dyer.[1]

In 1991, Viotti celebrated his then 30-year-long professional acting career by appearing in As idades do homem, compilation of William Shakespeare plays directed by Dorival Carper,[1] who was also his life partner for 47 years until his death.[2]

Viotti also worked on television in the

telenovelas Terra Nostra, Meu Bem Meu Mal, Sinhá Moça and Xica da Silva.[1]

His most recent work was as the character Manuel in the telenovela Duas Caras in 2007.[1]

Death

Viotti was hospitalized on April 19, 2009,[1] and remained in the hospital for the remainder of his life. He died from cardiac arrest at the Hospital Samaritano in São Paulo on July 26, 2009, at the age of 82.[1] The actor was cremated at the Vila Alpina cemetery, which is located east of São Paulo.[1]

Filmography

Film credits

Television credits

References

  1. ^
    Organizações Globo
    . 26 July 2009.
  2. ^ "Ator Sérgio Viotti está internado em coma em São Paulo". Abril. 3 May 2009. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

External links

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