Fernando Torres (actor)

This article is about the Brazilian actor. For the Spanish international footballer, see Fernando Torres. For the 16th-century viceroy, see Fernando Torres de Portugal y Mesía.

Fernando Torres
Born	(1927-11-14)November 14, 1927 Guaçuí, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Died	September 4, 2008(2008-09-04) (aged 80) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Spouse(s)	Fernanda Montenegro (1954-2008, his death)
Children	2

Fernando Torres (November 14, 1927 – September 4, 2008) was a Brazilian actor and voice-over artist, as well as a television, film and theater director and producer. Torres' career in Brazilian film, stage and television spanned over five decades.^[1] He was best known to international movie audiences for his supporting role as Americo in the 1985 film, Kiss of the Spider Woman, which won several awards.^[1]

Fernando Monteiro Torres was born in Guaçuí, Espírito Santo, Brazil, on November 14, 1927. Torres was married to Academy Award-nominated Brazilian actress Fernanda Montenegro from 1954 until his death. The couple had two children together, film director Cláudio Torres (pt) and actress Fernanda Torres. Torres founded the Teatro dos Sete in 1959.

Fernando Torres died in his home in Rio de Janeiro^[1] of pulmonary emphysema on September 4, 2008, at the age of 80.

Filmography

Television

Television actor

Laços de Família (2000), como "Aléssio Lacerda"
Zazá (1997), como "Brigadeiro"
Amor Com Amor se Paga (1984) - "Tio Romão"
Louco Amor (1983) - "Alfredo"
Sétimo Sentido (1982) - "Harold Bergman"
Terras do Sem-Fim - (1981)
Baila Comigo (1981) - "Plínio Miranda"
Simplesmente Maria (1970)
A Gordinha (1970)
Dez Vidas (1969) - "Cláudio Manoel da Costa"
Vitória (1964)
Pouco Amor Não É Amor (1963)
A Morte Sem Espelho (1963)

Television director

Minha Doce Namorada (telenovela)(1971)
Ana (1968)
Paixão de Outono (1965)
Coração (1964)
O Desconhecido (1964)
Pouco Amor Não É Amor (1963)
A Morte Sem Espelho (1963)

Film actor

Redentor (2004)
Ação Entre Amigos (1998)
A Ostra e o Vento (1997) de Walter Lima Jr.
Veja Esta Canção (1994) de Cacá Diegues
Kiss of the Spider Woman (O Beijo da Mulher Aranha) (1985)
Inocência (1983)
Tudo Bem (1978) de Arnaldo Jabor
Marília e Marina (1976)
O Descarte (1973)
Eu Transo...Ela Transa (1972)
Os Inconfidentes (1972)
Matei Por Amor (1971)
A Penúltima Donzela (1969)
Golias Contra o Homem das Bolinhas (1969)
Em Busca do Tesouro (1967)
Jerry - a grande parada (1967)
Engraçadinha Depois dos Trinta (1966)de J. B. Tanko
Estrella sin luz (1953)
La duquesa del Tepetate (1951)
A Mulher de Longe (1949) de Lúcio Cardoso

References

1 2 3 "Brazilian actor Fernando Torres dies aged 80". The News International. 2008-05-05. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-15.

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