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Luis Gustavo

Acting Born Feb 2, 1934 Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden 24 credits

Biography

Luis Gustavo Sánchez Blanco (February 2, 1934 — September 19, 2021) was a Spanish-Brazilian actor.

Born in Gothenburg, Sweden, he was the son of a Spanish diplomat, Luis Amador Sánchez Fernández, working in Sweden, and Elena Blanco Castañera, a Spanish woman. He came to live in Brazil at four years old, when his father arrived in the country to become the Spanish ambassador.

He started working as an assistant director at TV Tupi, accompanying his sister, the actress Helenita Sanches, appointed by Cassiano Gabus Mendes, the station's artistic director and his brother-in-law. Soon after, he had already participated in several films, telenovelas, and telethons until he starred as the eponymous anti-hero in the 1968 telenovela Albert, the Rockefeller. Since then he has consolidated his artistic career acting in several soap operas and films, mainly in comedy roles.

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Known for

Young Hearts

as Heitor Laroche

Precious Pearl

as Apolônio Fonseca

The Buzz

as Mário Cury (Mário Fofoca)

The Three Sisters

as Vidigal Castro

Full filmography

  • Young Hearts (1995) as Heitor Laroche
  • Precious Pearl (2013) as Apolônio Fonseca
  • The Trapalhões (1977) as Vários
  • Ti Ti Ti (1985) as Ari (Ariclenes Martins) / Victor Valentim
  • The Buzz (2010) as Mário Cury (Mário Fofoca)
  • O Salvador da Pátria (1989) as José Matos Filho (Juca Pirama)
  • Começar de Novo (2004) as Glauco Oliveira Teles (Elvis Doidão)
  • Soul Mate (2005) as Romeu
  • Anjo Mau (1976) as Ricardo Medeiros
  • The Three Sisters (2008) as Vidigal Castro
  • Elas por Elas (1982) as Mário Cury (Mário Fofoca)
  • Albert, the Rockefeller (1968) as Alberto de Souza (Beto Rockfeller)
  • Love Bites (2002) as Galileu Van Burger
  • Cara a Cara (1979) as Fran (Francisco Borelli)
  • Os Inocentes (1974) as Vitor
  • Sai de Baixo (1996) as Vavá
  • Duas Vidas (1976) as Valdo (Osvaldo Palas)
  • O Mapa da Mina (1993) as Antônio Machado (Toni)
  • Cat's Cradle (2009) as Waldemar Moreira
  • Planeta dos Homens (1976) as Vários Personagens
  • The Return Of The Rockefeller (1973) as Alberto (Beto Rockfeller)
  • Te Contei? (1978) as Léo
  • The Prophet (2006) as Piragibe Carvalho
  • Mico Preto (1990) as Firmino do Espírito Santo