Sérgio Viotti
Encyclopedia
Sérgio Luiz Viotti was a Brazil
ian actor
and director
.
Viotti was born in São Paulo
on March 14, 1927.
He resided in London
, the United Kingdom
, between 1949 and 1958, where he worked for BBC Radio
. He worked as a radio broadcaster and a dance
and opera
critic
while at the BBC
.
Viotti returned to Brazil
in 1958. In 1958, he was asked by Antunes Filho to direct, Viagem a Três, by Jean de Letràz, which marked his entry into directing. His career as an actor first began in 1961, when he appeared in the theater production of The Connection
O Contato by American playwright
Jack Gelber
. His work on O Cantanto earned Viotti a best new actor award from the Prêmio Associação Brasileira de Críticos Teatrais (Brazilian Theater Critics Association). He also received acclaim for his work in the 1967 production of Queridinho by Charles Dyer
.
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.
Viotti also worked on television in the telenovelas Terra Nostra, Meu Bem Meu Mal, Sinhá Moça and Xica da Silva.
His most recent work was as the character Manuel in the telenovela Duas Caras
in 2007.
Viotti was hospitalized on April 19, 2009, 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. The actor was cremated at the Vila Alpina cemetery, which is located east of São Paulo.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
.
Viotti was born in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
on March 14, 1927.
He resided in London
London
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, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, between 1949 and 1958, where he worked for BBC Radio
BBC Radio
BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. For a history of BBC radio prior to 1927 see British Broadcasting Company...
. He worked as a radio broadcaster and a dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
and opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
critic
Critic
A critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...
while at the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
.
Viotti returned to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
in 1958. In 1958, he was asked by Antunes Filho to direct, Viagem a Três, by Jean de Letràz, which marked his entry into directing. His career as an actor first began in 1961, when he appeared in the theater production of The Connection
The Connection (1959 play)
The Connection is a 1959 play by Jack Gelber. It was first produced by the Living Theatre, directed by Living Theatre co-founder Judith Malina, and designed by co-founder Julian Beck...
O Contato by American playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
Jack Gelber
Jack Gelber
Jack Gelber was an American playwright best known for his 1959 drama The Connection, depicting the life of drug-addicted jazz musicians. The first great success of the Living Theatre, the play was translated into five languages and produced in ten nations...
. His work on O Cantanto earned Viotti a best new actor award from the Prêmio Associação Brasileira de Críticos Teatrais (Brazilian Theater Critics Association). He also received acclaim for his work in the 1967 production of Queridinho by Charles Dyer
Charles Dyer
Charles Dyer was an architect based in London who designed many buildings in and around Bristol.-Some buildings of Charles Dyer:* St Pauls' Church, Bedminster * Engineers House, Bristol 1831...
.
In 1991, Viotti celebrated his then 30 year long professional acting career by appearing in As idades do homem, compilation of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
plays directed by Dorival Carper.
Viotti also worked on television in the telenovelas Terra Nostra, Meu Bem Meu Mal, Sinhá Moça and Xica da Silva.
His most recent work was as the character Manuel in the telenovela Duas Caras
Duas Caras
Duas Caras is a Brazilian television drama that was broadcast by Rede Globo in 2007 and 2008.-Plot:Adalberto Rangel, born Juvenaldo, lived with his poor father and siblings in a favela. Having no way to sustain the family, his father sold him to Hermógenes Rangel, a thief. Some time later,...
in 2007.
Viotti was hospitalized on April 19, 2009, and remained in the hospital for the remainder of his life. He died from cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest, is the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the heart to contract effectively...
at the Hospital Samaritano in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
on July 26, 2009, at the age of 82. The actor was cremated at the Vila Alpina cemetery, which is located east of São Paulo.
Film credits
- 1965 - 22-2000 Cidade Aberta
- 1965 - Um Ramo Para Luísa
- 1986 - Angel Malo
- 1995 - Sábado - narrator
Television credits
- 1980 - Dulcinéa Vai à Guerra (Rede BandeirantesRede BandeirantesRede Bandeirantes , officially nicknamed Band or Band Network, is a television network from Brazil, based in São Paulo. Part of the Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação , it aired for the first time in 1967...
) - 1986 - Sinhá Moça - FreiFreiFrei is a village, island, and former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Kristiansund between the Kvernesfjord and Freifjord...
José - 1987 - Corpo Santo (Rede Manchete) - Grego (Nicolas)
- 1988 - O Primo Basílio - Conselheiro Acácio
- 1988 - Olho por Olho - Eliseu (Rede Manchete)
- 1989 - Kananga do Japão (Rede Manchete) - Saul
- 1990 - Meu Bem, Meu Mal - Toledo
- 1990 - Mico Preto - Plínio
- 1992 - Despedida de Solteiro - Gabriel Chadade
- 1993 - Olho no Olho - Jorginho
- 1995 - História de AmorHistória de AmorHistória de Amor is a Brazilian telenovela produced and displayed at the time of 18 hours by Rede Globo, July 3, 1995 to March 2, 1996, in 209 chapters....
- Gregório Furtado - 1995 - Irmãos CoragemIrmãos CoragemIrmãs Coragem it is a Brazilian soap opera produced and shown of 2 of January 1º of July 1995 to the 18 hours in 155 chapters...
- Rafael Bastos - 1996 - Xica da Silva (Rede MancheteRede MancheteRede Manchete was a television network from Brazil. It first aired on June 5, 1983 in Rio de Janeiro and simultaneously in other 5 Brazilian cities, like São Paulo on Rede Exclesior's old channel 9 frequency...
) - CondeCondeConde is a title of nobility in Spanish, Galician and Portuguese. In English, the title is Count or Earl. The female form is Condesa in Spanish and Galician and Condessa in Portuguese. The territory of a Conde is called a Condado, equivalent to Countship or County...
da Barca - 1997 - Anjo Mau - Américo Abreu
- 1997 - Por Amor e Ódio (Rede RecordRede RecordRede Record de Televisão is a Brazilian television network, founded in 1953 by Paulo Machado de Carvalho, also founder of Rádio Record. Currently it is owned by businessman Edir Macedo, founder and bishop of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. Since 2007 it is Brazil's second largest...
) - Frederico Saragoça - 1999 - Suave VenenoSuave VenenoSuave Veneno is a Brazilian soap opera produced by the Rede Globo in 1999. It was written by Aguinaldo Silva.- External link :*...
- Alceste - 1999 - Terra NostraTerra NostraTerra Nostra is a Brazilian telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on Rede Globo in 1999.The story is set in the late 19th century and takes place at a time when slaves were freed in Brazil and there was a need for workers, especially on the coffee fazendas of Brazil...
- Ivan Maurício - 2001 - Os Maias - Pai Vasques
- 2003 - A Casa das Sete Mulheres - PadrePadrePadre may refer to:* Partnership for Acid Drainage Remediation in Europe PADRE* An IDE for the Perl programming language, see Padre * A Military Chaplain* A member of the San Diego Padres baseball team...
Cordeiro - 2004 - Um Só Coração - Samuel
- 2006 - JK - Adolpho Bloch
- 2007 - Duas CarasDuas CarasDuas Caras is a Brazilian television drama that was broadcast by Rede Globo in 2007 and 2008.-Plot:Adalberto Rangel, born Juvenaldo, lived with his poor father and siblings in a favela. Having no way to sustain the family, his father sold him to Hermógenes Rangel, a thief. Some time later,...
- Manuel de Andrade