José de Abreu
| José de Abreu | |
|---|---|
 José de Abreu in 2004 | |
| Born |
José Pereira de Abreu Júnior May 24, 1944 Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Other names | José Abreu |
| Occupation | actor |
| Known for | Avenida Brasil[1] |
| Children | 5 (4 living)[2] |
José Pereira de Abreu Júnior (May 24, 1944 in Santa Rita do Passa Quatro) is a Brazilian actor.
Biography
Born in the city of Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, in the state of São Paulo, with fourteen years of age he moves to the state's capital, São Paulo city, working as a lab assistant and office-boy for a law firm.
In 1967, while studying law at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, he begins his theater career at the Teatro da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, with the play Morte e Vida Severina by João Cabral de Melo Neto and Chico Buarque.
A year later, he was starring in movies, but his career came to a quick halt because of his political activism. Abreu was arrested during a meeting of the União Nacional dos Estudantes, belonged to the Ação Popular and gave logistical support to the Vanguarda Armada Revolucionária Palmares, a leftist group that fought against the military regime. He would also join the hippie movement during that time, in contrast with his militaristic actions.
Forced into exile in Europe in 1968, he returns in 1974 to live in Pelotas, state of Rio Grande do Sul, his wife's homeland. They both teach at the federal university in that city, but soon move to Porto Alegre, where he produces musicals and stars in child plays. It's his, alongside his wife, the first staging of the musical Os Saltimbancos in that state.
Then, after the success of the movie A Intrusa (The Intruder) (1979), filmed in Uruguaiana, RS, he starts working as an actor in TV Globo's soap-operas.
In 2006 he partners with director Luiz Arthur Nunes to create Fala, Zé!, a theatrical monologue in which he critically reflects on his generation, crossing biography and fiction.
In 2011 he plays Milton in the soap-opera Insensato Coração and, in 2012, the character Nilo in Avenida Brasil.[1]
Personal life
He has five children, with three different partners. His first child, Rodrigo, died in an accident in 1992, at age 21. He also has four grandchildren.[2] In early 2013, he declared he is bisexual.[3]
Career
José performed in over 24 movies and 47 television shows, of which most are soap-operas.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 EXTRA (7 March 2012). "Vera Holtz e José de Abreu representam a bondade e maldade no lixão de ‘Avenida Brasil’". Retrieved March 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 EXTRA (11 August 2012). "Pai de cinco filhos, José de Abreu fala da morte do primogênito Rodrigo: ‘Não é normal enterrar filho’". Retrieved December 2012.
- ↑ "Aos 68 anos, ator José de Abreu revela que é bissexual" (in Portuguese). São Paulo: F5. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
External links
- José de Abreu at the Internet Movie Database
- José de Abreu - blog
- EXTRA (7 March 2012). "Vera Holtz e José de Abreu representam a bondade e maldade no lixão de ‘Avenida Brasil’". Retrieved March 2012.
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