Oscarito

Oscarito

Oscarito (1928)
Born (1906-08-16)August 16, 1906
Málaga, Spain
Died August 4, 1970(1970-08-04) (aged 63)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation Actor
Years active 1914-1970

Oscarito, stage name of Oscar Lorenzo Jacinto de la Inmaculada Concepción Teresa Diaz (Málaga, Spain - August 16, 1906 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 4, 1970) was a hispanic-brazilian actor, considered to be one of the most popular comedians of Brazil.

Life

Born in a family of circus comedians, came to Brazil with one year old, but only became a naturalized citizen in 1949.

Made his debut in circus with five years old in 1914, where he learned to play violin, and also being a clown, a trapeze artist, an acrobat and an actor.

Made his debut in revues in 1932, in the play Calma, Gegê, satirizing ditactor Getúlio Vargas.

Made his debut in cinema in Noites Cariocas, in 1935, although he had been an extra in a previous film (A Voz do Carnaval, 1933). He reached his ultimate fame with the comic duo he formed with Grande Otelo, in comedies directed by Carlos Manga and Watson Macedo.

He was married with Margot Louro, and had two children, José Carlos and Mirian Thereza. In the morning of July 15, 1970 he suffered a stroke and was hospitalized, already in a coma, dying in August 4.[1] His body was laid in the main hall of the Assembleia Legislativa do Rio de Janeiro, with the presence of more than two thousand people.[2] The burial had the presence of five hundred people in the Cemitério São João Batista.[2]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Oscarito está desenganado». São Paulo: S.A. O Estado de S. Paulo. O Estado de S. Paulo (29 234). 8 páginas. 28 de julho de 1970. ISSN 1516-2931
  2. 1 2 500 no adeus a Oscarito». São Paulo: S.A. O Estado de S. Paulo. O Estado de S. Paulo (29 242). 13 páginas. 6 de agosto de 1970. ISSN 1516-2931


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