Antônio Fagundes


Antônio José da Silva Fagundes Filho is a Brazilian actor, playwright, voice actor, and producer. Renowned for his several performances in stage, film and television, where he frequently works in telenovelas.

Biography

Fagundes was born in the city of Rio de Janeiro but moved with his parents to São Paulo at the age of eight and has lived there for over 30 years. He discovered his gift for the theater from the setting of stage plays made in the Rio Branco School, where he studied. He debuted on television in 1969 on the soap opera Nenhum Homem é Deus, at TV Tupi. Fagundes began on Rede Globo in 1976, on the telenovela Saramandaia. He also served for several years as protagonist of the series Carga Pesada, from 1979 to 1981, and from 2003 to 2007. The actor has four children: one, with his ex-wife Mara Carvalho, the other three, fruits of his 15-year marriage to actress Clarisse Abujamra.

Career

Stage

  • 1964 - A ceia dos cardeais
  • 1966 - Atlantic's queen
  • 1969 - Hair (musical), by Gerome Ragni and James Rado
  • 1969 - "O Cão Siamês"Arena canta Tiradentes, by Augusto Boal and Gianfrancesco GuarnieriFeira paulista de opiniãoA resistível ascensão de Arturo UiCastro Alves pede passagem
  • 1975 - "Muro de Arrimo", Antonio Abujamra
  • 1980 - Pelo telefone
  • 1981 - "O Homem Elefante", de Bernard Pomerance
  • 1982 - "Morte Acidental de um Anarquista", by Dario Fo
  • 1983 - "Xandu Quaresma", de Chico de Assis
  • 1985 - Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand, direction of Flavio Rangel
  • 1986 - Carmen com filtro, direção de Gerald Thomas
  • 1988 - Fragmentos de um discurso amoroso, de Roland Brthes, direction de Ulisses Cruz
  • 1989 - "O País dos Elefantes", de Louis Charles Sirjacq
  • 1990 - "Muro de Arrimo"
  • 1990 - "História do Soldado", de Gerome Ragni e James Rado
  • 1992 - Macbeth
  • 1994 - Vida privada, de Mara Carvalho
  • 1996 - Oleanna, by David Mamet
  • 1999 - Últimas luas, by Furio Bordon, direction of Jorge Takla
  • 2002 - Sete minutos, of his authorship, direction of Bibi Ferreira
  • 2005 - As Mulheres da Minha Vida
  • 2008 - Restos
  • 2012 - " Vermelho ", by John Logan, direction of Jorge Takla

Film

Awards and nominations

  • 1985 - Molière Award, best drama actor for Cyrano de Bergerac.
  • 1988 - Rio Cine Festival, Best Actor by The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema
  • 1988 - Molière Award, best drama actor for Fragments of a Loving Speech.
  • 1991 - Press Trophy, best TV actor for The World Owner.
  • 1992 - Festival Internacional del Cine, best film actor for The Body.
  • 1993 - APCA Trophy, best TV actor for Renascer.
  • 1993 - Press Trophy, best TV actor for Renascer.
  • 1997 - Contigo Award! - Best TV actor for For Love '.
  • 1999 - Award of the Culture House in Rome theater
  • 1999 - Brazil Quality Award, Best Actor of theater and television for the body of work.
  • 1999 - APCA Trophy, best drama actor for Latest Luas.
  • 2000 - Trophy Super Cap de Ouro, TV Terra Nostra.
  • 2001 - Quality Award Brazil, RJ - best TV actor for Porto dos Milagres.
  • 2001 - Quality Award Brazil, SP - best TV actor for Porto dos Milagres.
  • 2001 - Best of the Year, Domingão Faustão - best TV actor for Porto dos Milagres.
  • 2001 - Contigo Award! - Best TV actor for Porto dos Milagres.
  • 2008 - Quality Award Brazil - best TV actor for Two Face.
  • 2008 - Trophy Super Cap de Ouro, TV Two Faces.
  • 2012 - Award Applause Brazil Theatre - Best Actor for "Red"