Jorge Cherques
Jorge Cherques was a Brazilian actor of Jewish origin.
Biography
Born in Rio de Janeiro, of Jewish descent, Jorge began his theatrical career while still in his youth. In 1943, he was part of the cast of Nelson Rodrigues' play '. He had an extensive career in theater, winning awards for great performances, including in Um bonde chamado desejo and Ratos e Homens.In the 1950s, he was invited to participate in, presented on the now defunct TV Tupi, and later joined the cast of TV Globo, where he made his debut in Janete Clair's soap opera Véu de Noiva in 1969. His film debut was in the 1964 movie ', directed by, based on Nelson Rodrigues' play.
In the 1980s, he made several films with Os Trapalhões, a popular Brazilian comedy group. At the end of the 1990s, he began to devote himself to theater and training actors. On TV, the actor participated in important soap operas such as Carinhoso, Gabriela, A Sucessora, ', ', Vamp, História de Amor, Alma Gêmea, as well as the children's series Sítio do Pica-Pau Amarelo. In the field of comedy, he participated in the series A Diarista. His last role on television was in the comedy show Zorra Total, in 2008.
His last acting role was in 2010, in Thomas Edward Hale's medium-length film Viver Outra Vez, whose proceeds were donated to Retiro dos Artistas, a Brazilian charity that shelters elderly artists who are experiencing financial and emotional difficulties, have been abandoned by their families, or have nowhere to live.