André de Mello Tavares de Mattos (born 8 October 1961) is a Brazilian actor. Most known for his roles as Fininho on the

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''Escolinha do Professor Raimundo'', John VI of Portugal on the minisseries ''

O Quinto dos Infernos O Quinto dos Infernos is a 2002 Brazilian historical comedy television miniseries. It was written by Carlos Lombardi, and directed by Wolf Maya and 48 episodes were produced. The protagonist was Marcos Pasquim. Cast * Marcos Pasquim - D. Pedro ...

'', and Madruga on the

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Senhora do Destino ''Senhora do Destino'' (English: ''Her Own Destiny'') is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from June 28, 2004 to March 11, 2005, with a total of 221 episodes. Replacing ''Celebridade'' and being replaced by '' Améric ...

''. In cinema, his most known role is Fortunato in '' Elite Squad: The Enemy Within'', for which he won

Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro The Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro, more popularly known as Grande Otelo, is a Brazilian film award. It was established in 2000 as Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil by the Ministry of Culture of Brazil that presented it in 2000 and 2001. In 2002 ...

for Best Supporting Actor. He was born to Emílio and Zélia de Mattos, two theatre actors and one of the founders of Teatro O Tablado. André has already acted on over one hundred of plays as of 2010. He was married to Heloísa Périssé between 1988 and 1991, and was married to Roberta Repetto, with whom he has two daughters, from 1992 to 2013.

Selected filmography

* '' How Angels Are Born'' (1996) * ''

'' (2002) * '' Kubanacan'' (2003) * ''

Lisbela e o Prisioneiro ''Lisbela e o Prisioneiro'' (''Lisbela and the Prisoner'') is a 2003 Brazilian romantic comedy film directed by Guel Arraes, based on the 1964 play of the same name by Osman Lins. Filming took place in cities of Pernambuco, Igarassu, Paudalho ...

'' (2003) * ''

'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2005; Brazilian dub) * '' Caminhos do Coração'' (2008) * '' The Mutants: Pathways of the Heart'' (2008) * '' Elite Squad: The Enemy Within'' (2010) * '' Balacobaco'' (2012) * '' Odeio o Dia dos Namorados'' (2013) * '' Narcos'' (2015) * '' Belaventura'' (2017)

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* 1961 births 20th-century Brazilian male actors 21st-century Brazilian male actors Brazilian male film actors Brazilian male stage actors Brazilian male television actors Living people Male actors from Rio de Janeiro (city) {{Brazil-actor-stub