Francisco Amaro Rodrigues Adam (13 August 1983 - 16 April 2006) was a

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and

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, best known for his humorous role as ''Dino'', short for Bernardino Esteves, in the Portuguese youth

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Biography

Adam grew up in the village of Runa, near

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. At the age of 18, he moved to Lisbon to become a model, first for

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and later for On Fashion. After 4 years of working for fashion and advertisement campaigns, Adam was cast in

. He had a considerable following on the

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, mostly from Portuguese teenage girls, who nicknamed him the ''Dino-man''.

Death

Adam died in a car accident near Alcochete, at 03:50 UTC on 16 April 2006 (

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), at the age of 22, after an autograph signing session at a nightclub in

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. According to TVI, Adam was supposed to become the central character in

in the following season.

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* 1983 births 2006 deaths Male actors from Lisbon Portuguese male television actors Portuguese people of British descent Road incident deaths in Portugal {{portugal-actor-stub