Jesus Chediak (10 August 1941 – 8 May 2020) was a Brazilian actor, film director, film producer, journalist, and theatre director.
Life
During his cinematic career, Chediak was responsible for six feature films, working at various functions such as, actor, director, producer and writer.
Aside from his career in cinema, he also worked as a professor at
Federal University of Bahia
The Federal University of Bahia ( pt, Universidade Federal da Bahia, UFBA) is a public university located mainly in the city of Salvador. It is the largest university in the state of Bahia and one of Brazil's most prestigious educational institu ...
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In 2017, he was appointed Casa França-Brasil's new director.][
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Personal life
Chediak was married to journalist Glória Chediak. The couple had four kids.Almir Chediak
Almir Santana Chediak (June 21, 1950 – May 25, 2003) was a Brazilian musical producer, entrepreneur, publisher, guitarist, teacher, composer, writer and researcher.
Almir Chediak was born into a Lebanese immigrant family and grew up on the s ...
who was a record producer.[
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Death
On 8 May 2020, Chediak died from COVID-19
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during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
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in Rio de Janeiro at the age 78.
Filmography
Film
References
External links
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1941 births
2020 deaths
Brazilian film actors
Brazilian stage actors
Brazilian film directors
Brazilian film producers
Brazilian theatre directors
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Rio de Janeiro (state)
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Brazilian people of Lebanese descent