José Mayer Drumond (born 3 October 1949) is a Brazilian former actor.

Biography and career

Mayer was born in

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, and made his debut on television in 1977 in an children's television series '' Sítio do Picapau Amarelo''. Three years later, he was in the first season of ''Carga Pesada'', in the episode "O Foragido". In 1983, for his performances in ''Bandidos da Falange'' and ''Guerra dos Sexos'', he won the APCA Award for Best Newcomer Actor. He became notorious by his main role in the television adaptation of ''

O Pagador de Promessas ''O Pagador de Promessas'' (, ''Keeper of Promises''The title translates literally as ''The Payer of Promises'', but the film has been known by several other names in the English-speaking world, such as ''Keeper of Promises'', ''The Given Word'' a ...

''. Most known for his roles as a

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s, he also acted in several films, including ''

Perfume de Gardênia ''Perfume de Gardênia'' (''Perfume of Gardenia'') is a 1992 Brazilian-Argentine drama film directed by Guilherme de Almeida Prado. It was screened at the 1992 Montreal World Film Festival. The filming took place in April 1991, with its production ...

'', for which he won the Best Actor Award at the 25th

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. In April 2017, Mayer was suspended of working with

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after the wardrobe artist Susllen Tomani accused the actor of having sexually harassed her. Tomani related the incident to the newspaper ''

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''. Mayer denied the accusation.

Selected filmography

* '' Sítio do Picapau Amarelo'' (1977) - Burro Falante (voice) * ''

Guerra dos Sexos ''Guerra dos Sexos'' (''Fight or Love?'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by Rede Globo, from 1 October 2012 to 26 April 2013, replacing ''Cheias de Charme'' and later replaced by ''Sangue Bom''. It is written by Silvio de Abreu an ...

'' (1983) - Ulisses da Silva * ''

The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema ''The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema'' ( pt, A Dama do Cine Shanghai) is a 1988 Brazilian thriller film directed by Guilherme de Almeida Prado. The film borrows some references from Hollywood films noirs of the 1940s, mainly Orson Welles' ''The Lad ...

'' (1988) * ''

Tieta ''Tieta'' (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Tieta do Agreste'', lit. "''Tieta from Agreste''") is a novel written by the Brazilian author Jorge Amado, published on August 17, 1977. Set in the 1970s, it narrates the return of Tieta to the remo ...

'' (1989) - Osnar * ''

Meu Bem, Meu Mal Meu Bem, Meu Mal (''My Good, My Evil'' in English) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast at 8:00pm by TV Globo, October 29, 1990 to May 18, 1991, in 173 episodes. Plot Lázaro Venturini, majority shareholder of Venturini Designers, ...

'' (1990) - Ricardo Venturini * ''

'' (1992) * ''

História de Amor História de Amor is a Brazilian telenovela produced and displayed at the time of 18 hours by TV Globo, July 3, 1995 to March 2, 1996, in 209 chapters. It was written by Manoel Carlos, in collaboration with Elizabeth Jhin, Marcus Toledo and Mari ...

'' (1995) - Dr. Carlos Alberto Moretti * ''

A Indomada ''A Indomada'' (English: ''The Untamed'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by a Brazilian free-to-air television network called Globo. It ran from February 17 to October 11, 1997. It was written by Aguinaldo Silva Aguinaldo Silva ...

'' (1997) - Teobaldo Faruk * ''

Meu Bem Querer ''Meu Bem Querer'' (''My Wishing Well'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by TV Globo TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media propri ...

'' (1998) - Martinho Amoedo * ''

Laços de Família ''Laços de Família'' (English: ''Family Ties'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by TV Globo from 5 June 2000 to 3 February 2001. With a total of 209 episodes, it was created by Manoel Carlos and written by him with Maria Carolina, ...

'' (2000) - Pedro Lacerda * ''

Presença de Anita ''Presença de Anita'' ( en, The Presence of Anita, italic=yes) is a 2001 Brazilian drama television miniseries based on the 1948 novel of the same name by Mário Donato. Directed by Ricardo Waddington and Alexandre Avancini, the series aired o ...

'' (2001) - Fernando * '' Esperança'' (2002) - Martino * ''

Mulheres Apaixonadas ''Mulheres Apaixonadas'' (English: ''Women In Love'') is a Brazilian telenovela which originally aired on Rede Globo from 17 February 2003 to 10 October 2003 with a total of 203 episodes. It was created by Manoel Carlos and written by him with Ma ...

'' (2003) - César Andrade De Melo * ''

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 ...

'' (2004) - Dirceu de Castro * ''

Páginas da Vida ''Páginas da Vida'' (English: ''Pages of Life'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Globo from 10 July 2006 to 2 March 2007 in 203 episodes. It stars Regina Duarte, Lília Cabral and Fernanda Vasconcellos in the lead roles. L� ...

'' (2006) - Gregório "Greg" Lobo * ''

A Favorita ''A Favorita'' (English: ''The Favorite'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast TV Globo. It premiered 2 June 2008 to 17 January 2009 with a total number of episodes of 197. It is created by João Emanuel Carneiro and directed by Ricar ...

'' (2008) - Augusto César * ''

Viver a Vida ''Viver a Vida'' (literally: Living Life, English title: ''Seize the Day'') is a Brazilian telenovela broadcast by Globo from September 14, 2009 to May 14, 2010. It is written by Manoel Carlos in collaboration with Ângela Chaves, Cláudia Lage, D ...

'' (2009) - Marcos Ribeiro * ''

Fina Estampa ''Fina Estampa'' (''Looks & Essence'') is a Brazilian telenovela that first aired on Globo between August 22, 2011 and March 23, 2012 in 185 chapters.

'' (2011) - José 'Pereirinha' Pereira * '' Saramandaia'' (2013) - Zico Rosado * ''

Império ''Império'' (English: ''Empire'') is a Brazilian primetime telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo. It premiered on 21 July 2014, replacing ''Em Família (telenovela), Em Família'' and ended on 13 March 2015 replaced by ''Babilônia (t ...

'' (2014) - Claudio Bogari * ''

A Lei do Amor ''A Lei do Amor'' (English title: ''Wounded Past''; literal meaning: ''The Law of Love'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Globo. It premiered on 3 October 2016, replacing ''Velho Chico'', and ended on 31 March 2017, being repla ...

'' (2016) - Tião Bezerra

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* 1949 births Living people People from Minas Gerais Brazilian people of Arab descent Brazilian people of Lebanese descent Brazilian people of German descent Brazilian male television actors Brazilian male telenovela actors Brazilian male film actors Brazilian male stage actors 20th-century Brazilian male actors 21st-century Brazilian male actors {{Brazil-actor-stub