Luis Gustavo Sánchez Blanco (February 2, 1934 − September 19, 2021) was a Brazilian actor.
Born in
Gothenburg
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, Sweden, he was the son of a Spanish diplomat, Luis Amador Sánchez Fernández, working in Sweden, and Elena Blanco Castañera, a Spanish woman. He came to live in Brazil at four years old, when his father arrived in the country to become the Spanish ambassador.
He started working as an assistant director at
TV Tupi
Rede Tupi (; in English, Tupi Network) was a Brazilian television network free-to-air. Its parent broadcaster, located in the city of São Paulo, was the first TV station to operate in the country, being inaugurated on 18 September 1950 by journ ...
, accompanying his sister, the actress Helenita Sanches, appointed by
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Given name:
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, the station's artistic director and his brother-in-law. Soon after, he had already participated in several films, telenovelas, and telethons until he starred as the eponymous anti-hero in the 1968 telenovela ''
Beto Rockfeller
''Beto Rockfeller'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced by TV Tupi and aired from November 4, 1968, to November 30, 1969. It was created by Cassiano Gabus Mendes, written by Bráulio Pedroso and directed by Lima Duarte and Walter Avancini.
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''. Since then he has consolidated his artistic career acting in several soap operas and films, mainly in comedy roles.
Death
Luís Gustavo died on September 19, 2021, in
Itatiba
Itatiba is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil, approximately 80 km from the State Capital. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas. The population is 122,581 (2020 est.) in an area of 322.28 km². The average e ...
, at the age of 87. He had been undergoing an intestine cancer treatment in 2018, having withdrawn from acting since then.
Filmography
Television
Cinema
References
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1934 births
2021 deaths
Brazilian television actors
Brazilian film actors
Brazilian people of Spanish descent
People from Gothenburg