Stepan Nercessian (born 2 December 1953) is a Brazilian actor and politician of Armenian descent. Nercessian was born in

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, Goiás; his career began in the late 1960s, in the film ''Marcelo Zona Sul''. He also acted on stage and television, having worked for

Rede Globo TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air Television broadcasting, television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Gr ...

from 1971 to 2018.

Political career

In 2004 Nercessian was elected councilman of the city of

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

, for the Popular Socialist Party ; being re-elected in 2008. In the 2010 Brazilian general election, he was elected federal deputy representing the state of

with 84,006 votes.

Selected filmography

* 1970 : '' Marcelo Zona Sul'' : Marcelo * 1971 : ''

Pra Quem Fica, Tchau ''Pra Quem Fica, Tchau'' ( "For those who stay, bye bye") is a 1971 Brazilian comedy film directed by and starring Reginaldo Faria. The film was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 44th Academy Awards, but ...

'' Lui * 1971 : '' André, a Cara e a Coragem'' : André *1972 : '' Revólveres Não Cospem Flores'' * 1973 : '' Amante Muito Louca'' : Junior * 1973 : '' Primeiros Momentos'' : Tatá * 1973 : ''

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'': Bebeto * 1973 : ''

Xica da Silva ''Xica'' ( pt, Xica da Silva) is a 1976 Brazilian comedy film directed and written by Carlos Diegues, based on the novel by João Felício dos Santos, which is a romanticized retelling of the true story of Chica da Silva,http://dicionarioegrama ...

'' : José * 1977 : '' Lúcio Flávio, o Passageiro da Agonia'' : the suicidal * 1999 : ''

Orfeu ''Orfeu'' is a 1999 Brazilian drama film directed by Carlos Diegues, based on the play ''Orfeu da Conceição'' by Vinicius de Moraes. It retells the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, setting it in the modern context of Rio de Janeiro during ...

'' : Pacheco * 2003 : '' God Is Brazilian'' : Baudelé * 2014 : ''

Julio Sumiu ''Julio Sumiu'' is a 2014 Brazilian comedy film directed by Roberto Berliner based on the novel of the same name by Beto Silva. Cast * Lília Cabral Lília Cabral Bertolli Figueiredo (born 13 July 1957) is a Brazilian actress. She has already ...

'' : Delegado Barriga * 2014 : ''

Rio, I Love You ''Rio, I Love You'' ( pt, Rio, Eu Te Amo) is a 2014 Brazilian anthology film starring an ensemble cast of actors of various nationalities. It's the fourth film in the ''Cities of Love'' franchise (following 2006's ''Paris, je t'aime'', the 2008 ...

'' (''Rio, Eu Te Amo'') : Porteiro (segment "Dona Fulana") * 2014: ''

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'' * 2015 : '' Bach in Brazil'' : Director

References

1953 births Living people Brazilian actors Brazilian people of Armenian descent Cidadania politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Rio de Janeiro (state) Brazilian actor-politicians 20th-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-politician-stub