Zacarias (Os Trapalhões)

Mauro Faccio Gonçalves (January 18, 1934 — March 18, 1990), known artistically as Zacarias Gonçalves or simply Zacarias (), was a Brazilian actor, notable for being a member of the comedic group Os Trapalhões. He was born in Sete Lagoas.

Cause of death

In December 1989, Zacarias started taking weight loss medicines without medical supervision. He quickly lost at least , but this affected his health, and he succumbed to a lung infection. At the time, the sudden weight loss led to widespread rumors (including a headline in tabloid ''Notícias Populares'') that he had died of AIDS. However, his family maintains to this day that this was not the case. In 2022, Brazilian director and journalist Rafael Spaca released a movie called ''Trapalhadas sem Fim'' ( lit. ''Endless Messes''), and resurfaced the claims that Zacarias had died of AIDS, unearthing evidences in the form of his death certificate, which listed some complications that led to his death, some common to HIV patients, with one of them scribbled over beyond recognition) and testimonies from people who surrounded the artist's life and work. He died in Rio de Janeiro.

Television

*''Tribunal de Calouros'' (TV Itacolomi, 1963)
*''Café Sem Concerto'' (TV Tupi)
*''Os Trapalhões'' (TV Tupi, 1974–1977)
*''Os Trapalhões'' (TV Globo, 1977–1990)
*''Criança Esperança'' (TV Globo, 1986–1989)

Discography

*1975: ''Os Trapalhões – Volume 2''
*1979: ''Os Trapalhões na TV''
*1981: ''O Forró dos Trapalhões''
*1981: ''Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões''
*1982: ''Os Vagabundos Trapalhões''
*1982: ''Os Trapalhões na Serra Pelada''
*1983: ''O Cangaceiro Trapalhão''
*1984: ''O Trapalhão na Arca de Noé''
*1984: ''Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oroz''
*1984: ''Os Trapalhões''
*1985: ''A Filha dos Trapalhões''
*1987: ''Os Trapalhões''
*1988: ''Os Trapalhões''

Filmography

Solo

*1971: ''Tô na Tua, Ô Bicho''
*1975: ''O Fraco do Sexo Forte''
*1977: ''Deu a Louca nas Mulheres''

with Mussum and Dedé Santana

*1983: ''Atrapalhando a Suate''

with Os Trapalhões

*1978: '' Os Trapalhões na Guerra dos Planetas'' as himself
*1979: '' O Rei e os Trapalhões'' as Abil
*1979: ''O Cinderelo Trapalhão'' as himself
*1980: '' Os Três Mosqueteiros Trapalhões'' as himself
*1980: '' O Incrível Monstro Trapalhão''
*1981: '' Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões''
*1982: '' Os Vagabundos Trapalhões''
*1982: '' Os Trapalhões na Serra Pelada'' as himself
*1983: '' O Cangaceiro Trapalhão''
*1984: ''Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz'' as Scarecrow
*1984: ''A Filha dos Trapalhões'' as himself
*1985: ''Os Trapalhões no Reino da Fantasia'' as himself
*1986: '' Os Trapalhões no Rabo do Cometa''
*1986: ''Os Trapalhões e o Rei do Futebol'' as himself
*1987: '' Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida''
*1987: '' Os Fantasmas Trapalhões'' as himself
*1988: '' Os Heróis Trapalhões - Uma Aventura na Selva'' as himself
*1988: ''O Casamento dos Trapalhões''
*1989: ''A Princesa Xuxa e os Trapalhões'' as Zacaling
*1989: '' Os Trapalhões na Terra dos Monstros'' as himself (final film role)

Notes

External links

Zacarias
at IMDb

Os Trapalhões
1934 births
1990 deaths
Brazilian male comedians
AIDS-related deaths in Rio de Janeiro (state)
20th-century Brazilian male actors
20th-century Brazilian comedians
People from Sete Lagoas

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