Marcelo Magalhães Serrado (born 10 February 1967 in

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) is a Brazilian

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Biography

Marcelo began his career at CAL (Casa de Arte das Laranjeiras) in 1985. He made his television debut in 1987 in the telenovela ''Corpo Santo'' of

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. In 1989, Serrado moved to

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where he was cast in ''Pacto de Sangue''. In 2005, after 15 years working in several Rede Globo productions, Serrado decided not to renew his contract with the station to work on ''

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'', a series produced by cable channel HBO Brazil. After three years in the

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, he starred in the novels ''Prova de Amor'' and ''

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''. In 2008, Serrado hosted the musical reality show ''Tom & Vinícius, o musical''. Serrado, the creator of the show, wanted to show the young duo meeting in 1955 to assemble the play ''

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'' up since 1965 with international fame. The cast played

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as Thelmo Fernandes and

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. Serrado in 2009, joined the cast of ''

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'' of

. In 2010, the actor was famous for the monologue ''Não Existe Mulher Difícil''. The following year, Serrado appeared on the big screen in the feature film ''Malu de Bicicleta''. He returned to

in 2011 where he played Crô, a homosexual, with Butler as the villain's sidekick played by Tereza Cristina (

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) in the primetime telenovela ''

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''. In 2012, he was cast in the telenovela ''

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''. In November of the same year, it was announced by columnist Regina Rito, the newspaper ''

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'', that Serrado will play the character Crô of ''

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'' again, but now in a feature film. The script of ''Super Crô - O Filme'' was then being written by Aguinaldo Silva together with Rodrigo Ribeiro and Maurício Gyboski. It was directed by

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Personal life

He was married to actress

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from 1994 to 1999. The actor has a daughter named Catarina, from his ex-wife, actress Rafaela Mandelli. On 4 August 2012, Serrado married the ballerina Roberta Fernandes, on 9 April 2013, the couple welcomed twins, named Felipe and Guilherme. For panic syndrome Marcelo Serrado is being treated with medications and Transcendental Meditation.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Serrado, Marcelo 1967 births Living people Male actors from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian male television actors Brazilian male telenovela actors Brazilian male film actors Brazilian male stage actors