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Antonio Ney Latorraca (born 27 July 1944, in Santos) is a Brazilian
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Biography

Ney Latorraca was born in the port city of Santos,
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, to Alfredo, a casino crooner, and Nena, a showgirl who performed in casinos. Actor
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was his godfather, and he grew up in an artistic environment. Two years after his birth, casinos were forbidden in Brazil by a presidential decree, and his family thus lost their primary means of survival. As a result, his parents decided to move to
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. His mother became a house wife and his father got a job at Rádio Record.Portal UOL
Biography
Latorraca started his acting career early. At six, he made an appearance on a radio series by Rádio Record. At nine, he made his first appearance on a TV programme, in the miniseries '' Alô, Doçura'' by
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. In 1957 his family moved to
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, where he continued his studies. In 1964, Ney took part on his first play, ''"Pluft, O Fantasminha"'' written by Maria Clara Machado and directed by Serafim Gonzales. From that moment on, he decided that he would be a famous actor. His first professional opportunity came in the next year, when he was selected to join the cast of the play ''Reportagem de um Tempo Mau'', a criticism of the military dictatorship that was ruling the country. The play was presented only once, being subsequently banned by the Federal Censorship and the whole cast arrested for a few days. Soon after, Latorraca moved back to Santos and participated in several amateur plays with the theatre group of the Faculty of Philosophy of Santos. Beginning in 1967, Latorraca attended the
University of São Paulo The University of São Paulo ( pt, Universidade de São Paulo, USP) is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian public university and the country's most prestigious educational institution, the bes ...
's School of Dramatic Art for 3 years, graduating as the first of his class.
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was the godmother of his graduating class. From 1968 on, Ney Latorraca participated in numerous plays, telenovelas and movies. In 1979 he performed alongside his godfather
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in the musical play ''Lola Moreno''. In the telenovela '' Um Sonho a Mais'', Latorraca interpreted five different characters, including a woman. Some of his most memorable roles are the playboy Mederiquis in the soap opera ''
Estúpido Cupido ''Estúpido Cupido'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced by TV Globo. It aired from 25 August 1976 to 26 February 1977 at 7pm. Written by Mário Prata and directed by Régis Cardoso, it was the last Globo telenovela recorded in black-and-white, w ...
'' (1976), the polygamous Quequé in the miniseries '' Rabo de Saia'' (1984), and the old man Barbosa, in the comic series '' TV Pirata'' (1988). In November 1986 he premiered with
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one of the most successful plays in Brazilian history, '' O Mistério de Irma Vap'', directed by
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. The play was staged for 11 consecutive years and watched by more than 2.5 million people, setting a Brazilian record included in the
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. The play originated a motion picture, '' Irma Vap – O Retorno'' (2006), also interpreted by the two actors. Latorraca has been in a same-sex relationship for over 20 years with fellow actor Edi Botelho.


Works


Television

* 1968 – ''
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. Plot B ...
'' * 1969 – '' Super Plá'' * 1972 – '' Quero Viver'' * 1972 – ''Dom Camilo e Seus Cabeludos'' * 1972 – '' Eu e a Moto'' * 1973 – '' Vidas Marcadas'' * 1973 – '' Venha Ver o Sol na Estrada'' * 1974 – '' Escalada'' – Felipe * 1975 – '' O Grito'' – Sérgio * 1976 – ''
Estúpido Cupido ''Estúpido Cupido'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced by TV Globo. It aired from 25 August 1976 to 26 February 1977 at 7pm. Written by Mário Prata and directed by Régis Cardoso, it was the last Globo telenovela recorded in black-and-white, w ...
'' – Mederix * 1977 – ''
Sem Lenço, sem Documento ''Sem Lenço, sem Documento'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor ...
'' – Marco * 1978 – '' Saudade Não Tem Idade'' * 1978 – '' Dancin' Days'' * 1979 – '' Malu Mulher'' * 1979 – '' Plantão de Polícia'' * 1979 – ''Aplauso, Como Matar um Playboy'' * 1980 – ''O Bem Amado'' * 1980 – '' Chega Mais'' – Jonas * 1980 – '' Coração Alado'' – Leandro Serrano * 1982 – ''
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, O Menino dos Milagres'' – Antoninho da Rocha Marmo * 1982 – ''
Elas por Elas ''Elas por Elas'' was a 1982 telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genre ...
'' – Porteiro do motel * 1982 – ''Avenida Paulista'' – Sérgio * 1983 – '' Eu Prometo'' – Albano * 1984 – '' Anarquistas, Graças a Deus'' – Ernesto Gattai * 1984 – '' Rabo de Saia'' – Quequé * 1984 – '' Partido Alto'' – Escadinha * 1985 – ''Grande Sertão: Veredas'' – Father Ponte * 1985 – '' Um Sonho a Mais'' – Antônio Carlos Volpone/Anabela Freire/Augusto Melo Sampaio/Dr. Nilo Peixe/André Silva * 1986 – '' Memórias de um Gigolô'' – Esmeraldo * 1988 – '' TV Pirata'' – Barbosa * 1990 – ''
Brasileiras e Brasileiros ''Brasileiros e Brasileiras'' is a Brazilian telenovela shown in some schedules SBT between November 5, 1990 and May 14, 1991. Writing for the show was done by Carlos Alberto Sofredini and Walter Avancini, who also directed it. The show was a c ...
'' – Brás Cubas * 1991 – ''
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'' – Vlad * 1994 – '' Éramos Seis'' – Sorriso Tavinho * 1995 – ''Casa do Terror'' * 1997 – '' Zazá'' – Silas Vadan * 1999 – ''
Você Decide ''Você Decide'' (''You Decide'' / ''It's Your Call'') was an interactive television program broadcast on the Brazilian TV network Rede Globo from 1992 to 2000. During each episode special cases were presented, and viewers would decide the ending ...
, Madame Sussu'' * 2000 – ''
O Cravo e a Rosa ''O Cravo e a Rosa'' ( en, The Thorn and the Rose) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 26 June 2000 and ran until 10 March 2001. It is based on the Shakespearean comedy ''The Taming of the Shrew''. Plot ...
'' – Cornélio Valente * 2001 – ''
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, O Automóvel'' * 2002 – Sítio do Picapau Amarelo
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* 2002 – ''
O Beijo do Vampiro ''O Beijo do Vampiro'' (''A Vampire's Kiss'') is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from August 26, 2002 to May 3, 2003, totaling 215 chapters, substituting ''Desejos de Mulher'' and preceding ''Kubanacan''. Plot In t ...
'' – Nosferatu * 2003 – ''
A Casa das Sete Mulheres ''A Casa das Sete Mulheres'' (English title: ''Seven Women'') is a 2003 Brazilian miniseries. It was written by Maria Adelaide Amaral and Walther Negrão, with collaboration of Manfredi and Vincent Lucio Villari, based on the novel of the same ...
'' – Araújo Ribeiro * 2004 – ''
Da Cor do Pecado ''Da Cor do Pecado'' (English title: ''Shades of Sin'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo in the traditional 7pm timeslot between 26 January and 28 August 2004 with a total of 185 episodes, replacing '' Kubanacan'' and ...
'' – Eduardo Campos Sodré (Edu) * 2005 – '' Bang Bang'' – Aquarius Lane * 2007 – '' O Sistema'' – Nicolas Katedref * 2007 – ''
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'' – Pai Creuzo * 2008 – '' Casos e Acasos, A Escolha, a Operação e a Outra'' – Walmor * 2008 – ''
Negócio da China ''Negócio da China'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Globo. It premiered on 6 October 2008, replacing ''Ciranda de Pedra'', and ended on 13 March 2009, replaced by '' Paraíso''. The series is written by Miguel Falabella, with ...
'' – Edmar Silvestre * 2010 – '' S.O.S. Emergência'' – Dr. Solano * 2011 – ''
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'' – Fred Marques * 2013 – '' Alexandre e Outros Heróis'' – Alexandre


Cinema

* 1969 – ''Audácia: A Fúria dos Desejos'' * 1973 – ''A Noite do Desejo'' – Toninho * 1974 – '' Sedução'' * 1976 – ''Deixa Amorzinho... Deixa'' – Dino/Dalma * 1976 – '' Anchieta, José do Brasil'' – Anchieta * 1978 – ''O Grande Desbum'' * 1979 – ''Uma Estranha História de Amor'' – Daniel * 1981 – ''O Beijo no Asfalto'' – Arandir * 1982 – '' Heart and Guts'' – priest * 1984 – ''A Mulher do Atirador de Facas'' * 1985 – ''Ópera do Malandro'' – Tigrão * 1986 – '' Ele, o Boto'' – Rufino * 1987 – ''A Fábula da Bela Palomera'' – Orestes * 1989 – ''Festa'' – Ator * 1994 – ''Dente Por Dente'' * 1995 – ''Brevíssimas Histórias da Gente de Santos'' * 1995 – '' Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil'' –
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* 1996 – ''For All – o Trampolim da Vitória'' * 2001 – ''Minha Vida em Suas Mãos'' – Analyst * 2003 – ''Viva Sapato!'' – Claudionor * 2004 – ''O Diabo a Quatro'' – Senator Heitor Furtado * 2006 – ''Irma Vap – o Retorno'' – Darci/Odete Lopes * 2009 – ''Topografia de Um Desnudo'' – Manoel


Theater

* 1965 – '' Reportagem de Um Tempo Mau'' * 1970 – '' Hair'' * 1972 – '' Jesus Christ Superstar'' * 1973 – '' Bodas de Sangue'' * 1975 – '' A Mandrágora'' * 1983 – ''
King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane ...
'' * 1986/97 – ''
The Mystery of Irma Vep ''The Mystery of Irma Vep'' is a play in three acts by Charles Ludlam. It is a satire of several theatrical, literary and film genres, including Victorian melodrama, farce, the penny dreadful, ''Wuthering Heights'' and the Alfred Hitchcock ...
'' * 1994 – '' O Médico e o Monstro'' * 1995 – ''
Don Juan Don Juan (), also known as Don Giovanni ( Italian), is a legendary, fictional Spanish libertine who devotes his life to seducing women. Famous versions of the story include a 17th-century play, ''El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra'' ...
'' * 1996 – ''Quartett'' * 1999 – '' O Martelo'' * 2000 – '' 3 x Teatro'' * 2011 – '' A Escola do Escândalo'' * 2022 – ''Seu Neyla''


Awards

* São Paulo Association of Art Critics (APCA) :* Troféu APCA (1984) (Best television actor) *''Contigo!'' Magazine :* Contigo! Award (1998) (Best vilain, as ''Silas Vadan'' in Zazá)


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Latorraca, Ney 1944 births People from Santos, São Paulo Brazilian LGBT actors Brazilian male actors Brazilian people of Italian descent Living people