André de Mello Tavares de Mattos (born 8 October 1961) is a Brazilian actor. Most known for his roles as Fininho on the

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''Escolinha do Professor Raimundo'',

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on the minisseries ''

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'', and Madruga on the

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Senhora do Destino ''Senhora do Destino'' (English: ''Lady of the Destiny'') is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by Rede Globo from June 28, 2004, to March 11, 2005, with a total of 221 episodes. Replacing ''Celebridade'' and being replaced by '' ...

''. In cinema, his most known role is Fortunato in '' Elite Squad: The Enemy Within'', for which he won

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for Best Supporting Actor. He was born to Emílio and Zélia de Mattos, two theatre actors and one of the founders of Teatro O Tablado. André has already acted on over one hundred of plays as of 2010. He was married to

Heloísa Périssé Heloísa Perlingeiro Périssé (born 9 August 1966) is a Brazilian actress and writer. Biography Périssé was born in Rio de Janeiro and has appeared in Brazilian television shows and films. She has also written for the TV show ''Sai de Baixo ...

between 1988 and 1991, and was married to Roberta Repetto, with whom he has two daughters, from 1992 to 2013.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

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* 1961 births 20th-century Brazilian male actors 21st-century Brazilian male actors Brazilian male film actors Brazilian male stage actors Brazilian male television actors Living people Male actors from Rio de Janeiro (city) {{Brazil-actor-stub