Ilya Flaherty Santana São Paulo (13 September 1963 – 31 January 2023) was a Brazilian actor, mainly active in

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Life and career

Born in

Feira de Santana Feira de Santana (; Portuguese language, Portuguese for "Saint Anne's Fair") is a city in Bahia, Brazil. It is the second-most populous city in the state, with a population of 616,272 according to Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, ...

, the son of the director , São Paulo studied at the Martins Pena Drama School. He started his career as a director of documentaries and short films. After his acting debut as a child actor in 1974, in the

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' film '' The Amulet of Ogum'', São Paulo became popular in the 1990s thanks to his participation in numerous telenovelas, notably for the leading role in the 1995 remake of ''

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''.

Personal life and death

São Paulo was married to actress Patricia França from 1995 to 1997. Shortly after a long hospitalization to treat a serious shoulder injury, São Paulo was found dead at home by his second wife Claudia Provedel on 31 January 2023, at the age of 59. His brother Irving São Paulo was also an actor.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:São Paulo, Ilya 1963 births 2023 deaths People from Feira de Santana Brazilian television actors Brazilian film actors Brazilian stage actors Brazilian male actors Male actors from Bahia