José Mayer Drumond (born 3 October 1949) is a Brazilian former actor.
Biography and career
Mayer was born in
Jaguaraçu,
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...
, and made his debut on television in 1977 in an children's television series ''
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo''. Three years later, he was in the first season of ''Carga Pesada'', in the episode "O Foragido". In 1983, for his performances in ''Bandidos da Falange'' and ''Guerra dos Sexos'', he won the
APCA Award for Best Newcomer Actor. He became notorious by his main role in the television adaptation of ''
O Pagador de Promessas''.
Most known for his roles as a
leading man
A leading actor, leading actress, or leading man or lady or simply lead (), plays a main role in a film, television show or play. The word ''lead'' may also refer to the largest role in the piece, and ''leading actor'' may refer to a person w ...
in
telenovela
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s,
[ he also acted in several films, including '' Perfume de Gardênia'', for which he won the Best Actor Award at the 25th ]Festival de Brasília
The Festival de Brasília (Brasília Film Festival), officially the Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro, is a film festival held in Brasília, Brazil. Known as Semana do Cinema Brasileiro (''Brazilian Film Week'') during the first two editi ...
.
Sexually harassment incident
In April 2017, Mayer was suspended of working with TV Globo
TV Globo (stylized as tvglobo; , ), formerly known as Rede Globo de Televisão (; shortened to Rede Globo) or simply known as Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air Television broadcasting, television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto M ...
after the wardrobe artist Susllen Tomani accused the actor of having sexually harassed her. Tomani related the incident to the newspaper '' Folha de S.Paulo''. Mayer denied the accusation.
Filmography
Television
Film
References
External links
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1949 births
Living people
People from Minas Gerais
Brazilian people of Arab descent
Brazilian people of Lebanese descent
Brazilian people of German descent
Brazilian male television actors
Brazilian male telenovela actors
Brazilian male film actors
Brazilian male stage actors
20th-century Brazilian male actors
21st-century Brazilian male actors
Sexual harassment in Brazil
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