Tarcísio Meira

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Magalhães Sobrinho.
Tarcísio Meira
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Meira in the telenovela Irmãos Coragem (1970)
Born
Tarcísio Pereira de Magalhães Sobrinho

(1935-10-05)5 October 1935
São Paulo, Brazil
Died12 August 2021(2021-08-12) (aged 85)
São Paulo, Brazil
OccupationActor
Years active1957–2020
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1962)​
ChildrenTarcísio Filho

Tarcísio Pereira de Magalhães Sobrinho, best known as Tarcísio Meira (5 October 1935 – 12 August 2021) was a Brazilian actor. He was one of the first actors to work in the most popular Brazilian channel Globo. He was born in São Paulo and was the longtime owner of Fazenda São Marcos, a 5000 ha cattle ranch in the eastern Amazonian state of Pará. Fazenda São Marcos is located approximately 20 km east of Aurora do Pará, off the Belém-Brasília highway.

Life and career[]

Meira was a descendant of the Portuguese-born landowning family de Magalhães, who had lived in Brazil since the early 18th century; he aspired to a career as a diplomat, but after being rejected by the Rio Branco Institute, he devoted himself entirely to acting, for which he chose his mother's maiden name, Meira, as his stage name.[1] From 1957 on, he appeared regularly on the theater stage. His first television role was in 1961 in the telenovela , and his first appearance in a feature film was in 1963 in . Also in 1963, Meira played a leading role in the first daily broadcast telenovela in Brazil, .[2]

Meira was married to actress Glória Menezes since 1962. Their son together (b. 1964) also became a well-known actor under the stage name Tarcísio Filho. In 1968, Meira and Menezes were signed by the television network Rede Globo as permanent cast members for telenovelas. Their first telenovela produced by Rede Globo, Sangue e Areia (1968), based on Vicente Blasco Ibáñez's novel Blood and Sand, enjoyed great public success. Afterwards, Meira and Menezes were also frequently cast as married couples or lovers. In the 1980s, Meira increasingly appeared in feature films and television miniseries, but kept working in telenovelas and stage as well.

Death[]

Tarcisio Meira died on 12 August 2021, in the Hospital Albert Einstein São Paulo. He was hospitalized on 6 August with COVID-19.[3]

Filmography[]

Film[]

  • 1963: - Nestor
  • 1965:
  • 1969: - Carlos Almeida
  • 1970: - Killer
  • 1970: - Clemente Celidônio / Quelé
  • 1970: Amemo Nus (unfinished)
  • 1971:
  • 1972: - José da Silva
  • 1972: - Pedro I of Brazil
  • 1974: - Valdo
  • 1977:
  • 1979: - Mateus
  • 1979: - Capitão-Mor
  • 1980: A Idade da Terra - Military Christ
  • 1981: Eu Te Amo - Ulisses
  • 1981: - Aprígio
  • 1982: Amor Estranho Amor - Dr. Osmar / politician
  • 1983:
  • 1987: - Marcelo / Father
  • 1989: Solidão, Uma Linda História de Amor
  • 1990: - Boca
  • 1994: - Boca
  • 2011: - Ramon Velasco

Soap operas[]

Series[]

  • 1984: - Paulo de Oliveira
  • 1985: - Capitão Rodrigo Cambará
  • 1985: - Hermógenes
  • 1988: - Bruno Lazzarini
  • 1998: Hilda Furacão - Coronel João Possidônio (participation)
  • 2000: A Muralha - Dom Jerônimo Taveira
  • 2004: Um Só Coração - Antônio de Sousa Borba (Colonel Totonho)

References[]

  1. ^ "Morre o ator Tarcísio Meira, aos 85 anos". oglobo (in Portuguese). 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Tarcísio Meira completa 75 anos". Acervo (in Portuguese). 19 February 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. ^ https://revistaquem.globo.com/QUEM-News/noticia/2021/08/tarcisio-meira-morre-aos-85-anos-vitima-da-covid-19.html

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