Luis Gustavo Sánchez Blanco (February 2, 1934 − September 19, 2021) was a Spanish-Brazilian actor.[1]
Born in Gothenburg, Sweden, he was the son of a Spanish diplomat, Luis Amador Sánchez Fernández, working in Sweden, and Elena Blanco Castañera, a Spanish woman. He came to live in Brazil at four years old, when his father arrived in the country to become the Spanish ambassador.[2]
He started working as an assistant director at TV Tupi, accompanying his sister, the actress Helenita Sanches, appointed by Cassiano Gabus Mendes, the station's artistic director and his brother-in-law.[3] Soon after, he had already participated in several films, telenovelas, and telethons until he starred as the eponymous anti-hero in the 1968 telenovela Beto Rockfeller. Since then he has consolidated his artistic career acting in several soap operas and films, mainly in comedy roles.
Death
Luís Gustavo died on September 19, 2021, in Itatiba, at the age of 87. He had been undergoing an intestine cancer treatment in 2018, having withdrawn from acting since then.[4]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Segundos Fatais | — |
| Somos Dois | — | |
| TV de Vanguarda | Several characters (1953–1957) | |
| 1954 | Sangue na Terra | Pintado |
| O Destino Desce de Elevador | — | |
| 1955 | Oliver Twist | Raposa |
| Caminhos Sem Fim | Felismino | |
| 1956 | Caminhos Incertos | — |
| E o Vento Levou | — | |
| O Contador de Histórias | — | |
| 1959 | O Príncipe e o Pobre | — |
| 1962 | A Noite Eterna | — |
| A Única Verdade | — | |
| 1963 | Terror nas Trevas | — |
| Noites Quentes de Copacabana | — | |
| 1964 | O Direito de Nascer | Osvaldo |
| Se o Mar Contasse | Polo | |
| O Sorriso de Helena | Hudson | |
| 1965 | Teresa | Mário |
| O Pecado de Cada Um | Fernando | |
| 1966 | O Amor Tem Cara de Mulher | Paulo |
| Ciúme | Alfredo | |
| 1967 | Yoshico, Um Poema de Amor | Luís Paulo |
| Estrelas no Chão | Jorge | |
| A Hora Marcada | Mário | |
| 1968 | Beto Rockfeller | Beto Rockfeller |
| 1972 | Editora Mayo, Bom Dia | Ray |
| 1973 | A Volta de Beto Rockfeller | Beto Rockfeller |
| 1974 | Os Inocentes | Victor |
| 1975 | O Sheik de Ipanema | Carlos Alberto |
| 1976 | Duas Vidas | Osvaldo |
| Anjo Mau | Ricardo Medeiros | |
| 1978 | Te Contei? | Léo |
| 1979 | Cara a Cara | Fran |
| 1980 | Rosa Baiana | Marcelo |
| 1982 | Elas por Elas | Mário Cury (Mário Fofoca) |
| 1983 | Mário Fofoca | Mário Cury (Mário Fofoca) |
| Caso Verdade | Antônio Maciel (Episode: "Vida Nova") | |
| 1985 | Ti Ti Ti | Ariclenes Almeida (Victor Valentin) |
| 1989 | O Salvador da Pátria | José Matos Filho (Juca Pirama) |
| Que Rei Sou Eu? | Charles Müller | |
| 1990 | Mico Preto | Firmino do Espírito Santo |
| 1993 | O Mapa da Mina | Antonny Sgrangatto (Tony) |
| 1994–96 | Confissões de Adolescente | Paulo Araújo |
| 1996–02 | Sai de Baixo | Vanderley Mathias (Vavá) |
| 2002 | O Beijo do Vampiro | Galileu Van Bürger |
| 2004 | Começar de Novo | Elvis / Glauco Oliveira (Vô Doidão) |
| 2005 | Alma Gêmea | Romeu Dantas de Carvalho |
| 2006 | O Profeta | Piragibe Carvalho |
| 2007 | Faça Sua História | Agostinho |
| 2008 | Três Irmãs | Nereu Vidigal Castro (Deputado Vidigal) |
| 2009 | Cama de Gato | Waldemar |
| 2010 | As Cariocas | Gustavo |
| Ti Ti Ti | Mário Fofoca | |
| 2012 | Malhação | Rômulo Rios |
| 2013 | Joia Rara | Apolônio Fonseca[5] |
| Sai de Baixo | Vanderley Mathias (Vavá) | |
| 2016 | Êta Mundo Bom! | Comendador Eustáquio Fragoso[6] |
| 2018 | Malhação: Vidas Brasileiras | Heitor Laroche[7] |
| Brasil a Bordo | Gonçalo Galvez |
Cinema
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | O Sobrado | Jango Veiga |
| 1963 | Casinha Pequenina | Bento |
| 1963 | Mord in Rio | Raul |
| 1970 | Beto Rockfeller | Beto Rockfeller |
| 1978 | Amada Amante | Augusto |
| 1979 | Sede de Amar | Jairo |
| 1982 | As Aventuras de Mário Fofoca | Mário Fofoca |
| 2005 | O Casamento de Romeu e Julieta | Alfredo Baragatti |
| 2012 | Os Penetras | Anchieta |
| 2019 | Sai de Baixo – O Filme | "Vavá" Vanderley Mathias |
References
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