Valter Santos

Valter Santos
Born Valter Borges dos Santos
(1954-10-16)16 October 1954
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died 24 December 2013(2013-12-24) (aged 59)
São Paulo, Brazil
Occupation Actor
Years active 1975–2013

Valter Borges dos Santos (16 October 1954 [1] – 24 December 2013) [2] was a Brazilian actor and voice actor, best known for his work in television, specifically his role as the slave overseer Bruno in the 1986 TV drama serie Sinhá Moça (Little Missy) and as Colonel Werneck in the TV miniseries O Brado Retumbante (2012).

Career

Santos studied at the National Conservatory Theatre in Rio de Janeiro. Acted in several plays, such as "Hair" and "The Week" for which he was awarded by APCA. He was also present in TV series like " O Fim do Mundo ",[3] " O Salvador da Pátria ",[4] " O Outro ",[5] "Sinha Girl",[6] "Roque Santeiro" (1975 [7] and 1985 [8]) and in mini series like " Amazônia - De Galvez a Chico Mendes ",[9] "Abolição",[10] " República ",[11] and "Grande Sertão Veredas".[12] He also made voiceovers for the Brazilian version of "Knights of the Zodiac" as Jamian Crow and Camus of Aquarius. He appeared in film movies like " Deixa, Amorzinho...Deixa " (1975), " Mulheres do Cais" (1979) and " O Menino da Porteira " (2009). His last major role was as Colonel Werneck in 2012,[13] before he directed and eventually narrated episodes of National Geographic Society in 2013 in Portuguese.

Death

Valter Santos died on December 24, 2013 of a sudden heart attack.[2]

Work

References

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