- Paulo Autran
Paulo Autran (
September 7 ,1922 –October 12 ,2007 ) was aBrazil ianfilm andtheater actor . His accomplishments during his life earned him the nickname, "Lord of the Stage." cite news |first=|last=|title=Actor Paulo Autran, Brazil's 'Lord of the Stage,' dies at 85|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/12/arts/LA-A-E-Brazil-Obit-Autran.php|work=Associated Press |publisher=International Herald Tribune |date=2007-10-12 |accessdate=2007-10-13]Autran was born in
Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil on September 7, 1922. He initially attendedlaw school and planned to become adiplomat . However, his career path changed when he began performing in amateur theater productions.Autran made the jump to professional theater during the late 1940s. He performed in his first professional play in 1949. This led him to further roles in stage,
screen and television. Throughout his long career, Autran appeared in more than 90 stage productions, sixtelenovelas and nine films. He had one of his most acclaimed film roles inGlauber Rocha 's "Earth Entranced" ("Terra em Transe"), in 1967.On stage, Autran frequently acted in Portuguese translations of major plays from all literatures. Among the important roles he did were
Shakespeare 's "King Lear ",Galileo Galilei inBertolt Brecht 's eponymous play, andMolière 's Harpagon in "The Miser ", his last stage role.Autran became known as a
character actor later in his theater career, often playing the role of an elderly grandfather or a father figure.Autran's final film was "The Year My Parents Went on Vacation" ("O Ano em Que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias"), released in 2006. He played Mótel, the grandfather of Mauro in the film. "The Year My Parents Went on Vacation" was submitted as Brazil's entry for best
foreign film at the upcomingAcademy Awards in early 2008.Autran died of
lung cancer on October 12, 2007, atSírio-Libanês Hospital inSão Paulo .External links
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