Fernando Torres (actor)

This article is about the Brazilian actor. For the Spanish international footballer, see Fernando Torres. For the 16th-century viceroy, see Fernando Torres de Portugal y Mesía.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Monteiro and the second or paternal family name is Torres.
Fernando Torres
Torres in 1972
Born(1927-11-14)14 November 1927
Guaçuí, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Died4 September 2008(2008-09-04) (aged 80)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation(s)Actor, director, producer
Spouse
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(m. 1953)​
ChildrenCláudio Torres
Fernanda Torres

Fernando Monteiro Torres (14 November 1927 – 4 September 2008) was a Brazilian actor and voice-over artist, as well as a television, film and theater director and producer. Torres' career in Brazilian film, stage and television spanned over five decades.[1] He was best known to international movie audiences for his supporting role as Americo in the 1985 film, Kiss of the Spider Woman, which won several awards.[1]

He was born in Guaçuí, Espírito Santo, Brazil, on November 14, 1927. Torres was married to Academy Award-nominated Brazilian actress Fernanda Montenegro from 1953 until his death. The couple had two children together, film director Cláudio Torres (pt) and actress Fernanda Torres. Torres founded the Teatro dos Sete in 1959.

Fernando Torres died in his home in Rio de Janeiro[1] of pulmonary emphysema on September 4, 2008, at the age of 80.

  1. ^ a b c "Brazilian actor Fernando Torres dies aged 80". The News International. 2008-05-05. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-15.