Domingos Montagner

Domingos Montagner
Born
Domingos Montagner Filho

(1962-02-26)26 February 1962
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Died15 September 2016(2016-09-15) (aged 54)
Resting placeQuarta Parada Cemetery, São Paulo
Occupation(s)Actor, producer, clown
Years active1997–2016
Spouse
Luciana Lima
(m. 2002)
Children3

Domingos Montagner Filho (26 February 1962 – 15 September 2016) was a Brazilian actor, playwright and entrepreneur. He began his career in theaters and circuses, through the course of interpretation of Myriam Muniz. In 1997, Montagner formed La Mínima group, alongside Fernando Sampaio, and won the Shell Award for Best Actor. In 2003, he founded the Zanni Circus, of which he was artistic director.

He began his career on TV, three years later, but gained national notoriety after portraying Captain Herculano in the soap opera Cordel Encantado (2011), Mundo in Joia Rara (2013), and Miguel in Sete Vidas (2015). In cinema, he participated in the feature film Gonzaga: de Pai pra Filho (2012). He became "one of Brazil's most loved TV actors."[3]

In 2016, Montagner portrayed Santo dos Anjos, the protagonist of the soap opera Velho Chico, broadcast by Rede Globo, his last work. In a break between filming, he drowned while swimming in the São Francisco River, the main setting of the aforementioned television drama.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Corpo de Domingos Montagner é encontrado; ator morre aos 54 anos" [Body of Domingos Montagner is found; actor dies at 54]. Extra (in Portuguese). 15 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. ^ Madeiro, Carlos; Pacheco, Paulo (15 September 2016). "Domingos Montagner está desaparecido no rio São Francisco" [Domingos Montagner is disappeared in the São Francisco River]. UOL (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. ^ Rowe, Dominique (16 September 2016). "One of Brazil's Most Loved TV Stars Domingos Montagner Has Drowned". Time. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Brazil TV star Domingos Montagner drowns on set of soap opera". BBC. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Thousands attend funeral of Brazil soap star Montagner". BBC. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.