Walmor Chagas

Walmor Chagas
Chagas in 2006
Born
Walmor de Souza Chagas

(1930-08-28)28 August 1930
Died18 January 2013(2013-01-18) (aged 82)
Occupation(s)Actor, director, producer
Years active1965–2012
Spouse
(m. 1956; died 1969)
Children1

Walmor de Souza Chagas (28 August 1930 – 18 January 2013) was a Brazilian actor, director, and producer.[1] He appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1965 and 2012.

In 1956 he was awarded the Prêmio Saci, among the most prestigious awards in Brazilian cinema in the 1950s and 1960s.[2]

Chagas died on 18 January 2013, at his home in Guaratinguetá, São Paulo. He was found with a bullet wound in the head. It is believed that he committed suicide.[3]

  1. ^ "Walmor Chagas: 'Só ator de país pobre se sujeita às novelas'". estadao.com. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  2. ^ O Estado de S. Paulo, April 1st, 1960; "Dia 16 no Marrocos a festa do Saci". Primeiro Caderno, página 8
  3. ^ "Walmor Chagas morre aos 82 anos". Globo.com. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.