The body of actor Pedro Paulo Rangel is wrapped at the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro this morning. The ceremony is open to the public and will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The body will then be taken to a port area cemetery, where it will be cremated in a closed ceremony for friends and family.
The artist died yesterday at the age of 74. He was admitted to the intensive care unit at Casa de Saúde São José in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone to be treated for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Pedro Paulo Rangel had been suffering from a lung disease since 2002. He was hospitalized for treatment in early November. Last December 14th the sedation was suspended in order to extubate him. Doctors at the time claimed the actor’s condition was still serious.
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remember the career
Pedro Paulo Rangel was born in June 1948 in Rio de Janeiro (RJ).
The son of two civil servants, he discovered his taste for theater at the age of 11 through a neighbor who was an amateur actor.
As a child, he joined the cast of the children’s play “O Bruxo ea Rainha”, where he met the actor Marco Nanini. Later, the two studied together at the Conservatório Nacional de Teatro, today’s UNIRIO theater school.
He had his first theatrical experience in the play “Roda Viva” by Chico Buarque, directed by Zé Celso, with whom he also collaborated in the play “Galileo Galilei”. At that time he also acted in a montage of “Romeo and Juliet” directed by Jô Soares.
In 1969 he made his television debut on TV Tupi in the soap opera Super Plá. The following year he filmed the soap opera Toninho On The Rocks on the same channel.
In 1972 he made his TV Globo debut in the soap opera Bicho do Mato. Three years later he wrote dramaturgy history by playing the first male act on Brazilian television in the role of Juca Viana in Gabriela.
In 1975 he won his first leading role in the soap opera “O Noviço”, which only had 20 episodes.
At that time he also acted in “A Patota” with his girlfriend Nanini, “Saramandaia” and “O Pulo do Gato” on Globo. In 1979 he had a new and brief stint at Tupi, working on “Dinheiro Vivo”, a soap opera written by Mário Prata.
Pedro Paulo returned to TV Globo in 1981 and spent years starring in the humorous Viva o Gordo and TV Pirata.
In 1988, he made a definitive return to soap operas with Vale Tudo. In the following years he played important characters in series, such as the homosexual Adamastor in “Pedra Sobre Pedra” (1992), Calixto in “O Cravo ea Rosa” (2000) and Argemiro Falcão, brother of the villain Bia Falcão, in Belíssima (2005 ).
Among other outstanding works are the soap operas Torre de Babel (1998), Desejo Proibido (2007), Amor Eterno Amor (2012) and the miniseries A Muralha (2000), O Quinto dos Infernos ( 2000) and O Dentista Mascarado (2013), his last appearance with Globo.
In addition to his work for television, Pedro Paulo also devoted himself to theater and cinema, which has received numerous awards.
The actor battled the smokingrelated effects of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) for 20 years. This didn’t stop him from pursuing acting, although he left the soap operas in 2012.
“That doesn’t stop me from working at all. I take medication, I have a routine. I do physical therapy,” he said.
His last role was that of Empress Leopoldina’s librarian in the series “Independencias” (2022) on TV Cultura.
Pedro Paulo Rangel dies; remember the career
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Actor Pedro Paulo Rangel has died at the age of 74. Since the beginning of November in the hospital, he suffered from a chronic lung disease. The information was confirmed by the actor’s family.
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His most famous role is that of Seu Calixto from the soap opera “O Cravo ea Rosa”. The captivating character lived in the country making cheese and was eventually bewitched by Suely Franco’s character, Mimosa
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Pedro Paulo Rangel discovered his taste for acting as a child at the age of 11. He made his TV Globo debut with Bicho do Mato (1972). In the photo the actors in “Saramandaia” (1976)
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His humor spawned popular characters and iconic projects on open television. He stopped acting in 2012, but until then he left many good memories in dramaturgy. In 2002 he played the waiter Vicente in Sabor da Paixão.
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In 2004 he was one of the members of the series “Os Aspones” alongside Andréa Beltrão, Marisa Orth, Drica Moraes and Selton Mello.
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In the series, Rangel played Caio. He was an official in a department that basically had nothing to do. The series was a comedy with social commentary.
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In 2006 he played Pascal in Minha Nada Mole Vida with Luiz Fernando Guimarães and Marisa Orth
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Rangel worked with the late Jô Soares, who died in August of that year. The actor was directed by Jô in the play Histeria alongside Cássio Scarpin, Érica Montanheiro and Milton Levy
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In 2006, he starred alongside Marcius Melhem, Leandro Hassum and Paula Burlamaqui in the yearend special of Os Caras de Pau.
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In 2008 he played a version of Santa Claus named Noel Rosa da Conceição in the series Faça Sua História.
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In “As Brasileiras” he lived Ney, friend and partner of Mary Torres, character of the eternal Fernanda Montenegro
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In one of his last jobs at TV Globo, he played Guilherme in the series Batendo Ponto from 2011. In the comedy, he starred alongside Ingrid Guimarães, who played Val
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