Actor and director Paulo José, one of the icons of Brazilian film and television, passed away this Wednesday at the age of 84 from pneumonia, according to the Globo group, where he worked for decades.
With over 50 years of career, the actor had memorable work in film, theater and television, where he played characters in a variety of soap operas such as Lady of Destiny, Caminho das ndias or In Familia, or as Gladstone in “Aunt“.
With over 50 years of career, the actor was one of the main figures in the countrywith memorable work in film, theater and television, where he played characters in numerous soap operas.
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He was also a director and screenwriter.
He was born in Lavras do Sul, State of Rio Grande do Sul, began his amateur theater career in Porto Alegre, and moved to São Paulo in the 60s.
During these years, his film career began in classical cinema. “The priest and the girl”, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade.
Since then, he has played in other important films of the time in the direction of Cinema Novo, such as Macunaíma also by De Andrade; or All the Women of the World by Domingos Oliveira, considered one of the 100 best Brazilian films of all time.
In 1969, he began working with the Globo group, with which he signed a partnership that lasted until the early years of this century, and this led him to participate in more than 20 novels and miniseries of the most important communication group in the world. country.
One of his last successful films was Celton Mello’s Clown (2011). In his most recent television appearance, he played Benjamin’s grandfather in the soap opera Em Família (2014), who, as in real life, also suffered from Parkinson’s.
Paulo Jose leaves behind three daughters, actresses Anu Kutner, Bel Kutner and Clara Katnet, from his marriage to actress Dina Sfat; and a son, actor Paulo Enrique Caruso, born of a relationship with Beth Caruso.
After the actor’s death, the reaction on social media of several Brazilian actors has increased dramatically. Actor and filmmaker Celton Mello, with whom Paulo Jose worked, recalls him as “a father of steel” and “the highest expression of Brazilian culture.”
Actress Claudia Abreu wrote on social media that “another great artist is missing, really great,” recalling that she “passed the commercial test” and that the director was Paulo José: “I never forgot her delicacy and patience when I drove me, when I was still a girl. “
Actress Leticia Spiller remembers him as a “great actor” and “grandmaster.”
Actress Dira Paes also remembers him as “the master, actor, director, thinker Paulo José and“ a man ahead of his time ”.
