Actor Igor Sampaio, 76, passed away this Friday in Lisbon at the São José hospital, a source at Casa do Artista told Lusa.
Igor Sampaio, the artistic name of João Luis Duarte Ferreira, has been hospitalized since August 31, where he was urgently hospitalized due to a heart attack the day before.
The news of Igor Sampaio’s hospitalization was promoted on Wednesday by fellow actor Joel Branco on his social media pages Facebook and Instagram, hoping that his “great friend” will recover “quickly.”
“I don’t know if people like him are still being produced! (Forgive my colleagues), but he was the person who inspired me the most when I was experiencing existential anguish, ”- read Joel Branco’s publications.
Igor Sampaio was born on December 29, 1944 in Ponta Delgada. He made his professional debut in 1967 and has worked with A Comuna in recent years. He was currently part of the cast of the telenovela Mulchers, still working for TVI.
Scapin’s Tricks (2020), Trigorin’s Notes (2018) and Strindberg’s Play are among the performances of the troupe under the direction of Joao Mota, in which Igor Sampaio has appeared on stage in recent years.
Before becoming an actor, he was Assistant Set Designer at the Teatro Monumental under the direction of costume designer and set designer Pinto de Campos.
“A Cabeça do Baptista”, “Blood Tie”, “Sacrilégio” are some of the pieces he performed at Casa da Comédia between 1970 and 1971, as well as signed costumes and sets.
“Like a hundred coins de oiro”, for which he performed the scenery, and the interpretation in “O rapto das cebolinhas” are other plays in which he entered this theater in Lisbon, which was recently demolished.
After April 25, 1974 and until 1979, Igor Sampaio was a member of the magazine’s theater in plays such as “Athe seems to be a lie”, “O bombo da Festa”, “E tudo S. Bento take” and “Rei captain”. soldier thief “”.
Between 1979 and 2001, he was part of the cast of the D. Maria II National Theater, where he participated in such plays as “As Três Irmãs”, “O Judeu”, “As Furias”, “Rei Lear” and others.
The actor’s curriculum also includes work with the Novo Grupo / Teatro Aberto in the 1980s and with the Teatro da Trindade after 2000 in performances such as “A disobediência”, “O dia das lie” or “Os Maias no Trinity”. …
Igor Sampaio was also a member of the Verde Gaio dance group and was an artist.
Igor Sampaio also has a long career in soap operas and television series such as “Mau Tempo no Canal”, “The People’s Banker”, “The Minister’s Wife”, “Vidas de Sal”, “Ballet Rose”, “Távoras Process” and “Lusitana Paixão “,” Velhos Amigos “,” A ferreirinha “and” Pai à Força “for RTP from the 1970s to 2010.
Ecuador, Sugar Strawberries, Super Dad, Good Neighbors, Tudo por amor and Mulheres are some of the works he has done for TVI, and for SIC he was part of the series. such as “Blood Ties”, “Perfect Heart” or “A Família Mata”.
The President of the Republic praises the actor for his “solidity and purposefulness.”
The President of the Republic expressed his condolences to the family of Igor Sampaio, who died this Friday at the age of 76, in a message praising the “solidity and determination” of the actor, who was also a set designer and costume designer.
The head of state, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, expressed his condolences to the actor’s family in a message published on the official website of the President of the Republic on the Internet, in which he recalls his journey.
“His career as an actor, set designer and costume designer has led him to various stages and troupes, from the Teatro Monumental to the Casa da Comedia, from the D. Maria II National Theater to the Teatro Aberto and Teatro da Comuna, both classics and contemporaries, Moliere and Tennessee Williams and magazine theater also maintain a consistent presence on television in series and soap operas, always with the same solidity and commitment. “but not three notes.
