Pedro Cardoso (Brazilian actor)

Pedro Cardoso Martins Moreira (born 31 December 1962) is a Brazilian actor, screenwriter, playwright and television director. He is best known for his role as Agostinho Carrara on the Rede Globo sitcom A Grande Família, for which he was nominated for an International Emmy Award for best actor.[1]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cardoso and the second or paternal family name is Martins Moreira.
Pedro Cardoso
Cardoso in 2001
Born31 December 1962 (1962-12-31) (age 60)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation(s)Actor, screenwriter, playwright, television director
Years active1982–present
Spouses
Maristela Cardoso
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(m. 1988, divorced)​
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    (m. 2007)​
    Children3
    RelativesFernando Henrique Cardoso (cousin)

    Early life

    Pedro Cardoso was born in the Zona Sul area of Rio de Janeiro, the second of six children in a prominent family. His father was a well-succeed lawyer, while his grandfather was the president of Banco do Brasil. He is also a second cousin to Fernando Henrique Cardoso, a former President of Brazil.[2]

    Career

    Cardoso left home when he was at 18 years due to "paternal guidance and youthful pride". He started to work on theaters as an illuminator.[2] Eventually, he debuted as a stage actor in 1980. In 1982, he debuted as playwright with Bar Doce Bar, a play co-authored by Felipe Pinheiro, in which Cardoso was also an actor. He received a Troféu Mambembe for best newcomer actor. Since then, he has directed and wrote several plays along with Pinheiro, and alone before Pinheiro's death, as well as acted in them.[3] He also worked in television as an actor, director and screenwriter.[4] He has also a career in cinema; working mostly as an actor, he co-wrote Lisbela e o Prisioneiro,[5] and produced Todo Mundo Tem Problemas Sexuais.[6]

    Personal life

    He is the father of three girls. The first two, Luiza and Maria, were born to his former wife Maristela.[7] His youngest child is Mabel, which is the daughter to him and actress Graziella Moretto.[8]

    Selected filmography

    References
    1. "36th International Emmy Awards Nominees". International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
    2. Cardoso, Rodrigo (7 March 2005). "Tenho horror a área vip". IstoÉ (in Portuguese). pp. 1–2. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
    3. "Cardoso, Pedro (1961)" (in Portuguese). Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
    4. "O humor ácido de Pedro Cardoso" (in Portuguese). Globo. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
    5. "Filme "Lisbela e o Prisioneiro" estréia no dia 22 de agosto". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). 24 June 2003. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
    6. Reis, Luiz Felipe (12 May 2011). "Quase três anos após polêmica sobre nudez no cinema, Pedro Cardoso volta ao assunto". O Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 February 2014.
    7. Araújo, Luís Edmundo (8 November 1999). "Oposição dentro de casa". IstoÉ (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 February 2014.
    8. "Nasce a primeira filha de Pedro Cardoso e Graziella Moretto" (in Portuguese). Terra Networks. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
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