Turíbio Ruiz

Turíbio Ruiz (September 26, 1929 – July 25, 2020) was a Brazilian actor, television presenter, and radio presenter. His career as an actor and broadcaster spanned from the late 1940s to the early 2010s.[1]

Turíbio Ruiz
Born(1929-09-26)September 26, 1929
Poá, São Paulo state, Brazil
DiedJuly 25, 2020(2020-07-25) (aged 90)
São Paulo, Brazil
Occupations
  • Actor
  • presenter
Years activeLate 1940s–2010
SpouseLídia Costa
Children3

Biography

Ruiz was born in Poá, São Paulo state.[2] His father, Ramon Ruiz Lopes, had settled in Poá after immigrating to Brazil from Spain.[1] Turíbio Ruiz's siblings included Ramon Ruiz Lopes Filho, a journalist.[1]

Ruiz's career began as an announcer and broadcaster for Rádio Marabá in the late 1940s.[1] He also worked as a radio and television broadcaster based in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo state.[2] Additionally, he appeared as a voice actor in Brazilian films and television series.[2]

Ruiz provided the Brazilian Portuguese voice performances for many foreign-language films, notably the roles of John the Baptist (Andre Gregory) in Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and Cole Carlin (Anthony James) in the 1974 film, High Plains Drifter, starring Clint Eastwood.[1]

Ruiz's last credit was the Rede Globo telenovela in 2010.[2] He portrayed Ruriá Karuê, an Indigenous Brazilian character, opposite Cléo Pires and Juca de Oliveira in the series.[2][3]

Turíbio Ruiz died from a stroke in the city of São Paulo on July 25, 2020, at the age of 90.[2] He was buried in the Municipal Cemetery of Poá, the city where he was born in 1929.[2][3]

Ruiz had been married twice, including to the late actress Lídia Costa, who died in 2004.[1] He had three children.[1]

Filmography

Television
YearTitleCharacterNotes
1955Miguel Strogof
KimLlama
1957Os Três MosqueteirosRichelieu
Pequeno Mundo de D. CamiloBilo
O Corcunda de Notre DameArchdeacon
1958Os Miseráveis
1964AmbiçãoOtávio
1965A Sombra do PassadoLúcio
MarinaJoão
1966RedençãoAlexandre
1968O Santo MestiçoTenório[4]
1969A Grande MentiraHeitor
A Cabana do Pai TomásMr. Shelby
1979Plantão de Polícia[5]—
(Episode:Ligação Direta)
1980Um Homem Muito EspecialJonathan
1981-1983Alegria 81Vários Personagens
1984Corpo a CorpoMachado[6]
1988O Primo Basílio—[7]
Vale TudoDr. Gomes
1989Vida NovaPadre Antônio[8]
1996Sai de BaixoTio Lico
1999Ô... Coitado!Ubiratan
2002MarisolBasílio
2004Meu CunhadoPadre Pio
2007O ProfetaPadre
A DiaristaAfonso
2008Desejo ProibidoArcebispo Dom Duarte
2009Caminho das ÍndiasBába
2010AraguaiaRuriá

Films
Year Title Character
1956O SobradoRodrigo Cambará
1957Dorinha no SoçaitePai de Dorinha[9]
1958O Grande MomentoFotógrafo[10]
Chão Bruto—
1966Riacho de SangueDivino
1969Marcado Para o Perigo—
Corisco, o Diabo Loiro
1975Cada um Dá o que TemMateus
1977Tiradentes, o Mártir da Independência
Mágoa de BoiadeiroVelho
As Trapalhadas de Dom QuixoteDom Quixote
Presídio de Mulheres ViolentadasDiretor do Presídio
1980Na Estrada da VidaPedro
O Jeca e a Égua MilagrosaCoronel Libório
1983O Escândalo na Sociedade[11]—
1986A Hora do Medo—
1984Padre Pedro e a Revolta das CriançasPrefeito Ênio Rodrigues
2001UrbaniaSeu Edmundo

References
  1. Valente, Darwin (2020-07-28). "Ator Turíbio Ruiz foi sepultado, domingo, no Cemitério de Poá". O Diário (Brazil). Archived from the original on 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  2. "Morre, aos 89 anos, o ator Turíbio Ruiz". G1. 2020-07-25. Archived from the original on 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  3. "Morre o ator Turíbio Ruiz, aos 89 anos". Veja São Paulo. 2020-07-25. Archived from the original on 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  4. "O Santo Mestiço - Ficha Técnica". Memória Globo. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  5. "Plantão de Polícia - Ficha Técnica". Memória Globo. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  6. "Corpo a Corpo - Ficha Técnica". Memória Globo. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  7. "O Primo Basílio - Ficha Técnica". Memória Globo. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  8. "Vida Nova - Ficha Técnica". Memória Globo. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  9. "Dorinha no Soçaite: Elenco". AdoroCinema. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  10. "O Grande Momento". Ciemateca Brasileira. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  11. "O Escândalo na Sociedade". Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
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