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Francisco Cuoco

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Francisco Cuoco
Cuoco in 2006
Born (1933-11-29) 29 November 1933 (age 90)
São Paulo, Brazil
OccupationActor
Years active1957–present

Francisco Cuoco (born 29 November 1933) is a Brazilian actor. He became known for his roles as a heartthrob in telenovelas from Rede Globo, such as Selva de Pedra (1972), Pecado Capital (1975) and O Astro (1978), among others.[1]

Biography

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Cuoco was born in São Paulo, the son of the Italian fair trader Leopoldo Cuoco. He grew up in Brás neighborhood, with his sister Grácia and his mother Antonieta.[2]

He worked during the day with his father at the fair and at night he studied, seeking a stable profession. He wanted to study Law, but when he got in touch with the School of Dramatic Art of Alfredo Mesquita, he decided to be a dramaturgy professional. He dropped out of law school and gave himself up to the artistic vocation.

After graduation, Cuoco worked in several pieces of the companies Teatro Brasileiro de Comédia, Teatro dos Sete and Companhia Nídia Lícia. His first protagonist in the theater was with Werneck, in Nelson Rodrigues' play A Kiss on the Asphalt. The first grand prize at the theater for the play Boeing Boeing.

In 1962, Cuoco made his feature film debut, a supporting character in Pedro and Paulo. In 1968, he starred in Anuska, Mannequin and Woman (by Francisco Ramalho Jr.) pt:Anuska, Manequim e Mulher

With intense theater production in the 1950s and 1960s, Francisco Cuoco joined television, where he performed teleteatres on extinct TV Tupi, and soap operas on TV Excelsior. He was later hired by Globo Television Network, where he participated in more than 100 productions.

Filmography

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Television

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Cinema

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Theater

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Awards and nominations

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APCA Awards

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Year Category Nominee / work Result
1964 Best Featured Supporting Actor in a Play Boeing Boeing Won

Art Quality Brazil Awards

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Year Category Nominee / work Result
2005 Best Supporting Actor – Television América Won

Best of the Year – Globe Awards

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Year Category Nominee / work Result
2018 Mário Lago Trophy — Won

Brasília Film Festival

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Year Category Nominee / work Result
1998 Candango for Best Supporting Actor Traição Won

Contigo! Awards

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Year Category Nominee / work Result
2011 Special Award — Won

Guarani Film Awards

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Year Category Nominee / work Result
2015 Best Supporting Actor Real Beleza Nominated

Press Trophy

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Year Category Nominee / work Result
1967 Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Telenovela Redenção Won
1968 Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Telenovela Won
1969 Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Telenovela Nominated
1970 Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Telenovela Sangue do Meu Sangue Nominated
1971 Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Telenovela Assim na Terra como no Céu Nominated
1972 Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Telenovela O Cafona Won
1973 Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Telenovela Selva de Pedra Won
1974 Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Telenovela O Semideus Nominated
1988 Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Telenovela O Outro Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Francisco Cuoco encena os próprios dilemmas do teatro em peça em BH Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ "FRANCISCO CUOCO". Memória Globo. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
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