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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1932-08-28

Place of Birth

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Raul Cortez

Biography

Raul Christiano Machado Cortez (São Paulo, August 28, 1932 – São Paulo, July 18, 2006) was a Brazilian actor, producer and director. Throughout his career he won the country's main awards, including two Press Trophies, three APCA Awards, five Molière Awards, a Brazil Quality Award and a Candango Trophy from the Brasília Festival, in addition to having received two Grande Otelo nominations and two to the Guarani Prize.

Known for

Chico Anysio Show

Chico Anysio Show

Her Own Destiny

Her Own Destiny

A story about people who succeed in life thanks to nothing but their own efforts. Maria do Carmo is the main character of the telenovela; a mother of five who struggle to be successful in life, but whose most important will be recovering the love of her daughter who was kidnapped when she was just months old.

Secrets of Sand

Secrets of Sand

Twin sisters with contrasting personalities, Ruth and Raquel, rival in the fictional Pontal D'Areia, on the coast of Rio de Janeiro.

Terra Nostra

Terra Nostra

This top-seller recounts the saga of Italians who immigrated to Brazil during the XIX century, seeking their fortunes in America. The forbidden love between Giulliana and Matteo flowers in the midst of the sweeping changes ushered in by the arrival of these Europeans in Brazilian towns. This great epic has thrilled viewers in more than eighty countries.

Dance with Me

Dance with Me

Quinzinho and João Victor are identical twins separated at birth, unaware of each other's existence. The brothers eventually draw closer, guided by their instincts.

The King of The Cattle

The King of The Cattle

In the struggle for land a vicious feud erupts between two men, who commit their families to a war without truce. Over two generations they are moved by love and by hatred in this epic saga of love for the land.

Rainha da Sucata

Rainha da Sucata

Maria do Carmo becomes wealthy through her father's business dealings and becomes a successful businesswoman, but she retains the habits of her humble past.

Partido Alto

Partido Alto

The lives of people living in contrasting environments in the South Zone and the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro intertwine, with a focus on female characters, samba, and organized crime.

Esperança

Esperança

Set in the 1930s, the plot addresses industrialization and the labor movement in São Paulo, through the love triangle between the Italians Toni and Maria and the Jewish woman Camilli.

Você Decide

Você Decide

Mandala

Mandala

Jocasta, an 18-year-old sociology student and daughter of communist activist Túlio Silveira, is actively involved in the country's political landscape. She is in love with Laio—her polar opposite—a disengaged, esoteric young man who lives off his wealthy father's allowance. A mystic, Laio makes no move without consulting his guru and friend Argemiro, whom he turns to upon learning of Jocasta's pregnancy. The cowrie shell reading reveals that his son is destined to kill him and enter into a romantic relationship with his mother. Terrified, Laio disappears with the child immediately after birth, aided by Argemiro—who loves Laio and loathes Jocasta. Twenty-five years later, Jocasta is a successful yet restless woman searching for her missing son. She is estranged from Laio, who has spent recent years expanding his father's fortune through involvement in underground gambling. On a highway, he encounters Oedipus, unaware that the young man is his son.

Vitória Bonelli

Vitória Bonelli

A Barba Azul

A Barba Azul

Brega & Chique

Brega & Chique

The plot revolves around a love triangle between Rosemere, Rafaela, and Herbet Alvaray. They are unaware of the same man's presence in their lives and, due to fate, become friends.

Jogo da Vida

Jogo da Vida

The cheerful and outgoing Jordana lived alongside Silas for 20 years, helping him become wealthy. Despite this, he abandons her to run away with the opportunistic Carla. After the separation, Jordana faces financial difficulties. She then meets Dona Mena, an eccentric and lonely old woman abandoned by her family. Jordana takes care of Dona Mena and, when she dies, inherits four bronze cupids containing a million dollars. The problem is that the cupids disappear without a trace. The cupids become the subject of a fight between Dona Mena's nephews, Loreta and Carlito. The two are the villains of the story. Jordana, however, ends up falling in love with Carlito. In the final chapters, Jordana manages to recover the cupids and rebuild her life. She has the help of her friend Vieira.