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Raul Cortez
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28 August 1932 - 18 July 2006
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Raúl Cortez is a famous Brazilian film actor from Sao Paulo, considered one of the leading artists of his time.
Having started his career as a lawyer, at the age of twenty-two, he made a fateful decision to change the courthouse to the stage. In 1955, Raoul was first involved in cinema. Subsequently, he participated in sixty-six theater productions, twenty serial films, six mini-series and twenty-eight films. Cortez was the first actor from Brazil, who went on the stage during the play completely
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Raúl Cortez is a famous Brazilian film actor from Sao Paulo, considered one of the leading artists of his time.
Having started his career as a lawyer, at the age of twenty-two, he made a fateful decision to change the courthouse to the stage. In 1955, Raoul was first involved in cinema. Subsequently, he participated in sixty-six theater productions, twenty serial films, six mini-series and twenty-eight films. Cortez was the first actor from Brazil, who went on the stage during the play completely naked.
The world popularity of the actor brought shooting on television. Through participation in a television series
The Secret of the Tropicana Where Cortez played the role of Virgiliu, as well as three Italian roles in the television series directed by Rui Barbosa, such as “Land of Love”, “Fatal Legacy” and “Land of Love, Land of Hope”, the actor began to talk far beyond the borders of his native country, including in Russia. He managed to become famous for his aristocratic manners and impeccable style of clothing.
In the seventies, Raoul gave rise to conversations, saying in interviews that everyone is bisexual. He said he was a virgin until he was twenty. The actor has two daughters from various marriages: Lizia - from marriage with Celia Helena and Maria, whom Tanya Callas gave birth to him.
During his career in cinema, Cortez received many awards. In 1968, he was awarded the Kandango Prize for his painting Kapita. In 1997, he won two awards at once - APCA trophy and Contigo in the nomination "Best Actor" for participation in the TV project "Fatal Legacy".
In 2003, Raoul was awarded the Contigo Award for Best Television Actor for the series.
"Land of Love, Land of Hope" . In 2005, he received the Contigo Award for his participation in the serial film Mistress of Destiny.