Oswaldo Louzada
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Oswaldo Louzada was a Brazil
ian actor
. He was also known as Louzadinha.
Louzada was born in Rio de Janeiro
on April 12, 1912. He began working on the Radio Panamericana radio drama
, under the direction of Oduvaldo Viana in 1944. Louzada also filmed two Brazilian movies in 1944, Gente Honesta and É Proibido Sonhar.
Louzada did not begin working in television
until 1971. His telenovela
credits included Estúpido Cupido (Stupid Cupid), Locomotivas and Vamp. He also appeared in a number of miniseries, including Engraçadinha, O Primo Basílio
and O Tempo e o Vento
.
In 2003, Louzada was cast in the popular Brazilian telenovela, Mulheres Apaixonadas
. He portrayed the elderly character, Leopoldo Duarte, who was married to Flora de Souza Duarte, played by fellow Brazilian actress Carmen Silva
. The elderly couple in Mulheres Apaixonadas were often mistreated by their granddaughter, Dóris de Souza Duarte, who was portrayed by actress Regiane Alves
.
Louzada's role on Mulheres Apaixonadas earned him a good deal of fame throughout the country.
Oswaldo Louzada's last role in television was in the program, Sob Nova Direção. Louzada, who was a smoker, suffered from several chronic health problems during his final years, including hypertension
, lung cancer
and heart
problems. He died at the Hospital Copa D'Or in Rio de Janeiro
of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
on February 22, 2008, at the age of 95. He had been hospitalized for treatment since February 6, 2008. He was buried at the São João Batista Cemetery in Rio de Janeiro.
Sadly, actress Carmen Silva
, who played Louzada's television wife on the Mulheres Apaixonadas telenovela, also died of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
, the same disorder which afflicted Louzada, two months later on April 21, 2008.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He was also known as Louzadinha.
Louzada was born in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
on April 12, 1912. He began working on the Radio Panamericana radio drama
Radio drama
Radio drama is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance, broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or CD. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the characters and story...
, under the direction of Oduvaldo Viana in 1944. Louzada also filmed two Brazilian movies in 1944, Gente Honesta and É Proibido Sonhar.
Louzada did not begin working in television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
until 1971. His telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
credits included Estúpido Cupido (Stupid Cupid), Locomotivas and Vamp. He also appeared in a number of miniseries, including Engraçadinha, O Primo Basílio
O Primo Basílio
O Primo Basílio is one of the greatest realist novels of the Portuguese author José Maria de Eça de Queiroz, also known under the modernized spelling Eça de Queirós. He worked in the Portuguese consular service, stationed at 53 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, from late 1874 until April 1879...
and O Tempo e o Vento
O Tempo e o Vento
O Tempo e o Vento is a series of novels written by the Brazilian author Erico Verissimo. Confusingly, the first part of the series, O Continente, was translated as Time and the Wind, giving the impression that it is the whole work.-Plot introduction:The series tells the story of two families -...
.
In 2003, Louzada was cast in the popular Brazilian telenovela, Mulheres Apaixonadas
Mulheres Apaixonadas
Mulheres Apaixonadas is a Brazilian soap opera which originally aired on Rede Globo from February 17, 2003 until October 11, 2003. A total of 203 episodes were created for the series.- Cast :*Christiane Torloni - Helena Ribeiro Alves...
. He portrayed the elderly character, Leopoldo Duarte, who was married to Flora de Souza Duarte, played by fellow Brazilian actress Carmen Silva
Carmen Silva
Carmen Silva , who was often credited as Carmem Silva, was a Brazilian television, stage and film actress. She was best known in recent years for her role on the Brazilian telenovela, Mulheres Apaixonadas in which she played Flora de Souza Duarte, the wife of Leopoldo Duarte...
. The elderly couple in Mulheres Apaixonadas were often mistreated by their granddaughter, Dóris de Souza Duarte, who was portrayed by actress Regiane Alves
Regiane Alves
Regiane Kelly Lima Alves , better known as Regiane Alves, is a Brazilian film and television actress and a former fashion design model. His first role was as Ana Clara, the main protagonist in the SBT soap opera Fascinação...
.
Louzada's role on Mulheres Apaixonadas earned him a good deal of fame throughout the country.
Oswaldo Louzada's last role in television was in the program, Sob Nova Direção. Louzada, who was a smoker, suffered from several chronic health problems during his final years, including hypertension
Hypertension
Hypertension or high blood pressure is a cardiac chronic medical condition in which the systemic arterial blood pressure is elevated. What that means is that the heart is having to work harder than it should to pump the blood around the body. Blood pressure involves two measurements, systolic and...
, lung cancer
Lung cancer
Lung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary...
and heart
Heart
The heart is a myogenic muscular organ found in all animals with a circulatory system , that is responsible for pumping blood throughout the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions...
problems. He died at the Hospital Copa D'Or in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome ', previously known as multiple organ failure or multisystem organ failure , is altered organ function in an acutely ill patient requiring medical intervention to achieve homeostasis...
on February 22, 2008, at the age of 95. He had been hospitalized for treatment since February 6, 2008. He was buried at the São João Batista Cemetery in Rio de Janeiro.
Sadly, actress Carmen Silva
Carmen Silva
Carmen Silva , who was often credited as Carmem Silva, was a Brazilian television, stage and film actress. She was best known in recent years for her role on the Brazilian telenovela, Mulheres Apaixonadas in which she played Flora de Souza Duarte, the wife of Leopoldo Duarte...
, who played Louzada's television wife on the Mulheres Apaixonadas telenovela, also died of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome ', previously known as multiple organ failure or multisystem organ failure , is altered organ function in an acutely ill patient requiring medical intervention to achieve homeostasis...
, the same disorder which afflicted Louzada, two months later on April 21, 2008.
Filmography
- 2003 Zorra TotalZorra TotalZorra Total is a Brazilian television comedy broadcast by Globo Network. It was launched on March 25, 1999 and has aired on Saturdays, at 10p.m., ever since May 1999....
- 2003 Mulheres ApaixonadasMulheres ApaixonadasMulheres Apaixonadas is a Brazilian soap opera which originally aired on Rede Globo from February 17, 2003 until October 11, 2003. A total of 203 episodes were created for the series.- Cast :*Christiane Torloni - Helena Ribeiro Alves...
.... Leopoldo de Sousa Duarte - 2002 O Quinto dos InfernosO Quinto dos InfernosO Quinto dos Infernos was a 2002 mini Brazilian historical comedy television series. It was written by Carlos Lombardi, and directed by Wolf Maya and 48 episodes were produced. The protagonist was Marcos Pasquim.-Cast:* Marcos Pasquim - D...
.... Alencastro - 2000 Uga Uga .... Moretti
- 1995 Cara e Coroa .... priest (special guest)
- 1995 Engraçadinha... Seus Amores e Seus Pecados
- 1991 Vamp .... priest Eusébio
- 1990 Desejo .... Erico Coelho
- 1989 Pacto de Sangue .... General Tóti
- 1988 O Primo Basílio .... Cunha Rosado
- 1986 Hipertensão .... priest Vicente
- 1985 O Tempo e o Vento .... Florêncio (the old one)
- 1982 Final Feliz .... Olegário
- 1981 Brilhante .... Leonel
- 1979 Cabocla .... Felício
- 1978 Pecado Rasgado .... Bilu
- 1977 Locomotivas .... Chico Rico
- 1976 Estúpido Cupido .... Guimarães
- 1975 Escalada .... Galbino
- 1971 Bandeira 2 .... Lupa Papa-Defunto