Nuno Melo (actor)
Nuno Jorge Lopes de Melo Cardoso (born February 8, 1960 in Castelo Branco , † June 9, 2015 in Lisbon ) was a Portuguese actor.
Life
Since his school days he played theater, alongside his activity as a competitive swimmer . The family moved frequently because of his job, and he attended secondary school in Setúbal . He enrolled at the National Conservatory ( Conservatório Nacional , today Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema ) and was accepted into the ensemble of the Teatro Animação de Setúbal (TAS) in his first year . In 1982 he was on stage for the first time as a professional actor, in Doces do Diabo (Eng: The Devil's Sweets) by Jorge de Sena , staged by Alexandre de Sousa at the Teatro de Bolso in Setúbal. He then broke off his studies and became a professional actor. For a few years he played continuously at the TAS until Carlos César , the director of the TAS, Joseph Kesselring staged Arsénico e Rendas Velhas (English: arsenic and lace cap ) at the Teatro ABC in Lisbon in 1984 , and gave Melo a role. In the same year Melo first gained national fame for his role as Caniço in the telenovela Chuva na Areia (English: rain on the sand). He played his first film role in Mensagem in 1988 (directed by Luís Vidal Lopes ), but his scenes fell victim to the cut . Cinema audiences first saw him in 1991 in Manoel de Oliveira's “The Divine Comedy” (A Divína Comédia) .
In 1990, Melos rose to prominence through various television appearances, most notably with comic roles in Herman José's programs . As a result, he played in numerous sitcoms . At the same time, he continued to play theater regularly, often in serious roles. The Portuguese cinema also gave him very different appearances. His roles as a pathologically loving father in Solveig Nordlunds A Filha (German: The Daughter, 2003), as one of the four desperate fishermen in Tarde Demais 2000 (German: Too late; directed by José Nascimento ) were particularly highlighted by the critics . and his sometimes comical appearances in Edgar Pêras' hard-to-categorize films . This gave Melo the leading role in O Barão (Eng .: The Baron) in 2011 , for which he was awarded the Globo de Ouro 2012 for best leading actor.
Melo became well known in Portugal, especially through his television appearances. As a result, he repeatedly attracted the attention of the gossip press , for example when he separated from his long-time girlfriend and wife, the producer Isabel Nogueira, in February 2013, who accused him of drug addiction and violence. After a first separation in 2006, they married in 2010. Melo died of liver cancer in Lisbon in June 2015 .
Filmography (selection)
- 2012–2013: Doce Tentação (telenovela)
- 2012: A Teia de Gelo (D: Nicolau Breyner )
- 2011: O Barão (D: Edgar Pêra )
- 2010: Batepá (D: Orlando Fortunato de Oliveira )
- 2009–2010: Morangos com Açúcar (TV series)
- 2008: Equador (TV series)
- 2007: Lobos (D: José Nascimento )
- 2007: Nadine (D: Erik de Bruyn )
- 2007: Tebas (D: Rodrigo Areias )
- 2005: O Crime do Padre Amaro (D: Carlos Coelho da Silva )
- 2004: Senhora do Destino (Brazilian telenovela)
- 2003: A Filha (D: Solveig Nordlund )
- 2001: A Janela (Maryalva Mix) (D: Edgar Pêra)
- 2000: Tarde Demais (D: José Nascimento)
- 2000: 451 Forte (D: João Mário Grilo )
- 2000: Mustang (TV Movie, R: Leonel Vieira )
- 1998: Tráfico (D: João Botelho )
- 1998: O Despertador (short film, D: Júlio Alves )
- 1995–2000: Os Malucos do Riso (television comedy series)
- 1994: Fado majeur et mineur (D: Raúl Ruiz )
- 1994: Pax (D: Eduardo Guedes )
- 1994: Le cascadeur (French TV series)
- 1992: Day of Despair ( O Dia do Desespero , D: Manoel de Oliveira )
- 1991: The Divine Comedy ( A Divína Comédia , D: Manoel de Oliveira)
- 1990: Alentejo Sem Lei (TV multi-part, D: João Canijo )
- 1988: Mensagem (D: Luis Vidal Lopes )
- 1988: Duarte & Ca (TV series)
- 1985: Chuva na Areia (Telenovela)
- 1982: Vila Faia (telenovela)
Web links
- Nuno Melo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Entry in the Infopédia , the online encyclopedia of the Porto Editora
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.jn.pt/PaginaInicial/Cultura/Interior.aspx?content_id=4615437
- ↑ www.imdb.com , accessed June 17, 2013
- ↑ Jorge Leitão Ramos : Dicionário do cinema português 1989–2003 , 1st edition, Editorial Caminho , Lisbon 2005, page 380f, ISBN 972-21-1763-7 .
- ↑ www.fama.sapo.pt ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 17, 2013
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SURNAME | Melo, Nuno |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Melo Cardoso, Nuno Jorge Lopes de (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1960 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Castelo Branco , Portugal |
DATE OF DEATH | June 9, 2015 |
Place of death | Lisbon |