Emerging from Arapongas in Paraná and raised in Avaré, he earned a philosophy degree at the University of São Paulo while honing his craft in amateur productions at the Teatro Cultura de São Paulo. Beginning on TV Tupi in 1964, he quickly moved from sketch comedy to his first novela, A Outra, and gained prominence with Antônio Maria (1968). A series of leading parts followed, including the male le…
