Luis Gustavo

Luis Gustavo

Known for

Acting

Born

February 2, 1934

Birthplace

Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Died

September 19, 2021 (aged 87)

Biography

Luis Gustavo Sánchez Blanco (February 2, 1934 — September 19, 2021) was a Spanish-Brazilian actor.

Born in Gothenburg, Sweden, he was the son of a Spanish diplomat, Luis Amador Sánchez Fernández, working in Sweden, and Elena Blanco Castañera, a Spanish woman. He came to live in Brazil at four years old, when his father arrived in the country to become the Spanish ambassador.

He started working as an assistant director at TV Tupi, accompanying his sister, the actress Helenita Sanches, appointed by Cassiano Gabus Mendes, the station's artistic director and his brother-in-law. Soon after, he had already participated in several films, telenovelas, and telethons until he starred as the eponymou...

Best known work

Party Crashers

Party Crashers

2012

Romeo and Juliet Get Married

Romeo and Juliet Get Married

2005

Sai de Baixo: O Filme

Sai de Baixo: O Filme

2019

Young Hearts

Young Hearts

1995

Soul Mate

Soul Mate

2005

Sai de Baixo

Sai de Baixo

1996

The Trapalhões

The Trapalhões

1977

The Buzz

The Buzz

2010

Precious Pearl

Precious Pearl

2013

Love Bites

Love Bites

2002

Filmography

2026
Mamonas: Eu Te Ai Lóve Iú
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Lenita - Traces of a Lady
as Self
2019
Sai de Baixo: O Filme
as Vavá
2018
Brasil a BordoTV
as Gonçalo Galvez (12 episodes)
2013
Precious PearlTV
as Apolônio Fonseca (173 episodes)
2012
Party Crashers
as Anchieta
2010
The CariocasTV
as Gustavo (1 episode)
2010
The BuzzTV
as Mário Cury (Mário Fofoca) (209 episodes)
2009
Cat's CradleTV
as Waldemar Moreira (161 episodes)
2008
The Three SistersTV
as Vidigal Castro (179 episodes)
2006
The ProphetTV
as Piragibe Carvalho (178 episodes)
2005
Soul MateTV
as Romeu (23 episodes)
2005
Romeo and Juliet Get Married
as Baragatti
2004
Começar de NovoTV
as Glauco Oliveira Teles (Elvis Doidão) (196 episodes)
2002
Love BitesTV
as Galileu Van Burger (215 episodes)
1996
Sai de BaixoTV
as Vavá (245 episodes), Creator
1995
Young HeartsTV
as Heitor Laroche (284 episodes)
1994
Teen ConfessionsTV
as Paulo Araújo (46 episodes)
1993
O Mapa da MinaTV
as Antônio Machado (Toni) (137 episodes)
1990
Mico PretoTV
as Firmino do Espírito Santo (179 episodes)
1989
Delegacia de MulheresTV
as Cristóvão (1 episode)
1989
O Salvador da PátriaTV
as José Matos Filho (Juca Pirama) (187 episodes)
1985
Ti Ti TiTV
as Ari (Ariclenes Martins) / Victor Valentim (185 episodes)
1983
Mário FofocaTV
as Mário Fofoca (17 episodes)
1983
The Adventures of Mario Fofoca
as Mário Fofoca