Ewerton de Castro (born 11 December 1945) is a Brazilian actor, screenwriter, producer, and director. He is the father of actress . He retired from the arts in 2011 and moved to the

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Career

Castro began his career in theatre and participated in more than 25 films, along with various theatrical pieces, as an actor and director, and in

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. He has received an award for best supporting actor for his role as Mário in the 1973 film ''Anjo Loiro'', at the 1973 Festival de Santos. In 2006, he interpreted

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in Encenação da vila de São Vicente, which took place at Biquinha beach in São Vicente, São Paulo. In 2011, after appearing in the miniseries ''A História de Ester'', Castro announced that he would be retiring. In 2014, despite his announcement, he would go on to star in the theatre piece ''O Amor Move o Sol e Outras Estrelas'', which made its debut in Cordeirópolis as a way to incentivize theatre performances in the interior of

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state.

Filmography

Television

Film

Theatre

* 1971:

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, which he performed with

Stênio Garcia Stênio Garcia Faro (born 28 April 1932) is a Brazilian actor. Television * 1966 - '' As Minas de Prata'' .... José * 1967 - '' Os Fantoches'' .... Torquato * 1968 - '' A Muralha'' .... Aimbé * 1968 - '' O Terceiro Pecado'' .... Tomás * 19 ...

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, Ariclê Perez,

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, and Roberto Frota.SILVA, Jane Pessoa da. Ibsen no Brasil. Historiografia, Seleção de textos Críticos e Catálogo Bibliográfico. São Paulo: USP, 2007. Thesis. * 2011 - O Santo e a Porca

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Castro, Ewerton de 1945 births Living people Male actors from São Paulo 20th-century Brazilian actors 21st-century Brazilian actors Brazilian emigrants to the United States