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Francisco Cuoco (29 November 1933 – 19 June 2025) was a Brazilian actor. He became known for his roles as a heartthrob in telenovelas from
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, such as '' Selva de Pedra'' (1972), ''
Pecado Capital ''Pecado Capital'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 24 November 1975 and ended on 4 June 1976, with a total of 167 episodes. It's the sixteenth "novela das oito" to be aired on the timeslot. It is crea ...
'' (1975) and '' O Astro'' (1978), among others.


Biography

Cuoco was born in
São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
, the son of the Italian fair trader Leopoldo Cuoco. He grew up in Brás neighborhood, with his sister Grácia and his mother Antonieta. He worked during the day with his father at the fair and at night he studied, seeking a stable profession. He wanted to study
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, but when he got in touch with the School of Dramatic Art of Alfredo Mesquita, he decided to be a dramaturgy professional. He dropped out of law school and gave himself up to the artistic vocation. After graduation, Cuoco worked in several pieces of the companies Teatro Brasileiro de Comédia, Teatro dos Sete and Companhia Nídia Lícia. His first protagonist in the theater was with Werneck, in Nelson Rodrigues' play O Beijo no Asfalto. The first grand prize at the theater for the play Boeing Boeing. In 1962, Cuoco made his feature film debut, a supporting character in Pedro e Paulo. In 1968, he starred in (by Francisco Ramalho Jr.). With intense theater production in the 1950s and 1960s, Francisco Cuoco joined television, where he performed teletheatres on defunct TV Tupi, and telenovelas on
TV Excelsior TV Excelsior was a Brazilian television network founded by Mário Wallace Simonsen on July 9, 1960, in São Paulo, São Paulo. Its last broadcast happened on September 30, 1970, when the Brazilian military dictatorship put an abrupt end to i ...
. He was later hired by
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, where he participated in more than 100 productions.


Death

Francisco Cuoco died on June 19, 2025, at the age of 91, as a result of multiple organ failure. The actor had been hospitalized for 20 days at the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo due to the health problems he had been facing in recent years. Towards the end of his life, Cuoco was dealing with walking problems and lived with his sister, Grácia Cuoco.


Filmography


Television

* 2020 – ''
Salve-se Quem Puder ''Salve-se Quem Puder'' (English title: ''Run For Your Lives'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 27 January 2020, replacing '' Bom Sucesso'', and ended on 16 July 2021. The series is written by Daniel ...
'' .... Himself (special participation) * 2018 – '' Segundo Sol'' .... Nestor Maranhão * 2018 – ''
Pega Pega ''Pega Pega'' (English title: ''The Big Catch'') is a Brazilian telenovela created by Claudia Souto, produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It is directed by Luiz Henrique Rios. It premiered on 6 June 2017 replacing '' Rock Story'' and ended its run ...
'' .... Mr. Chico (special participation) * 2016 – ''
Sol Nascente ''Sol Nascente'' (English: ''Rising Sun'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 29 August 2016, replacing ''Êta Mundo Bom!''. Created by Walther Negrão, Suzana Pires and Júlio Fischer, in collaboration ...
'' .... Gaetano De Angeli * 2015 – '' I Love Paraisópolis'' .... Evaristo Mateus Salsete, Sr. (special participation) * 2014 – Boogie Oogie .... Vicente Santos * 2014 – '' A Grande Família'' .... Oduvaldo Carrara (1 episode) * 2014 – '' Amor à Vida'' ....Rubão Carvalho (special participation) * 2012 – '' A Vida da Gente'' .... Mariano Vilaça (special participation) * 2011 – '' O Astro'' .... Ferragus * 2010 – '' Passione'' .... Olavo da Silva * 2010 – '' A Princesa e o Vagabundo'' .... Germain * 2008 – '' Negócio da China''.... Evandro Fontanera * 2008 – '' Dicas de Um Sedutor''....Geraldo * 2008 – '' Dança dos Famosos'' (reality show - Domingão do Faustão) * 2008 – '' Duas Caras'' .... Ele mesmo (participação especial) * 2007 – '' Casos e Acasos'' .... Feldman / Edgar * 2007 – '' Toma Lá, Dá Cá'' .... Dr. Pauleta (episódio ''"Galinha que come pedra"'') * 2007 – '' Amazônia, de Galvez a Chico Mendes'' .... Augusto (terceira fase) * 2006 – '' Cobras e Lagartos'' .... Omar Pasquim (Vicentino Pereira) * 2005 – '' América'' .... Zé Higino (José da Silva Higino) * 2004 – ''
Da Cor do Pecado ''Da Cor do Pecado'' (English title: ''Shades of Sin'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo in the traditional 7pm timeslot between 26 January and 28 August 2004 with a total of 185 episodes, replacing ''Kubanacan'' and p ...
'' .... Pai Gaudêncio * 2003 – ''Como Educar Seus Pais'' (especial) * 2003 – ''
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'' .... pai de Juca Tigre (participação) * 2002 – '' A Grande Família'' .... Oduvaldo Carrara (pai de Agostinho) * 2001 – '' O Clone'' .... padre Matiolli * 2001 – '' As Filhas da Mãe'' .... Fausto Cavalcante * 2001 – ''
Sai de Baixo ''Sai de Baixo'' (a Brazilian Portuguese language, Portuguese slang roughly translated as "get out of the way") is a Brazilian sitcom that first aired on Rede Globo from 1996 to 2002. It followed the lives of the members of a dysfunctional family, ...
'' .... Lindovando Batista (participação) * 1998 – '' Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos'' .... Garcia * 1998 – ''
Pecado Capital ''Pecado Capital'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 24 November 1975 and ended on 4 June 1976, with a total of 167 episodes. It's the sixteenth "novela das oito" to be aired on the timeslot. It is crea ...
'' .... Salviano Lisboa * 1997 – '' A Justiceira'' (seriado) .... pai de Diana * 1997 – '' Malhação'' .... Orestes * 1996 – '' Quem É Você?'' .... Nelson Maldonado * 1995 – ''
A Próxima Vítima ''A Próxima Vítima'' ( English: ''The Next Victim'') is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo TV Globo (stylized as tvglobo; , ), formerly known as Rede Globo de Televisão (; shortened to Rede Globo) or simply kn ...
'' - Hélio Ribeiro * 1994 – '' Tropicaliente'' .... Gaspar Velasquez * 1992 – '' Deus Nos Acuda'' .... Otto Bismark * 1990 – '' Lua Cheia de Amor'' .... Diego Miranda / Esteban Garcia * 1989 – '' O Salvador da Pátria'' .... Severo Toledo Blanco * 1987 – '' O Outro'' .... Paulo Della Santa / Denizard de Matos * 1983 – '' Eu Prometo'' .... Lucas Cantomaia * 1982 – ''
Sétimo Sentido ''Sétimo Sentido'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 29 March 1982 and ended on 8 October 1982, with a total of 167 episodes. It's the twenty eighth List of 8/9 PM telenovelas of TV Globo, "novela das oi ...
'' .... Tião Bento * 1981 – '' Obrigado Doutor'' (seriado) .... Rodrigo Junqueira * 1979 – '' Os Gigantes'' .... Chico (Francisco Rubião) * 1979 – '' Feijão Maravilha'' .... delegado (special participation) * 1977 – '' O Astro'' .... Herculano Quintanilha * 1976 – '' Duas Vidas'' .... Victor Amadeu * 1976 – '' Saramandaia'' .... Tiradentes (special participation) * 1975 – ''
Pecado Capital ''Pecado Capital'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 24 November 1975 and ended on 4 June 1976, with a total of 167 episodes. It's the sixteenth "novela das oito" to be aired on the timeslot. It is crea ...
'' .... Carlão (José Carlos Moreno) * 1975 – '' Cuca Legal'' .... Mário Barroso * 1973 – '' O Semideus'' .... Alex Garcia * 1972 – '' Selva de Pedra'' .... Cristiano Vilhena * 1971 – '' O Cafona'' .... Gilberto Athayde * 1970 – '' Assim na Terra como no Céu'' .... Vítor Mariano * 1969 – '' Sangue do Meu Sangue'' .... Carlos e Lúcio * 1968 – '' Legião dos Esquecidos'' .... Felipe * 1966 – '' Redenção'' .... dr. Fernando Silveira * 1966 – '' Almas de Pedra'' .... Felipe * 1965 – '' Renúncia'' .... Miguel * 1965 – '' O Pecado de Cada Um'' .... Daniel * 1965 – '' Os Quatro Filhos'' .... Luís * 1964 – '' Banzo'' .... Mário * 1964 – '' Marcados pelo Amor'' .... Victor


Cinema

* 1960 – '' Grande Sertão'' * 1961 – '' Pedro e Paulo'' * 1968 – '' Anuska, Manequim e Mulher'' * 1998 – '' Traição'' * 1999 – '' Gêmeas'' * 2000 – '' Um Anjo Trapalhão'' * 2001 – '' Os Xeretas'' * 2005 – '' Cafundó'' * 2006 – '' Didi - O Caçador de Tesouros''


Theater

* 1955 – '' O Anúncio Feito à Maria'' * 1956 – '' As Três Irmãs'' * 1957 – '' A Bilha Quebrada'' * 1957 – '' Os Apaixonados Pueris'' * 1957 – '' A Madona de Éfeso'' * 1958 – '' A Pedreira das Almas'' * 1959 – '' A Senhoria'' * 1959 – '' Quando se Morre de Amor'' * 1959 – '' Romanoff e Julieta'' * 1960 – '' Cristo Proclamado'' * 1960 – '' Com a Pulga atrás da Orelha'' * 1960 – '' Mambembe'' * 1961 – '' O Beijo no Asfalto'' * 1961 – '' O Médico Volante'' * 1961 – '' O Velho Ciumento'' * 1962 – '' O Homem, a Besta e a Virtude'' * 1962 – '' Panorama Visto da Ponte'' * 1964 – '' Boeing Boeing'' * 1965 – '' Boeing-Airbus'' * 1967 – '' A Infidelidade ao Alcance de Todos'' * 1969 – '' O Assalto'' * 1985 – ''
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'' * 2005 – '' Os Três Homens Baixos'' * 2006 – '' O Último Bolero'' * 2008 – '' Circuncisão em Nova York'' * 2009 – '' Deus É Química'' * 2013 – '' Uma Vida no Teatro''


Awards and nominations


APCA Awards


Art Quality Brazil Awards


Best of the Year – Globe Awards


Brasília Film Festival


Contigo! Awards


Guarani Film Awards


Press Trophy


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cuoco, Francisco 1933 births 2025 deaths Male actors from São Paulo Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian male telenovela actors Brazilian male film actors Brazilian male stage actors 20th-century Brazilian male actors 21st-century Brazilian male actors