Heráclito Gomes Pizano, better known by the stage name Kito Junqueira (15 May 1948 – 23 August 2019), was a Brazilian actor and politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo.

Biography

He 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 ...

on 15 May 1948 and was an alumnus of

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and

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. Kito Junqueira started his acting career in several telenovelas broadcast by TV Tupi, starting in 1973. Additionally he also acted in '' Espelho Mágico'', '' Vereda Tropical'', ''

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'', '' Por Amor'', '' A Lei e o Crime'', and '' Chamas da Vida''. He also appeared several times as a guest on '' Você Decide''. He also starred in the film '' Eternamente Pagú'' and won several awards for his performance in ''Bent''. Junqueira died in

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of a

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during the early hours of 23 August 2019. At the time of his death, he was preparing to rehearse for a stage production of ''À Flor da Pele'' in

. His widow, Maria Santos Pizano, hopes that Junqueira's body will be cremated.

Politics

He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo in 1994. He was a

Progressistas Progressistas (; PP) is a centre-right to Right-wing politics, right-wing political party in Brazil. Founded in 1995 as the Brazilian Progressive Party, it emerged from parties that were successors to National Renewal Alliance, ARENA, the ruling p ...

candidate for Parana federal deputy in

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. He only had 706 votes in the election and was not elected.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Junqueira, Kito 1948 births 2019 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo Male actors from São Paulo Brazilian male television actors Brazilian male telenovela actors Brazilian male film actors Brazilian male stage actors Brazilian actor-politicians Progressistas politicians University of São Paulo alumni New York University alumni