Rodolfo Bottino (February 11, 1959 – December 11, 2011) was a Brazilian film, television and theater actor, and

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Biography

Rodolfo Bottino was born in

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on February 11, 1959, and was of

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descent. He studied engineering at the Fluminense Federal University under his father's request, but never followed the career; around 1979, he began to act in his first theater plays at the university. Discovered by

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in 1984, he debuted as an actor on the ''

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'' '' Livre para Voar''. His breakthrough, however, was in the 1986 miniseries '' Anos Dourados'' as Lauro. Throughout the late 1980s he continued to act on other Rede Globo ''telenovelas'' such as '' Bambolê'', '' Bebê a Bordo'' and '' O Sexo dos Anjos''. During the 1990s he collaborated with filmmaker Oswaldo Caldeira on his films ''Tiradentes'' (as

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) and ''Pampulha, ou A Invenção do Mar de Minas''. In 2005 he guest-starred in an episode of the TV series ''

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''. His final role prior to his death was a guest appearance in the 2011 film '' O Homem do Futuro'' as a bartender. Alongside his acting career, Bottino was a

. His passion for cooking began when he was five years old; he later travelled to

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to study at the famous culinary school Le Cordon Bleu. From 1986 to 1994 he owned his own restaurant in Rio de Janeiro, "Madrugada". Around the 2000s he hosted cooking shows at TV Shoptime, and also gave culinary lessons. Towards the end of his life Bottino was living in Salvador,

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. On December 11, 2011, he died following a

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while he prepared for a surgery both in his hip and his femur. His body was then taken to Rio de Janeiro and buried at the St. John the Baptist Cemetery.

Personal life

In May 2009 Bottino revealed many details of his personal life to newspaper ''

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'' during an interview. He claimed that during his youth he suffered from ''

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'', and that he contracted

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at some point during the early 1990s. He also came out as

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. Bottino was also diagnosed with

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in the early 2000s, but after treatment was declared cancer-free in 2006. He was the cousin of fellow actor Alexandre Lippiani, who died in a car accident on May 24, 1997.

Filmography

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