Turíbio Ruiz (September 26, 1929 – July 25, 2020) was a Brazilian actor, television presenter, and radio presenter. His career as an actor and broadcaster spanned from the late 1940s to the early 2010s.

Biography

Ruiz was born in

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. His father, Ramon Ruiz Lopes, had settled in Poá after immigrating to Brazil from

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. Turíbio Ruiz's siblings included Ramon Ruiz Lopes Filho, a journalist. Ruiz's career began as an announcer and broadcaster for '' Rádio Marabá'' in the late 1940s. He also worked as a radio and television broadcaster based in

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, São Paulo state. Additionally, he appeared as a voice actor in Brazilian films and television series. Ruiz provided the

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voice performances for many foreign-language films, notably the roles of

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( Andre Gregory) in

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's '' The Last Temptation of Christ'' (1988) and Cole Carlin ( Anthony James) in the 1974 film, ''

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'', starring

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. Ruiz's last credit was the

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in 2010. He portrayed Ruriá Karuê, an

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character, opposite

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and

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in the series. Turíbio Ruiz died from a stroke in the city of

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on July 25, 2020, at the age of 90. He was buried in the Municipal Cemetery of

, the city where he was born in 1929. Ruiz had been married twice, including to the late actress , who died in 2004. He had three children.

Filmography

Television

Films

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruiz, Turibio 1929 births 2020 deaths Brazilian television actors Brazilian telenovela actors Brazilian film actors Brazilian male voice actors Brazilian radio personalities Brazilian people of Spanish descent