Antônio Pedro

Antônio Pedro Borges de Oliveira (11 November 1940 – 12 March 2023) was a Brazilian actor, comedian, stage director and playwright, whose career spanned over six decades.

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Pedro started his career as an actor and an assistant director in 1960.

[1] Pedro also participated in films, TV children shows and in several seasons of the popular comedy show Zorra Total; on stage, he directed the Chico Buarque-penned stage musical Os Saltimbancos, produced and directed numerous plays, and was a key figure in the theatrical genre of besteirol [pt; es; wiktionary].

[1][2] Between 1980s and 1990s he served as Municipal Secretary of Culture in Rio de Janeiro and later in Volta Redonda.

[2] Media related to Antônio Pedro Borges de Oliveira at Wikimedia Commons