Hortencio Saluzinho Eduardo Vaz e Pereira (born 11 January 1953),[1] is an Indian actor, lyricist, playwright, comedian, and singer who primarily works on the Konkani stage.
[citation needed] Pereira portrayed in his first Tiatr "Sukh ani Dukh" in 1965 for the Chapel Feast at Pontemol, Curchorem when he was 12 years old.
He was later picked by Albert Colaco, a writer from Sanvorderm who scripted and presented his Tiatr "Nimnno Ekuch Pelo".
Robin Vaz, John Claro, Mike Mehta, Joe Rose, Anil-Fatima, Wilmix-Sharon, C.D'Silva, Tony Dias, Anthony San, Mendes Brothers, Jr. Nelson, Rico Rod, Peter Roshan, Tausif de Navelim, Anil Olga, Late.
Hortencio landed up handling the lead and comedy roles simultaneously, showcasing two dialects who named Bardez and Salcette respectively.
Along with Salcette and Bardez, he can also speak fluent Mangalorean Konkani and perform musical shows in Mangalore.
After staging each of the Tiatr at the chapel, they were presented in surrounding villages like Sanguem, Uguem, and Rivona which with the help of local youth.
As per Hortencio, when Tiatr "Bhas" was staged, one of the most noted Artist, Remmie Colaco was invited as a chief guest.
In the year 1985, Hortencio booked 7 shows all over go along with Professional Artists that included Remmie Colaco, Anthony San, Angela, Telles Moraes, Willie-Luiza, and Com.
Hortencio vowed to never to script and stage a Tiatr again, but continued his career as an Actor and singer-songwriter as well as write comedy for his acts.
William de Curtorim encouraged Hortencio to take up writing again & he became a ghost writer for the Late Artist by penning down six Tiatrs.
He composed and sang most of the opening songs for some of the most notable directors, including C. Alvares, Bab Peter, Prem Kumar, Mendes Brothers etc.
Alfred Rose sang the song "Khotte Vis", in the audio cassette "Bapaiche Tyag", even though he would only sing his own composition.
Alfred Rose, Aniceto, Soccoro de St. Cruz, Anthony San, Wilmix-Sharon, Mil-Mel-Nel, Late.
he was also a regular performer for Neves Olieveiro's Orchestra, held in Mumbai, with Goa's Nightingale, Lorna.
As per sources close to Hortencio, he was the writer behind Chris Perry's famous song, "Kontrad Sansnacho".
As of 2019, Hortencio was set to release his 11th Audio album, which will include 12 Tracks in 3 different languages (English, Konkanni and Hindi).
Pereira sparked controversy in his village of Curchorem when he openly sang about church conflicts, which was one of the most sensitive topics during that time.
after the song was released, the very next day, Irineu Gonsalves gave a notice on O Heraldo in which he claimed that all the allegations made against Hortencio were false and that he is not involved in any of it.
Hortencio was also a cast member of one of Goa's the most controversial drama, "Atankvadi Goyant Naka" which was written and directed by Tausif de Navelim.
On the day of the first show, Tausif and the rest of the cast, were escorted to the auditorium by police following threat calls by unknown callers.
when asked by the priest, he joked by stating, "from this day we are one body and one soul, so it does not make a difference who drinks the wine".
He also attended the Germany vs Mexico match held at Luzhniki Stadium on 17 June for the FIFA World Cup 2018.
After being treated for almost 7 Months, he stated in an interview with O Heraldo published on 4 March 2019, that he will not get back into acting immediately as to not cause any kind of embarrassment to the directors.