Rolando Boldrin

Rolando Boldrin (22 October 1936 – 9 November 2022) was a Brazilian television presenter, actor, singer, writer and composer.

Born in São Joaquim da Barra, a grandson of Italian immigrants, Boldrin was the seventh of twelve children.

[1][2] He spent his childhood in Guaíra and while still a child he formed the musical duo Boy & Formiga with his brother Leili.

[1] At 16 years old, he moved to São Paulo where he worked at different jobs before winning an audition as an actor for the TV Tupi broadcaster in 1958.

[2] His niece the tennis player Bia Haddad, paid tribute to him on social media after his death in 2022.