Fernando Torres (November 14, 1927 â€" September 4, 2008) was a
Brazilian actor and voice-over artist, as well as a television, film
and theater director and producer. Torres' career in Brazilian film,
stage and television spanned over five decades. He was best known to
international movie audiences for his supporting role as Americo in
the 1985 film, Kiss of the Spider Woman, which won several
awards.Fernando Monteiro Torres was born in GuaçuÃ, EspÃrito Santo,
Brazil, on November 14, 1927. Torres was married to Academy
Award-nominated Brazilian actress Fernanda Montenegro from 1954 until
his death. The couple had two children together, film director
Cláudio Torres (pt) and actress Fernanda Torres. Torres founded the
Teatro dos Sete in 1959.Fernando Torres died in his home in Rio de
Janeiro of pulmonary emphysema on September 4, 2008, at the age of 80.
Brazilian actor and voice-over artist, as well as a television, film
and theater director and producer. Torres' career in Brazilian film,
stage and television spanned over five decades. He was best known to
international movie audiences for his supporting role as Americo in
the 1985 film, Kiss of the Spider Woman, which won several
awards.Fernando Monteiro Torres was born in GuaçuÃ, EspÃrito Santo,
Brazil, on November 14, 1927. Torres was married to Academy
Award-nominated Brazilian actress Fernanda Montenegro from 1954 until
his death. The couple had two children together, film director
Cláudio Torres (pt) and actress Fernanda Torres. Torres founded the
Teatro dos Sete in 1959.Fernando Torres died in his home in Rio de
Janeiro of pulmonary emphysema on September 4, 2008, at the age of 80.
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