Buza Ferraz
Birth nameAlberto Paulo Ferraz
Birth dateMay 3, 1950
Birth placeRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Death dateApril 3, 2010 (aged 59)
Death placeRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Other namesBuza Ferraz
OccupationActor
director
author
producer
Years active1969–2010

Alberto Paulo Ferraz (May 3, 1950 – April 3, 2010), known simply as Buza Ferraz, was a Brazilian actor and director.[1][2][3]

Biography

Buza Ferraz was born in the city of Rio de Janeiro in 1950.[4][5] A director linked to group theater and collective creation in the 1970s and early 1980s, he founded and directed the groups Companhia Tragicômica Jaz-o-Coração and Pessoal do Cabaré.[4][6]

He made his television debut in 1972, in the soap opera Selva de Pedra, broadcast by TV Globo and written by Janete Clair.[7] That same year, he played Regina Duarte's Jewish fiancé in Caso Especial.[4][8] In 1974, he appeared in Rede Globo's soap opera O Rebu, playing the character Cauê, with whom the millionaire Conrad Mahler, played by Ziembinski, was platonically in love.[9] In the script, written by Bráulio Pedroso, the millionaire murders Cauê's girlfriend out of jealousy, which becomes the great mystery of the plot.[10] But the story was censored by Military dictatorship.[11] It was the first time that the main character in a Brazilian soap opera was homosexual, the first narrative to address the theme had been Assim na Terra como no Céu, with the character Rodolfo Augusto, played by Ary Fontoura.[12][13][14]

In the 1980s, he appeared in the soap operas Brilhante and Final Feliz, as well as making guest appearances in series such as Carga Pesada.[15][16][17] In 1984, he moved to Rede Manchete, where he participated in two miniseries, Marquesa de Santos and Santa Marta Fabril S.A..[18][19] The following year, he returned to TV Globo to appear in Alcides Nogueira's soap opera De Quina pra Lua.[20] In 1987, he returned to Manchete to work on the soap opera Helena.[21] While at the station, she participated in the soap operas Kananga do Japão and Pantanal.[22][23]

Back at Globo, he worked on the soap opera Pedra sobre Pedra and the miniseries Labirinto.[24][25] He was also in the cast of História de Amor and Páginas da Vida, both written by Manoel Carlos.[26][27][28] His last TV role was in the fifteenth season of the teen series Malhação, broadcast by Globo in 2008.[29]

Together with Luiz Carlos Lacerda, he directed and wrote the screenplay for the film For All - O Trampolim da Vitória from 1997.[30]

Personal life

He had five children.[5] He was a Botafogo soccer fan.[31]

Death

After suffering cardiac arrest in the early hours of April 3, 2010, he was taken to Samaritano Hospital in the Botafogo neighborhood, where he died.[32][33] The actor suffered from leukemia, but the disease did not contribute to his death.[34][35] His body was buried in the São João Batista cemetery in Rio.[36]

Filmography

TV

YearTitleCharacterNotesBroadcaster
1972Selva de PedraJúniorTV Globo
Caso EspecialJewish fiancéEpisode: "Dibuk, o demônio"[8]
1974O RebuCauê
1980Caso EspecialTideEpisode: "Romeu e Julieta"[37]
Carga PesadaEpisode: "Bode expiatório"
1981O Amor É NossoBruno
BrilhanteCláudio
1982Quem Ama Não MataLucas
Final FelizPaulo
1984Santa Marta Fabril S.A.Rede Manchete
Marquesa de SantosTerêncio
1985De Quina pra LuaTV Globo
1987HelenaTertulianoRede Manchete
1988AboliçãoAntônio da Silva JardimTV Globo
República
1989Kananga do JapãoDuduRede Manchete
1990PantanalGregoSpecial appearance
1991Meu MaridoGarciaTV Globo
1992Pedra sobre PedraBenvido SoaresFirst phase
Despedida de SolteiroYan
1995Você DecideEpisode: "Agora ou nunca"
Luís AfonsoEpisode: "O grande homem"
História de AmorMarcos
1998LabirintoSílvio Fontes Mello
2006Páginas da VidaIvan Monteiro Telles
2008MalhaçãoMarcos

Cinema

YearTitleCharacterNotes
1984PatriamadaGoiás
1987O País dos TenentesTenente Pena
1996Seu Garçon Faça o Favor de Me Trazer DepressaMan at the barShort film
1997For All - O Trampolim da VitóriaAlso director and screenwriter
1998Vox PopuliDr. Heitor
2000Brave New LandAntônio
2004Viva Sapato!Agent I
2006Vestido de NoivaJournalist
2010Elvis & MadonaHeitor

Theater

YearPlayAuthor(s)DirectorTheaterRef.
1969HairGerome Ragni, James RadoAdemar GuerraTeatro Bela Vista, São Paulo[38]
1972O refémBrendan BehanJoão das Neves[39]
Missa LeigaChico de AssisAdemar GuerraSão Paulo[40]
Bordel da SalvaçãoBrendan BehanJoão das NevesTeatro Opinião, Rio de Janeiro[41]
1973Falemos sem calçasGuilhermo GentileAntônio AbujamraSão Paulo[42]
1975Simbad, o MarujoGrupo Pão e CircoLuís Antônio Martinez CorrêaRio de Janeiro[43]
Pano de BocaFauzi ArapAntônio PedroTeatro Glaucio Gill, Rio de Janeiro[44]
1976Síndica, Qual é a Tua?Luiz Carlos GóesTeatro Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro[45]
1978Triste Fim de Policarpo QuaresmaLima BarretoBuza FerrazTeatro Dulcina, Rio de Janeiro[46]
1980A Loja das Maravilhas NaturaisBenjamin SantosRio de Janeiro[47]
Cabaré ValentimKarl ValentinTeatro Cândido Mendes, Rio de Janeiro[48]
1981Poleiro dos AnjosBuza Ferraz[49]
1982Serafim Ponte GrandeOswald de AndradeRio de Janeiro[50]
1983Sai da Lama JacaréBuza Ferraz[51]
1984O Beijo no AsfaltoNelson Rodrigues[52]
Céu AzulGilda GuilhonTeatro Glaucio Gill, Rio de Janeiro[53]

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