Cecil Aldary Portocarrero Thiré (28 May 1943 – 9 October 2020) was a Brazilian television, film and stage actor, and director.
Life and career
Thiré was born in Rio de Janeiro, the only son of actress Tônia Carrero and artist Carlos Arthur Thiré. He was named after his grandfather Cecil Thiré, a mathematics teacher at Colégio Pedro II and textbook writer.
At the age of 17, he studied acting with Adolfo Celi and worked intensely in theater in the 1960s.
At age 18, he had his first professional job, as assistant director to Ruy Guerra in Os Fuzis. At 19, he directed his first film, the short film Os Mendigos. In 1967, he directed the feature films O diabo mora no sangue and, later, O Ibrahim do subúrbio. As an actor, he was in the cast of more than twenty films, having started at the age of nine, in a small appearance in Tico-Tico no fubá, starring Tônia Carrero.
On television, he acted in telenovelas, miniseries, and comedy programs on Rede Tupi, Rede Globo, and RecordTV. His debut was in 1967, on TV Tupi's telenovela Angústia de amar.
Thiré died on October 9, 2020, aged 77, of Parkinson's disease.
Career
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1962Cinco vezes Favela(segments "Zé da cachorra" and "Pedreira de São Diego")1962Os Mendigosassistant director1964Os Fuzisassistant director1965Society em Baby-doll1965Crônica da Cidade Amada(segment "Aventura Carioca")1966ArrastãoMarcos1968O Diabo Mora no SangueIndiandirector1969O Bravo Guerreiro1973Como nos livrar do saco1974Ainda Agarro esta VizinhaTatá1975Eu Dou o que ela Gosta1976O Ibraim do Subúrbio(segment "Ibrahim do Subúrbio")1979Muito PrazerAquino1982Luz del Fuego1988Fábula de la Bella Palomera1991Manobra RadicalDr. Bernardo1991Caccia Allo Scorpione D'oro1991Per sempreNelson Alberti1994Mil e uma1995O QuatrilhoPadre Gentile1998Caminho dos Sonhos2000Cronicamente InviávelLuís2001Sonhos TropicaisPresidente Rodrigues Alves2003Harmada2006Didi, o Caçador de TesourosDr. Samuel Walker2009Bela Noite para VoarMarechal Henrique Teixeira Lott2009DestinoDr. Amâncio
Television YearTitleRoleChannel1967Angústia de AmarRogerRede Tupi1974O EspigãoSilveirinhaRede Globo1975EscaladaPascoalCaso EspecialEpisode: A Ilha do Espaço1976Duas VidasTomásPlaneta dos HomensUnknown1979Malu MulherEpisode: Ainda não é Hora (Doctor)1982Sol de VerãoVirgílio1983ChampagneLúcio1986Roda de FogoMário Liberato1988SassaricandoSão Sinfrônio1989O Salvador da PátriaLauro BrancatoTop ModelAlex Kundera1992Pedra sobre PedraKléber Vilares1993Cupido ElectrónicoRealizadorRTP1RenascerDelegado OlavoRede Globo199474.5 - Uma Onda no ArÁlvaroRede Manchete1995A Próxima VítimaAdalberto VasconcelosRede Globo1996Quem É Você?Túlio1997ZazáDorival (Doc)1998LabirintoErnestoMalhaçãoHenrique Otávio (H.O.)2000A MuralhaDom Bartolomeu Fernandes2001Os MaiasJacob CohenA PadroeiraCapitão Antunes2003KubanacanSenador Ramirez2004CelebridadeDr. Filipe2005Zorra Totalvarious2006Cidadão BrasileiroJúlio JordãoRede Record2007Vidas OpostasMário Carvalho2009Poder ParaleloArmando Orlim2012MáscarasEduardo Sotero2013Se Eu Fosse VocêSr. AlbuquerqueFox Brasil(final appearance)
Stage YearTitle2002Variações Enigmáticas2006O Último Suspiro da Palmeira2011A Lição (Governanta Maria) & A Cantora Careca (Sr. Smith)
References
External links
Relação completa das peças nas quais Cecil Thiré participou, como ator e diretor Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural - verbete Cecil Thiré Entrevista a Isto É Gente Cecil Thiré na Paixão de Cristo Teledramaturgia