Badaró
Portuguese actor and comedian (1933-2008)
Manlio Hedair Badaró (April 23, 1933 – November 1, 2008) was a Brazilian-Portuguese actor and comedian.
Biography
Born in Brazil, Badaró moved to Portugal in 1957. He came over as part of the comedy group "Brasileira Fogo no Pandeiro." Once he restarted his career in Portugal he started to appear in several plays including "Empresta-me o teu apartamento" with actress Alina Vaz.
During an interview in May 2008 Badaró said "I have so many health problems that they have lost count: suffered a heart attack, a stroke, had a lymphoma and now I have discovered another cancer". Badaró died of stomach cancer on November 1, 2008.
“Badaró” enters the record as portuguese actor and comedian (1933-2008). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Badaró, Portuguese and actor can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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