Jailson Mendes

Jocione Mendonça (19 February 1970 – 29 June 2018), better known as Jailson Mendes and sometimes Pai de Família, was a Brazilian porn actor and YouTuber. He became an Internet meme for his performance in a pornographic film where he loudly moans the phrase "Ai, que delícia, cara" (literally "Oh, what a delight, man", or "Oh, that feels so good, man"). Retired due to health issues, Mendonça was invited to act in pornographic films while he was in São Paulo and ended up making three of them. Due to his acting style, along with his phrase, he became an Internet phenomenon. Although he initially feared the repercussions, Mendonça later became used to his popularity. To change his image as a pornographic actor, he created a channel on YouTube with videos about video games and cooking.

Mendonça died on 29 June 2018, from a heart attack. He was considered one of the greatest Brazilian memes and one of the icons of Brazilian gay pornography. Some used Mendonça's character as a prank in news programs.

Biography Personal life Jocione Mendonça was born in Iati on 19 February 1970. He studied until the fifth grade and moved to São Paulo at the age of seventeen. He worked as a production assistant, but due to muscular dystrophy in the spine region—a problem that led him to undergo surgery—and a chronic condition of kidney failure, he had to retire prematurely. Ícaro Studios produced the three films.

According to Karine Seimoha of iG, Mendonça reflected on his pornographic career, feeling that "it was all just a joke, made out of curiosity to see the erotic film industry up close", and made it clear that he never had any kind of relationship with Ícaro Studios. As for the nickname "Pai de Família" ("Family Man"), Mendonça explained that when he discovered he had become a meme, it already existed: "I believe they created it because of the way I was dressed in the movie. A family man who was in need and did that to support his family". In an interview, he declared that one of the ideas of the channel was "to show that being homosexual is not an aberration or disease. That a straight man can be friends with a gay man. And that a gay man doesn't have to act effeminate, talk high-pitched, like a woman". In April 2018, on the same show, a similar situation occurred with the presenter Carlos Tramontina, who read a question from a user named "Jailson Mendes".

Death On 29 June 2018, Mendonça suffered a heart attack and was taken to Planalto Hospital in São Paulo but died shortly thereafter. The news of his death was announced by family and friends. The following day, a note of condolence was posted on his official Twitter account, which, according to Gilmar Lopes of E-farsas, "left the internet in mourning".