Ney Latorraca

Antonio Ney Latorraca (27 July 1944 – 26 December 2024) was a Brazilian actor.

Life and career Ney Latorraca was born on 27 July 1944 in the port city of Santos, São Paulo state, to Alfredo, a casino crooner, and Nena, a showgirl who performed in casinos. Actor Grande Otelo was his godfather, and he grew up in an artistic environment. Two years after his birth, casinos were forbidden in Brazil by a presidential decree, and his family thus lost their primary means of survival. As a result, his parents decided to move to São Paulo. His mother became a house wife and his father got a job at Rádio Record.

Latorraca started his acting career early. At six, he made an appearance on a radio series by Rádio Record. At nine, he made his first appearance on a TV programme, in the miniseries Alô, Doçura by Rede Tupi. In 1957 his family moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he continued his studies.

In 1964, Ney took part on his first play, "Pluft, O Fantasminha" written by Maria Clara Machado and directed by Serafim Gonzales. From that moment on, he decided that he would be a famous actor. His first professional opportunity came in the next year, when he was selected to join the cast of the play Reportagem de um Tempo Mau, a criticism of the military dictatorship that was ruling the country. The play was presented only once, being subsequently banned by the Federal Censorship and the whole cast arrested for a few days. Soon after, Latorraca moved back to Santos and participated in several amateur plays with the theatre group of the Faculty of Philosophy of Santos. The play originated a motion picture, Irma Vap – O Retorno (2006), also interpreted by the two actors.

Latorraca was in a relationship for over 20 years with fellow actor Edi Botelho. Latorraca died from prostate cancer in Rio de Janeiro on 26 December 2024, at the age of 80.

Works Television 1968 – Beto Rockfeller 1969 – Super Plá 1972 – Quero Viver 1972 – Dom Camilo e Seus Cabeludos 1972 – Eu e a Moto 1973 – Vidas Marcadas 1973 – Venha Ver o Sol na Estrada 1974 – Escalada – Felipe 1975 – O Grito – Sérgio 1976 – Estúpido Cupido – Mederix 1977 – Sem Lenço, sem Documento – Marco 1978 – Saudade Não Tem Idade 1978 – Dancin' Days 1979 – Malu Mulher 1979 – Plantão de Polícia 1979 – Aplauso, Como Matar um Playboy 1980 – O Bem Amado 1980 – Chega Mais – Jonas 1980 – Coração Alado – Leandro Serrano 1982 – Caso Verdade, O Menino dos Milagres – Antoninho da Rocha Marmo 1982 – Elas por Elas – Porteiro do motel 1982 – Avenida Paulista – Sérgio 1983 – Eu Prometo – Albano 1984 – Anarquistas, Graças a Deus – Ernesto Gattai 1984 – Rabo de Saia – Quequé 1984 – Partido Alto – Escadinha 1985 – Grande Sertão: Veredas – Father Ponte 1985 – Um Sonho a Mais – Antônio Carlos Volpone/Anabela Freire/Augusto Melo Sampaio/Dr. Nilo Peixe/André Silva 1986 – Memórias de um Gigolô – Esmeraldo 1988 – TV Pirata – Barbosa 1990 – Brasileiras e Brasileiros – Brás Cubas 1991 – Vamp – Vlad 1994 – Éramos Seis – Sorriso Tavinho 1995 – Casa do Terror 1997 – Zazá – Silas Vadan 1999 – Você Decide, Madame Sussu 2000 – O Cravo e a Rosa – Cornélio Valente 2001 – Brava Gente – Raul 2001 – Sítio do Picapau Amarelo – Baron Munchausen 2002 – O Beijo do Vampiro – Nosferatu 2003 – A Casa das Sete Mulheres – Araújo Ribeiro 2004 – Da Cor do Pecado – Eduardo Campos Sodré (Edu) 2005 – Bang Bang – Aquarius Lane 2007 – O Sistema – Nicolas Katedref 2007 – Faça Sua História – Pai Creuzo 2008 – Casos e Acasos – Walmor 2008 – Negócio da China – Edmar Silvestre 2010 – S.O.S. Emergência – Dr. Solano 2011 – A Grande Família – Fred Marques 2013 – Alexandre e Outros Heróis – Alexandre

Cinema 1969 – Audácia: A Fúria dos Desejos 1973 – A Noite do Desejo – Toninho 1974 – Sedução 1976 – Deixa Amorzinho... Deixa – Dino/Dalma 1976 – Anchieta, José do Brasil – Anchieta 1978 – O Grande Desbum 1979 – Uma Estranha História de Amor – Daniel 1981 – O Beijo no Asfalto – Arandir 1982 – Heart and Guts – priest 1984 – A Mulher do Atirador de Facas 1985 – Ópera do Malandro – Tigrão 1986 – Ele, o Boto – Rufino 1987 – A Fábula da Bela Palomera – Orestes 1989 – Festa – Actor 1994 – Dente Por Dente 1995 – Brevíssimas Histórias da Gente de Santos 1995 – Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil – Jean-Baptiste Debret 1996 – For All – o Trampolim da Vitória 2001 – Minha Vida em Suas Mãos – Analyst 2003 – Viva Sapato! – Claudionor 2004 – O Diabo a Quatro – Senator Heitor Furtado 2006 – Irma Vap – o Retorno – Darci/Odete Lopes 2009 – Topografia de Um Desnudo – Manoel

Theater 1965 – Reportagem de Um Tempo Mau 1970 – Hair 1972 – Jesus Christ Superstar 1973 – Bodas de Sangue 1975 – A Mandrágora 1983 – King Lear 1986/97 – The Mystery of Irma Vep 1994 – O Médico e o Monstro 1995 – Don Juan 1996 – Quartett 1999 – O Martelo 2000 – 3 x Teatro 2011 – A Escola do Escândalo 2022 – Seu Neyla

Awards São Paulo Association of Art Critics (APCA) Troféu APCA (1984) (Best television actor) Contigo! Magazine Contigo! Award (1998) (Best villain, as Silas Vadan in Zazá)