Valter Santos

Valter Borges dos Santos (16 October 1954 – 24 December 2013) was a Brazilian actor, best known for his work in television, specifically his role as the slave overseer Bruno in the 1986 TV drama serie Sinhá Moça (Little Missy) and as Colonel Werneck in the TV miniseries O Brado Retumbante.

Career Santos studied at the National Conservatory Theatre in Rio de Janeiro. Acted in several plays, such as "Hair" and "The Week" for which he was awarded by APCA. He was also present in TV series like " O Fim do Mundo ", " O Salvador da Pátria ", " O Outro ", "Sinha Girl", "Roque Santeiro" (1975 and 1985 ) and in mini series like " Amazônia - De Galvez a Chico Mendes ", "Abolição", " República ", and "Grande Sertão Veredas". He also made voiceovers for the Brazilian version of "Knights of the Zodiac" as Jamian Crow and Camus of Aquarius. He appeared in film movies like " Deixa, Amorzinho...Deixa " (1975), " Mulheres do Cais" (1979) and " O Menino da Porteira " (2009). His last major role was as Colonel Werneck in 2012, before he directed and eventually narrated episodes of National Geographic Society in 2013 in Portuguese.

Death Valter Santos died on 24 December 2013, of a sudden heart attack.

Work

1975: Roque Santeiro (TV Series) .... Luizão 1975: Deixa, Amorzinho...Deixa 1977: Um Sol Maior (TV Series) .... Sala (Salatiel Jr.) 1978: O Direito de Nascer (TV Series) .... priest 1978: Aritana (TV Series) .... Ramalho 1978: João Brasileiro, o Bom Baiano (TV Series) .... Glauco 1979: Mulheres do Cais .... Dante 1980: Cavalo Amarelo (TV Series) .... Alemão 1981: Rosa Baiana (TV Series) 1982: Pic Nic Classe C (TV Series) .... Mauro 1982: Destino (TV Series) .... Seu Apolônio 1982: A Leoa (TV Series) .... Hugo 1983: A Ponte do Amor (TV Series) 1985: Roque Santeiro (TV Series) .... gunman 1985: Grande Sertão: Veredas (TV Mini-Series) .... Alaripe 1986: Sinhá Moça (TV Series) .... overseer Bruno 1987: O Outro (TV Series) .... Melo Mendonça 1988: Abolição (TV Mini-Series) .... José do Patrocínio 1989: O Salvador da Pátria (TV Series) .... Jaime 1989: República (TV Mini-Series) .... José do Patrocínio 1990: Pantanal (TV Series) .... Matador 1994: 74.5 - Uma Onda no Ar (TV Series) .... Stallone 1994: Knights of the Zodiac (TV Series) .... Jamian de Corvo and Camus de Aquário 1996: O Fim do Mundo (TV Series) .... Juvenal 1997: Mandacaru (TV Series) .... Avelós 2000: Marcas da Paixão (TV Series) .... Valtinho 2001: Amor e Ódio (TV Series) .... Ezequiel 2006: Cidadão Brasileiro (TV Series) .... Décio Leão 2007: Amazônia - De Galvez a Chico Mendes (TV Series) .... Nilo 2009: O Menino da Porteira .... João Só 2010: Força-Tarefa (TV Series) .... Colonel Lucena 2012: O Brado Retumbante (TV Mini-Series) .... Colonel Werneck 2014: ABCs of Death 2 .... (segment "J") (final film role)