Oswaldo Louzada (Rio de Janeiro, 12 April 1912 — Rio de Janeiro, 22 February 2008) was a Brazilian actor. He was also known as Louzadinha.
Biography Louzada was born in Rio de Janeiro on April 12, 1912. He began working on the Radio Panamericana radio drama, under the direction of Oduvaldo Viana in 1944. Louzada also filmed two Brazilian movies in 1944, Gente Honesta and É Proibido Sonhar.
Louzada did not begin working in television until 1971. His telenovela credits included Estúpido Cupido (Stupid Cupid), Locomotivas and Vamp. He also appeared in a number of miniseries, including Engraçadinha, O Primo Basílio and O Tempo e o Vento.
In 2003, Louzada was cast in the popular Brazilian telenovela Mulheres Apaixonadas. He portrayed the elderly character, Leopoldo Duarte, who was married to Flora de Souza Duarte, played by fellow Brazilian actress Carmen Silva. The elderly couple in Mulheres Apaixonadas were often mistreated by their granddaughter, Dóris de Souza Duarte, who was portrayed by actress Regiane Alves. Louzada's role on Mulheres Apaixonadas earned him a good deal of fame throughout the country.
Oswaldo Louzada's last role in television was in the program Sob Nova Direção. Louzada, who was a smoker, suffered from several chronic health problems during his final years, including hypertension, lung cancer and heart problems. He died at the Hospital Copa D'Or in Rio de Janeiro of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome on February 22, 2008, at the age of 95. He had been hospitalized for treatment since February 6, 2008. He was buried at the São João Batista Cemetery in Rio de Janeiro.
Actress Carmen Silva, who played Louzada's television wife on the Mulheres Apaixonadas telenovela, also died of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, the same disorder which afflicted Louzada, two months later on April 21, 2008.
Partial filmography
1944: É Proibido Sonhar 1944: Gente Honesta 1948: Uma Luz na Estrada 1948: Minas Conspiracy 1954: É Proibido Beijar 1955: Mãos Sangrentas .... Rat 1955: Leonora of the Seven Seas 1956: Rio Fantasia 1957: Rico Ri à Toa 1962: O Assalto ao Trem Pagador .... Miguel's tenant 1962: Esse Rio Que Eu Amo .... (segment "A Morte da Porta-Estandarte") 1963: Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes .... Gabiró 1964: Lampião, O Rei do Cangaço 1965: Viagem aos Seios de Duília 1965: Crônica da Cidade Amada .... (segment "A Morena e o Louro") 1970: Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis 1971: Bandeira 2 (TV Series) .... Lupa Papa-Defunto 1975: Guerra Conjugal .... João Corno 1975: Escalada (TV Series) .... Galbino 1976: Estúpido Cupido (TV Series) .... Guimarães 1977: Locomotivas (TV Series) .... Chico Rico 1978: Pecado Rasgado (TV Series) .... Bilu 1979: Cabocla (TV Series) .... Felício 1981: Brilhante (TV Series) .... Leonel 1982: Final Feliz (TV Series) .... Olegário 1983: Champagne (TV Series) .... Aristides 1985: O Tempo e o Vento (TV Series) .... Florêncio (the old one) 1986: Hipertensão (TV Series) .... priest Vicente 1988: O Primo Basílio (TV Mini-Series) .... Cunha Rosado 1989: Pacto de Sangue (TV Series) .... General Tóti 1990: Desejo (TV Mini-Series) .... Erico Coelho 1991: Vamp (TV Series) .... priest Eusébio 1995: Cara & Coroa (TV Series) .... priest (special guest) 1995: Engraçadinha... Seus Amores e Seus Pecados (TV Mini-Series) 1996: A Casa de Açúcar 2000: Uga-Uga (TV Series) .... Moretti 2002: O Quinto dos Infernos (TV Mini-Series) .... Alencastro 2003: Mulheres Apaixonadas (TV Series) .... Leopoldo de Sousa Duarte 2003: Zorra Total (TV Series)
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