Turíbio Ruiz (September 26, 1929 – July 25, 2020) was a Brazilian actor, television presenter, and radio presenter. His career as an actor and broadcaster spanned from the late 1940s to the early 2010s.
Biography Ruiz was born in Poá, São Paulo state. His father, Ramon Ruiz Lopes, had settled in Poá after immigrating to Brazil from Spain. Turíbio Ruiz's siblings included Ramon Ruiz Lopes Filho, a journalist.
Ruiz's career began as an announcer and broadcaster for Rádio Marabá in the late 1940s. He also worked as a radio and television broadcaster based in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo state. Additionally, he appeared as a voice actor in Brazilian films and television series.
Ruiz provided the Brazilian Portuguese voice performances for many foreign-language films, notably the roles of John the Baptist (Andre Gregory) in Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and Cole Carlin (Anthony James) in the 1974 film, High Plains Drifter, starring Clint Eastwood.
Ruiz's last credit was the Rede Globo telenovela in 2010. He portrayed Ruriá Karuê, an Indigenous Brazilian character, opposite Cléo Pires and Juca de Oliveira in the series.
Turíbio Ruiz died from a stroke in the city of São Paulo on July 25, 2020, at the age of 90. He was buried in the Municipal Cemetery of Poá, the city where he was born in 1929.
Ruiz had been married twice, including to the late actress , who died in 2004. He had three children.
Filmography
Television Year Title Character Notes 1955 Miguel Strogof Kim Llama 1957 Os Três Mosqueteiros Richelieu Pequeno Mundo de D. Camilo Bilo O Corcunda de Notre Dame Archdeacon 1958Os Miseráveis 1964 Ambição Otávio 1965 A Sombra do Passado Lúcio Marina João 1966 Redenção Alexandre 1968 O Santo Mestiço Tenório 1969 A Grande Mentira Heitor A Cabana do Pai Tomás Mr. Shelby 1979 Plantão de Polícia (Episode:Ligação Direta) 1980 Um Homem Muito Especial Jonathan 1981-1983 Alegria 81 Vários Personagens 1984 Corpo a Corpo Machado 1988 O Primo Basílio Vale Tudo Dr. Gomes 1989 Vida Nova Padre Antônio 1996 Sai de Baixo Tio Lico 1999 Ô... Coitado! Ubiratan 2002 Marisol Basílio 2004 Meu Cunhado Padre Pio 2007 O Profeta Padre A Diarista Afonso 2008 Desejo Proibido Arcebispo Dom Duarte 2009 Caminho das Índias Bába 2010 Araguaia Ruriá
Films Year Title Character 1956 O Sobrado Rodrigo Cambará1957 Dorinha no Soçaite Pai de Dorinha1958 O Grande Momento Fotógrafo Chão Bruto 1966 Riacho de Sangue Divino1969 Marcado Para o PerigoCorisco, o Diabo Loiro 1975 Cada um Dá o que Tem Mateus 1977 Tiradentes, o Mártir da Independência Mágoa de Boiadeiro VelhoAs Trapalhadas de Dom Quixote Dom Quixote Presídio de Mulheres Violentadas Diretor do Presídio1980 Na Estrada da Vida PedroO Jeca e a Égua Milagrosa Coronel Libório 1983 O Escândalo na Sociedade 1986 A Hora do Medo 1984 Padre Pedro e a Revolta das Crianças Prefeito Ênio Rodrigues2001 Urbania Seu Edmundo
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