Paulo José

Brazilian actor (1937-2021)

Paulo José Gómez de Souza (20 March 1937 – 11 August 2021) was a Brazilian actor and filmmaker. He was born in Lavras do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. His career began in 1965 and he retired in 2018. He was known for playing the priest in The Priest and the Girl (1966), white Macunaíma in Macunaíma (1969) and Vladimir in The Clown (2011).

In 1992, José was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. He died on 11 August 2021 from pneumonia in Rio de Janeiro, aged 84.[1]

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  1. "Paulo José, ícone do cinema, do teatro e da TV, morre aos 84 anos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-08-11.