Costinha (humorist) explained

Costinha
Pseudonym:Costinha
Birth Name:Lírio Mário da Costa
Native Name Lang:por
Birth Date:24 March 1923
Birth Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Death Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Resting Place:Cemitério de São João Batista, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Medium:Stand-up comedy, film, television
Years Active:1950–1995
Genre:Insult comedy, surreal humor, satire
Subject:Sexuality
Brazilian, Portuguese, and Japanese people; black people; drunkenness; Catholic Church; politics
Children:4
Notable Works:Seu Mazarito in Escolinha do Professor Raimundo

Lírio Mário da Costa (Rio de Janeiro, 24 March 1923 — Rio de Janeiro, 15 September 1995), better known as Costinha, was a Brazilian comedian and actor.[1]

Biography

Born in the neighborhood of Vila Isabel, in the city of Rio de Janeiro,[2] then federal capital of Brazil, Costinha came from an artistic family: his father was a circus clown, called Bocó, whom he would meet only as an adult when his father was in an retirement home.[3] The childhood in circus would influence the trajectory of the comedian in a definitive way. However, the stable situation of the family changed when he turned thirteen, and his father left. Being still a minor, even though he had learned some secrets of the clown business from his father, Costinha had to give up his artistic vocation and find a job. He worked as a courier, botequim's waiter, shoeshiner, and Jogo do Bicho announcer. This conviviality alongside urban and often marginal Rio de Janeiro people of the 1940s would be very important in the characters later portrayed by the comedian.

In 1942, he was employed as a janitor of Rádio Tamoio.[4] In this radio station, after amusing his co-workers making imitations of homosexuals, he was given a chance to act, being a radio actor in important programs of the time like Cadeira de Barbeiro, Recruta 23, and even in the first radio version of Escolinha do Professor Raimundo. He was part of the cast of major radio stations such as Record and Rádio Mayrink Veiga. He was also a comedian at the Teatro de Revista, both in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

Then he would become a national star by his obscene jokes and famous "faggot" imitations. Costinha participated in several advertisements, including those of the Lottery of the State of Rio de Janeiro (where he came to be directed by Cacá Diegues from the Cinema Novo).[5] He released various humor vinyl records in the 1970s and 1980s, like O Peru da Festa trilogy with the CID Entertainment label. They all came with a painted border with the sentence "Prohibited the public execution and sale for those under 21 years old", not only for the obscene jokes, but for the suggestive covers. In the first volume of O Peru da Festa, Costinha seemed to be naked, with a table covering his private parts and a roasted turkey being served over it.

At the movies, his participation has been intense since the 1950s. He began by participating in films like Agüenta Firme, Izidoro, a comedy; Anjo do Lôdo, an adaptation of the book Lucíola written by José de Alencar; and O Rei do Samba, biography of the legendary samba composer Sinhô. He played secondary roles and cameos in chanchadas with actors like Wilson Gray, Wilson Viana, Zé Trindade and so many others of that generation. Sometimes he was a bandit (De Pernas pro Ar) or even a newspaper photographer (É de Chuá!).

With the arrival of more ambitious and supposedly intellectual cinematic movements of Glauber Rocha and its pairs, the space of comedians originating from the chanchada went to the television. Comedians such as Oscarito, Grande Otelo, and Ankito were without the cinema and without the stardom of before. In the 1960s, very few comedies or popular films were made in Brazil compared to the previous decade. An exception is a cycle of crime and Nazi exploitation films. In the case of Costinha, he went to television premiering on TV Excelsior.

In the 1970s the cinema is popular again and brings the old comedians back to the screens. Costinha returns acting in urban films (Como Ganhar na Loteria sem Perder a Esportiva), homages to the chanchada (Salário Mínimo), films about the youth (Amor em Quatro Tempos – História 1) or even pornochanchadas (Histórias Que Nossas Babás não Contavam). He also began to be the protagonist of films, as in O Libertino, O Homem de Seis Milhões de Cruzeiros contra as Panteras, Costinha, o Rei da Selva, Costinha e o King Mong, and As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé.

He has performed in several plays and TV shows, such as Apertura on Rede Tupi, Aperte o Cinto and Domingo de Graça on Rede Manchete, Costinha em 3 Atos e ½ on SBT, Planeta dos Homens, Os Trapalhões, and Chico Anysio Show on Rede Globo. His last role was as "Seu Mazarito" (a homage to Mazzaropi and Oscarito) in the Escolinha do Professor Raimundo TV show.

On 4 September 1995, Costinha was admitted to the Pan-Americano Hospital, in Rio de Janeiro, with shortness of breath, and died on the 15th of the same month at 72 years of age of pulmonary emphysema. He was buried in the Cemitério de São João Batista, in Rio de Janeiro. He was first married to Irani Pereira da Costa, with whom he had four natural daughters, and was secondly married with Amor Laurette Guzzardi, with whom he had three stepchildren.[6]

Works

Discography

Theatrical performances

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982Homem sem HIt premiered on 6 May 1982 at the Teatro Cenarte. The script was written by Costinha and Emanuel Rodrigues. Costinha was also part of the cast.
1984Do lampião de gás ao abajur lilásPresented from 4 April 1984 to 2 September 1984 at the Teatro das Nações (Sala Oscarito).

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978Praça da AlegriaBroadcast by Rede Globo
1980AberturaBroadcast by TV Tupi
1981Planeta dos HomensFriar PaulinoBroadcast by Rede Globo
1982Costinha em 3 Atos e ½Broadcast by SBT
1986Aperte o CintoBroadcast by Rede Manchete
1987Domingo de GraçaSeu Palitinho and othersBroadcast by Rede Manchete
1988Praça BrasilBroadcast by Rede Bandeirantes
1989A Praça é NossaBroadcast by SBT
1990–1995Escolinha do Professor RaimundoSeu Mazarito/Professor AmadeuBroadcast by Rede Globo
1991–1994Os TrapalhõesBroadcast by Rede Globo

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1950Agüenta Firme, IzidoroBakerCredited as Mário Costa[7]
1951Anjo do LôdoManecoCredited as Mário Costa[8]
1952O Rei do Samba[9]
1954Carnaval em Caxias[10]
1954Marujo por Acaso[11]
1954Angu de Caroço[12]
1954Mãos SangrentasBahiaCredited as Mário Costa[13]
1955O Rei do Movimento[14]
1955O Diamante[15]
1956Com Água na Bôca[16] Bonifácio
1956Sai de Baixo[17]
1957Canjerê[18]
1957Com Jeito Vai[19] Corporal Tripa
1957De Pernas pro Ar[20] Mindinho
1958É de Chuá![21] Photographer
1958E o Bicho não Deu[22] Frederico
1958Minha Sogra é da Polícia[23] Evaristo
1958Sherlock de Araque[24] Deodato
1959Massagista de Madame[25]
1960Entrei de Gaiato[26] Bolota
1961O Viúvo Alegre[27] Anastacius
1961O Dono da Bola[28] Arquibaldo
1966007 1/2 no Carnaval[29] Zé Cotia
1966Nudista à Força[30]
1967Carnaval Barra Limpa[31]
1968As Três Mulheres de Casanova[32] MessengerGuest appearance
1968As Aventuras de Chico Valente[33] CangaceiroGuest appearance
1969Golias contra o Homem das Bolinhas[34] Dentist FortunatoGuest appearance
1970Amor em Quatro Tempos – História 1[35]
1970Salário Mínimo[36] JudgeGuest appearance
1971Cômicos…+ Cômicos…[37] Sergeant Firefighter
1971Como Ganhar na Loteria sem Perder a Esportiva[38] Jasmim
1971Jesus Cristo Eu Estou Aqui[39] Father Pedro
1971Tô na Tua, Ô Bicho[40] Mocotó
1973O Libertino[41] Commander Emanuel
1975O Homem de Seis Milhões de Cruzeiros contra as Panteras[42] Rabbit
1976Costinha, o Rei da Selva[43] Himself
1977Costinha e o King Mong[44] King of the Jungle
1978As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé[45] Robinson Crusoe
1979Histórias Que Nossas Babás não Contavam[46] Hunter
1991Inspetor Faustão e o Mallandro: A Missão (Primeira e Única)[47] SuperintendentGuest appearance
1995O MandarimCredited as Lírio Mário da Costa Filho[48]

Books

References

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. News: 15 September 2007 . Arquivo G1: Costinha morreu há 12 anos . G1 . Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. . G1 Files: Costinha died 12 years ago . Portuguese . 29 May 2019.
  2. News: 15 de setembro de 1995 – Costinha faz o Brasil chorar . Jansen . Thiago . 15 September 2009 . Jornal do Brasil . 15 September 1995 – Costinha makes Brazil cry . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20111218152741/http://www.jblog.com.br/hojenahistoria.php?itemid=15594 . 18 December 2011 . 4 June 2019.
  3. News: Humorista Costinha morre aos 72 no Rio . Folha de S. Paulo . Empresa Folha da Manhã S/A . 16 September 1995 . The humorist Costinha dies at 72 in Rio . Portuguese . 4 June 2019 . limited.
  4. News: Internautas e fãs prestam homenagem a Costinha no 15º aniversário de morte do humorista . Brandão . Lívia . 16 September 2010 . O Globo . Infoglobo Comunicação e Participações S.A. . Netizens and fans pay tribute to Costinha on the 15th anniversary of the death of the comedian . Portuguese . 4 June 2019.
  5. News: 21 November 1991 . Raspadinha da Loterj chega com Costinha . Lottery of the State of Rio de Janeiro scratchcard is released with Costinha . Portuguese . Cidade . Jornal do Brasil . 227 . Brazilian National Library Foundation . 3 . Rio de Janeiro . 21 August 2019 . Biblioteca Nacional . With his juggling and faces, Costinha repeated scenes from the advertising film directed by filmmaker Cacá Diegues….
  6. News: Costinha, comediante das caretas e palavrões, foi censurado pela ditadura . 23 March 2018 . O Globo . Infoglobo Comunicação e Participações S.A. . Costinha, comedian of faces and swearing, was censored by the dictatorship . Portuguese . 9 June 2019.
  7. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - AGÜENTA FIRME, IZIDORO . . FILMOGRAPHY - AGÜENTA FIRME, IZIDORO . Portuguese . 29 May 2019.
  8. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - ANJO DO LÔDO . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - ANJO DO LÔDO . Portuguese . 29 May 2019 . 5 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705191306/http://bases.cinemateca.gov.br/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&base=filmografia&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=ID=013857&format=detailed.pft#1 . dead .
  9. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - O REI DO SAMBA . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - O REI DO SAMBA . Portuguese . 29 May 2019.
  10. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - CARNAVAL EM CAXIAS . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - O REI DO SAMBA . Portuguese . 29 May 2019.
  11. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - MARUJO POR ACASO . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - MARUJO POR ACASO . Portuguese . 29 May 2019.
  12. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - ANGU DE CAROÇO . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - ANGU DE CAROÇO . Portuguese . 29 May 2019 . 8 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808120238/http://bases.cinemateca.gov.br/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&base=FILMOGRAFIA&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=ID=021157&format=detailed.pft#1 . dead .
  13. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - MÃOS SANGRENTAS . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - MÃOS SANGRENTAS . Portuguese . 29 May 2019.
  14. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - O REI DO MOVIMENTO . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - O REI DO MOVIMENTO . Portuguese . 29 May 2019.
  15. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - O DIAMANTE . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - O DIAMANTE . Portuguese . 29 May 2019.
  16. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - COM ÁGUA NA BÔCA . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - COM ÁGUA NA BÔCA . Portuguese . 29 May 2019 . 19 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120811/http://bases.cinemateca.gov.br/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&base=FILMOGRAFIA&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=ID=014017&format=detailed.pft#1 . dead .
  17. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - SAI DE BAIXO . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - SAI DE BAIXO . Portuguese . 29 May 2019.
  18. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - CANJERÊ . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - CANJERÊ . Portuguese . 29 May 2019.
  19. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - COM JEITO VAI . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - COM JEITO VAI . Portuguese . 29 May 2019 . 2 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202055921/http://bases.cinemateca.gov.br/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&base=FILMOGRAFIA&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=ID=010960&format=detailed.pft#1 . dead .
  20. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - DE PERNAS PRO AR . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - DE PERNAS PRO AR . Portuguese . 29 May 2019.
  21. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - É DE CHUÁ! . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - É DE CHUÁ! . Portuguese . 29 May 2019.
  22. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - E O BICHO NÃO DEU . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - E O BICHO NÃO DEU . Portuguese . 29 May 2019.
  23. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - MINHA SOGRA É DA POLÍCIA . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - MINHA SOGRA É DA POLÍCIA . Portuguese . 29 May 2019.
  24. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - SHERLOCK DE ARAQUE . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - SHERLOCK DE ARAQUE . Portuguese . 29 May 2019.
  25. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - MASSAGISTA DE MADAME . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - MASSAGISTA DE MADAME . Portuguese . 29 May 2019.
  26. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - ENTREI DE GAIATO . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - ENTREI DE GAIATO . Portuguese . 29 May 2019.
  27. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - O VIÚVO ALEGRE . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - O VIÚVO ALEGRE . Portuguese . 29 May 2019.
  28. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - O DONO DA BOLA . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - O DONO DA BOLA . Portuguese . 29 May 2019 . 29 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200629115903/http://bases.cinemateca.gov.br/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&base=FILMOGRAFIA&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=ID=009342&format=detailed.pft#1 . dead .
  29. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - 007 1/2 NO CARNAVAL . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - 007 1/2 NO CARNAVAL . Portuguese . 29 May 2019 . 16 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210116075805/http://bases.cinemateca.gov.br/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&base=FILMOGRAFIA&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=ID=015310&format=detailed.pft#1 . dead .
  30. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - NUDISTA À FORÇA . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - NUDISTA À FORÇA . Portuguese . 29 May 2019.
  31. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - CARNAVAL BARRA LIMPA . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - NUDISTA À FORÇA . Portuguese . 29 May 2019 . 16 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210116094400/http://bases.cinemateca.gov.br/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&base=FILMOGRAFIA&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=ID=017016&format=detailed.pft#1 . dead .
  32. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - AS TRES MULHERES DE CASANOVA . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - AS TRES MULHERES DE CASANOVA . Portuguese . 29 May 2019.
  33. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - AS AVENTURAS DE CHICO VALENTE . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - AS AVENTURAS DE CHICO VALENTE . Portuguese . 29 May 2019.
  34. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - GOLIAS CONTRA O HOMEM DAS BOLINHAS . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - GOLIAS CONTRA O HOMEM DAS BOLINHAS . Portuguese . 29 May 2019 . 29 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200629092200/http://bases.cinemateca.gov.br/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&base=FILMOGRAFIA&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=ID=014874&format=detailed.pft#1 . dead .
  35. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - AMOR EM QUATRO TEMPOS - HISTÓRIA 1 . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - AMOR EM QUATRO TEMPOS - STORY 1 . Portuguese . 29 May 2019.
  36. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - SALÁRIO MÍNIMO . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - SALÁRIO MÍNIMO . Portuguese . 29 May 2019 .
  37. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - CÔMICOS…+ CÔMICOS… . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - CÔMICOS…+ CÔMICOS… . Portuguese . 4 June 2019.
  38. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - COMO GANHAR NA LOTERIA SEM PERDER A ESPORTIVA . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - COMO GANHAR NA LOTERIA SEM PERDER A ESPORTIVA . Portuguese . 4 June 2019 .
  39. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - JESUS CRISTO EU ESTOU AQUI . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - JESUS CRISTO EU ESTOU AQUI . Portuguese . 4 June 2019.
  40. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - TÔ NA TUA, Ô BICHO . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - TÔ NA TUA, Ô BICHO . Portuguese . 4 June 2019.
  41. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - O LIBERTINO . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - O LIBERTINO . Portuguese . 4 June 2019 . 9 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200809052352/http://bases.cinemateca.gov.br/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&base=FILMOGRAFIA&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=ID=011823&format=detailed.pft#1 . dead .
  42. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - O HOMEM DE SEIS MILHÕES DE CRUZEIROS CONTRA AS PANTERAS . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - O HOMEM DE SEIS MILHÕES DE CRUZEIROS CONTRA AS PANTERAS . Portuguese . 4 June 2019 .
  43. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - COSTINHA, O REI DA SELVA . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - COSTINHA, O REI DA SELVA . Portuguese . 4 June 2019.
  44. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - COSTINHA E O KING MONG . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - COSTINHA E O KING MONG . Portuguese . 4 June 2019 . 12 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190412115025/http://bases.cinemateca.gov.br/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&base=FILMOGRAFIA&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=ID=024869&format=detailed.pft#1 . dead .
  45. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - AS AVENTURAS DE ROBINSON CRUSOÉ . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - AS AVENTURAS DE ROBINSON CRUSOÉ . Portuguese . 4 June 2019.
  46. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - HISTÓRIAS QUE NOSSAS BABÁS NÃO CONTAVAM . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - HISTÓRIAS QUE NOSSAS BABÁS NÃO CONTAVAM . Portuguese . 4 June 2019.
  47. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - INSPETOR FAUSTÃO E O MALLANDRO : A MISSÃO (PRIMEIRA E ÚNICA) . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - INSPETOR FAUSTÃO E O MALLANDRO : A MISSÃO (PRIMEIRA E ÚNICA) . Portuguese . 4 June 2019 . 22 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211222004812/http://bases.cinemateca.gov.br/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&base=FILMOGRAFIA&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=ID=016476&format=detailed.pft#1 . dead .
  48. Web site: FILMOGRAFIA - O MANDARIM . Cinemateca Brasileira . FILMOGRAPHY - O MANDARIM . Portuguese . 4 June 2019.

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