| Pedro Cardoso | |
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| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation: | Actor, screenwriter, playwright, television director |
| Yearsactive: | 1982–present |
| Spouse: | |
| Children: | 3 |
| Relatives: | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (cousin) |
Pedro Cardoso Martins Moreira (born 31 December 1962) is a Brazilian actor, screenwriter, playwright and television director. He is best known for his role as Agostinho Carrara on the Rede Globo sitcom A Grande Família, for which he was nominated for an International Emmy Award for best actor.[1]
Pedro Cardoso was born in the Zona Sul area of Rio de Janeiro, the second of six children in a prominent family. His father was a well-succeed lawyer, while his grandfather was the president of Banco do Brasil. He is also a second cousin to Fernando Henrique Cardoso, a former President of Brazil.[2]
Cardoso left home when he was at 18 years due to "paternal guidance and youthful pride". He started to work on theaters as an illuminator.[2] Eventually, he debuted as a stage actor in 1980. In 1982, he debuted as playwright with Bar Doce Bar, a play co-authored by Felipe Pinheiro, in which Cardoso was also an actor. He received a Troféu Mambembe for best newcomer actor. Since then, he has directed and wrote several plays along with Pinheiro, and alone before Pinheiro's death, as well as acted in them.[3] He also worked in television as an actor, director and screenwriter.[4] He has also a career in cinema; working mostly as an actor, he co-wrote Lisbela e o Prisioneiro,[5] and produced Todo Mundo Tem Problemas Sexuais.[6]
He is the father of three girls. The first two, Luiza and Maria, were born to his former wife Maristela.[7] His youngest child is Mabel, which is the daughter to him and actress Graziella Moretto.[8]