| Pedro Lima | |
| Birth Date: | 1971 4, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Luanda, Portuguese Angola, Portugal |
| Death Place: | Cascais e Estoril, Cascais, Portugal |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Partner: | Patrícia Piloto Anna Westerlund |
| Children: | 5 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Pedro Manuel Barata de Macedo Lima (20 April 1971 – 20 June 2020) was a Portuguese-Angolan actor, appearing in telenovelas in Portugal. He was also an Olympic swimmer.[1] [2]
He represented Angola in 1988 and 1992 at the Summer Olympics.
Lima participated in several swimming contests but never advanced past preliminaries. In 1988, he was disqualified from the Men's 50 m freestyle, finished 62nd in the Men's 100 m freestyle, 42nd in the Men's 100 m butterfly. In 1992, Lima finished 43rd in the Men's 50 m freestyle and 53rd in the Men's 100 m butterfly. Lima also won a gold and bronze medal at the 1991 All-Africa Games, he won the gold medal in the Men's 50 m freestyle and a bronze in the Men's 100 m butterfly[3]
As of 2018, Lima held two national records for Angola the 50 m freestyle record set at the 1991 All-Africa Games of 23.98 seconds and the 100 m backstroke record of 59.30 seconds.
After being invited to host a TV show about cinema called Magacine, he had roles in Portuguese soap operas like O Último Beijo, Ninguém como Tu, Fala-me de Amor, Ilha dos Amores and A Outra. He also starred in the 2009 movie Second Life.
Lima was partner of model Anna Westerlund, with whom he had four children. He also had an adult son from a previous relationship with Patrícia Piloto.[4]
On 20 June 2020, Lima's body was found at in Cascais, in what appeared to have been a suicide. He reportedly sent out farewell messages to two acquaintances earlier on this day.[5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Trânsito Local | João | ||
| 2006 | The Botanist | |||
| 2009 | El Contrato | Peter Oliveira / Shade | ||
| 2009 | Second Life | Luca | ||
| 2009 | Perpétua | |||
| 2013 | Quarta Divisão | Dono Agência | ||
| 2014 | Eclipse em Portugal | Pastor | ||
| 2015 | A Uma Hora Incerta | Jasmim | ||
| 2019 | O Homem Cordial | Vitor | ||
| 2019 | Congo: No Caminho das Trevas | Afonso Ferreira | Short film |