
Vagareza
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-05-02
Day of Death
1997-04-18 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Vagareza
Biography
Vagareza, the stage name of Hamílton Augusto (Rio de Janeiro, May 2, 1928 – São Paulo, April 18, 1997), was a Brazilian comedian.
Vagareza worked in theater, film, and television with great success in the 1950s and 1960s. He starred in the first production of "Escolinha do Professor Raimundo." Vagareza was married to actress and dancer Siwa, with whom he had a daughter, Vânia. The couple founded the Siwa Ballet in São Paulo in 1968. In the 1970s, he edited the Jornal do Ballet in São Paulo.
Known For
Acting
(1965)
Crônica da Cidade Amada
as Passarinho (episódio "Aventura Carioca")
(1963)
(1963)
(1961)
Quanto Mais Samba Melhor
as Bebeto
(1959)