- Born
- October 5, 1935
- Died
- August 12, 2021 (aged 85)
- Place of birth
- São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Also known as
- Tarcísio Pereira de Magalhães Sobrinho, タルチシオ・メイラ, 塔尔奇西奥·梅拉, 타르치시오 메이라
Biography
Tarcísio Pereira de Magalhães Sobrinho, better known as Tarcísio Meira (São Paulo, October 5, 1935 — São Paulo, August 12, 2021), was an award-winning Brazilian actor. Considered one of the greatest actors and heartthrobs of his generation, he marked an era with strong characters, in cinema, theater and television. For decades he immortalized television with good guys and villains who marked national television drama. Meira was married for 59 years to actress Glória Menezes; they are the parents of actor Tarcísio Filho.