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person_profile-Fernando Ramos da Silva

Fernando Ramos da Silva Died at age: 19

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Fernando Ramos da Silva

Date of Birth:

Nov 29, 1967

Country of birth:

Brazil

Died:

Aug 25, 1987

Biography of

Fernando Ramos da Silva

    Fernando was the star of only one film in his short life. He played Pixote - a street child - in Pixote, a Lei do Mais Fraco (1981). During his short period of fame, Fernando was seen as a symbol of hope for the Brazilian street kids. He grew up in a poor neighborhood of Diadema - a industrial city close to São Paulo - Brazil. Illiterate and poor, Fernando played Pixote at the age of 11 years old. His only previous experience in acting was an amateur play. After the success of Pixote, Fernando moved briefly to Rio de Janeiro. There, he tried his luck as an actor in a "novela" (Brazilian soap opera). The fame was brief, without literacy, he could not memorize the scripts. He ended up returning to Diadema. There, he had the same fate as many like him. He got involved with gangs and drug dealing. At age 19, he was killed inside his house by the police. The circumstances of his death are are still a mystery. Three of Fernando's brothers were also killed in the streets of the Brazilian inner cities. Fernando is survived by a daughter. Although he never lived in the streets and always had a family, he stands as a symbol of the Brazlian street children, until this date.

Photos of

Fernando Ramos da Silva

Photos ( 4 Photos

Filmography of

Fernando Ramos da Silva

Found 4 Movies in total

Pixote In Memoriam

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2007

Gabriela

Tuísca ( Actor )

... 1983

... 1981

Pixote

Pixote ( Actor )

... 1980