Pedro Cardoso (born December 31, 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.Pedro Cardoso was born in the Zona Sul are 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.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. 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. He also worked in television as an actor, director and screenwriter. He has also a career in cinema; working mostly as an actor, he co-wrote Lisbela e o Prisioneiro, and produced Todo Mundo Tem Problemas Sexuais.He is the father of three girls. The first two, Luiza e Maria, were born to his former wife Maristela. His youngest child is Mabel, which is the daughter to him and actress Graziella Moretto.
Father, with Graziella Moretto, of a girl named Mabel (b. June 14th 2009 in Rio de Janeiro).
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Has two daughters with Maristela named Luíza (b. 1994) and Maria (b. 2000).
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He's the second of six children.
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His father was a successful lawyer, his grandfather was the president of Banco do Brazil (Brazilian Bank) and his cousin was the president of Brazil for 8 years.
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Is not very fond of flying.
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Frequently works in comedies for cinema and television. Has been in the cast of "A Grande Família", a successful TV series, since the first episode, in 2001.
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