Luis Gustavo
Biography
Luis Gustavo Sánchez Blanco (February 2, 1934 — September 19, 2021) was a Spanish-Brazilian actor. Born in Gothenburg, Sweden, he was the son of a Spanish diplomat, Luis Amador Sánchez Fernández, working in Sweden, and Elena Blanco Castañera, a Spanish woman. He came to live in Brazil at four years old, when his father arrived in the country to become the Spanish ambassador. He started working as an assistant director at TV Tupi, accompanying his sister, the actress Helenita Sanches, appointed by Cassiano Gabus Mendes, the station's artistic director and his brother-in-law. Soon after, he had already participated in several films, telenovelas, and telethons until he starred as the eponymous anti-hero in the 1968 telenovela Albert, the Rockefeller. Since then he has consolidated his artistic career acting in several soap operas and films, mainly in comedy roles.
Mamonas: Eu Te Ai Lóve Iú
Mar 02, 2026Rated 8.6 out of 10
Lenita - Traces of a Lady
Oct 27, 2023
Sai de Baixo: O Filme
Feb 21, 2019Rated 5.3 out of 10
Party Crashers
Nov 30, 2012Rated 5.8 out of 10
Romeo and Juliet Get Married
Mar 18, 2005Rated 6 out of 10
The Adventures of Mario Fofoca
Mar 10, 1983Rated 8 out of 10
Amada Amante
Jun 01, 1978Rated 4.8 out of 10
Sede de Amar (Capuzes Negros)
Feb 11, 1978Rated 3.7 out of 10
Albert, the Rockefeller
Jan 01, 1970Rated 6.5 out of 10
Mord in Rio
Dec 06, 1963Rated 6.2 out of 10
Casinha Pequenina
May 11, 1963Rated 6.2 out of 10
O Sobrado
May 28, 1956Rated 7.7 out of 10