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Zacarias Gonçalves
Zacarias Gonçalves
Born	Mauro Faccio Gonçalves; January 18, 1934; Sete Lagoas, Brazil
Died	March 18, 1990 (aged 56); Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Other names	Zacaria
Occupation(s)	Actor,comedian
Years active	1955-1989

Mauro Faccio Gonçalves (January 18, 1934 — March 18, 1990), known artistically as Zacarias Gonçalves or simply Zacarias (Portuguese pronunciation: [zakaˈɾiɐs]), was a Brazilian actor, notable for being a member of the comedic group Os Trapalhões.^[1]^[2] He was born in Sete Lagoas.

Cause of death

In December 1989, Zacarias started taking weight loss medicines without medical supervision. He quickly lost at least 19 kilograms (42 lb), but this affected his health, and he succumbed to a lung infection. At the time, the sudden weight loss led to widespread rumors (including a headline in tabloid Notícias Populares^[3]) that he had died of AIDS. However, his family maintains to this day that this was not the case. In 2022, Brazilian director and journalist Rafael Spaca released a movie called Trapalhadas sem Fim (lit. Endless Messes), and resurfaced the claims that Zacarias had died of AIDS, unearthing evidences in the form of his death certificate, which listed some complications that led to his death, some common to HIV patients, with one of them scribbled over beyond recognition^[4]) and testimonies from people who surrounded the artist's life and work.^[5] He died in Rio de Janeiro.

Television

Tribunal de Calouros (TV Itacolomi, 1963)
Café Sem Concerto (TV Tupi)
Os Trapalhões (TV Tupi, 1974–1977)
Os Trapalhões (TV Globo, 1977–1990)
Criança Esperança (TV Globo, 1986–1989)

Discography

1975: Os Trapalhões – Volume 2
1979: Os Trapalhões na TV
1981: O Forró dos Trapalhões
1981: Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões
1982: Os Vagabundos Trapalhões
1982: Os Trapalhões na Serra Pelada
1983: O Cangaceiro Trapalhão
1984: O Trapalhão na Arca de Noé
1984: Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oroz
1984: Os Trapalhões
1985: A Filha dos Trapalhões
1987: Os Trapalhões
1988: Os Trapalhões

Filmography

Solo

1971: Tô na Tua, Ô Bicho
1975: O Fraco do Sexo Forte
1977: Deu a Louca nas Mulheres

with Mussum and Dedé Santana

1983: Atrapalhando a Suate

with Os Trapalhões

1978: Os Trapalhões na Guerra dos Planetas as himself
1979: O Rei e os Trapalhões as Abil
1979: O Cinderelo Trapalhão as himself
1980: Os Três Mosqueteiros Trapalhões as himself
1980: O Incrível Monstro Trapalhão
1981: Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões
1982: Os Vagabundos Trapalhões
1982: Os Trapalhões na Serra Pelada as himself
1983: O Cangaceiro Trapalhão
1984: Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz as Scarecrow
1984: A Filha dos Trapalhões as himself
1985: Os Trapalhões no Reino da Fantasia as himself
1986: Os Trapalhões no Rabo do Cometa
1986: Os Trapalhões e o Rei do Futebol as himself
1987: Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida
1987: Os Fantasmas Trapalhões as himself
1988: Os Heróis Trapalhões - Uma Aventura na Selva as himself
1988: O Casamento dos Trapalhões
1989: A Princesa Xuxa e os Trapalhões as Zacaling
1989: Os Trapalhões na Terra dos Monstros as himself (final film role)

Notes

^ "Zacarias" (in Portuguese). Museu Brasileiro de Rádio e Televisão. Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
^ "Zacarias" (in Portuguese). Confraria de Cinema. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
^ "Aids Mata Trapalhão Zacarias" [AIDS kills Trapalhão Zacarias] (in Portuguese).
^ EU TROUXE O ATESTADO DE ÓBITO DO ZACARIAS | RAFAEL SPACA - PAPO MILGRAU [I BROUGHT ZACARIAS' DEATH CERTIFICATE | RAFAEL SPACA - PAPO MILGRAU] (Video) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-12 – via YouTube.
^ "Os Trapalhões: Zacarias era bissexual e teria morrido por complicações do vírus HIV" [Os Trapalhões: Zacarias was bisexual and died from complications of the HIV virus]. www.diariodolitoral.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-12.