Gero Camilo Biography

Fast Facts

• Won two awards for "Brainstorm:" the Candango Trophy at the Brazilia Festival of Brazilian Cinema and the Passista Trophy at the Recife Cinema Festival
• Won two awards for "The Storytellers:" the Grand Prize at Cinema Brazil and the Calunga Trophy at the Recife Cine PE Audiovisual Festival
• Won five awards for "Hotel Atlântico," including an APCA Trophy from the São Paulo Association of Art Critics and the Jury Award at the Prêmio Contigo Cinema
• Graduated from the School of Dramatic Art at the University of São Paulo in 1998
• Learned the basics of theater at the Teatro José de Alencar in his hometown of Fortaleza, Brazil
• Started out as a playwright in college, where some of his earliest productions were "The Procession" and "Aldeotas․"
• Quote: "In 1994 I joined the school of dramatic art at the University of São Paulo․ Before that, I did Theater in Fortaleza․ I attended the course 'basics of Theater' at the Teatro José de Alencar, one of the most beautiful of Brazil, which is my home, where I was born as an actor․ There I began my first trials․"
• Best known as a singer, playwright, and for his role as Aurelio Sanchez in "Man of Fire" and as Paraiba in "City of God․"