Candango: Memoirs from a Festival (2020) featured a cast of 95 tracked actors. Of these, 46 (62%) are still alive today and 28 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Walter Mello, age 97. This film starred Vladimir Carvalho and Darcy Ribeiro.
62% still with us· verified cast48% of full cast · incl. 21 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 62% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 74 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast95 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self | Deceased | 31/01/1935 | 89 | 24/10/2024 | 85 | |
 Darcy Ribeiro Self | Self | Deceased | 26/10/1922 | 74 | 17/02/1997 | 98 |
 Jorge Bodanzky Self | Self | Living | 22/12/1942 | 83 | — | 78 |
 Paulo Emílio Sales Gomes Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 17/12/1916 | 60 | 09/09/1977 | 104 |
 Walter Mello Self | Self | Living | 05/11/1928 | 97 | — | 92 |
 Murilo Grossi Self | Self | Living | 11/06/1964 | 62 | — | 56 |
| Self | Deceased | 01/01/1942 | 77 | 29/07/2019 | 78 | |
 Ismail Xavier Self | Self | Living | 09/06/1947 | 79 | — | 73 |
 Antônio Pitanga Self | Self | Living | 13/06/1939 | 87 | — | 81 |
 Carlos Diegues Self | Self | Deceased | 19/05/1940 | 84 | 14/02/2025 | 80 |
| Self | Deceased | 28/09/1936 | 82 | 23/03/2019 | 84 | |
 Helena Ignez Self | Self | Living | 23/05/1939 | 87 | — | 81 |
 Walter Carvalho Self | Self | Living | 01/01/1947 | 79 | — | 73 |
 Paulo César Peréio Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 19/10/1940 | 83 | 12/05/2024 | 80 |
 Lúcia Murat Self | Self | Living | 24/10/1948 | 77 | — | 72 |
 Sylvio Back Self | Self | Living | 22/07/1937 | 89 | — | 83 |
 Nilson Rodrigues Self | Self | Living | 02/01/1965 | 61 | — | 55 |
 J. Pingo Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 09/07/1946 | 66 | 01/12/2012 | 74 |
 Orlando Brito Self | Self | Deceased | 08/02/1950 | 72 | 11/03/2022 | 70 |
 Othon Bastos Self | Self | Living | 23/05/1933 | 93 | — | 87 |
 Evaldo Mocarzel Self | Self | Living | 09/02/1960 | 66 | — | 60 |
 Chico Diaz Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 16/02/1959 | 67 | — | 61 |
| Self | Deceased | 07/03/1945 | 74 | 19/06/2019 | 75 | |
 Rogério Sganzerla Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 26/11/1946 | 57 | 09/01/2004 | 74 |
Amir Labaki Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
Kakau Teixeira Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Self | Deceased | 02/08/1936 | 88 | 12/07/2025 | 84 | |
 Nelson Pereira dos Santos Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 22/10/1928 | 89 | 12/04/2018 | 92 |
| Self | Living | 04/02/1948 | 78 | — | 72 | |
Sérgio Moriconi Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Glauber Rocha Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 14/03/1939 | 42 | 22/08/1981 | 81 |
 Walter Lima Jr. Self | Self | Living | 26/11/1938 | 87 | — | 82 |
Fernando Adolfo Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Berê Bahia Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
José Damata Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Self | Deceased | 20/05/1928 | 98 | 22/07/2026 | 92 | |
| Self | Living | 15/05/1941 | 85 | — | 79 | |
 Ruy Guerra Self | Self | Living | 22/08/1931 | 95 | — | 89 |
 Orlando Senna Self | Self | Deceased | 25/04/1940 | 86 | 09/06/2026 | 80 |
 Edna de Cássia Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Marcélia Cartaxo Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 27/10/1963 | 62 | — | 57 |
 Suzana Amaral Self | Self | Deceased | 28/03/1932 | 88 | 25/06/2020 | 88 |
 Anna Muylaert Self | Self | Living | 21/04/1964 | 62 | — | 56 |
Umberto Martins Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Cláudia Raia Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 23/12/1966 | 59 | — | 54 |
 Tizuka Yamasaki Self | Self | Living | 12/05/1949 | 77 | — | 71 |
 Murilo Salles Self | Self | Living | 02/10/1950 | 75 | — | 70 |
 Lucélia Santos Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 20/05/1957 | 69 | — | 63 |
Luiz Zanin Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Carlos Reichenbach Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 14/06/1945 | 67 | 14/06/2012 | 75 |
 Sara Silveira Self | Self | Living | 15/06/1950 | 76 | — | 70 |
 Catarina Accioly Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Chico Sant'anna Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Iberê Carvalho Self | Self | Living | 06/06/1976 | 50 | — | 44 |
Mauro Giuntini Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Maíra Carvalho Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Self | Living | 27/07/1970 | 56 | — | 50 | |
 Cibele Amaral Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 René Sampaio Self | Self | Living | 26/11/1974 | 51 | — | 46 |
Dirceu Lustosa Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Juliano Cazarré Self | Self | Living | 24/09/1980 | 46 | — | 40 |
 Betse de Paula Self | Self | Living | 29/04/1962 | 64 | — | 58 |
 Maeve Jinkings Self | Self | Living | 04/08/1976 | 50 | — | 44 |
 Adirley Queirós Self | Self | Living | 18/07/1970 | 56 | — | 50 |
 Silvio Tendler Self | Self | Deceased | 12/03/1950 | 75 | 05/09/2025 | 70 |
 Tata Amaral Self | Self | Living | 19/09/1960 | 66 | — | 60 |
 Dira Paes Self | Self | Living | 30/06/1969 | 57 | — | 51 |
 Cláudio Assis Self | Self | Living | 19/12/1959 | 66 | — | 61 |
 Lírio Ferreira Self | Self | Living | 01/03/1965 | 61 | — | 55 |
 Paulo Caldas Self | Self | Living | 18/05/1964 | 62 | — | 56 |
 Júlio Bressane Self | Self | Living | 13/02/1946 | 80 | — | 74 |
 Maurice Capovila Self | Self | Deceased | 16/01/1936 | 85 | 29/05/2021 | 84 |
 Paulo Sacramento Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Andrade Jr. Self | Self | Deceased | 15/01/1945 | 74 | 04/05/2019 | 75 |
 Beto Brant Self | Self | Living | 23/05/1964 | 62 | — | 56 |
 Eduardo Coutinho Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 11/05/1933 | 80 | 02/02/2014 | 87 |
 Paulo Miklos Self | Self | Living | 21/01/1959 | 67 | — | 61 |
 Kiko Goifman Self | Self | Living | 01/01/1968 | 58 | — | 52 |
| Self | Living | 01/01/1951 | 75 | — | 69 | |
 Rodrigo Santoro Self | Self | Living | 22/08/1975 | 51 | — | 45 |
Ana Arruda Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 José Joffily Self | Self | Living | 27/11/1945 | 80 | — | 75 |
 Fábio Barreto Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 06/06/1957 | 62 | 20/11/2019 | 63 |
Jimi Figueiredo Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Grande Otelo Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 18/10/1915 | 78 | 26/11/1993 | 105 |
 Eduardo Conde Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 09/04/1946 | 56 | 16/01/2003 | 74 |
Sérgio Fidalgo Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Djin Sganzerla Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 25/02/1977 | 49 | — | 43 |
 Sabotage Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 03/04/1973 | 29 | 24/01/2003 | 47 |
 Marcio Curi Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 01/01/1947 | 69 | 22/11/2016 | 73 |
 Renato Barbieri Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Milton Gonçalves Self | Self | Deceased | 09/12/1933 | 88 | 30/05/2022 | 87 |
 Paloma Rocha Self | Self | Living | 12/06/1960 | 66 | — | 60 |
 Cristina Amaral Self | Self | Living | 01/01/1954 | 72 | — | 66 |
