Jose Mayer: biography, photos, films

The first in the coverage of the audience, the Portuguese-language television company in the world and Brazil, Globu, has become famous for its high-quality soap operas, which are popular and in demand all over the world. They are loved and enjoyed with pleasure in our country. Last but not least, it is connected with charismatic actors and beautiful actresses who conquer the television audience with their Brazilian temperament. Among the stars "Globa" is also the 66-year-old Jose Mayer, whose career in film and theater began more than 40 years ago. He played a lot of memorable roles and, of course, is considered one of the most experienced serial actors in Brazil.

early years

Jose Mayer was born in 1949 in a small mining town of Jaguarasu, Minas Gerais in a family with a modest income. His father worked as a nurse, and his mother as a hairdresser. They were people far from theater and art, and they dreamed that the son would receive some serious specialty that would allow him to stand firmly on his feet.

To the joy of the parents, Jose Mayer entered the Minas Geraus State University at the Faculty of Literature and Philosophy. After his graduation, he spent 3 years teaching literature, French and Portuguese at the college in Belo Horizonte.

However, soon Jose Mayer, who at that time had already turned 31, decided to make a sharp turn in his destiny and become a professional actor, since he spent a lot of time in student years, participating in rehearsals of the amateur troupe of his university.

Carier start

Jose Mayer managed to immediately get a job at the theater "Senak". There he served for 7 years, during which he was a producer, director, artist-designer and actor. In parallel, he made his debut on the screen in 2 films by the famous director Carlos Hugo Christensen, which gave him the confidence that he would be able to conquer the capital.

TV career

In the Southern Hemisphere, serial actors are often no less popular than big-screen stars. That is why the ambitious and ambitious Jose Mayer, the photo of which was presented above, was very pleased when he was invited to play the roles of Georges Fernando in "Bandits from Falange" and Ulises in the comedy "soap opera" "The War of the Sexes." Both projects were successful, and the role of the hero-lover was fixed for the actor. At the same time in an interview recently he noted that he even had a ugly face in his youth, and he was never suitable for the roles of cute romantics. Moreover, Jose Mayer is proud that he always played "peasants", as directors valued in him brutality and charisma.

By the way, the actor often laughingly tells that his first work on Brazilian television was the role of a simatic speaking donkey, which became his key to a successful career. This image was fixed for Mayer, and in friendly cartoons he is often depicted with a donkey grin.

Big success

In the late 1980s, the actor managed not only to achieve popularity in his country, but also to win recognition of specialists. In particular, in 1989, for the performance of the main role in the miniseries "The Promisee", Mayer receives the award of the Association of Critics of São Paulo as the best actor.

In addition, in 1980, Jose played a role, which he dreamed about and which he considers the most important in his 40-year career. She was working on the image of Osnar in a mini-television series, shot by Aguinal Silva on the novel "Tieta" Jorge Amado.

In the 1990s

The soap opera "My Love, My Sorrow" became one of the first TV shows of this kind, demonstrated to the Russian audience. After her appearance on the screen, Mayer became acquainted with screenwriter Manuel Carlos, whom the actor, in his own words, adores for real "male" stories. From that moment, Jose became possible to be removed only in his projects. In particular, his works appeared in "Love Stories", "Family Ties", "Women in Love", "Anita's Presence", "Lives of Life", "Pages of Life", etc.

"Land of Love, Land of Hope"

Jose Mayer does not like to talk about his participation in this series, although it was demonstrated in many countries of the world, including in Russia.

The picture came on television in 2002. The actor got the role of the Italian fascist Martino, who marries the main heroine, who is expecting a child from her lover. For various reasons, all the characters eventually emigrate to Brazil, where the real drama unfolds with the mysterious murder of the hero, whose role was played by Jose Mayer.

By the way, the journalists found out that it was in Martino's death that the true reason for the actor's dislike for this series is hidden. The fact that he prefers to play the winners, not rejected and hated husbands, and also very superstitious, so he usually refuses the roles of perishing characters.

"Women in love"

The premiere of this series in Brazil took place in 2003. The main roles in it were played by Jose Mayer and Christina Torloni, who at that time were at the peak of their popularity.

The plot of the picture is based on the family drama of Elena, who at the 15th year of marriage understands that in her outwardly prosperous life, everything is not all right. Unexpectedly, she meets her former lover, whose role is played by Jose Mayer, and her forgotten feelings awaken in her. Helen's spouse in many respects loses to a friend of youth, who is still brave, resolute and young at heart. Soon the woman thinks about whether she married a man many, many years ago.

Jose Maye: TV shows

During his career, the actor starred in 33 serials of varying duration. Among them, special mention deserves work:

• "Saramandaya" (2013);
• "Exquisite engraving" (2011);
• "Live life" (2009);
• "Favorite" (2008);
• "Pages of life" (2006);
• "Mistress of fate" (2004);
• "Women in Love" (2003);
• "Land of Love, Land of Hope" (2002);
• "The presence of Anita" (2001);
• "Family ties" (2000);
• "Unruly" (1997);
• "The Story of Love" (1995);
• "My Motherland" (1994);
• "Thousand and One" (1994);
• "Augustus" (1993);
• "Body and soul" (1992;
• "My love, my sorrow" (1990);
• "Tieta" (1989);
• "The performer of the vow" (1988);
• "Wild Cat" (1988);
• "Stone Forest" (1986);
• "Time and Wind" (1985);
• "Bandits from Falange" (1983);
• "The War of the Sexes" (1983);
• and etc.

Some of them have been shown in our country, as well as in dozens of states in South America and Europe.

Art films

In total, José Mayer, whose series are popular in our country, starred in 18 feature films. Among them:

• "Puzzle for Demons" (1975);
• "The Desired Woman" (1975);
• "We were never so happy" (1984);
• "A woman from the cinema" Shanghai "(1987);
• "The fragrance of jasmine" (1992);
• "Wild capitalism" (1993);
• "Bufo and Spallanzani" (2001);
• "Diva" (2009);
• "Amazonia of Caruana" (2010), etc.

He also played many theatrical roles, which allow the actor to hone his skills, creating serious dramatic images.

Personal life

Despite the fame of a womanizer and ladies' man, in fact, Jose Mayer (photo with his wife, see below) is an exemplary family man. It's hard to believe, but he has been married for more than 40 years to Vera Fajardo. They met in the theater in those days, when both were novice actors. José and Vera immediately fell in love with each other and soon got married. And although 40 years have passed since then, their union is considered the strongest in the acting environment. In any case, the representatives of the yellow press have never succeeded in "digging" the dirt that defames Mayer-the spouse.

The couple have a daughter Julia Fajardo, who, like her father, has become quite a successful actress and since 2006 also starred in the TV series Globno.

Now you know some details of the biography of the popular Brazilian actor Jose Meyer, who continues to delight the audience with his television and film work.