Miguel Falabella

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Years active

1982

Genres

musical theater, comedy

Biography

Miguel Falabella de Sousa Aguiar, born in Rio de Janeiro on October 10, 1956, is a renowned Brazilian actor, director, playwright, screenwriter, and presenter, whose multifaceted career has deeply marked the country's television, cinema, and stages. Since childhood, enchanted by theater upon watching the musical Hello, Dolly starring Bibi Ferreira, he built a striking career that includes the unforgettable hosting of the show Vídeo Show and the creation of memorable comedic characters in national television drama, such as the iconic Caco Antibes in the sitcom Sai de Baixo.

In addition to his enormous success as an actor in soap operas and comedy shows, Falabella stood out as an author and screenwriter for high-rated productions, such as Toma Lá, Dá Cá, Pé na Cova, and Salsa e Merengue. In theater, he established himself as one of the leading names in musicals in Brazil, bringing major Broadway productions to the national audience and directing award-winning shows. His cultural activity also extended to literature, poetry — with the recording of CDs based on poetic works alongside artists like Elisa Lucinda — and even to the Rio carnival as a carnavalesco.

Throughout decades of dedication to Brazilian art, Miguel Falabella worked and associated with countless great names of national culture, such as Marisa Orth, Aracy Balabanian, and Cláudia Raia. Even after the end of his long exclusive contract with Rede Globo, he remained active in multiple artistic projects, as a talent show judge, celebrating an indelible body of work in the history of Brazilian entertainment.