Matheus Nachtergaele

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Matheus Nachtergaele
Nachtergaele in 2002
Born (1968-01-03) 3 January 1968 (age 56)
São Paulo, Brazil
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)

Matheus Nachtergaele OMC (born 3 January 1968) is a Brazilian actor, director, and screenwriter. He has starred in numerous Brazilian films, best known for his appearances in the 1997 film Four Days in September and the 2002 film City of God, and is considered one of the most versatile Brazilian actors of his generation.

Early life

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Matheus Nachtergaele was born on 3 January 1968 in São Paulo to an upper-middle-class, artistic family. His father, Jean-Pierre, was a jazz musician and his mother, Maria Cecília, was a poet who committed suicide when Matheus was only three months old. As a result, Matheus lived with his paternal grandparents’ early in his life between their farm in Atibaia and their beach house in Ubatuba.[1] Matheus wouldn't learn about her mother's suicide until he was sixteen years old. In 2018, Matheus staged the monologue Concerto do Desejo (English: Concert of Desire), produced by him based on the poems written by his mother. According to Matheus, she was the inspiration for him to pursue an artistic career.[2] Jean-Pierre would later remarry to Carmen, Matheus's stepmother, after earning his engineering degree from the University of São Paulo. Together, they would have three sons.

Nachtergaele began his acting career at in 1989. Following an invitation from a friend, he studied for a year under director Antunes Filho at the School of Dramatic Arts at USP, unbeknownst of his parents, who didn't want him to pursue an artistic career.[1] After being dismissed by Filho for not being "ready yet," Nachtergaele fell into a state of depression and moved to Belgium to live with his cousin; through his father, Nachtergaele is of paternal Belgian descent. During his life in Europe, he worked as a crooner in nightclubs between Brussels and Paris. Influenced by spirit for art, at the age of twenty-one, he moved to Paris to study at the Conservatoire de Paris. Stricken with homesickness, Nachtergaele returned to Brazil after two years.[3]

Career

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Upon returning to Brazil, he entered the School of Dramatic Arts at USP, graduating in 1991. He gained notoriety in 1992 with the company Teatro da Vertigem, under the direction of António Araújo, and had his work recognized for his performance in the company's award-winning show Livro de Jó.

He has twice won the Best Actor award in the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro, for his roles in Midnight (1998) in 2000 and O Auto da Compadecida (2000) in 2001.[4][5] He also won the Best Actor award for Mango Yellow at XIII Cine Ceará in 2003.[6] In 2008, he made his directorial debut with The Dead Girl's Feast.[7][8] Other awards and nominations during the course of his career include the Festival de Gramado, Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival, and two nominations at the Cannes Film Festival.[9]

Personal life

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In 2014, Nachtergaele revealed that he was bisexual and that he had tried to define himself sexually, but that "it was no use" since, according to Nachtergaele, no one "fits on a shelf" when it comes to sexuality and that everyone has their own definition.[10]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Matheus Nachtergaele, o ator de tipos inesquecíveis". epoca.globo.com. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  2. ^ "Ator Matheus Nachtergaele se emociona ao relembrar suicídio da mãe". ISTOÉ Independente (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  3. ^ "Matheus Nachtergaele - Trivia". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  4. ^ "Depois do 'Oscar', governo muda regras do cinema". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. February 14, 2000. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  5. ^ ""Eu Tu Eles" vence "Oscar Brasileiro"". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. February 11, 2001. Archived from the original on July 9, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  6. ^ "13º Cine Ceará" (in Portuguese). Cine Ceará. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  7. ^ "A Festa da Menina Morta". Cannes Film Festival. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  8. ^ "The Dead Girl's Feast" (PDF). Cannes Film Festival. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  9. ^ Arantes, Silvana (July 27, 2003). "Filme une diretor "caótico" e ator "raro"". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  10. ^ "Matheus Nachtergaele vive homossexual em 'Doce de mãe' e afirma: 'Eu me arrependo de já ter tentado me definir. Não adianta'".
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