Vagareza
Birth date
May 2, 1928
Death date
April 18, 1997
Place of birth
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Profession
Acting
Age
68 years
Biography
Vagareza, the stage name of Hamílton Augusto (Rio de Janeiro, May 2, 1928 – São Paulo, April 18, 1997), was a Brazilian comedian. Vagareza worked in theater, film, and television with great success in the 1950s and 1960s. He starred in the first production of "Escolinha do Professor Raimundo." Vagareza was married to actress and dancer Siwa, with whom he had a daughter, Vânia. The couple founded the Siwa Ballet in São Paulo in 1968. In the 1970s, he edited the Jornal do Ballet in São Paulo.
Also known as
Hamílton Augusto
