Fernando Fecchio, São Paulo Stage Mainstay With Parlapatões, Dies at 45

Overview

• Os Parlapatões and the actor’s family confirmed his death on Thursday, without releasing further details.
• Fecchio trained at Teatro Escola Célia Helena and debuted in 1999 in Paulo César Coutinho’s Te amo Amazônia.
• He built a noted tragicomic repertoire that included Shakespeare and Tennessee Williams, plus productions such as A Geladeira, Camino Real and the first 17 X Nelson.
• Beyond the stage, he appeared in MTV’s Descolados (2009) and films including A Comédia Divina (2014), Seja o que Deus Quiser and Fucking Different São Paulo.
• Directors and actors posted condolences, including Ruy Cortez, Nelson Baskerville, Clóvis Torres, Leonardo Miggiorin, Christiane Tricerri, Gabriel Pinheiro and Pedro Lemos.