Overview
- Fabiano Vannucci, who died Thursday in Rio de Janeiro of a heart attack, was 53, according to a post by his ex-wife Izabella Bicalho.
- His brother Rafael Vannucci wrote that Fabiano cared for him in childhood and inspired his own career, calling him a guiding example.
- A wake was scheduled for Friday at Cemitério São João Batista in Botafogo in Rio.
- Vannucci, son of TV director Augusto César Vannucci, first appeared in TV Globo children’s specials Plunct, Plact, Zuuum in 1983 and Verde que Te Quero Ver in 1984.
- He later built a career in independent film direction, and figures such as Miguel Falabella, Beth Goulart, Lúcio Mauro Filho, and Rosane Gofman shared condolences.