Personal Info
Birth date
1933-11-29 (91 Years)
Day of death
2025-06-19
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Also known as
フランシスコ・クオコ
弗朗西斯科·库柯
프란시스코 쿠오코
फ्रांसिस्को कुओको
Francisco Cuoco
Biography
Francisco Cuoco (São Paulo, November 29, 1933 - São Paulo, June 19, 2025) was a Brazilian actor. Considered one of the main Brazilian artists, he made his mark playing heartthrobs in several television productions between the 60s and 90s.
Filmography
Young Hearts
6.1
Overview:
Malhação is a Brazilian television series for the teenage audience. The soap started in 1995, and was set in a fictional Gym Club called Malhação on Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. Through the years the location varied slightly. Although the name of the soap remains the same, it is now set in the Múltipla Escolha High School.Sai de Baixo
8.136
Overview:
It follows the lives of the members of a dysfunctional family, their maid and the doorman of the apartment building in which they lived.Boogie Oogie
7.8
Overview:
In the swing of the 70s, two women fight for the love of the same man without knowing their fates were already intertwined.Pecado Capital
9
Overview:
Carlão is a taxi driver who experiences a drama of conscience after fleeing bank robbers leave a suitcase with stolen money in his car: he doesn't know whether to hand it over to the police, running the risk of being accused of being an accomplice in the robbery, or whether to use the money to solve his problems.Cobras & Lagartos
7.6
Overview:
Is it possible that in a world ruled by appearance, there is room for loyalty, ethics, true love, honesty and solidarity? Is it possible, today, when unrelenting consumption is a way of life, to find someone who equates more value to being rather than having? Cobras & Lagartos is an urban tragic comedy, modern and humanist, that deals with two increasingly different worlds: one which values loyalty and solidarity and the other, where the seduction of superfluity and the power of money reign.The Illusionist
6.8
Overview:
The illusionist is mysterious, captivating and mesmerizes all those around him. But is he really a swindler or a man with extraordinary powers? This fascinating telenovela tells the story of seductive Herculano Quintanilha, who exerts significant influence over his great love Amanda, the Hayalla family and his friends. These and other enigmas can be found in The Illusionist, a telenovela where seduction is the great secret.Tropicaliente
7
Overview:
Tropicaliente was a Brazilian soap opera produced and displayed at the time of 18 hours by Rede Globo, ran from May 16 to December 31, 1994, totaling 194 chapters. Written by Walter Negrao, in collaboration with Elizabeth Jhin, Angela Lamb, Mark Silver and directed by Vinicius Vianna and Blota Gonzaga, Marcelo Gomes and Roger Traverso. The general direction was Blota Gonzaga.Brava Gente
7
Overview:
Brava Gente was a television series aired by TV Globo in Brazil between 2000 and 2003, initially as a special year-end. The program was adapted from stories and national stories, and plays by famous playwrights, screenwriters and signed by a number represented by several actors and actresses. The genres of the stories varied each week with the style of each director or author. Brava Gente in the stories ranged from comedies and dramas. In all 53 episodes were shown, broadcast on Tuesday nights.Run For Your Lives
6.3
Overview:
In this romantic comedy, life links together the fate of three completely different women, after witnessing the murder of a judge during a hurricane in Cancun. To stay safe, Kyra, Alexia and Luna have to give up their lives and start over with new identities on a witness protection program. Packed with romance and new experiences, the struggle for survival will make them question their dreams and loves they had until that point.Toma Lá, Dá Cá
8.3
Overview:
Brazilian comedy about two couples living next to each other in the same building. This show explores the antics between the two couples.The Life We Lead
8.2
Overview:
This moving telenovela tells the story of an unconditional love that overcomes life’s unexpected turnarounds. Ana is a promising tennis player who counts on best friend and sister Manuela for support. After a terrible car accident, Ana goes into a deep coma and only emerges from it five years later. Now, she must struggle to recover the life that went on without her and that she no longer recognizes as her own.Shades of Sin
6.8
Overview:
A Maranhense young woman and a carioca tourist photographer fall for each other and get separated by destiny and a woman obsessed with his family's fortune.As Filhas da Mãe
5.5
Overview:
The central story is focused on the daughters of Lulu de Luxemburgo - Tatiana , Alessandra and Ramona, who fight among themselves for Jardim do Éden resort, which their father, Fausto Cavalcante , left behind after cheating his two partners, Arthur Brandão and Manolo Gutierrez. With the disappearance of Fausto, the whole family, which was separated and spread across the world (between Rome, Los Angeles and Las Vegas), returns to Brazil.A Justiceira
8
Overview:
Diana is woman who lost her child for her Husband. A evil man behind a series of crime operations. Searching for her son, Diana is hired for a underground organization to fight crimes all over Brazil. Now, Diana has the meanings to locate her former husband and search for her son.América
6.652
Overview:
Sol and Tião are born to different social backgrounds—she to a poor suburban family in Rio, and him to an even poorer family who raised cattle in West São Paulo State. They eventually meet, due to unlikely circumstances, but part again, as she has set as her ultimate priority to reach the United States or bust. While she comes to the U.S. to live as an illegal immigrant, he remains in Brazil and, despite many trials and tribulations, he becomes a successful rodeo cowboy.Rising Sun
5.2
Overview:
Alice is an independent woman, raised in a Japanese family; Mario is an immature guy of Italian origins. Two childhood friends from very distinct families, bond together by a complicity which spans generations. When Alice decides to live abroad, Mario begins to see in her more than just a friend. Now he will go out of his way to make this unlikely love story come to life in this romantic comedy tied by friendship.Acting
2025Tributo: Francisco Cuoco as Self
2023No Corre: Partiu Entrega (1 Episode) as Seu Lauro
202170 Anos Esta Noite as Unknown
2020Run For Your Lives (1 Episode) as Self
2019Juntos a Magia Acontece as Padre
2018Second Chance (155 Episodes) as Nestor Maranhão
2016Rising Sun (175 Episodes) as Gaetano
2015Real Beleza as Pedro
2015Show 50 Anos as Herculano Quintanilha
2014Boogie Oogie (185 Episodes) as Vicente Santos
2011The Life We Lead (137 Episodes) as Mariano Villaça
2011The Illusionist (64 Episodes) as Ferragus
2010Passione (209 Episodes) as Olavo da Silva (Rei do Lixo)
2008Negócio da China (136 Episodes) as Evandro Fontanera
2007Toma Lá, Dá Cá (1 Episode) as Dr. Pauleta
2007Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico Mendes (55 Episodes) as Augusto Rocha
2006Cobras & Lagartos (179 Episodes) as Omar Pasquim / Vicentino Pereira
2006Didi, the Treasure Raider as Guardião
2005Cafundó as Bishop
2005América (203 Episodes) as José Higino "Zé Higino"
2004Shades of Sin (185 Episodes) as Pai Gaudêncio
2001As Filhas da Mãe (125 Episodes) as Fausto Cavalcante
2001The Inheritance as Ator no Funeral
2001Os Xeretas as Stegner
2000Brava Gente (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Almeida Guimarães, Santos, Tom
2000Um Anjo Trapalhão as Unknown
1999Twins as The Father
1999Betrayal as Argemiro Santos
1998Pecado Capital (7 Episodes) as Salviano Lisboa
1998Dona Flor and Her 2 Husbands as Delegado Garcia
1997A Justiceira (1 Episode) as Ivan Maciek
1996Sai de Baixo (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Nei / Neila, Lindovando Batista, Justo Antibes
1996Quem é Você (159 Episodes) as Nelson Maldonado
1995Young Hearts (200 Episodes) as Orestes Maldonado
1994Tropicaliente (194 Episodes) as Gaspar Velasquez
1992Deus Nos Acuda (179 Episodes) as Otto Bismark
1990Lua Cheia de Amor (191 Episodes) as Diego Miranda / Esteban García
1989O Salvador da Pátria (187 Episodes) as Severo Blanco
1987O Outro (173 Episodes) as Paulo Della Santa / Denizard de Matos
1983Eu Prometo (110 Episodes) as Lucas Cantomaia
1982Sétimo Sentido (1 Episode) as Sebastião Bento (Tião Bento)
1981Obrigado, Doutor (23 Episodes) as Dr. Rodrigo Junqueira
1979Os Gigantes (2 Episodes) as Francisco Rubião (Chico)
1977O Astro (185 Episodes) as Herculano Quintanilha
1976Duas Vidas (157 Episodes) as Vitor Amadeu
1976Saramandaia (1 Episode) as Tiradentes
1975Pecado Capital (167 Episodes) as José Carlos Moreno (Carlão)
1975Cuca Legal (119 Episodes) as Mário Barroso
1973O Semideus (221 Episodes) as Alexandre 'Alex' Garcia Maia
1973Pedro and Pablo as Unknown
1972Selva de Pedra (243 Episodes) as Cristiano Vilhena
1971Caso Especial (1, 1, 1 Episode) as filho do prefeito, Maurício Freitas, Luciano
1971O Cafona (153 Episodes) as Gilberto Athayde
1970Assim na Terra Como no Céu (177 Episodes) as Vitor Mariano
1969Sangue do Meu Sangue (284 Episodes) as Carlos Rezende / Lúcio Rezende
1968Anuska, Manequim e Mulher as Unknown
1968Os vencedores 1952-1965 as Narrador
1966Redenção (616 Episodes) as Fernando Silveira
1966Almas de Pedra (100 Episodes) as Felipe
1965Os Quatro Filhos (102 Episodes) as Luiz
1965Ainda Resta uma Esperança (58 Episodes) as Alcides
1964Banzo (50 Episodes) as Mário