# Perry Salles > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Perry_Salles > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Perry_Salles.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Salles > Source revision: 1347619356 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Perilúcio José de Almeida** (March 6, 1939 – June 17, 2009), better known by his stage name **Perry Salles**, was a Brazilian [film director](/source/Film_director) and actor. ## Biography Salles was born in [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), on March 6, 1939, and was the adoptive son of actress [Yara Salles](/source/Yara_Salles).[1] He began his acting career in 1961, portraying the character Fernando in the [comedy film](/source/Comedy_film) *O Dono da Bola*. His breakthrough was in the 1973 *[pornochanchada](/source/Pornochanchada)* classic *[A Super Fêmea](/source/A_Super_F%C3%AAmea)*, where he met his future wife, [Vera Fischer](/source/Vera_Fischer_(actress)).[2] Salles later acquired higher prominence after starring in the 1987 *[telenovela](/source/Telenovela)* *[Mandala](/source/Mandala_(telenovela))* as Laio. Around the same time he directed the films *Intimidade* (1975) and *Dôra Doralina* (1982), the latter one being based on [Rachel de Queiroz](/source/Rachel_de_Queiroz)'s eponymous book. In 1989, after his divorce from Vera Fischer, stricken by a severe [existential crisis](/source/Existential_crisis), Salles moved to [Bahia](/source/Bahia), initially to [Salvador](/source/Salvador,_Bahia) and later to [Trancoso](/source/Trancoso,_Bahia). While living in Trancoso he learned that Rodrigo, his son with ex-wife [Miriam Mehler](/source/Miriam_Mehler), had died in a motorcycle accident.[3] Since then he began to suffer from [depression](/source/Major_depressive_disorder) bouts,[4] and the only films in which he acted during this period were *O Efeito Ilha* in 1994 and the critical and commercial failure *[Cinderela Baiana](/source/Cinderela_Baiana)* in 1998, in which he portrayed the erratic [talent manager](/source/Talent_manager) Pierre; despite the film's overwhelmingly negative reception, his acting as Pierre garnered him a small [cult following](/source/Cult_following). In the early 2000s, after overcoming his depression, Salles went back to Rio de Janeiro, after being invited by friend Ivone Hoffmann to partake in a [theater play](/source/Play_(theatre)). He then saw a resurgence, and later portrayed Mustafá in the 2001 *telenovela* *[O Clone](/source/O_Clone)* and Pacheco in one episode of the 2005–07 [HBO](/source/HBO) series *[Mandrake](/source/Mandrake_(TV_series))*, his last major TV role. In 2006, Salles suffered from a [heart attack](/source/Myocardial_infarction); after a surgery, a [stent](/source/Stent) was implanted into his heart. During the surgery though, it was discovered that he had [lung cancer](/source/Lung_cancer), and that it had [metastasized](/source/Metastasis) to his heart and brain. He retired from acting afterwards, in order to cure his disease, but would eventually succumb to it on June 17, 2009; his body was [cremated](/source/Cremation) and his ashes buried at the [Caju Cemetery](/source/Caju_Cemetery) in Rio de Janeiro.[2] ## Personal life Salles married [Spanish](/source/Spain)-born actress [Miriam Mehler](/source/Miriam_Mehler) in 1968, having with her a son, Rodrigo, who died in a motorcycle accident in 1990, aged 20. They divorced in 1971. He had a more durable relationship with [Vera Fischer](/source/Vera_Fischer_(actress)), whom he met in 1973 during the shooting of *A Super Fêmea*. They married in 1974 and divorced in 1989; Fischer later remarried [Felipe Camargo](/source/Felipe_Camargo), whom she met while working on the *telenovela* *Mandala*. They had two daughters, Rafaela and Renata. Even after their divorce Salles and Fischer remained very good friends. His last marriage was with architect Beatriz Salles, with whom he had two more children, Romeu and Rômulo. ## Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1961 O Dono da Bola Fernando 1962 Assassinato em Copacabana Silvio 1973 A Super Fêmea 1974 O Marido Virgem Joel 1974 As Mulheres Que Fazem Diferente (segment "Uma Delícia de Mulher") 1974 As Delícias da Vida Júlio 1974 A Gata Devassa 1975 Intimidade Alex / Roberto 1982 Dôra Doralina 1994 O Efeito Ilha Tom Amareto 1998 Cinderela Baiana Pierre 2001–2002 O Clone Mustafá Rachid 220 episodes 2004 Espelho d'Água: Uma Viagem no Rio São Francisco Velho do Rodeador ## References 1. [Memorial da Fama: Perry Salles](http://memorialdafama.com/biografiasMP/PerrySalles.html) (in Portuguese) 1. Thomé, Clarissa (2009-09-19). ["Morre o ator Perry Salles, ex-marido de Vera Fischer"](https://cultura.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,morre-o-ator-perry-salles-ex-marido-de-vera-fischer,390018) (in Portuguese). [Estadão](/source/Estad%C3%A3o). Retrieved 2016-05-29. 1. [Extra – Morre Perry Salles](https://extra.globo.com/famosos/morre-perry-salles-402909.html) (in Portuguese) 1. ["Ex-marido de Vera Fischer supera depressão"](http://www.terra.com.br/istoegente/60/reportagem/rep_perrysalles.htm) (in Portuguese). [IstoÉ](/source/Isto%C3%89). 2002. Retrieved 2016-05-29. ## External links - [Perry Salles](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0758573/) at IMDb --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Perry Salles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Salles) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Salles?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.