Dedé Santana


Manfried Sant'Anna, known artistically as Dedé Santana, is a Brazilian comedian, best known for his role in the television series Os Trapalhões, where he was one of the four protagonists.

Short bio

Dedé was raised among circus performers in a Roma family. He and his brother Dino Santana acted in television as a comedic couple named Maloca e Bonitão in 1965.
Later, Dedé joined the comedian Renato Aragão and created another comedian duo that later with the addition of Mussum and Zacarias, would become the famous Brazilian quartet Os Trapalhões, which with its TV series and movies, gained national fame in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. His brother Dino Santana acted in Trapalhões's movies and series as a supporting actor. After Zacarias and Mussum deaths, the famous group came to an end.
Dedé then had little participations on television, like in the Chico Anysio's Escolinha do Professor Raimundo and acted was a teacher in the TV series Escolinha do Barulho, in the late 1990s.
He returned to TV, along with his brother, in 2005, in the TV series Dedé e o Comando Maluco, in association with manager Beto Carrero. After Carrero's death, in 2008, Dedé returned to Rede Globo and again joined his old friend Renato Aragão in the TV series A Turma do Didi.

Television

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