Edwin Luisi
Born: 1947-02-11 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Known For: Acting
Biography
Edwin Luisi is a celebrated Brazilian actor whose career spans over five decades. Born in São Paulo, he initially pursued studies in art history and lived in France, where he also learned French. His passion for acting led him to the Escola de Arte Dramática at the University of São Paulo, marking the beginning of a prolific career in the performing arts. Luisi gained international fame for his role as Álvaro in the classic telenovela Escrava Isaura (1976), where he played the romantic hero opposite Lucélia Santos. This role cemented his status as one of Brazil’s leading heartthrobs of the 1970s and 1980s. Throughout his career, he has starred in numerous television productions, including Por Amor (1997), Uga Uga (2000), Mad Maria (2005), Paraíso Tropical (2007), and Na Corda Bamba (2019–2020). His versatility has allowed him to play everything from charming leads to complex dramatic roles. In theater, Luisi has performed in acclaimed plays such as Amadeus, Freud, and Eu Sou Minha Própria Mulher. He also appeared in films like As Alegres Comadres and Aleijadinho – Paixão, Glória e Suplício. Edwin Luisi remains active in Brazilian entertainment, admired for his elegance, charisma, and enduring talent.
Filmography
2017
2013
- Tangled Hearts as Ulysses Lago (Tio Lili)
2010
- Cuecas de Plantão as Entrevistado
2009
2007
- Tropical Paradise as Lutero Sampaio
2006
- Little Missy as Martinho
2005
- Mad Maria as Alexander Mackenzie
2003
- As Alegres Comadres as Sr. Lima
2001
- A Grande Família as Olivia
2000
- Uga-Uga as Francis
- O Aleijadinho - Paixão, Glória e Suplício as Manoel Francisco de Lisboa
- A Lenda do Dia e da Noite as Narrador
1999
- Amor Índio as Narrador
- Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei as Aurélio
1996
- Adágio ao Sol
- Colégio Brasil as Professor Edmo
- The Jew as Alexandre de Gusmão
1995
- Tocaia Grande as Coronel Enoch Morgado
1993
- Secrets of Sand as Dr. Munhoz
- 32 – A Guerra Civil as Narrator
1992
1991
- O Portador as Aurélio
- O Fantasma da Ópera as Maestro Mário Barretti
- Salomé as Rosendo
1990
- Araponga as Alves
- 1930 - Tempo de Revolução
1989
- Kananga do Japão as Dr. Renato Braga
- Pacto de Sangue as Dr. Demétrio Lovato
- O Cometa as Augusto
1988
- Abolição as Ângelo Agostini
- Sonhos de Menina Moça as Fábio
1986
- Dona Beija as Padre Melo Franco
- Tudo ou Nada as César Augusto Barroso
1985
- Tudo em Cima as Chico Faria
1984
- Marquesa de Santos as Comendador Francisco Gomes da Silva (Chalaça)
- Marquesa de Santos as Comendador Francisco Gomes (Chalaça)
1983
- Pão-Pão, Beijo-Beijo as Júlio
1982
- Sétimo Sentido as Rubens
- Chico Anysio Show as Self
1981
- Terras do Sem Fim as Silveirinha
1980
- As Três Marias as Davi
1979
1978
- Ripped Sin as Sérgio
1976
- Isaura: Slave Girl as Álvaro Santana de Souza
- Canção para Isabel as Felipe
- O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro as Narrador - A Cantora Careca, de Eugène Ionesco
1975
- Vila do Arco as Quincas Borba
- Bruce Lee Versus Gay Power
1974
- Vestido de Noiva as Pedro
1972
- Camomila e Bem-Me-Quer as Renato