Beto Carrero
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João Batista Sergio Murad (September 9, 1937 – 1 February 2008) was a Brazilian theme park owner and entertainer.
Carrero was born into a poor family in Sao Jose do Rio Preto and worked as a country musician, radio announcer and ad salesman before starting an advertising agency and, later, a theme park.
He owned what has been called the largest theme park in Latin America, Beto Carrero World in Penha, which he owned from its opening in 1991 until his death. He also appeared in several acting roles under his stage persona, a cowboy.
On 30 January 2008 he was admitted to Sao Paulo's Sirio Libanes Hospital with a cardiac problem. He died two days later, the official cause of death was endocarditis. He is survived by two sons.[1][2]
[edit] Filmography
- O Mistério de Robin Hood (1990)
- Os Trapalhões no Reino da Fantasia(1985)
- A História de Ana Raio E Zé Trovão (1990) TV series
[edit] References
- ^ "Obituaries in the News", February 2, 2008.
- ^ (Portuguese)"Empresário Beto Carrero morre em São Paulo (Entrepreneur Beto Carrero dies in São Paulo)", February 1, 2008.
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