Luis Gustavo Sánchez Blanco was a Spanish-Brazilian actor. Born in Gothenburg, Sweden, he was the son of a Spanish diplomat, Luis Amador Sánchez Fernández, working in Sweden, and Elena Blanco Castañera, a Spanish woman. He came to live in Brazil at four years old, when his father arrived in the country to become the Spanish ambassador. He started working as an assistant director at TV Tupi, accompanying his sister, the actress Helenita Sanches, appointed by Cassiano Gabus Mendes, the station's artistic director and his brother-in-law. Soon after, he had already participated in several films, telenovelas, and telethons until he starred as the eponymous anti-hero in the 1968 telenovela Albert, the Rockefeller. Since then he has consolidated his artistic career acting in several soap operas and films, mainly in comedy roles.
Romeo and Juliet Get Married
(Baragatti)
Party Crashers
(Anchieta)
Amada Amante
(Tuca)
O Sobrado
(Jango Veiga)
Lenita - Traces of a Lady
(Self)
Mord in Rio
(André)
Sede de Amar (Capuzes Negros)
(Jairo)
Casinha Pequenina
(Bento)
Albert, the Rockefeller
(Beto)
Sai de Baixo: O Filme
(Vavá)
The Adventures of Mario Fofoca
(Mário Fofoca)
O Salvador da Pátria
(José Matos)
Sai de Baixo
(Vavá)
Brasil a Bordo
(Gonçalo Galvez)
Young Hearts
(Heitor Laroche)
Ti Ti Ti
(Ariclenes Almeida (Ari) / Victor Valentín)
Alma Gêmea
(Romeu)
Cat's Cradle
(Waldemar Moreira)
Mico Preto
(Firmino do Espírito Santo)
O Profeta
(Piragibe Carvalho)
Ti Ti Ti
(Mário Cury (Mário Fofoca))
Anjo Mau
(Ricardo Medeiros)
Três Irmãs
(Vidigal Castro)
O Mapa da Mina
(Antônio Machado (Toni))
Precious Pearl
(Apolônio Fonseca)
Começar de Novo
(Glauco Oliveira Teles (Elvis Doidão))
The Return Of The Rockefeller
(Alberto (Beto Rockfeller))
Teen Confessions
(Paulo Araújo)
Mário Fofoca
(Mário Fofoca)
Elas por Elas
(Mário Cury (Mário Fofoca))
O Beijo do Vampiro
(Galileu Van Burger)
Te Contei?
(Léo)
O Sheik de Ipanema
(Carlos Alberto / Sheik Abdul)
Rosa Baiana
(Marcelo)
Cara a Cara
(Fran)
O Direito de Nascer
(Osvaldo)
Os Inocentes
(Vitor)
Editora Mayo, Bom Dia
(Ray)
Duas Vidas
(Osvaldo)
Albert, the Rockefeller
(Beto Rockfeller)
Ciúme
(Alfredo)
Encontro com o Passado
Estrelas no Chão
(Jorge)
Yoshico, um Poema de Amor
(Luís Paulo)
Delegacia de Mulheres
(Cristóvão)
As Cariocas
(Gustavo)