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Pedro Lima (actor)

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Pedro Lima
Personal information
Born(1971-04-20)20 April 1971
Luanda, Portuguese Angola, Portugal
Died20 June 2020(2020-06-20) (aged 49)
Cascais e Estoril, Cascais, Portugal
OccupationActor
Children5
Sport
SportSwimming
Partner(s)Patrícia Piloto
Anna Westerlund
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Angola
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Cairo 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Cairo 100 m butterfly

Pedro Manuel Barata de Macedo Lima (20 April 1971 – 20 June 2020) was a Portuguese-Angolan actor, appearing in telenovelas in Portugal. He was also an Olympic swimmer.[1][2]

Swimming

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He represented Angola in 1988 and 1992 at the Summer Olympics.

Lima participated in several swimming contests but never advanced past preliminaries. In 1988, he was disqualified from the Men's 50 m freestyle, finished 62nd in the Men's 100 m freestyle, 42nd in the Men's 100 m butterfly. In 1992, Lima finished 43rd in the Men's 50 m freestyle and 53rd in the Men's 100 m butterfly. Lima also won a gold and bronze medal at the 1991 All-Africa Games, he won the gold medal in the Men's 50 m freestyle and a bronze in the Men's 100 m butterfly[3]

As of 2018, Lima held two national records for Angola the 50 m freestyle record set at the 1991 All-Africa Games of 23.98 seconds and the 100 m backstroke record of 59.30 seconds.

Acting

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After being invited to host a TV show about cinema called Magacine, he had roles in Portuguese soap operas like O Último Beijo, Ninguém como Tu, Fala-me de Amor, Ilha dos Amores and A Outra. He also starred in the 2009 movie Second Life.

Personal life

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Lima was partner of model Anna Westerlund, with whom he had four children. He also had an adult son from a previous relationship with Patrícia Piloto.[4]

Death

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On 20 June 2020, Lima's body was found at Abano Beach [pt] in Cascais, in what appeared to have been a suicide. He reportedly sent out farewell messages to two acquaintances earlier on this day.[5]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 Trânsito Local João
2006 The Botanist
2009 El Contrato Peter Oliveira / Shade
2009 Second Life Luca
2009 Perpétua
2013 Quarta Divisão Dono Agência
2014 Eclipse em Portugal Pastor
2015 A Uma Hora Incerta Jasmim
2019 O Homem Cordial Vitor
2019 Congo: No Caminho das Trevas Afonso Ferreira Short film

References

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  1. ^ "Profile at Sports-Reference". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Pedro Lima com os filhos: "Gostamos muito de ter momentos em família"" (in Portuguese). 26 October 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  3. ^ Swimming Medalists at the 1991 All-Africa Games
  4. ^ ESTA SEMANA NA CARAS: PEDRO LIMA E ANNA WESTERLUND ESTÃO JUNTOS HÁ 18 ANOS Caras. 26 December 2018
  5. ^ "Morreu o actor Pedro Lima" (in Portuguese). Público. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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