Costinha (humorist)

Lírio Mário da Costa (Rio de Janeiro, 24 March 1923 — Rio de Janeiro, 15 September 1995), better known as Costinha, was a Brazilian comedian and actor.[1]

For other people named Costinha, see Costinha (disambiguation).

Costinha
Costinha in 1954
PseudonymCostinha
Birth nameLírio Mário da Costa
Born(1923-03-24)24 March 1923
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died15 September 1995(1995-09-15) (aged 72)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Resting placeCemitério de São João Batista, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
MediumStand-up comedy, film, television
NationalityBrazilian
Years active1950–1995
GenresInsult comedy, surreal humor, satire
Subject(s)Sexuality; Brazilian, Portuguese, and Japanese people; black people; drunkenness; Catholic Church; politics
Spouse
  • Irani Pereira da Costa
  • Amor Laurette Guzzardi
    (
    m. 1973⁠–⁠1993)
Children4
Notable works and rolesSeu Mazarito in Escolinha do Professor Raimundo

Biography

Born in the neighborhood of Vila Isabel, in the city of Rio de Janeiro,[2] then federal capital of Brazil, Costinha came from an artistic family: his father was a circus clown, called Bocó, whom he would meet only as an adult when his father was in an retirement home.[3] The childhood in circus would influence the trajectory of the comedian in a definitive way. However, the stable situation of the family changes when he turns thirteen, when his father leaves home.[2] As a boy, even though he had learned some secrets from the clown profession with his father, he had to give up his artistic vocation and get another job. He worked as a courier, botequim's waiter, shoeshiner, and Jogo do Bicho annotator. This conviviality alongside urban and often marginal Rio de Janeiro people of the 1940s would be very important in the characters later portrayed by the comedian.

In 1942, he was employed as a janitor of Rádio Tamoio.[2][4] In this radio station, after amusing his co-workers making imitations of homosexuals, he was given a chance to act, being a radio actor in important programs of the time like Cadeira de Barbeiro, Recruta 23, and even in the first radio version of Escolinha do Professor Raimundo.[2] He was part of the cast of major radio stations such as Record and Rádio Mayrink Veiga. He was also a comedian at the Teatro de Revista, both in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

Then he would become a national star by his obscene jokes and famous "faggot" imitations. Costinha participated in several advertisements, including those of the Lottery of the State of Rio de Janeiro (where he came to be directed by Cacá Diegues from the Cinema Novo).[5] He released various humor vinyl records in the 1970s and 1980s, like O Peru da Festa trilogy with the CID Entertainment label. They all came with a painted border with the sentence "Prohibited the public execution and sale for those under 21 years old", not only for the obscene jokes, but for the suggestive covers. In the first volume of O Peru da Festa, Costinha seemed to be naked, with a table covering his private parts and a roasted turkey being served over it.

At the movies, his participation has been intense since the 1950s. He began by participating in films like Agüenta Firme, Izidoro, a comedy; Anjo do Lôdo, an adaptation of the book Lucíola written by José de Alencar; and O Rei do Samba, biography of the legendary samba composer Sinhô. He played secondary roles and cameos in chanchadas with actors like Wilson Gray, Wilson Viana, Zé Trindade and so many others of that generation. Sometimes he was a bandit (De Pernas pro Ar) or even a newspaper photographer (É de Chuá!).

With the arrival of more ambitious and supposedly intellectual cinematic movements of Glauber Rocha and its pairs, the space of comedians originating from the chanchada went to the television. Comedians such as Oscarito, Grande Otelo, and Ankito were without the cinema and without the stardom of before. In the 1960s, very few comedies or popular films were made in Brazil compared to the previous decade. An exception is a cycle of crime and Nazi exploitation films. In the case of Costinha, he went to television premiering on TV Excelsior.[2]

In the 1970s the cinema is popular again and brings the old comedians back to the screens. Costinha returns acting in urban films (Como Ganhar na Loteria sem Perder a Esportiva), homages to the chanchada (Salário Mínimo), films about the youth (Amor em Quatro Tempos – História 1) or even pornochanchadas (Histórias Que Nossas Babás não Contavam). He also began to be the protagonist of films, as in O Libertino, O Homem de Seis Milhões de Cruzeiros contra as Panteras, Costinha, o Rei da Selva, Costinha e o King Mong, and As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé.

He has performed in several plays and TV shows, such as Apertura on Rede Tupi, Aperte o Cinto and Domingo de Graça on Rede Manchete, Costinha em 3 Atos e ½ on SBT, Planeta dos Homens, Os Trapalhões, and Chico Anysio Show on Rede Globo. His last role was as "Seu Mazarito" (a homage to Mazzaropi and Oscarito[3]) in the Escolinha do Professor Raimundo TV show.[2]

On 4 September 1995, Costinha was admitted to the Pan-Americano Hospital, in Rio de Janeiro, with shortness of breath, and died on the 15th of the same month at 72 years of age of pulmonary emphysema. He was buried in the Cemitério de São João Batista, in Rio de Janeiro.[2][3] He was first married to Irani Pereira da Costa, with whom he had four natural daughters, and was secondly married with Amor Laurette Guzzardi, with whom he had three stepchildren.[6]

Works

Discography
  • Humorismo (Anedotas) (1971)
  • O Peru da Festa vol. 1 (1981)
  • O Peru da Festa vol. 2 (1982)
  • O Peru da Festa vol. 3 (1983)
  • As Proibidas do Costinha (1988)
  • Costinha vol. 5: O Mazarito da Escolhinha (1991)

Theatrical performances
Year Title Role Notes
1982 Homem sem H It premiered on 6 May 1982 at the Teatro Cenarte. The script was written by Costinha and Emanuel Rodrigues. Costinha was also part of the cast.[7]
1984 Do lampião de gás ao abajur lilás Presented from 4 April 1984 to 2 September 1984 at the Teatro das Nações (Sala Oscarito).[8]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1978 Praça da Alegria Broadcast by Rede Globo
1980 Abertura Broadcast by TV Tupi
1981 Planeta dos Homens Friar Paulino Broadcast by Rede Globo
1982 Costinha em 3 Atos e ½ Broadcast by SBT
1986 Aperte o Cinto Broadcast by Rede Manchete
1987 Domingo de Graça Seu Palitinho and others Broadcast by Rede Manchete
1988 Praça Brasil Broadcast by Rede Bandeirantes
1989 A Praça é Nossa Broadcast by SBT
1990–1995 Escolinha do Professor Raimundo Seu Mazarito/Professor Amadeu Broadcast by Rede Globo
1991–1994 Os Trapalhões Broadcast by Rede Globo

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1950 Agüenta Firme, Izidoro Baker Credited as Mário Costa[9]
1951 Anjo do Lôdo Maneco Credited as Mário Costa[10]
1952 O Rei do Samba[11]
1954 Carnaval em Caxias[12]
1954 Marujo por Acaso[13]
1954 Angu de Caroço[14]
1954 Mãos Sangrentas Bahia Credited as Mário Costa[15]
1955 O Rei do Movimento[16]
1955 O Diamante[17]
1956 Com Água na Bôca[18] Bonifácio
1956 Sai de Baixo[19]
1957 Canjerê[20]
1957 Com Jeito Vai[21] Corporal Tripa
1957 De Pernas pro Ar[22] Mindinho
1958 É de Chuá![23] Photographer
1958 E o Bicho não Deu[24] Frederico
1958 Minha Sogra é da Polícia[25] Evaristo
1958 Sherlock de Araque[26] Deodato
1959 Massagista de Madame[27]
1960 Entrei de Gaiato[28] Bolota
1961 O Viúvo Alegre[29] Anastacius
1961 O Dono da Bola[30] Arquibaldo
1966 007 1/2 no Carnaval[31] Zé Cotia
1966 Nudista à Força[32]
1967 Carnaval Barra Limpa[33]
1968 As Três Mulheres de Casanova[34] Messenger Guest appearance
1968 As Aventuras de Chico Valente[35] Cangaceiro Guest appearance
1969 Golias contra o Homem das Bolinhas[36] Dentist Fortunato Guest appearance
1970 Amor em Quatro Tempos – História 1[37]
1970 Salário Mínimo[38] Judge Guest appearance
1971 Cômicos…+ Cômicos…[39] Sergeant Firefighter
1971 Como Ganhar na Loteria sem Perder a Esportiva[40] Jasmim
1971 Jesus Cristo Eu Estou Aqui[41] Father Pedro
1971 Tô na Tua, Ô Bicho[42] Mocotó
1973 O Libertino[43] Commander Emanuel
1975 O Homem de Seis Milhões de Cruzeiros contra as Panteras[44] Rabbit
1976 Costinha, o Rei da Selva[45] Himself
1977 Costinha e o King Mong[46] King of the Jungle
1978 As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé[47] Robinson Crusoe
1979 Histórias Que Nossas Babás não Contavam[48] Hunter
1991 Inspetor Faustão e o Mallandro: A Missão (Primeira e Única)[49] Superintendent Guest appearance
1995 O Mandarim Credited as Lírio Mário da Costa Filho[50]

Books
  • Da Rosa, Franco. O humor de Costinha [The Humor of Costinha] (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Nova Sampa Diretriz Editorial Ltda.
  • Piadinhas do Costinha [Costinha's Jokes] (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Nova Sampa Diretriz Editorial Ltda.
  • Piadinhas do Costinha: português [Costinha's Jokes: Portuguese People] (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Nova Sampa Diretriz Editorial Ltda.
  • Piadinhas do Costinha: loucos e médicos [Costinha's Jokes: Madmen and Physicians] (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Nova Sampa Diretriz Editorial Ltda.
  • Piadinhas do Costinha: crianças [Costinha's Jokes: Children] (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Nova Sampa Diretriz Editorial Ltda.
  • Almanaque de piadas do Costinha [Costinha's Almanac of Jokes] (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Nova Sampa Diretriz Editorial Ltda.
  • Almanaque de piadas do Costinha nº 2 [Costinha's Almanac of Jokes no. 2] (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Nova Sampa Diretriz Editorial Ltda.
  • As piadas do Costinha [The Jokes of Costinha] (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Nova Sampa Diretriz Editorial Ltda.
  • As piadas do Costinha 2 [The Jokes of Costinha 2] (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Nova Sampa Diretriz Editorial Ltda.
  • As piadas do Costinha 3 [The Jokes of Costinha 3] (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Nova Sampa Diretriz Editorial Ltda.
  • As piadas do Costinha 4 [The Jokes of Costinha 4] (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Nova Sampa Diretriz Editorial Ltda.
  • As melhores do Costinha 1 [The Best of Costinha 1] (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Nova Sampa Diretriz Editorial Ltda.
  • As melhores do Costinha 2 [The Best of Costinha 2] (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Nova Sampa Diretriz Editorial Ltda.
  • As melhores do Costinha 3 [The Best of Costinha 3] (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Nova Sampa Diretriz Editorial Ltda.
  • As melhores do Costinha 4 [The Best of Costinha 4] (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Nova Sampa Diretriz Editorial Ltda.
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References
  1. "Arquivo G1: Costinha morreu há 12 anos" [G1 Files: Costinha died 12 years ago]. G1 (in Portuguese). Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. 15 September 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  2. Jansen, Thiago (15 September 2009). "15 de setembro de 1995 – Costinha faz o Brasil chorar" [15 September 1995 – Costinha makes Brazil cry]. Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 18 December 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. "Humorista Costinha morre aos 72 no Rio" [The humorist Costinha dies at 72 in Rio]. Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Empresa Folha da Manhã S/A. 16 September 1995. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. Brandão, Lívia (16 September 2010). "Internautas e fãs prestam homenagem a Costinha no 15º aniversário de morte do humorista" [Netizens and fans pay tribute to Costinha on the 15th anniversary of the death of the comedian]. O Globo (in Portuguese). Infoglobo Comunicação e Participações S.A. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  5. "Raspadinha da Loterj chega com Costinha" [Lottery of the State of Rio de Janeiro scratchcard is released with Costinha] (PDF). Cidade. Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese) (227). Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian National Library Foundation. 21 November 1991. p. 3. Retrieved 21 August 2019 – via Biblioteca Nacional. With his juggling and faces, Costinha repeated scenes from the advertising film directed by filmmaker Cacá Diegues…
  6. "Costinha, comediante das caretas e palavrões, foi censurado pela ditadura" [Costinha, comedian of faces and swearing, was censored by the dictatorship]. O Globo (in Portuguese). Infoglobo Comunicação e Participações S.A. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  7. Mate 2011, p. 290.
  8. Mate 2011, p. 224.
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  11. "FILMOGRAFIA - O REI DO SAMBA" [FILMOGRAPHY - O REI DO SAMBA]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  12. "FILMOGRAFIA - CARNAVAL EM CAXIAS" [FILMOGRAPHY - O REI DO SAMBA]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  13. "FILMOGRAFIA - MARUJO POR ACASO" [FILMOGRAPHY - MARUJO POR ACASO]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  14. "FILMOGRAFIA - ANGU DE CAROÇO" [FILMOGRAPHY - ANGU DE CAROÇO]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  15. "FILMOGRAFIA - MÃOS SANGRENTAS" [FILMOGRAPHY - MÃOS SANGRENTAS]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  16. "FILMOGRAFIA - O REI DO MOVIMENTO" [FILMOGRAPHY - O REI DO MOVIMENTO]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  17. "FILMOGRAFIA - O DIAMANTE" [FILMOGRAPHY - O DIAMANTE]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  18. "FILMOGRAFIA - COM ÁGUA NA BÔCA" [FILMOGRAPHY - COM ÁGUA NA BÔCA]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  19. "FILMOGRAFIA - SAI DE BAIXO" [FILMOGRAPHY - SAI DE BAIXO]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  20. "FILMOGRAFIA - CANJERÊ" [FILMOGRAPHY - CANJERÊ]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  21. "FILMOGRAFIA - COM JEITO VAI" [FILMOGRAPHY - COM JEITO VAI]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  22. "FILMOGRAFIA - DE PERNAS PRO AR" [FILMOGRAPHY - DE PERNAS PRO AR]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  23. "FILMOGRAFIA - É DE CHUÁ!" [FILMOGRAPHY - É DE CHUÁ!]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  24. "FILMOGRAFIA - E O BICHO NÃO DEU" [FILMOGRAPHY - E O BICHO NÃO DEU]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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  26. "FILMOGRAFIA - SHERLOCK DE ARAQUE" [FILMOGRAPHY - SHERLOCK DE ARAQUE]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  27. "FILMOGRAFIA - MASSAGISTA DE MADAME" [FILMOGRAPHY - MASSAGISTA DE MADAME]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  28. "FILMOGRAFIA - ENTREI DE GAIATO" [FILMOGRAPHY - ENTREI DE GAIATO]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  29. "FILMOGRAFIA - O VIÚVO ALEGRE" [FILMOGRAPHY - O VIÚVO ALEGRE]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  30. "FILMOGRAFIA - O DONO DA BOLA" [FILMOGRAPHY - O DONO DA BOLA]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  31. "FILMOGRAFIA - 007 1/2 NO CARNAVAL" [FILMOGRAPHY - 007 1/2 NO CARNAVAL]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  32. "FILMOGRAFIA - NUDISTA À FORÇA" [FILMOGRAPHY - NUDISTA À FORÇA]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  33. "FILMOGRAFIA - CARNAVAL BARRA LIMPA" [FILMOGRAPHY - NUDISTA À FORÇA]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  34. "FILMOGRAFIA - AS TRES MULHERES DE CASANOVA" [FILMOGRAPHY - AS TRES MULHERES DE CASANOVA]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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  38. "FILMOGRAFIA - SALÁRIO MÍNIMO" [FILMOGRAPHY - SALÁRIO MÍNIMO]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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  42. "FILMOGRAFIA - TÔ NA TUA, Ô BICHO" [FILMOGRAPHY - TÔ NA TUA, Ô BICHO]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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  46. "FILMOGRAFIA - COSTINHA E O KING MONG" [FILMOGRAPHY - COSTINHA E O KING MONG]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  47. "FILMOGRAFIA - AS AVENTURAS DE ROBINSON CRUSOÉ" [FILMOGRAPHY - AS AVENTURAS DE ROBINSON CRUSOÉ]. Cinemateca Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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