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- While the full name goes unnoticed by the majority of people, it's his nickname and a song inspired by him that made him a known figure in the 1980's in an almost mythical way. José Arthur Machado, best known as Petit, was a famous surfer who regularly attended the beach of Ipanema in Rio de Janeiro ever since his teen years. He was born around 1956-57 and almost nothing is known about his early days.
In the early 1970's he was already a known figure in Ipanema due to his long blonde hair, a well-built muscular body and great looks. A rare and silent appearance of his was in the short documentary O Sereno Desespero (1973) where he becomes the model to fit the description of a poem written by the great Cecília Meireles.
His rose to fame and attract a wider audience and some fans came after becoming friends with singer/composer Caetano Veloso, who had a deep admiration for the young man. When singer Baby Consuelo asked Caetano for a new song he immediately got inspired by Petit and his wild spirit and dominant presence at the beach - by that time he was known for having a dragon tattoo on his shoulder, a rare feat at the time since tattoos weren't popular. That's how the hit single "Menino do Rio" was born, which later became the theme song of a soap opera and inspired the 1982 film of same name - though it talks about a popular surf it wasn't Petit story that was brought to the screen.
Sadly, his life took a tragic turn of events after August 1987 when he suffered a motorcycle accident that later on, when he recovered from a comatose state, had the left side of his body paralyzed. Despite many rehabilitation sessions he was never the same man, and suffering his constant pain and depression, he committed suicide in 1989, hanging himself with a kimono. A wife and a kid survived him.
Yet he lives on immortalized on a popular song which excites the imagination of listeners but for a brief time the boy from Rio was indeed real. - Fred Franklyn was born on 15 October 1926 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fog (1980), Punishment Park (1971) and High Anxiety (1977). He was married to Megan Doherty. He died on 7 March 1989 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Make-Up Department
Lee Greenway was born on 23 October 1913 in North Carolina, USA. Lee is known for The Thing from Another World (1951), Red River (1948) and Chicago Confidential (1957). Lee died on 7 March 1989 in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, USA.- Actor
- Production Manager
- Producer
Nino Milano was born on 28 February 1920 in Eboli, Campania, Italy. He was an actor and production manager, known for Un maledetto soldato (1988), Alien 2: On Earth (1980) and In the Shadow of the Eagles (1966). He died on 7 March 1989 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Otto Stenzeel was born on 12 April 1903 in Berlin, Germany. He was a composer, known for People on Sunday (1930), Evas Töchter (1928) and Bara en danserska (1926). He died on 7 March 1989 in Baden - Baden, Germany.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Jean Colin was born on 24 March 1905 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Mikado (1939), Scotch on the Rocks (1953) and The Shop at Sly Corner (1946). She was married to Fraser Henry Garioch. She died on 7 March 1989 in Westminster, London, England, UK.- Actor
- Composer
Karel Velebny was born on 17 March 1931 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and composer, known for Blues pro EFB (1980), Letiste neprijímá (1960) and We'll Kick Up a Fuss Tomorrow, Darling... (1976). He died on 7 March 1989 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Edward Dryhurst was born on 28 December 1904 in Desborough, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for The Dizzy Limit (1930), Dangerous Seas (1931) and Castle in the Air (1952). He died on 7 March 1989 in London, England, UK.- Karol Jaura was born on 5 April 1925 in Trnava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for Piesen o sivom holubovi (1961), Rosnicka (1979) and Chod a nelúc sa (1979). He died on 7 March 1989 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia].
- Judson Philips was born on 10 August 1903 in Northfield, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for The Web (1950), Perry Mason (1957) and Appointment with a Shadow (1957). He was married to Norma Burton Philips. He died on 7 March 1989 in Sharon, Connecticut, USA.
- Edward J. Powers was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was married to Melva. He died on 7 March 1989 in Fort Myers, Florida, USA.