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Brazilian actor and presenter Roberto Maya dies at 91
Brazilian actor, voice actor and presenter Roberto Maya died at 91 on Tuesday night, October 27.
He was in hospital in Campinas, in the state of São Paulo, and died from respiratory failure.
Maya began his career in radio and voice acting after studying at the University of São Paulo's School of Dramatic Art.
He hosted and narrated Documento Especial from 1989 to 1998, on TV Manchete, SBT and Bandeirantes.
The program helped make him a familiar figure in Brazilian television journalism.
He also acted in television dramas and films, and voiced Shere Khan in the animated film The Jungle Book.
Maya's career spanned radio, television, film and dubbing, across several decades.
His death was confirmed by SBT, which paid tribute to his work and offered condolences to his family and friends.
Brazilian actor, presenter and voice actor Roberto Maya died aged 91.
He died on Tuesday night, October 27, while hospitalized in Campinas, São Paulo.
His death was attributed to respiratory failure.
Maya presented and narrated the television program Documento Especial from 1989 to 1998.
He also appeared in television dramas and films and voiced the tiger Shere Khan in The Jungle Book.
- Who
- Roberto Maya, a Brazilian actor, presenter and voice actor.
- What
- He died aged 91 from respiratory failure.
- When
- Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
- Where
- Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa in Campinas, São Paulo.
- Why
- The reported cause of death was respiratory failure.
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Maya began his career in radio and theater, according to Extra.
Maya made his film debut in Teus Olhos Castanhos, according to Metrópoles.
Maya presented and narrated Documento Especial.
Maya appeared in the television drama Paraíso Tropical, identified by Folha as his last soap opera.
Maya’s last film, Mulheres no Poder, was released, according to Folha.
Maya died in Campinas while hospitalized.
- Age
- 91
- Cause of death
- Respiratory failure
- Hospital
- Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa, Campinas
- Program
- Documento Especial, 1989–1998
- Voice role
- Shere Khan in The Jungle Book
- Last film
- Mulheres no Poder, 2016
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Em uma vida dedicada à arte, Maya cursou a Escola de Arte Dramática – EAD, na USP, e iniciou sua carreira no rádio e na dublagem, uma de suas atividades no meio artístico.
Toda a diretoria do Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão se solidariza com os familiares e amigos de Roberto Maya, agradecendo aos anos em que integrou de forma marcante o elenco da emissora.