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| Brazil TV star Domingos Montagner drowns on set of soap opera | Brazil TV star Domingos Montagner drowns on set of soap opera |
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| One of Brazil's best-loved television actors, Domingos Montagner, has drowned in a river where the crew had been recording scenes for the country's most popular soap opera. | One of Brazil's best-loved television actors, Domingos Montagner, has drowned in a river where the crew had been recording scenes for the country's most popular soap opera. |
| Montagner played the leading role in Velho Chico, a soap opera named after the Sao Francisco river where he died. | Montagner played the leading role in Velho Chico, a soap opera named after the Sao Francisco river where he died. |
| The 54-year-old had gone for a swim with an actress after a day of shooting in the north-eastern state of Sergipe. | The 54-year-old had gone for a swim with an actress after a day of shooting in the north-eastern state of Sergipe. |
| She said he was dragged away by the river's strong currents. | She said he was dragged away by the river's strong currents. |
| The actress, Camila Pitanga, cried for help but local people failed to act initially as they believed the drowning was a scene in the soap opera. | The actress, Camila Pitanga, cried for help but local people failed to act initially as they believed the drowning was a scene in the soap opera. |
| The authorities said there was little that anyone could have done. | The authorities said there was little that anyone could have done. |
| 'Dangerous area' | |
| "They thought they had chosen a safe spot to swim, but that is one of the most dangerous areas in the town of Caninde and usually avoided by locals," police chief Antonio Francisco Filho told O Globo. | "They thought they had chosen a safe spot to swim, but that is one of the most dangerous areas in the town of Caninde and usually avoided by locals," police chief Antonio Francisco Filho told O Globo. |
| A few hours after the incident, rescue teams found Montagner's body underwater, some 300 metres (984ft) from where he drowned. | A few hours after the incident, rescue teams found Montagner's body underwater, some 300 metres (984ft) from where he drowned. |
| Montagner was born in Sao Paulo and had a career in the circus before becoming a television actor. | Montagner was born in Sao Paulo and had a career in the circus before becoming a television actor. |
| He had been married for 14 years to actress Luciana Lima, with whom he had three children. | He had been married for 14 years to actress Luciana Lima, with whom he had three children. |
| A soap opera affair | |
| The news of his death has caused commotion in Brazil, where fellow actors have paid tributes to the actor. | |
| The football team he supported, Corinthians, praised him also for his success as a handball player for the club's affiliate in the 1980s. | The football team he supported, Corinthians, praised him also for his success as a handball player for the club's affiliate in the 1980s. |
| His latest film, Um Namorado Para Minha Mulher (A Boyfriend For My Wife), was released two weeks ago. |