Celebrities and unknowns gathered for the latest tribute to the legendary director.
Hundreds of people – including names well-known among the general public, such as actresses Ana Navi and Soraya Tavares, former minister and commentator Luis Márquez Méndez and actors Jose Raposo and Julio Cesar – said an emotional farewell to Carlos Avilez on Saturday, the actor, director and theater teacher who died in the early hours of Wednesday morning at the age of 88.
The funeral procession for the legendary founder of TEC – Cascais Experimental Theater, departed in the early afternoon from the Merita Casimiro Municipal Theater to the Goya Cemetery, Cascais, where Avilés is buried. Accompanied by the coffin, in addition to the family and friends of the creator, and countless fans who were keen to pay tribute to him, there were also many students whom Carlos Avilés taught at the Professional School of the Theater of Cascais, founded in 1993. To them, a tearful José Condesa. As the casket passed through the school, applause of gratitude rang out.
Hundreds of people – including names well-known among the general public, such as actresses Ana Navi and Soraya Tavares, former minister and commentator Luis Márquez Méndez and actors Jose Raposo and Julio Cesar – said an emotional farewell to Carlos Avilez on Saturday, the actor, director and theater teacher who died in the early hours of Wednesday morning at the age of 88.
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