Miguel Falabella de Sousa Aguiar

Miguel Falabella, born Miguel Falabella de Sousa Aguiar on October 10, 1956, in Rio de Janeiro, is a Brazilian actor, presenter, screenwriter, voice actor, filmmaker, theatre actor, producer, writer, and director. He is known, among many other works, for playing Caco Antibes in the sitcom Sai de Baixo and for presenting Video Show for over 15 years. He was a carnival performer for the Império da Tijuca and Rocinha samba schools, and is the father of two sons, Cassiano and Theo.

As a child living on Ilha do Governador, he watched the musical Hello Dolly, starring Bibi Ferreira, and was enchanted by the world of dramaturgy. He debuted on television in 1982 in the program Caso Verdade and soon after appeared in his first soap opera, Sol de Verão, by Manoel Carlos. He achieved success in 1986 playing Miro in the remake Selva de Pedra by Janete Clair. He debuted as a television presenter on Video Show in August 1987 and remained with the program until January 2002.

Falabella is a very active artist in theatre and television, often bringing Broadway productions to Brazil. He participated in the comedy series Toma Lá, Dá Cá on Globo, writing the script alongside his friend Maria Carmem Barbosa. In 2013, the series Pé na Cova premiered, in which he plays the main character Ruço and also wrote the script. He wrote the play A Partilha, which won a film version directed by Daniel Filho, and his most famous collection of chronicles was titled Coração Urbano.