Actor André Marques assures that he was the first to arrive at Tom Veiga’s house: ‘He was one of my best friends’ | Rio de Janeiro

Until the last update of this report, the cause of death had not been revealed. According to information from the 16th PD (Barra da Tijuca), the case is under investigation.

With difficulties speaking, André Marques said he received a call from a mutual friend with Tom, asking if they were together.

“[O amigo perguntou] André, are you with Tom? Why did I have to go to São Paulo, didn’t you also have to go to São Paulo? “Because I do. So, I was going to the airport and came back. I said: ‘I’m going to her house because she doesn’t answer.’ So, I was the first to arrive. [embarga a vou, muito emocionado]. ”

“I ask you to pray for him because at this moment he is already making a lot of people laugh. Dad in heaven needed a cool boy, a beast, a great dad and a friend of all, one unanimity. There should be many people like that. It can only be (…) It was too expensive. “

André remembered his proximity to Tom and said that they saw each other almost every day.

“It is very difficult for me to talk about Tom because he was one of my best friends. I just came from his house. We were together every day, every day I saw him at home, in my store, I prepared food for him” He was a successful character , but he had it even more. He was a dear uncle. I introduced him to the others: ‘The one who makes Louro José’ “. Man, put it on, record a video, record an audio for my mother, who is your fan.” He did it for everyone.

Actress Dany Bananinha shared a photo with Tom Veiga and André Marques. According to the post, the two had talked on Saturday afternoon (31) and arranged a meeting for hours later, with André Marques, but Tom did not appear.

“Friend, how are you? We are going to go to André in a bit and Teresuda is leaving today! Shall we go? About 2:00 pm”, invited Dany. “Of course I do! I’ll be there,” Tom replied.

“You didn’t come yesterday and if I had known that this would be our last message, I would have thanked you. Thank you because you were such a dear, gentle and loving friend, who loved to laugh, a boy who had so many nice curves 😭 Thank you friend for everything Thank you for making the joy of my mornings of so many years 🦜 with your talent. # louroJosé I will keep close the memory of our laughter and the friend we always loved., we will meet … 💔 May God comfort all members of the family and his great companion ”, he published.

Veiga has worked on “Mais Você” since the show’s debut in 1999. Responsible for the voice and manipulation of Louro José since the character was created in 1996, he was known for his humorous takes.

“Louro José is rowdy, grumpy, keychain, flirtatious, but he’s very funny, smart. Sometimes when I review a show, I find myself laughing. I laugh with Louro. The good thing about his personality is that he grew up, but he’s still great child, ”Veiga said in a statement to the Memória Globo website.

Ana María Braga lamented the death of Veiga. “I lost my partner every day, my friend, my son,” he wrote on social media. In a note, TV Globo reported that Ana María will present “Mais Você” live on Monday (2) “in honor of her great friend and traveling companion.”

The rise of Louro José

The Louro José parrot was conceived by Ana María Braga in 1996, reports Globo Memory. At the time, he was hosting the show “Note e Anote” on Record, which aired after children’s programming. For this reason, he had the idea of ​​making a character that would attract the attention of children.

“It needed to be an animal that spoke, that interacted with me, but it couldn’t be a dog, because a dog doesn’t speak, a bird doesn’t speak. And, by elimination, we decided on the parrot. I have one at home called Louro José. Speak and whistle the national anthem “, recalled Ana María in testimony.

And I said, ‘Let’s put the Louro on.’ I made a first draft of the drawing and asked a person who developed dolls to do it. Each mambembe was born. Then we adjusted, changing the foam, until it became global. – There was a star, beautiful. He’s a son. ”