Marcelo Ribeiro

Marcelo Ribeiro, born in 1970, is a Brazilian actor best known for his role as Hugo, the pre-adolescent protagonist in Walter Hugo Khouri's acclaimed 1982 film Love Strange Love, where he starred alongside Vera Fischer and Xuxa. Ribeiro began his acting career in 1981 with Eros, the God of Love, also directed by Khouri, and later appeared in Sin Horizontal. After stepping away from acting, he transitioned to behind-the-scenes work as a film production assistant, studying photography and establishing a small studio. In 2007, he briefly returned to the screen in the pornographic film Estranho Amor, directed by J. Gaspar for Brasileirinhas. Currently, Marcelo works as a technical and computer instructor for a multinational company and runs a personal website to showcase his work.