Pedro Lima (actor)

Pedro Manuel Barata de Macedo Lima (20 April 1971 – 20 June 2020) was a Portuguese-Angolan actor, best known for appearing in telenovelas in Portugal. He was also an Olympic swimmer.[1][2]

Pedro Lima
Personal information
Born(1971-04-20)20 April 1971
Luanda, Portuguese Angola
Died20 June 2020(2020-06-20) (aged 49)
Abano Beach, Cascais e Estoril, Cascais, Portugal
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Angola
All-Africa Games
1991 Cairo 50 m freestyle
1991 Cairo 100 m butterfly

Swimming

He represented Angola in 1988 and 1992 at the Summer Olympics.

Lima participated in several swimming contests but never advanced past preliminaries. In 1988, he was disqualified from the Men's 50 m freestyle, finished 62nd in the Men's 100 m freestyle, 42nd in the Men's 100 m butterfly. In 1992, Lima finished 43rd in the Men's 50 m freestyle and 53rd in the Men's 100 m butterfly. Lima also won a gold and bronze medal at the 1991 All-Africa Games, he won the gold medal in the Men's 50 m freestyle and a bronze in the Men's 100 m butterfly[3]

As of 2018, Lima held two national records for Angola the 50 m freestyle record set at the 1991 All-Africa Games of 23.98 seconds and the 100 m backstroke record of 59.30 seconds.

Acting

After being invited to host a TV show about cinema called Magacine, he had roles in Portuguese soap operas like O Último Beijo, Ninguém como Tu, Fala-me de Amor, Ilha dos Amores and A Outra. He also starred in the 2009 movie Second Life.

Personal life

Lima was partner of model Anna Westerlund, with whom he had four children. He also had an adult son from a previous relationship with Patrícia Piloto.[4]

Death

On 20 June 2020, Lima's body was found at Abano Beach in Cascais, in what appeared to have been a suicide. He reportedly sent out farewell messages to two acquaintances earlier on this day.[5]

References
  1. "Profile at Sports-Reference". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. "Pedro Lima com os filhos: "Gostamos muito de ter momentos em família"" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  3. Swimming Medalists at the 1991 All-Africa Games
  4. ESTA SEMANA NA CARAS: PEDRO LIMA E ANNA WESTERLUND ESTÃO JUNTOS HÁ 18 ANOS Caras. 26 December 2018
  5. "Morreu o actor Pedro Lima" (in Portuguese). Público. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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