I Show Marras, the mood at age 73

The artist's physical education teacher for 35 years and was a professional player of the Guild and Youth in the 50 and 60

The physical education teacher Luiz Fernando Peres Benedict (73 years), known as Marraspodi, nickname he earned when he was a professional athlete Sorority (1957/58) and Youth (1060), is literally a picture. Divorced, father of two daughters and grandfather of Peter (2 months), he has lived for 26 years on street Cassal Barros, the Good End. Today with the nickname shortened to Marras, found, after so many activities, the goal of life in mood, and divides the classes at your gym, in the Lower City - is one of the oldest professional education in physical activity for 35 years - with the presentations of shows StandUp.

He plays characters like Charles Chaplin, do aerobics, dance the tango with a doll, embodies a velinho looking for a girlfriend, juggles the ball, practice Russian dance styles and more humorous. His audience is formed at events of all kinds, from birthdays to business activities. "I always had the dream of making the guy humor.Era playful class, which was to his friends imitating artists," he says.

The idea of ​​the show came at age 70 when they participate in a group of seniors, made the first presentations. "It was then that I began to get calls and they did not stop more," he says proudly.

Who sees Marras, which still displays an enviable physical for his age - under the condition of physical education teacher and athlete - can not imagine how much he is moved by his dream of becoming a comedian. "The applause is the oxygen of the artist, no he did not survive," he says. He says whatever he touches the presentations is the happiness of the audience. "Making a person smile means more to me than anything else," he says.

Talk About Good End, points out that a newspaper is eclectic, "because it affects all social classes and have materials of interest, and that link problems and their solutions in the neighborhood." He is passionate about the Good End. He likes to be near the green of the Redemption and cosmopolitan air of the region. "It is a district town, is all around and living with people is as if we were inside," he says. The contacts for the shows can be made ​​by e-mail: showmarras@hotmail.com or by phone: (51) 3227.4901 and 9108.2367.