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Ruy de Carvalho in "The Mousetrap"

Video. Meet Ruy de Carvalho, Portugal's oldest working actor on stage

Updated: 02/10/2024 - 7:38 GMT+2

At the age of 97 and a half, Ruy de Carvalho has earned the status of the world's oldest actor still working in theatre. With no plans to leave the stage, he received Euronews Culture during the production of Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap".

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