Kátia D'Angelo honors eldest son killed in 1997

Brazilian actress Kátia D'Angelo, a prominent television and cinema star during the 1970s and 1980s, shared a public tribute to her eldest son, Roni, on his birthday. Roni was killed in 1997 at the age of 26.

According to the actress, Roni was found in the Vila Aliança favela in Rio de Janeiro's North Zone after being shot more than 15 times. The circumstances surrounding the murder have never been fully clarified. In previous interviews, D'Angelo noted that while her son had struggled with drug use in the past, he had been clean for over two years at the time of his death. She also mentioned he suffered from bipolar disorder.

D'Angelo, known for her roles in productions such as ‘O caso Claudia’, ‘Fulaninha’, and ‘Anjo mau’, expressed her enduring grief on social media, stating that the sense of loss ‘has no end’.