Ricardo Spencer, director from Bahia, dies Disclosure The Civil Police are investigating the case of director and filmmaker Ricardo Spencer, 49, who was found dead in the Copan building, in the center of São Paulo, this Monday (20) as a suspicious death. According to the Public Security Secretariat (SSP), Ricardo was staying at Copan through a seasonal rental platform. g1 BA found that he had recently moved from Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo to start filming a new series for a streaming platform. Still according to the SSP, the body was found on the floor in the morning after the doorman called the property administration. "Military Police and SAMU attended the scene, where the death was confirmed. There were no signs of violence. Forensics were called and the body was removed to the IML. The case was registered as a suspicious death – finding a body in the 2nd DP (Bom Retiro)", informed the secretariat. Who was Ricardo Spencer Grandson of actress and director Nilda Spencer, considered one of the great references of Bahian theater, Ricardo grew up surrounded by the arts. As a child, he developed an interest in cinema during visits to video stores, where he discovered his passion for audiovisual language. Graduated in Arts, the director specialized in Cinema Aesthetics at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), in the United States. Throughout his career, he built a career marked by his work as a director and screenwriter. Before switching to dramaturgy, he gained prominence directing music videos for Brazilian and international artists. Pitty remembers friendship and pays tribute to Ricardo Spencer after the filmmaker's death; see repercussion He worked with names such as Rita Lee, Pitty, Criolo, Sandy, Emicida, Johnny Hooker, Liniker, Cachorro Grande, Vanguart, as well as the Norwegian singer Aurora and the North American band Sebadoh. The work won awards from MTV and Multishow. For the last ten years, Ricardo has been part of the management team at TV Globo. Among the projects he directed are the series "Mister Brau", "Shippados", "Segunda Chamada", "Todas as Mulheres do Mundo", "Amor e Sorte", "Cine Holliúdy" and "Vermelho Sangue". He was also part of the directing team for the soap opera Segundo Sol, set in Bahia. The work on "Segunda Chamada" received the award for best series of the year from the São Paulo Association of Art Critics (APCA), in 2020, and was nominated for the 2021 International Emmy Awards in the best series category. Ricardo Spencer, director and filmmaker from Bahia who died in São Paulo Reproduction/Social Networks