Is Sergio de Mello a real person?
Yes. Sergio is based on the true story of Sérgio Vieira de Mello, the real-life United Nations diplomat who died at age 55 in 2003, when he and his staff members were bombed while working in Iraq.
Who is Sergio de Mello wife?
| Sérgio Vieira de Mello | |
|---|---|
| Cause of death | Killed in the Canal Hotel bombing |
| Spouse(s) | Annie Vieira de Mello ( m. 1973) |
| Domestic partner | Carolina Larriera (2001–2003) |
| Alma mater | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, University of Paris (Sorbonne), University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne |
Is Sergio de Mello still alive?
Deceased (1948–2003)Sérgio Vieira de Mello / Living or Deceased
Is Sergio Based on true story?
While researching the Sergio true story, we discovered that, to a large degree, the Netflix film was inspired by the 2009 HBO documentary Sergio. … The movie was also inspired by the book Chasing the Flame by Samantha Power.
Did Sergio de Mello get divorced?
Months before the fateful decision to head up the UN mission in Baghdad that would end his life, he also petitioned a French court in January 2003 for a divorce from Annie. Their separation agreement was signed five months later, on May 23, 2003, court records seen by The Post show.
Who bombed the Canal Hotel?
Amin Mekki Medani Amin Mekki Medani. The blast targeted the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq created just five days earlier. (The United Nations had used the hotel as its headquarters in Iraq since the early 1990s.)…
| Canal Hotel bombing | |
|---|---|
| Perpetrators | Claimed by Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad |
How old was Sergio de Mello?
55 years (1948–2003)Sérgio Vieira de Mello / Age at death Sergio died on Aug. 19, 2003, with 21 colleagues in a terrorist attack on UN headquarters in Baghdad. He was, at the time, the UN special representative to Iraq, on temporary leave from his post as the UN's human-rights chief, based in Geneva. He was 55 years old.