After taking part in 14 soap operas on TV Globo, Bruno Gagliasso, 40, no longer sees himself in this model of teledramaturgy products. The actor, who left the network in 2019 and signed with Netflix shortly afterwards, said so in an interview with this column syringesduring the Grand Prix of Cinema, in Rio, who has a different career focus.
“I don’t think I can go back to soap operas at all now. My schedule is ready. I have to release films, series. I won’t be doing a soap opera any time soon, and I think everything has a cycle. and I have a lot of affection, it was part of my construction as an actor and as a person, but now I feel like I’m much more focused on cinema,” he says
In September, Bruno Gagliasso will make his debut in Santo, a Netflix production filmed between Spain and Brazil. The actor explains that his character on the series was one of the most difficult of his career.
“It’s a series that has action, suspense and horror. It was made with great care and took a long time to make precisely because it was meant to move people. I always say that the two most intense character preparations I’ve ever done had, in ‘Marighella. ‘ and in this ‘Saint’ series”.
Despite the difficulties, Bruno says, the Spanish language wasn’t a problem: “My character is Brazilian, he speaks Portuguese, and I also lived in Argentina for a year, it’s a different Spanish, but I had no trouble acting together.”
“I feel tired and stronger”
Bruno Gagliasso and Giovanna Ewbank at the Cinema Grand Prix
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Bruno Gagliasso and Giovanna Ewbank experienced an episode of racism on a recent trip to Portugal with their children. As soon as they arrived on the red carpet at the film awards ceremony, the couple’s press office asked journalists not to be asked questions about the episode. All respected.
The actor spoke about politics and the current moment of polarization that we are experiencing right now in an election year. He pointed out:
I feel tired, but that’s part of it. At the same time I feel stronger. It’s the episodes we go through that make us stronger.
Bruno also emphasized that art is also his way of protesting:
The struggle must be propagated. This movie night is important. resistance night. Especially in this moment we live. They are trying to destroy our country’s culture, but we will not succeed. There are many ways to protest, and making art is one of them.