Bless, the 11-year-old son of Brazilian actors Bruno Gagliasso and Giovanna Ewbank, made his acting debut in the telenovela A Nobreza do Amor on Friday.
The youngster made a special guest appearance in a flashback sequence for the television drama, taking on the role of Prince Cayman.
A video shared on social media captured his day on set, showing Bless running through garden courtyards alongside co-star Arthur Ferreira, who portrays his brother Jose. In the scene, the two energetic young princes try in vain to pull a legendary dagger from the trunk of a sacred baobab tree.
Between takes, Bless also spent time in the studio corridors meeting the cast, posing for photographs with Duda Santos, who plays the central protagonist Princess Alika, and Lazaro Ramos, who appears as the villain Jendal.
Family support and acting ambitions
Ewbank spoke about the milestone on her Instagram stories, telling her followers that she would weep with emotion on the day of the broadcast. The actress described her son's cameo as a beautiful appearance.
She also shared that Bless has been taking regular theatre lessons and has spoken for a long time about his dream of working as an actor. She explained that he has shown an artistic sensibility since he was very young, demonstrating a passion for drawing, painting and music in addition to performance, and noted that he genuinely loves the creative arts.
Bless grew up in a prominent creative household in Brazil. His father, Bruno Gagliasso, is an accomplished television and film actor who has headlined numerous popular soap operas and dramas over a career spanning more than two decades. His mother, Giovanna Ewbank, is an established actress, model and broadcaster who has become one of Brazil's leading digital media hosts and interviewers.
The cast of A Nobreza do Amor
The production features several of Brazil's most recognizable screen talents. Co-star Lazaro Ramos is an acclaimed actor, author and director with an extensive career across Brazilian cinema, theatre and television, celebrated for groundbreaking dramatic roles. Duda Santos has similarly become one of the country's most prominent young television leads after rising to stardom in high-profile telenovela broadcasts.
Telenovelas occupy a major place in Brazilian daily culture, broadcast on national television networks six nights a week and watched by millions of households across the country. Flashback scenes like the one featuring Prince Cayman often play an important narrative role in these long-running sagas, establishing pivotal royal backstories and legendary myths that drive the ongoing plot.
