Author’s granddaughter takes on role in ‘Pantanal’: “I had to prove my skills”

Paula Barbosa plays Zefa, a character created by her grandfather Benedito Ruy Barbosa and maintained in the current version written by her cousin Bruno Luperi.

Actress Paula Barbosa comes from a family linked to the world of the arts, especially in soap operas. Her first leading role was Edith, in the soap opera “Paraíso” (2009), but she has already shone in “Meu Pedacinho de Chão” (2014) and “I Love Paraisópolis” (2015). Today she gives life to Zefa, the romantic partner of Tadeu, played by José Loreto, in ‘Pantanal’, the current soap opera of the 21 of TV Globo.

What do the actress and the character have in common? Sincerity, in the words of the interpreter herself.

“I’ve always been a reactive and sincere person. Not nosy, but very sincere,” replies the actress.

Zefa is a creation of the original author of the series, Benedito Ruy Barbosa, and has been preserved in the new version of the novel, written by Bruno Luperi. Paula guarantees that playing the character conceived by her grandfather is not a problem, but a gift.

However, he admits it wasn’t that easy to get into the role.

“I know how difficult it is, as I had to prove my skills to them, that I take this more seriously than anything else, which is not a flash in the pan,” he says. “I had to make it very clear through my work how seriously I take it.”

While everything seems “at home,” Paula says off-set moments are governed by the pact that prohibits talking about work at family reunions.

“Of course, there are moments that we end up commenting, but nothing that escapes the professional,” he adds.

The Pantanal has always been present

Biome with unique characteristics – it occupies 2% of the Brazilian territory and also reaches Bolivia and Paraguay, has a total area of ​​250 thousand km² and is the largest floodable area on the planet – the Pantanal has always been present in the area of ​​Paula Barbosa vita . Today, with the role of Zefa, she can experience in her skin what she has known only through the stories of her told by her grandfather, the author Benedito Ruy Barbosa.

“Not just stories he created when we were children, about fishing or local animals, but about what he experienced in the Pantanal when he was preparing to write the first version of feuilleton,” he adds.

The immensity of the territory encourages those who cross it to rethink their choices and their lives.

“Especially for those who grew up in a big city, in that hurry, here [no Pantanal] you learn to be ‘with you, and only with you’, even if necessarily “, he says.

What will Zefa do in ‘Pantanal’

Language and nosy. This is how actress Paula Barbosa defines her character. “She’s about to get involved in the relationship between Guta (Julia Dalavia) and Tadeu. She thinks it’s absurd that the two love each other and want to get married,” she teases.

Who played Zefa in the original version was the actress Giovanna Gold, and also the story was like this: Tadeu, played by Marcos Palmeira (now in the role of José Leôncio), fell in love with the girl.

But Paula still defends her character.

“In some moments she will be honest with Guta, [e dirá] “I like Tadeu, but I like you too.” He has a very good heart, “he guarantees.

* With editing by Estela Marques.

Source: Terra

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