Thiago Fragoso laments lack of roles in soap operas: ‘There can’t be any more straight white men’

Thiago Fragoso laments lack of roles in soap operas: ‘There can’t be any more straight white men’


Actor Thiago Fragoso lets himself go and talks about the difficulties of his career: “You can’t take it anymore…”

The actor Thiago Fragoso opened the game and vented about the difficulties of his career. In an interview with the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, the famous man said that the time is not favorable to hire men with his profile.




“In every soap opera or series, I have the opportunity to play a character. It’s either me, or Jonas Bloch, or Herson Capri, or Larissa Manoela’s boyfriend, who is also blond with blue eyes. You can’t get in anymore without a straight white man. We’re seeing these questions about changing the status quo.said the artist.

Matheus, who acted with Matthew Solano the first kiss between two men in a soap opera Globo, said the scenario has changed. He believes that because they were two straight men, he and Solano would not have gotten the roles today.

“It was important for the history of Brazilian drama and for the LGBT+ community.“, he said. The scene aired in 2014, on Amor À Vida.

Social media

The former Globo heartthrob also commented on how social networks are influencing the hiring of actors for soap operas. “The less you appear, the more the character appears. This has always been a guide for me. But we live in an age where there are people who climb the Internet, depending on the number of followers.“, he reported.

Fragoso is currently starring in the show Dois de Nós, alongside Antonio Fagundes and Christiane Torloni. The last soap opera she participated in was Crossingin 2022.

Source: Terra

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