"Throwback Thursday" -- by Guest Contributor, Liliana

(Note from Sara: Today's "Throwback Thursday" post comes from guest blog contributor and dear friend Liliana aka @MsLiliana again, so please show her some love over on Twitter or in the comments section here.  Thanks, Sara)

Hi Diogo Morgado Fans! Liliana (MsLiliana) here!  Back again as promised last week with another "Throwback Thursday" post.... where Diogo plays another gay character... with a twist.

(image courtesy of Facebook)

"Acredita, estou possuído” ("Believe me, I am possessed") is a a play written by Brazilian Ronaldo Ciambroni, and staged by Almeno Gonçalves, that Diogo did in Portugal in 2005/2006. In the play, Diogo played the character of "Jorge."

"Acredita, estou possuído” is a typical comedy of errors, where an initial misconception generates a snowball effect, and widespread confusion entails!

Here, a gay man, who earns a living as a transvestite named "Zé" dies in a traffic accident, but decides not to go to heaven. Instead, he decides to stay on Earth to annoy those who are still here ... And as a ghost, he sees and falls in love with "Luis," a handsome young man who's not very sure of his sexuality, and has just broken up with his girlfriend.  Luis is living with "Jorge" (Diogo), the macho, handsome boyfriend of Luis' sister, Susana.  Not content to remain just a ghost with a crush, Zé decides to possess/"take over" Jorge's body to try to win Luis' love.  And that's where the laughs begin!

(videos courtesy of FicaaSaber/YouTube)

Videos of this play can be seen above. The first part is not available, I don’t know the reason. And as you are watching, the next parts (7 videos) will be succeeding…

I chose not to translate all the play or the Diogo's lines, but if you are observant, you will see, the funny begins when the ghost of the gay transvestite Zé "becomes" Jorge (Diogo) –- look at the sparks when he does it and controls Jorge’s body, making him gay too, for a while…  Like a gentle butterfly on the scene, looks so irresistible!!

One thing I can assure to you all… Diogo Morgado is absolutely hilarious here!  Hope you all enjoy it… even without subtitles!  

And finally, here is a great interview with Diogo and the rest of the cast talking about "Acredita, estou possuído” with a translation below the clip.

(clip courtesy of Cibele Skalski/YouTube)

First, Victor Espadinha (“Zé”) talks about the fact he possessed the body of Diogo Morgado.

Then Sylvie Dias (“Susana”) talks about her experience in this play, says she was invited by the director Almeno Gonçalves.

Diogo talks about his experience too:

Reporter: Diogo, how much time did you take to compose this character?

Diogo Morgado: I think that every day, since the first day that we received the text, until now, all days we are drawing up to this. It's organic, right? We make a compromise between our energies and what we have to give the characters.

The Reporter then talks with “the angel” that comes from the beyond to guide the lost soul of Zé. And then she talks with Rodrigo Menezes, (“Luis”) who falls in love mostly due to his undefined sexuality. 

What is great to watch in this little interview is the contagious good mood and relaxation of the whole cast. 

Beijinhos (kisses), Liliana
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(Obrigada, as always my friend. Great job!  Xoxo, Sara)

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