Turning the Tables

So, we've seen many clips of Diogo being interviewed by a TV host, including yesterday's post of him on a late-night talk show.   But I thought it might be fun to turn the tables, and show a clip where Diogo IS the host, and gets to do the interviewing for a change.....

(screencap from video below by me)

To that effect, today's "Clip of the Day" comes from June 2009 when Diogo hosted the live TV special "Gala Amor de Verão" ("Summer of Love Gala.")  This variety show style program on SIC featured various acts and entertainers as a kick off to summer.  You may recall Diogo spoke of hosting this show in his "Episódio Directo," saying of it, "I had contact with the audience, that was a challenge, and I had lots of friends who sang there, so I did it with pleasure, It was great."  

So here's a glimpse of "host"/interviewer Diogo from "Amor de Verão," and the ever amazing Lou da Gama translated this fun clip for us, found below the video.

(video courtesy of VaniaOliveiraOficial/YouTube)

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Diogo on "5 Para Meia-Noite" - a Clip of the Day

(screencap of RTP video by me)

Today's "Clip of the Day" comes from 2009, when Diogo was a guest on RTP's late-night talk show, "5 Para Meia-Noite," ("5 to Midnight") this time with host Filomena Cautela.  Specifically, it's a clip from a segment they do on the show called "Hero or Villain" where the guest, in this case Diogo, is shown pictures of two people/things, and must say which is the hero, and which is the villain.  Our friend Lou da Gama was kind enough to translate this for us, and even though some of the choices are Portuguese references we may not know, it is still a fun clip that shows just what a good sport Diogo is with a great sense of humor.  You can find Lou's translation below the video.

(video courtesy of RTP)

Filomena: We have a game on the program that has been adapted and… ah… this is cool, this cool…
Diogo: Tell me… tell me… tell me.

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The Making of a Scene

So, we all know Diogo is so talented that he makes every scene he is in look effortless.  But there is a lot that goes into every scene, even more so in filming a "special" scene, such as a "love" scene, or a chase/fight scene.  Since we really didn't get to see Diogo in those types of scenes in "The Bible," hee, I thought it might be interesting to see what has gone into the making of these unique scenes in the series he has done in the past.

(image courtesy of SIC)

Thus, today's "Clips of the Day" feature interviews with Diogo and a couple of his co-stars talking about what it takes to film these particular types of scenes.

First clip comes from 2010, when SIC's E-especial talked to Diogo and his co-star Sisley Dias ("Tiago") on the set of "Laços de Sangue" about an upcoming chase and fight scene they would be doing for the series.  Our friend Lou da Gama kindly translated the clip for us, found right below the video.

(video courtesy of SIC)

"Reporter: Come with us behind the scenes of "Laços de Sangue" for a chase of "Tiago" [Sisley Dias] by "João" [Diogo] with many fight scenes.

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Do You Believe in Magic?

While watching daredevil Nik Wallenda's logic-defying high-wire walk over the Grand Canyon last night, I was reminded of a clip I had seen online of Diogo that I wanted to share.... 

So today's "Clip of the Day" comes from SIC's "Minutos Mágicos" ("Magic Minutes.")  This fun show features magician/illusionist/host Mário Daniel traveling across Portugal showing people he meets on the street various magic tricks "in plain sight," aka without any special effects.  In 2010, Diogo was Mario's special guest on "Minutos Mágicos," and our friend Liliana was kind enough to translate his appearance on the show for us, which can be found right below the video.  

(video courtesy of Ninjamagico2/YouTube)

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Diogo on today's "E-especial"

Diogo was featured on today's SIC's E-especial, talking to them about the characters he has played in various SIC's series in the past, from the set of the series he is currently filming, "Ambição."  The video of Diogo on "E-especial" is posted below in two parts, and our heroine Liliana sent us a translation of his interview, which you can find below the videos.

(videos courtesy of Diogofanfriends' YouTube Channel)

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New Pictures of Diogo from Revista Caras (Updated with New Picture)

Diogo was featured back in May in "Revista Caras," a Portuguese magazine. I have updated the post to include the new first picture below that they posted when they posted the article only today. The article/interview talks about his returning to Portugal to film the upcoming series "Ambição" after "The Bible."  No real "new" information, but it did contain some great new pictures of Diogo from when he was in Hollywood.  

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Diogo's "GQ Man of the Year" Award Acceptance Speech

(screencap of GQ Portugal's video by me)

GQ Portugal has posted video of their "GQ Men of the Year" Awards Gala which were held back in May, and during which Diogo was named Portugal's very first "GQ Man of The Year."  Liliana kindly translated Diogo's wonderful acceptance speech for us, which can be found below the link to the video.

Click here to see Diogo receive his "GQ Man of the Year" Award

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Say cheese!

Since yesterday's post was all about pictures of Diogo, I thought it might be cool if today's post was about Diogo stepping behind the lens to be the one TAKING pictures. 

So, today's "Clip of the Day" comes from July 2012, when Diogo appeared on the RTP1 show, “Cinco Sentidos” ("Five Senses") to discuss "Portugal, O Melhor Destino" ("Portugal, the Best Destination") a campaign for which he was an appointed "ambassador."  "Portugal, O Melhor Destino" was a nationwide project that asked all Portuguese to unite to show that Portugal is a prime tourist destination by taking and submitting pictures that showed their pride and patriotism.  

In just two months, the project gathered 77,053 images from nearly 15,000 people all around Portugal.  These images were then put together to create one of the biggest photo albums in the world.  Diogo was one of those proud Portuguese who submitted pictures for the photo album, which he discusses in the clip below.  Our friend Lou da Gama translated this fun interview that shows us yet another talent of Diogo's, and you can find that translation right below the video.

(video courtesy of RTP1/SAPO.pt)

"Reporter: If you are proud to be Portuguese, then you just have to join the world's largest photo album. For this you just have to pick a camera and show why our country is the best destination. (to Diogo) You are an ambassador of this cause. You said yes right away (to the invitation), because you’re proud to be Portuguese.
DM: I’m proud. I’m very proud to be Portuguese. I think that what we lack is us having the notion that we are truly valuable, and good, and unique. And we are a people who are rare to find.
Reporter: I'm going to ask you to take some photographs to test your quality as a photographer. Can you?
DM: Okay! Do you want me to use this camera? This camera of low quality that you brought?
Reporter: This is weak! This is weak!
DM: It is. But I can use it. Come on! Give it to me! I'm entering the site essentially to understand the extent to which the campaign is reaching out to people, and obviously I will be curious about the comments that people will eventually make upon the photos that I take.
Reporter: You will also be able to vote. You can’t vote for yours, can you?
DM: I can’t? Why can’t I vote for my photographs? I will only vote for mine! I’m kidding.
Reporter: What do you like best to shoot?
DM: Look! I essentially enjoy photographing people. I love photographing faces and situations.
Reporter: Paparazzi!
DM: A little bit. Maybe I would be a perfect paparazzo. In this event, in this campaign, my participation is going to be a more active participation. I set out to do exactly that. I will travel from the north to the south of the country photographing the Portuguese people, which I think it is what we have to be proud of most… our Portuguese spirit." (Thank you, Lou for this translation!)

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Some of you may recall the beautifully cinematic film Diogo is speaking of that he did for this project, "Eu sou Portugal" ("I am Portugal.") But if you have not seen it, take a look to see what a truly beautiful country and amazing destination Portugal is.

Here also is one of the pictures Diogo took for the photo album, in fact, he was one of the very people to send in their picture:

(photo by Diogo Morgado courtesy of portugalmelhordestino.pt)

And finally, I wanted to combine the best of both worlds here by sharing pictures of Diogo taking pictures, hee.

(screencaps of “Cinco Sentidos” done by me)

(photos courtesy of diariodigital.sapo.pt)

And just because this screencap (from the video above) of a smiling Diogo so perfectly expresses just how happy I am that today is Friday, I had to share it. J  Have a great weekend everybody.

--Sara

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New pictures of Diogo from "Contour by Getty Images"

Back in April, Diogo tweeted "A glance of an awesome photo shoot today with the amazing Miranda Penn Turin" and shared a couple of pictures from the shoot on his WhoSay page.

More of famed photographer Miranda Penn Turin's incredible pictures of Diogo are featured on Getty Images as part of their "Contour by Getty Images" collection:

(all photos by Miranda Penn Turin, April 2013. Courtesy of Getty Images)

--Sara

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Diogo in The Los Angeles Times

"Diogo Morgado found fame as Jesus in the History miniseries "The Bible." (photo by Miranda Penn Turin / Los Angeles Times, June 20, 2013) 

Diogo was featured in today's "Los Angeles Times" as part of their "Show Tracker: What You Are Watching -- Emmys 2013" series.

Emmys 2013

The Contenders: Diogo Morgado's human touch in 'Bible's' Jesus

'The Bible' miniseries raised Diogo Morgado to a new level of stardom, and the role of Jesus taught him that acting classes can't quite prepare an actor for the role of the son of God.
By Sam Adams

Executive producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey had lofty aspirations for their miniseries "The Bible," but the Twitter fans who dubbed Diogo Morgado "Hot Jesus" found more earthly pleasures in the History program as well. Morgado wasn't well known outside his native Portugal before the first of his five episodes aired on the History Channel, but given that the series' ratings topped 13 million U.S. viewers some weeks, it's safe to say he's a recognizable face nowadays. ("I know you from somewhere ... church?") Film roles as a race car driver ("Born to Race: Fast Track") and a small-time criminal's devoted friend ("Red Butterfly") are upcoming, but until then, he'll have to settle for being best known as the son of God.

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Darwin's doing a Q&A on the Blog!

(photo courtesy of IMDb)

So the ever awesome Darwin Shaw has graciously agreed to do a Q&A for us here on the blog!  How cool is he?

Those of you who participated in Diogo's Q&A here on the blog already know the drill, but for those of you who didn't/don't know, here's how it works... I have compiled all the questions received and sent them on to Darwin.  He will answer as many as he can, when he can and send his answers back to me when his schedule allows... then I will post his answers here on the blog on his behalf.  So it's kind of like a live chat on Twitter, but Darwin can answer as his schedule/time allows, and we don't have the annoying 140 character limit. J

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Trailer for "Born to Race: Fast Track"

(photo courtesy of Borntoracemovie.com)

A trailer for Diogo's upcoming movie "Born to Race: Fast Track" has just been released!

(trailer courtesy of BornToRaceMovie's YouTube Channel)

Who's excited to see this movie?!  Go Enzo!  J

If you aren't already, make sure to follow @BornToRaceMovie on Twitter, on Facebook at facebook.com/BornToRaceMovie and on their official Born To Race Movie Instragram page to get all the latest updates directly from them!

Also check out the "Born to Race: Fast Track" page here on the blog for even more pictures & information about the movie.

--Sara

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Diogo on the set of "Ambição" from "E-Especial" (May 2013)

SIC's E-especial recently visited Diogo on the set of his upcoming series, "Ambição," soon after he returned from the US, to chat with him about the success of "The "Bible" and playing "Jesus."  You can see the interview by clicking on the link below, and then go to the 18:23 mark to see a "blue-eyed" Diogo (for his character, "Eduardo" in the series.)  Our friend Lou Da Gama sent us a translation of the quick interview, along with some great screen caps from it, which you can find below the link to the video.

Click here to see Diogo as "Eduardo" on the set of "Ambição" (go to the 18:23 mark.)

Diogo: "I felt very happy [for being chosen to play Jesus] but also scared and in a panic. It's a character of great responsibility. I don't consider it a character. It's a figure that belongs to many people. More than a privilege, it was a personal and unique adventure.

I don't know what the reaction here was [in Portugal]. I just heard it from my parents. In the US it was an explosion. Nobody was expecting it, the channel itself and the producers were not expecting that explosion and the reaction, which was really good, very positive.

For me, one of my biggest pleasures was to hear people like Oprah asking about Portugal and to tell them first hand what is Portugal, what it is to be Portuguese and what's going on here. I felt proud. I felt [like] a Rosa Mota, a Carlos Lopes [both Portuguese  runners who were winners at the Olympic Games], a Cristiano Ronaldo [a famous Portuguese soccer player] or a Mourinho [a famous Portuguese soccer coach.]  I swear I really felt that. It was something I wasn't expecting, to feel the responsibility of being almost an ambassador. Because from the moment you have people who are known worldwide asking about your country and you can say first hand what you truly feel, you know that every word you say will have a very different importance from what it would have if you were with a friend talking about the country. So, that responsibility was something that I embraced with both arms."

(screencaps from "E-especial" courtesy of Lou da Gama)

Obrigada Lou for the translation and the screen captures.  Much appreciated, as always!

--Sara

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Happy Father's Day!

Even though it is technically not Father's Day in Portugal, (Father's Day is actually celebrated on St. Joseph's Day, March 19th, in Portugal) I still wanted to wish Diogo a very Happy Father's Day as we in the US celebrate it today.  And I also wanted to use "Father's Day" as the theme for today's "Clip of the Day."  So, today's clip comes from a 2010 interview with Diogo on the SIC Mulher show "Mundo das Mulheres," where he discussed being a father -- both onscreen and off.  

Our dynamic duo Liliana and Lou da Gama teamed up once again to translate this special, great interview for us, which can be found below the video/link.  

video courtesy of SIC Mulher)

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Ana Rita Clara: So, Diogo Morgado we were talking about being fathers…
DM: I was absorbing that, yes…

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"Episódio Directo" with Diogo (from 2009)

Still reeling from the excitement and appreciation for Diogo's amazing Q&A here on the blog, today's "Clip of the Day" stays with that theme... it comes from August, 2009 when SIC and E-Especial did a live broadcast online with Diogo called "Episódio Directo com Diogo Morgado" where he answered online questions from fans directly.  And our dear friends Liliana and Lou da Gama were both kind enough to translate a half hour each of this ONE HOUR "interview" for us, which you will find below the video/link.

(video courtesy of SIC)

(Note: there is no sound for the first few seconds of the clip, and you may need Flash to view it.)

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Reporter (Margarida): Good afternoon everybody, welcome Diogo Morgado.
DM: Hi!
Reporter: Welcome to "Episódio Directo" [Live Episode], you know questions will pour…
DM: Yeahh rain is a good sign! I’m ready to get wet, let’s go!
Reporter: Right? Let’s go then… First question: - “I would like to know, as an actor, which character did you like to do the most. Hugs and cheers for your career, you are a great host too.”
DM: Thank you!! What’s his name?
Reporter: Miguel. 
DM: Miguel, honestly, for me… I love what I do. To me, work is everything and I think that the difficult parts are always the last ones. It’s the last thing you do. For what I’ve done, the most difficult is the last one, the one I am doing, now, there’s a sense of responsibility. We know what the people like, and that always adds to the difficulty level. I try to innovate always and that is difficult. Veeery difficult. Everything is invented, now!
Reporter: Miguel also thinks you are a great host. Have you thought leaving acting and turn into that?
DM: Noooo. No. No. No. No. 
Reporter: The ideal was for you to do both…?
DM: No. I say this and have no problem with that, I am not a host. Inside what a prototype host is, a person who is ready or hosting any kind of events, I am not a host. I am someone who likes to communicate with people, and that feels at ease hosting some things, some events and situations. I like almost everything that has to do with direct contact with the audience. The program “Da-lhe Gás” that I made here at SIC, had about 700 kids in the pavilions, and there was much shouting, a big mess, and I was the master of the game. For me that was kidding, not hosting, I was like the older brother, playing with them. The game becomes a tv program. So… thank you, I appreciate it, Miguel, but I do not see myself as a host. If I have to do and identify with the project… the last thing I hosted, and maybe that is what Miguel is talking about,   was “Amor de Verão” here at SIC, and I had contact with the audience, that was a challenge and I had lots of friends who sang there, so I did it with pleasure, It was great. 
Reporter: So Diogo Morgado is and will be an actor.
DM: I….. try to be! Yes!!

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Q&A: Diogo's Answers to Your Questions!

(photo courtesy of www.publituris.pt)

Here are Diogo's answers to the questions you guys sent in to him for his Q&A on the blog.  He got A LOT of questions, so please remember, he simply couldn't answer every question, but we thank him so much for taking the time to do this.  Enjoy!

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Mary Ann, Julie, Jenny, Tracy, and many other fans asked this most frequently asked question: "Do you have a fan mail address either in the US or Portugal? Where we can request an autographed picture?"

Diogo: I do have a fan mail address in the US....

C/o Park Noack Agency  

10866 Wilshire Blvd

Ste 400

Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA

And in Portugal -- 

Rua Gonçalo Cristóvão, nº250 

Sala-5  

4000-265 Porto – PORTUGAL

The only problem is that if you guys send anything to a country that I'm not in at the moment, it might take a while until I get it. Probably a month in case I´m shooting.  The best way will be an email account that we´re going to do for the official website.
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Jenny asked: "Do you have any plans for an official website?  Perhaps the blog could become?  Then we could have exclusive, official content?"

Diogo: We are preparing an official website already, with daily updates and content, and I'm gonna make sure that the blog receives an offer to collaborate on the website. How about that?

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Reel Talent

(image courtesy of atelevisao.com)

Today's "Clip of the Day" is actually Diogo's demo reel (aka "show" reel) that I came across online at Vimeo.  I believe it is from 2012, so it does not include "The Bible" obviously.  It is extremely well done, showing Diogo's incredible work and range as an actor.

(Reel Diogo Morgado from Diogo Morgado on Vimeo.)

So looking forward to seeing all of the many projects he does that will be added to his reel in the future.  :)

--Sara

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Everybody Skate!!! (from 2008)

(image courtesy of entretenimento.pt.msn)

Today's "Clip of the Day" comes from a segment that SIC TV's E-Especial did with Diogo "practicing" for an upcoming scene from his 2008 SIC series, "Podia Acabar o Mundo" ("The World Could End.")  He gets a little help from his young co-star, Afonso Lopes, who played his son in the series.  Liliana translated this very fun clip for us, found below the clip/link.

(video courtesy of SIC/SAPO)

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Sold!!!

So it seems there is no medium Diogo hasn't done, and done well, to boot.... obviously, with "The Bible" he mastered the miniseries... but we've also seen him excel at modeling, and we've seen him shine in theater.

He's does too many TV series to mention here, but they include an Emmy award winning drama AND sketch comedy.

He's done movies too -- from short films to a full-length bio pic as the former president of Portugal.    And let's not forget his work as a filmmaker behind the scenes.  Diogo even provided the voice of a character for a "Harry Potter" video game.  

But for today's "Clip of the Day," I wanted to share something else Diogo has done... commercials.  Specifically, two commercials he did for two very different products.... technology and cat food.  :)

First up, here's a commercial he did with Daniel Olivera (from "Alta Definição") for "ZON Fibra" (an internet/cable provider.)  Even without a translation, I bet some of you will still being saying, "where do I sign up?" :)

(ZON Fibra "Diogo Morgado" from Victor Castro on Vimeo.)

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Diogo in GQ Portugal (UPDATED with additional pictures!!)

(photo courtesy of GQ Portugal)

After recently being named Portugal's first GQ Man of the Year, Diogo graces the cover of "GQ Portugal" for their June 2013 issue.

Diogo is also featured in the magazine. Liliana kindly translated the article for us, which can be found below the scans.

Man of the Year Diogo Morgado

From "Malucos do Riso" to Oprah’s couch, Diogo Morgado became a real national hero. All with much work, talent and a blessed role on Amercian tv, but with no miracles.

(text by Manuel Arnaut. Styling by Diana Conceição. Photography by Dan Carabas)

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