The secret is out!!! After several mysterious posts on social media made by Diogo over the past few days, the name and details of his next project have been announced, and it's a GREAT one!
Specifically, Diogo will be starring in the Brazilian film, "O Matador," as announced today by Netflix, who is making the feature film:
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Diogo was interviewed on the Brazilian TV show, "Domingo Espetacular" recently to discuss "The Bible," which will be premiering in Brasil on October 16th. Dina was kind enough to translate the interview for us, which can be found right below the video.
Voiceover: Portuguese actor Diogo Morgado plays Jesus in the series. He met with TV Record's correspondent, Italo Taveira, on the banks of the Rio Tejo, more specifically in the Park of Nations, Lisbon. Young, handsome, Diogo is living the peak of his fame. He has done 10 films, one of them, "Red Butterfly" has just been filmed in the United States. He has starred in 12 novelas and 22 series. But he was never as famous as he is since appearing in "The Bible."
Voiceover: Diogo Morgado is 33 years old*, the same age as the character he reveals to the world. He says that playing Jesus is a challenge, even for an actor with experience.
Diogo: Jesus was not a role. He is a living entity. And that changes everything. He's not just a historical figure. He is a figure who is alive in the hearts of millions of people around the world, everyday, day after day.
Voiceover: To Diogo Morgado, having been a part of the cast of "The Bible," is an experience of a lifetime.
Host/Italo: And how do you think the series will be received in Brasil?
Diogo: The Brazilian people are a passionate people. They're very authentic people, and I like that. It's a series that speaks of faith. Speaks of believing, speaks of having hope in positive things. That is the message of Jesus. He speaks of love. All things that, irrespective of the religion of each, regardless of the country and culture where it ["The Bible"] may be airing, these things are universal.
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(*FYI -- just a "me being picky about facts" note... Diogo is actually 32 years old.... he will be 33 on his next birthday, January 17th. But he was born in 1981, so that means currently, he is 32.)
Today's "Clip of the Day" is all in good fun. It's a quick, lighthearted interview Diogo did in 2008 for the SIC TVshow E-Especial. The interview was done in Brazil where he was shooting some scenes for the SIC drama, "Podia Acabar o Mundo" ("The World Could End.") See below the clip for a translation of the fun interview, courtesy of yet again, the wonderfully kind @MsLiliana.
"Diogo Morgado: One day I rode a horse, scared him, and I hit my nose on the horse's mane… I was the laughing stock for three years, so, horses for me… are great there in the background, I like the animal, see it on the TV, like it. But to ride, I have some respect.
Reporter/Sofia: I heard someone say you have trouble with bees…?
Diogo Morgado: Oh Sofia… c'mon… You cannot go around there telling these things… right? Look, I can be a victim of an outrage… After this I can be a victim of an outrage! People can go on the street, and can eventually bring with them a swarm of bees, in a little bag, and throw those at me… that’s bad!
Sofia: To make this character, Rodrigo Louro, you had to make some changes to your looks… You are a happy man with a beard…
Diogo Morgado: Yes, to convey the idea of more relaxed, wild, something not so formal. Happily, I had the privilege that they accepted the character with a beard!
Sofia: The character has a beard, does not have much work, is an informal man, but you dye your hair with blond highlights…
Diogo Morgado: I don't do anything… I don't do anything… What is that sarcastic smile of yours about my highlights…?
Sofia: It’s just cute, a man doing highlights….
Diogo Morgado: I do not do highlights, Sofia… I can say positively that I don't do them! But… someone does them to me!
Sofia: You are going to be in a love triangle with two amazing and beautiful actresses, Joana Seixas and Claúdia Vieira. And you come to Brazil and don't bring them… I don’t agree!
Diogo Morgado: Yeah I do not agree either! I would like it if they were here too… but it didn't happen… But as compensation, look at this… we have here a gang… as you can see, this team is very brave, because as we are doing this, they are doing jokes behind the camera. But when we put the camera on them, as you can see….. Sofia, I apologize for stealing your control…
Sofia: No, no… you can steal it whenever you want…” ________ Thanks again to @MsLiliana, as always, for her time and help with the translation. And Feliz Dia das Mães, Happy Cinco de Mayo, and a great rest of the weekend to everyone! --Sara
