SIC's "E-Especial"talked to Diogo on the set of "Sol de Inverno" back when he was filming his final scenes as "Eduardo." I know we are not caught up with "Sol" here on the blog, there was just too much exciting Diogo stuff to post last week with the "Son of God" DVD release! :) But I will catch us up/wrap up "Sol de Inverno" for us next week, I promise. But if you don't want to know what happens until you see it, wait until then to watch this interview below. Otherwise, below the video is a translation of the short but sweet interview, courtesy once again of our wonderful Dina. Obrigada Dina!
SIC's "E-Especial"caught up with Diogo and his "Laços de Sangue" ("Blood Ties")co-stars Joana Santos and Diana Chaves in Rome while promoting the premiere of their series on the Italian television network RAI 1, where it will be called "Legàmi."Our always incredible friend Dina was kind enough to translate this for us, found right below the video.
Sofia Tavares/Host (ST): Diogo Morgado, Diana Chaves and Joana Santos came to Rome to promote the premiere of "Legàmi," the Italian version of “Laços de Sangue.”
Diogo Morgado (DM): Welcome to Rome.
ST: Proud to have “Laços de Sangue” come to Italy in primetime?
Joana Santos(JS): Certainly, and above all, of course the Emmy also helped, but the series, by itself, tells a good story. And people also want to see good stories.
DM: One thing I was not expecting was seeing from RAI 1 their great enthusiasm at having the series. I did not know, but in Italy they are not in the habit of having telenovelas, especially in prime time. And we hope that with this, Portuguese are not only convinced once and for all that we have the value we deserve, but also that this opens the door to thinking that all the products we make are not only just for us (Portuguese), but also as a product that can be exported, and that all of us can be proud of.
(Joana Santos and Diana Chaves applaud Diogo for his words.)
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(Joana Santos, Diana Chaves and Diogo make fun singing one of the songs from the series.)
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DM: Rome is very beautiful. I didn't know...
JS: (laughs) He's being serious...
DM: No, really, it's true. Like the thing of the artists in the streets. In all the cities in Europe that have these things, I love it.
DC: We also got lucky. The weather is fantastic. It's 8 pm and we are here like this ... it's so good...
DM: Yep.
JS: I really enjoyed doing this series. It was the first major role for me, which gave me so many things to explore... I miss it.
DC: For me, I was kidnapped... she tried to kill me every day... killed my mother... killed my brother... I don't even remember...
(At the "Trevi Fountain" Diogo partakes in a well known tradition...)
DM: (their wish) That RAI 1 will be the first of many TV stations to buy things we do in Portugal. Right?
Diogo and his "Sol de Inverno" co-star Úrsula Corona were on SIC's "E-Especial" today discussing their characters and working on the series. Our wonderful friend Dina was kind enough to translate this for us, found right below the video.
Sofia Tavares: Diogo Morgado is back on "Sol de Inverno," but he did not come alone. He as a new girlfriend, "Thais," Ursula Corona. (Click the "Read More" link below to read the rest of this post...)
It's "Throwback Thursday!" And as you may know, tomorrow is Diogo's birthday, so I thought we'd make it a birthday edition, because let's face it, celebrating the day Diogo was born really should be a two-day event. :) (Click the "Read More" link below to read the rest of this post...)
SIC's "E-Especial" was behind the scenes with Diogo and his "Sol de Inverno" co-star Cláudia Vieira for their recent radio interview on "Olá Manhã." Dina was kind enough to translate this short but fun interview for us, which can be found right below the video. (Click the "Read More" link below to read the rest of this post...)
Yesterday "Sol de Inverno" was featured on SIC's "E-Especial." Specifically, they talked to Diogo's co-stars, Cláudia Vieiraand Dânia Neto. They play "Eduardo's" (Diogo's character in "Sol de Inverno") wife and mistress, respectively in the series. Though Diogo is not interviewed in the segment, they did show some new footage of "Eduardo" in the clip, so I wanted to share it. Awesome fan Dina was kind enough to send us the video and a translation of it, which you can find below the video, along with some screencaps. (Click the "Read More" link below to read the rest....)
SIC TV's "E-especial" gave us our first, brief look at the network's upcoming novela/series, "Sol de Inverno" (formerly "Ambição") this past weekend. Although Diogo only appears in the segment very briefly in passing, I still wanted to share this first glimpse of the series, in which Diogo will be playing "Eduardo Teles De Aragão."
"Sol de Inverno" ("Winter Sun") will be premiering on SIC on Monday, September 16th, so here's hoping for more promos/press for the series featuring Diogo in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!
And FYI, SIC traditionally provides summaries and videos of their series' episodes online, so hopefully they will for "Sol de Inverno" on its official webpage as well once it is airing, but unfortunately the videos will not have English subtitles. But, thanks to some amazing, generous Portuguese fans, I am planning (and will do my best) to post a quick daily recap/summary of "Eduardo's" story/plot from the previous day's episode for us English fans to keep up. Because it sounds like "Eduardo" is going to be quite the character. :)
For those of you not on Facebook, Diogo posted the following picture to both his Portuguese and English pages today, saying on the pages, respectively: "Bom dia!!! Mas afinal, quantos dias é que dura o jetlag??" (Good morning!!! But after all, how many days it lasts jetlag??) and "Jet Lag!!!! Oooooouuuuchhh it hurts."
It seems maybe Diogo is adjusting to being back on Portugal time after his recent trip to Los Angeles to film an episode of "Revenge" perhaps? (There is an eight-hour time difference between the two.) And while thankfully jet lag isn't a always a part of his daily routine, there's no doubt his days are indeed busy, even more so now, I imagine. (Click the "Read More" link below to read the rest....)
So you think you know a lot about Diogo's career, eh? Well, let's see if you fare better than Diogo did in this clip from "E-especial" in 2009 when he was given a pop quiz of sorts on his past projects... The translation of this brief, but fun "Clip of the Day" can be found below the video, kindly provided again by the awesome Lou da Gama.
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.
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'sE-especialtalked 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.
"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. (Click the "Read More" link below to read the rest....)
Diogo was featured on today's SIC'sE-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.
SIC'sE-especialrecently 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!
Today's "Clip of the Day" comes from a segment that SIC TV'sE-Especialdid 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.
Today's "Clip of the Day" comes from a 2009 episode of SIC TV'sE-Especial that featured a glimpse into a day in the life of Diogo, as told/shot by the man himself.
Our awesome friend Lou da Gama (now on Twitter!) translated this very fun clip for us, which can be found below the video.
Diogo: Ladies and gentlemen… good morning. At the moment, we’re on the way to the post office to pay stuff called… “bills to pay”… and so, this is my life. Yet, I’m happy. Why? Because it’s hot. The weather is good. We can say… Oooh… a truck! And that’s it. I passed the truck… with some efficiency… it must be said!
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Today, SIC TV'sE-Especialshowed an interview they did with Diogo between his camera tests for the new SIC novel, "Ambição" ("Ambition") -- giving audiences a first look of Diogo as "Eduardo" in the upcoming series.
(screen capture courtesy of MsLiliana thanks to E-Especial/SIC)
Our friend MsLiliana was kind enough to grab the above screen cap of it for us, so that we could see a first glimpse, too. And it looks like Diogo may be wearing colored contacts for "Eduardo." :)
Obrigada yet again to MsLiliana for sending this my way.
If you want to see even more new pictures of Diogo, take a look at some pictures from an event he attended last night in Luxembourg, courtesy of bomdia.lu:
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
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