Diogo on "E-Especial" discussing "Legàmi"

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. 

Diogo on E-Especial discussing "Legàmi"

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? 

All: One, Two, Three....

(And they throw the coins into the fountain.) 

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--Sara

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Diogo in Rome to promote "Legàmi"

Diogo was recently in Rome to promote the upcoming airing of the International Emmy Award winning series "Laços de Sangue" ("Blood Ties") that he starred in back in 2010.  

In Italy, the series will be called "Legàmi."  And Diogo was joined in Rome by his co-stars from the series, Joana Santos and Diana Chaves, to celebrate the series making its Italian debut.

Diogo plays "João Caldas Ribeiro" in the series, which received the International Emmy Award for "Best Telenovela" in 2011.

(all photos courtesy of Getty Images)

And while Diogo may be sitting down in those pictures, he was doing anything but sitting when he did his own stunt (and did it very impressively I must say) for a scene in  "Laços de Sangue."

You lucky fans in Italy can catch Diogo in "Legàmi" starting May 24th on the Rai1 Network.

And make sure you all go check out Diogo's official Instagram page where he kindly shared some AWESOME pictures (including the one below) from his recent Roman adventure.  :)

--Sara

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Diogo presenting at Portugal's Golden Globes

(photo courtesy of dn.pt)

Tonight, Diogo attended the "XVIII Gala dos Globos de Ouro," Portugal's Golden Globe Awards, where he and his "Laços de Sangue" co-star, Joana Santos, presented the award for "Best Actress in a Film."

You can click on the link below to see a clip of Diogo and Joana presenting, courtesy of SIC.  Our amazing friend Lou da Gama was VERY kind in quickly translating this for us, which you can find below the link.

Diogo and Joana present at Portugal's Golden Globe Awards

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