The blockbuster actor clarifies his thoughts on the audiovisual sector scenario and also on how he deals with self-esteem
One of the greatest actors of the new generation, he is certainly Juan Paiva, 26. Born and raised on Morro do Vidigal, in Rio de Janeiro, he began his work at the age of 8, when he joined the Nós do Morro project, which teaches different forms of arts to young people from the outskirts.
He became famous for his acting, standing out in some Globo soap operas, such as ‘Totalmente Demais’ (2015), ‘Um Lugar ao Sol’ (2021) and now in the soap opera ‘Reborn’ (2024)
John He stood out in the last soap opera, in which he participated in the remake this year. He played João Pedro, the youngest son of José Inocêncio (Marcos Palmeira). In the plot, he grows up with the weight of guilt for his own father, for the death of his mother, Maria Santa. His work resulted in praise from the screenwriter and director Paulo Halm for the performance.
On his social networks, he declared:
“Brazil is black, Brazil is indigenous, Brazil is this mixture, this miscegenation. His speech also touches on the self-esteem that black people can never lose, a good vanity that is even their security, because during For a long time, people denied the beauty of black people and that’s really crazy.”
In an interview with Caras Magazinethe actor opens up about his feelings to talk about self-esteem. In addition to mentioning how opportunities have grown for black people in drama and audiovisual as a whole.
“Today, there are several black faces on TV, appearing in campaigns, in sports, everywhere, we are appearing in a positive way. This all just proves that in Brazil the majority are black and that we need to value ourselves and understand that we are beautiful, every one in their own way and in different ways”.
And he concluded by saying:
“We have been fighting to inspire other people and to make our mothers proud, because they have a difficult, tough past, with few opportunities. People from the place I come from work hard to earn their place in the sun, so I think it really serves as motivation We have to be proud and celebrate these victories.”
Source: Maxima
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