Bruno Fagundes stated that being the son of Antonio Fagundes it doesn’t help you get jobs more easily. The actor, in fact, complained about the lack of opportunities and said that he didn’t even audition this year. “Many assume that I am part of the nepobaby phenomenon, but it was never a reality,” he said.

Away from serials since Cara e Coragem (2022), the artist claimed that the audiovisual market is scarce. “We don’t have a well-defined industry. Streaming is dry, we were impacted by the US strike. I have the impression that the platforms haven’t reached their potential in Brazil yet. This reduces the possibilities”, he analyzed in an interview with Folha de S.Paulo .

“And on TV we only have Globo practically producing soap operas in a larger volume. If you’re not on Globo, you’re nowhere and that’s cruel. There are no jobs for all of us,” he added.

Last year, Bruno joined the cast of the highly praised play A Herança at the theater. He should return to the stage in March 2025, in the show Intervenção, alongside White Comparative. In the meantime, wait for an opportunity on TV or streaming.

“I didn’t do any tests this year, 2024, can you believe it? Me and 90% of the actors. Talking to more people, from executive production to [produção] casting, they say everything is a bit at a standstill. That’s why I can’t choose. Any character is a character at this point in the game. There is no big or small role,” he said.

It’s funny that people think I choose whether or not to do a soap opera because I’m Fagundes’ son, and that’s never been true. It’s been a 16-year career. Many assume that I am part of the nepobaby phenomenon, but it has never been a reality.

Nepobaby is an expression in English that combines nepotism with baby. The term, often used pejoratively, refers to artists whose parents achieved success in the same careers.

Love life

Last weekend, Bruno announced the end of relationship with actor Igor Fernandez. “We broke up in April. Once you open up your personal life, you start having to explain all the steps. We were very happy during that period and had a wonderful relationship. We didn’t talk before, because we didn’t feel like we needed to explain. We’re friends now, rooting for each other”, he commented.

O artist came out as homosexual two years agopractically the same period that he was off TV. “If other people decide not to cast me, that’s a problem with them and, let’s say, a serious problem that should be corrected. But I can’t say, I hope it didn’t happen homophobia for not choosing me. It would be absurd,” he reflected.

Bruno explained what the process of revealing his sexual orientation was like. “I don’t know of a story that was easy, because we live in a society structured around oppressive thinking. My parents [Antonio Fagundes e Mara Carvalho] They were part of this structure as we all are. Even though they were more open-minded, it was challenging.”

The actor also admitted that he was not used to seeing his private life become news. “But we simply went about our ride in the way that I consider to be the healthiest, preserving our intimacy. Last weekend I received 14 questions about my relationship and I decided to talk about the time we broke up six months ago. It was actually important so that it didn’t turn into another thing, speculation”, he concluded.