The actor João Fernandes will play an important role in Paul the Apostle, the next Record soap opera. A plot written by Cristiane Cardoso will tell the story of Paul of Tarsus, considered one of the greatest leaders of Christianity. The protagonist will be played by Murilo Cezarinterpreter of Marcelo in The Adventures of Poliana (2018) and Poliana Moça (2022), from SBT.

Fernandes’ lineup was published by the Play column, in the newspaper O Globo. The role came after he publicly complained about being passed over by the broadcaster. Silvio Santos (1930-2024).

In an interview with ClaClast, he said he lost the role of Luca Tuber to John Guilhermeson of the singer Leonardoin As Aventuras de Poliana. The actor classified the situation as “nepotism” — although the word is not the most appropriate.

The term refers to the act of favoring relatives over more qualified people. As João Guilherme has no relatives or any connection with SBT, the supposed favoritism was due to the fact that he was the son of a celebrity.

The actor gave details of the situation on the podcast. “One day they called me to the casting room at the top of SBT and said: ‘João, something happened. We know that you were approved to play Luca, in Poliana, but we received a letter from the top. level of SBT, saying that it is programmed… That this role was handed over to João Guilherme'”, he explained.

By this time, Fernandes had already been cast for Time Doesn’t Stop (2018), from Globo. Previously, he had participated in Carinha de Anjo (2018) — which must have opened up space for him to play Luca, one of the protagonists of the first phase of Poliana’s story (Sophia Valverde). The actor would have taken the test and passed, but still ended up being dismissed.

“I was kikado from the soap opera. And then everything’s fine, it happens, It is not new that nepotism has taken over Brazilian television. But it was the first time… They turned the knife on me… We were stabbed straight away. But it was the first time they turned the knife on my chest,” he said.

Since then, the artist has completed the 27th season of Workout (2019) and it was Justino de Perfect Love (2023), from Globo. Also did The Queen of Persia (2024), which Record. Now, the actor is committed to promoting the series The Game That Changed Historydo Globoplay.