Caio Blat

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Caio Blat
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Blat in 2018
Born (1980-06-02) 2 June 1980 (age 45)
São Paulo, Brazil
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present
Spouses
Ana Ariel
(m. 2001;div. 2002)
(m. 2007;div. 2020)
Children2
Relatives Ricardo Blat (cousin)
Rogério Blat (cousin)

Caio Blat de Oliveira (born 2 June 1980) is a Brazilian actor. [1] [2]

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Biography

Blat was born in São Paulo, Brazil. He studied law at the University of São Paulo, the largest and one of the most prestigious universities in Brazil, but dropped out because of his acting career.

Caio is cousin of the playwright Rogério Blat and actor Ricardo Blat. The surname Blat is of Catalan origin and means 'wheat'.

Career

Blat was discovered at the age of eight, when he accompanied his sisters to an audition at an advertising agency at their mother's suggestion. He was cast in a commercial and soon became a familiar face in advertising. Since then, he has appeared in over 200 productions across various media. A self-taught actor, Blat never completed a degree in Performing Arts nor the Law program he began. He has established a significant body of work in television, film, and theater. [3]

In 2006, Blat joined the cast of the remake of the telenovela Sinhá Moça , as the abolitionist Mário, and also participated in two plays, Mordendo os Lábios and O Mundo é um Moinho. In 2007, he was in the TV production Amazônia, de Galvez a Chico Mendes, as the rubber tapper Xavier. He was also acting in the theater with the plays The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Chorin. In that year, he won the São Paulo Citizen of the Year Prize in the actor category, for his contribution to the city. [4]

Blat never played a stereotypical lead role, yet he always played some important role in the telenovelas. He says he prefers to work on stage and film rather than on TV. [5]

Personal life

Blat also works as a volunteer in a charity which caters for 400 needy children in Campinas, São Paulo. It was there that he met his adopted son, Antônio. [6]

In 2006, Blat began dating actress Maria Ribeiro, whom he married in November 2007. Their son Bento was born in January 2010. [7]

Caio Blat is a Spiritist. [8]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 Mundo da Lua Big Bad Boy 2eps. "O Que Você Vai Ser", "Bye Bye Big Bad Boys"
1992 O ProfessorHimself
1993 Retrato de MulherCameo
1994 Éramos Seis Carlos
As Pupilas do Senhor ReitorHenrique
1996 Você Decide ep. "Sangue no Araguaia"
1998 FascinaçãoGustavo
1999 Chiquinha Gonzaga João Batista Fernandes Lage
Andando nas Nuvens Tiago San Marino
Terra Nostra Pietro RivaCameo
2000 Esplendor Bruno Sampaio
2001 Um Anjo Caiu do Céu Rafael
Brava GenteEufemiaep. "Os Mistérios do Sexo"
2002 Coração de Estudante Matheus
2004 Da Cor do Pecado Abelardo Sardinha
2005 Carandiru, Outras HistóriasDeusdete
Sob Nova DireçãoWaltinhoep. "Como Eliminar seus Cheques"
2006 Sinhá Moça Mário Mathias
2007 Amazônia, de Galvez a Chico MendesXavier
Linha Direta Raimundo Lacerda Duqueep. "Ana Lídia" [9]
2008 Ciranda de PedraAfonso
Episódio Especial HimselfCameo
2009 India – A Love Story Ravi
Episódio Especial HimselfCameo
2011 O Bem AmadoNeco Pedreira
Morde & Assopra Leandro Pereira [10]
2012 Xingu Leonardo Villas-Bôas
Lado a Lado Fernando Lemos Vieira [11]
2013 Joia Rara Sonan Gyatso
2014 Império José Pedro
2016 Liberdade, Liberdade André
2018 Deus Salve o Rei Cássio
2018 Carcereiros Samuel
2018 McMafia Antonio MéndezMiniseries [12]
2022 Mar do Sertão Pajeú [13]
2025 Beleza Fatal Dr. Benjamin Argento

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Avocado SeedPedro Moraes
2001 Lavoura Arcaica Lula
Cats & Dogs LouBrazilian voice dubbing
2002 Cat's CradleCristiano
2003 Carandiru Deusdete
2005 What Is It Worth?
O Quintal dos GuerrilheirosToti Short film
2006 The Year My Parents Went on Vacation Ítalo
Bog of BeastsCícero
Forbidden to Forbid Paulo
2007 Baptism of Blood Frei Tito
2008 Bezerra de Menezes: O Diário de um Espírito Military
2010 Love Stories Only Last 90 minutesZeca
The Tenants (Don't Like It, Leave)Evandro
O Bem AmadoNeco Pedreira
BróderMacú
The Best Things in the World Artur
2011 As Mães de Chico XavierKarl
2012 Meus Dois AmoresManuel
Xingu Leonardo Villas-Bôas
2013 Sheep's Clothing Felipe
2014 Alemão Samuel
2019 Spider
Theater
YearTitle
1997O Homem das Galochas
2000Macário
2002Êxtase
2003Karma
Miranda
2004Leve, o Próximo Nome da Terra
2005Liberdade Para as Borboletas
2006Mordendo os Lábios
O Mundo é um Moinho
2007Os Dois Cavalheiros de Verona
O Chorinho

References

  1. "Quem - Perfil - Caio Blat". Quem. Globo.com . Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  2. Felipe Abílio (15 August 2010). "Caio Blat ganha prêmio de melhor ator no Festival de Gramado". Ofuxico (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  3. Thales Guaracy (December 18, 2007). "Caio Blat: ator na nova safra do cinema nacional". Veja São Paulo. Abril.com . Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  4. Laís Oliveira (December 11, 2007). "Ana Hickmann, Caio Blat e Alexandre Herchcovitch são eleitos os paulistanos do ano". EGO. Globo.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  5. "Telinha". M de Mulher. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  6. André Bernardo (June 7, 2004). ""Meu objetivo não é seduzir", diz Caio Blat". Terra Networks . Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  7. "Caio Blat". Quem. Globo.com. July 23, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  8. Juliana Lopes. "Eles são espíritas". IstoÉ Gente . Terra Networks. Archived from the original on May 22, 2002. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  9. PopTevê (November 21, 2007). "Caio Blat interpreta traficante pedófilo no programa "Linha Direta - Justiça"". UOL Entretenimento. UOL. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  10. "Caio Blat será um dos protagonistas de "Morde & Assopra"". Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  11. "Caio Blat comenta a repercussão de seu personagem nas ruas". Rede Globo. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  12. "Brazilian star Caio Blat to star in brand new BBC series McMafia alongside James Norton and Juliet Rylance". BBC. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  13. Kogut, Patrícia (8 June 2022). "Giovana Cordeiro substituirá Jéssica Ellen em nova novela - Patrícia Kogut, O Globo". kogut.oglobo.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 August 2022.