Betty Faria reveals that she suffered from censorship in television series during the military dictatorship

At the age of 83 years, Betty Faria He revealed that he was censored in the TV series at the time Military dictatorship. The actress, whose career has spanned more than 20 years, defended the importance of an artist taking a stand on political and social issues.

The plot to which the artist refers is the first version of “Rocky Santero”which would be broadcast in 1975, but was banned by the military government days before its premiere. In the story, Faria will play the famous Pig Widow, which is the role she ended up taking Regina Duarte In the 1985 version.

Having gone through this in the past, the artist is not afraid to express her opinions even in periods when Brazil is politically polarized.

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“I have a full experience, and a political past, because we lived during the 1970s, the military dictatorship. I had censored works, censored plays, censored films and television series. We live this intensely. He cannot be isolated. I can’t alienate myself [sobre] The world around you. I’m really involved,” he said in an interview with UOL.

Returning to the small screen, after a five-year absence, Betty is part of the cast of “Volta Por Cima,” a 7pm TV series on Globo, which premiered this week. In the story written by Claudia Soto and directed by Andre Camara, she plays Belisa, a broke socialite who needs to reinvent herself.

Although she has been away from soap operas for a few years, she rules out giving up soap operas. “There was a lot [nesses cinco anos]. There was a pandemic, I went to Portugal, directed a series, directed a film that was about to be shown after festivals in Europe, “Justa” by the Portuguese director Teresa Villaverde, and worked abroad. But I always come back because I love doing series. It’s a great exercise. We leave a TV series and get in good shape, we go to the theatre, we go to the movies because it’s really good exercise. “I love my profession,” he concludes.