Luisa Arraes reveals a lesson from her grandfather Miguel Arraes: ‘Political opponents are not enemies’

In the series “Cine Holliúdy” (Globo), which premiered the 2nd season this week, actress Luisa Arraes, 29, plays the character Francisca, the bastard daughter of Olegário (Matheus Nachtergaele) with the harlot Madalena (Luiza Tomé). In the plot, she is questioning, progressive, owner of new ideas and averse to romances and marriages. Keeping the proportions, Luisa says that she identifies with the character who tries to escape the stereotypes that society imposes on women.

Married for five years to actor Caio Blat, she lives in an apartment opposite her husband’s because she considers that the relationship works better for them, who work a lot together – during the pandemic, the couple turned the house into the setting for the series “Amor e Sorte”. “. “He lives in my house and I tell him: ‘Go to your house’. He won’t,” she said with a laugh. “I thought it was funny that this went viral.”

The questioning side that says what he thinks of the actress is linked to her DNA, which comes from a family of politicians and artists from Pernambuco. She is the granddaughter of former Pernambuco governor Miguel Arraes (1916-2005), and daughter of director and filmmaker Guel Arraes with actress Virgínia Cavendish.

Luisa says that she always accompanied her parents on film sets and backstage at the theater, an environment that she considers very playful and fun for a child. Before the pandemic, she used to take her two younger brothers, aged 15 and 9, behind the scenes of the recordings. “I was raised that way, it was fun, it was a place that welcomed me,” she said. “Art is not just for you to be an artist,” added the actress.

Last year, the actress finished the filming of the film “Grande Sertão Veredas”, which she stars alongside her husband – the couple had also acted in a play, directed by Bia Lessa, inspired by the literary work. The film is also the first time she is directed by her father. “It’s very luxurious to be able to work with someone who sees art as a mission on earth that’s what he does,” she melts.

Regarding the moment of political polarization in the country with the presidential race, Luisa says she remembers a lot of a lesson she learned from her grandfather Miguel: “Political opponents are not enemies.”

“It’s a lesson that I take and that I tell everyone when they start talking about politics like it’s a football game. It’s not my team against yours. In fact, it’s people trying to build a country,” said the actress.

According to her, her grandfather’s teaching is also valid for her cousins, including the mayor of Recife, João Campos (PSB), and federal deputy Marília Arraes (Solidariedade-PE), who have already disputed elections on opposite sides, but do not take disagreements for family parties. “At parties, everyone talks all the time and there’s no fights”, guarantees Luisa.

Despite not holding political positions like her cousins, Luisa carries with her the political education she received, positioning herself as an artist and a citizen. She claims that even when a person says they don’t take a stand, they are taking a stand. “There’s no way you can be exempt when the world is falling apart. If Brazil is going down the drain and you don’t say anything, that’s a position.”