Rafa Kalimann cannot act in Globo’s new soap opera, says union

Sated-RJ (Union of Artists and Technicians in Entertainment Shows of the State of Rio de Janeiro) reported that digital influencer Rafa Kaliman, 29, does not have authorization to act in soap operas – the famous DRT as the professional registration in the medium is called artistic. The problem is that she is scheduled to participate in the new 19h soap opera, “Vai na Fé” (Globo), which is scheduled to premiere on January 16.

The president of the union Hugo Gross said that so far the entity has not received any request for special and specific authorization from the broadcaster so that Kalimann can act in the telenovela. He said that Globo has been advised several times that the request must be made prior to hiring and with due justification.

“The attitude [da Globo] disrespects law 6533/78 and the collective bargaining agreement, in addition to discrediting the broadcaster itself, the union, causing embarrassment to the worker herself who is exposed in case of denial of the request”, said Gross, adding that the union has several registered professionals with the same profile as the influencer.”[Eles] are waiting for an opportunity.”

Last year, Kalimann received special authorization from the union to act in streaming in the series ‘Rensga Hits!’ (Globoplay). “But it was only for this product, still without professional registration. Sated will always fight in favor of the category and we will use legal means for such defense always with unity and determination”, stated Gross.

Gross also said that the union is increasingly committed to defending artists and is not willing to learn about castings through the press. questioned by F5 if there is a possibility that the union will give special authorization to the actress, Gross said it is “unlikely”. Jade Picon received authorization for a limited time last year to act as one of the protagonists of the serial “Travessia” (Globo).