Mário Frias

Mário Frias (born October 9, 1971 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian telenovela actor, and was a Special Secretary of Culture, a cabinet position in president Jair Bolsonaro's federal administration from 2020 to 2022.

Mário Frias
Frias in 2020
Special Secretary of Culture
In office
June 23, 2020 – March 31, 2022
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
Minister
Preceded byRegina Duarte
Succeeded byHélio Ferraz de Oliveira
Personal details
Born
Mário Luis Frias

(1971-10-09) October 9, 1971
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political partyPL (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations		PP (2020–22)
Spouse(s)
    ​
    ​
    (m. 2003; div. 2005)​
      Juliana Camatti
      ​
      (m. 2008)​
      Children
      • Miguel Stelmann Frias (b. 2004)
      • Laura Camatti Frias (b. 2011)
      OccupationActor

      Career

      Special Secretary of Culture

      Frias took office on June 23, 2020.[1] He is the fifth in the position since Bolsonaro's dissolution of the Ministry of Culture in 2019, and took office over a month after the previous secretary, Regina Duarte, was removed.[2]

      Several artists, both supporters and critics of Bolsonaro's government, condemned the choice of Frias for Special Secretary of Culture. They argued that Frias is unfit for the job, that the government's office nominations were a 'joke', and compared him to former Education Minister Abraham Weintraub,[3][4] who was involved in many controversies and faced heavy criticism for his actions during his time in office. Similarly to Weintraub, Frias was mocked for making grammar mistakes on tweets he posted after taking office.[5][6]

      Despite being a vocal opponent of the perks of public office, in early 2022 Mário Frias spent over 10,000 dollars of public funds in a trip to the United States in order to visit MMA fighter Renzo Gracie and attend the release ceremony of his biography, written by Brazilian neonazi and former Special Secretary of Culture Roberto Alvim.[7]

      Frias joined the PL on March 12, 2022, announcing his pre-candidacy for federal deputy for the state of São Paulo.[8] On March 31 of the same year, he was removed from the position of Special Secretary for Culture.[9]

      Filmography
      Year Title Role Notes
      1998Meu Bem QuererPatricio AmoedoTV Series
      1998-2019MalhaçãoRenê Spinelli / Rodrigo / EscovaTV Series[10]
      2001As Filhas da MãeDiegoTV Series
      2002O Quinto dos InfernosManoelzinhoTV Mini-Series
      2002O Beijo do VampiroRogerTV Series
      2004-2005Senhora do DestinoThomas JeffersonTV Series
      2006FloribellaConde MáximoTV Series
      2008Os Mutantes - Caminhos do CoraçãoDrácula / LinoTV Series
      2009-2010Bela, a FeiaGastãoTV Series
      2019Verão 90Guilherme AugustoTV Series[11][12][13]

      References
      1. Lopes, Raquel (June 23, 2020). "Mario Frias toma posse como quinto secretário da Cultura do governo Bolsonaro" [Mario Frias takes office as fifth secretary of Culture of Bolsonaro's government]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved June 23, 2020.
      2. Ventura, Manoel (June 23, 2020). "Em ato fechado, Mario Frias toma posse como novo secretário de Cultura" [In closed ceremony, Mario Frias takes office as new secretary of Culture]. O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved June 23, 2020.
      3. "João Vicente e José de Abreu se manifestam contra nomeação de Mário Frias à Cultura" [João Vicente and José de Abreu manifest against naming of Mário Frias to Culture]. F5 (in Brazilian Portuguese). June 21, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
      4. "'Se colocou o Mário Frias na Cultura, tem que por o dr. Rey na Saúde', ironiza Fontenelle" ['If you put Mário Frias on Culture, you have to put dr. Rey on Health', ironizes Fontenelle]. F5 (in Brazilian Portuguese). May 21, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
      5. Bergamo, Mônica (July 6, 2020). "Mário Frias escreve 'agradeçe', vira piada e apaga erro" [Mário Frias writes 'agradeçe', gets mocked and deletes mistake]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved July 6, 2020.
      6. Bergamo, Mônica (July 6, 2020). "Após escrever 'agradeçe', Mário Frias comete novo erro gramatical" [After writing 'agradeçe', Mário Frias makes another grammar mistake]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved July 6, 2020.
      7. "Mario Frias fez viagem de R$ 78 mil para conhecer plano de lutador de jiu jitsu" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved March 24, 2022.
      8. https://www.esportes.yahoo.com/amphtml/noticias/mario-frias-ser%25C3%25A1-candidato-deputado-010700392.html
      9. "Mario Frias é exonerado da Secretaria Especial de Cultura". GZH (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
      10. "Mário Frias diz que recebeu convite para posar nu, mas que não cogitou 'nem por um segundo'". F5 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
      11. Redação (28 July 2019). "Cenapop · Mario Frias comenta sobre volta à TV: "Sempre preferi tentar novos desafios"". Cenapop (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-04-06.
      12. ""Amiga e mãe do meu filho", diz Mario Frias sobre a ex Nivea Stelmann". ISTOÉ Independente (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
      13. "Mario Frias fala de vaidade aos 47 anos: 'Minha mulher diz que tenho cara de garoto'". Extra Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2020-04-06.

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