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Caio Blat
Blat in 2018
Born	(1980-06-02) 2 June 1980 (age 44) São Paulo, Brazil
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1991–present
Spouses	Ana Ariel ​ ​(m. 2001; div. 2002)​ Maria Ribeiro ​ ​(m. 2007; div. 2020)​
Children	2
Relatives	Ricardo Blat (cousin) Rogério Blat (cousin)

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

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 age 8, when he accompanied his sisters to a test at an advertising agency, on their mother's initiative. He ended up being cast in a commercial and thereafter became a familiar face in advertising. He has participated in over 200 productions in various media. Self-taught, Blat never got a degree in Scenic Arts or finished the Law course he started. Blat has significant work in television, film and theater.

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.

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.

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.

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

Caio Blat is a Spiritist.

Filmography

Television

Film

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.

External links

• 1980 births
• Living people
• Male actors from São Paulo
• Brazilian people of Arab descent
• Brazilian people of Catalan descent
• Brazilian male television actors
• Brazilian male telenovela actors
• Brazilian male stage actors
• Brazilian male film actors
• Brazilian spiritualists