Mário Luís Frias (born 9 October 1971) is a Brazilian actor, screenwriter, and television host. He served as Special Secretary of Culture, a cabinet position in president Jair Bolsonaro's federal administration from 2020 to 2022.
Presently he is a federal deputy for São Paulo for the Liberal Party since 2022.(pt) Eleiçao Mario Frias
Career
Special Secretary of Culture Frias took office on June 23, 2020. 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.
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, 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.
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.
Frias joined the PL on March 12, 2022, announcing his pre-candidacy for federal deputy for the state of São Paulo.https://www.esportes.yahoo.com/amphtml/noticias/mario-frias-ser%25C3%25A1-candidato-deputado-010700392.html On March 31 of the same year, he was removed from the position of Special Secretary for Culture.
Election results YearElectionPartyOfficeVotesPercentResult 2022 State Elections of São Paulo Federal Deputy 122,564 0.52%
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1998 Meu Bem Querer Patricio Amoedo TV series1998-2019 Malhação Renê Spinelli / Rodrigo / Escova TV series2001 As Filhas da Mãe Diego TV series2002 O Quinto dos Infernos Manoelzinho TV mini-series2002 O Beijo do Vampiro Roger TV series2004-2005 Senhora do Destino Thomas Jefferson TV series2006 Floribella Conde Máximo TV series2007 Dança no geloHimself - Contestant2008 Os Mutantes: Caminhos do Coração Drácula / Lino TV series2009-2010 Bela, a Feia Gastão TV series20103, 2, 1 ¡A ganar!TV series2010-2013O ÚLTIMO PASSAGEIROAUSTIN - TRAFFIC TALENT - verkeerstalent - DRAMA 654TV series2012 - 2013 Super Bull BrasilAUSTIN - TRAFFIC TALENT - verkeerstalent - DRAMA 654TV series2014 - 2015Malhação: SonhosRenê SpinelliTV Series2017-2018Tô de fériasAUSTINTV Series2019 Verão 90 Guilherme Augusto TV series2026 Dark Horse Dr. Álvaro Film
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