Actor Can Yaman (35) recently visited Rio de Janeiro to promote the global premiere of the series El Turco, available exclusively on Globoplay. In an interview with CARAS Brasil, the international star shared that, among other things, he used to watch Brazilian soap operas with his grandmother.
"When I was a child, I watched a lot of Brazilian soap operas with my grandma. We, Turks, grew up watching soap operas from here. It has always been a big tradition. We learned from the best how to make soap operas. But Turkish men are more handsome (laughs)," joked the actor, who even picked up a few words in Portuguese, like "obrigado," and doesn’t rule out studying the language in the future.
"They tried to teach me a few things in Portuguese; I’m enthusiastic about learning new things. Yesterday, during interviews, I think I did pretty well—they were happy with what I said. I studied Spanish for six months with a private tutor, so I want to test that even more. And why not Portuguese too, right?" said the star, who has appeared in several popular Turkish productions like Daydreamer (A Sonhadora) and Mr. Wrong (Sr. Errado), both also available on Globoplay.
Living in Italy for the past five years, Can Yaman filmed El Turco there. The story is inspired by the legend of La Turchia, a festival that has been celebrated for over 300 years in the Italian village of Moena. "This project was a turning point. It was very special to work on something that dives deep into Italy’s culture, especially since I live there. It was my first time working on an international project, filmed in English, with a bigger budget, so it was really special," he shared.
"I'm very proud that they chose me and thought I was a good fit for the role. I was the right actor for this. It had to be good; it had to be perfect—the name was Turkish, and we felt that responsibility on our shoulders," he emphasized, adding that he already knew the project was going to be a success.
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