It's no surprise that some scenes involving Buba's (Gabriela Medeiros) storylines will be changed in Renascer. Everything related to the character is treated with particular care, so that her story is treated with respect and the utmost sensitivity. Author Bruno Luperi counts on the help of his team of collaborators, researchers and even Globo's Diversity and Innovation Department.
The idea is that Buba is portrayed as naturally and humanely as possible to avoid triggers for transgender people and negative attention on social media. According to sources, the TV newsThere is a kind of special operation that takes a close look at the scenes in which the character is involved, thus preventing problematic things from being overlooked and brought to public attention.
In 1993, the character was a hermaphrodite, a term no longer used for intersex people. The letter I in the acronym LGBTQIA+ groups people born with physical, genetic or hormonal characteristics that do not fit the typical biological definitions of male and female.
“The fact that Buba was an intersex person in the first version was a very established theme that was very well presented and made a lot of progress. Given the current situation, I think the need for a new reading of it turned out to be important.” The idea is not to remove a topic, but rather to add new layers and approach the topic of diversity, the topic of gender from a new perspective that allows for more discussion,” said Bruno Luperi at the opening of the nine o’clock soap opera conference.
The aim of the author and the entire channel is to make Buba a little less mysterious and better known to the public. Transsexuals are taking up more and more space on television, with characters in A Força do Querer (2017), O Sétimo Guardian (2018), A Dona do Pedaço (2019), Quanto Mais Vida, Melhor (2021) and Elas Por Elas.
30 years ago, Maria Luisa Mendonça's Buba was considered a figure distant from the viewer. The whole issue of José Venâncio's lover (then Taumaturgo Ferreira) was perceived as if there was something wrong, something dark. Perceptions that don’t fit the current moment.
It is currently unclear whether Buba has undergone genital reassignment surgery. It's entirely possible that you haven't done it and aren't thinking about doing it precisely because there are many trans women who find the surgery too much of a physical assault. Whether this topic should be addressed or not is still being hotly debated between the author, team and broadcaster.
“Sensitivity is essential for dramaturgy. When you open the door to your house for us to come in with a story, I have to leave something beautiful behind when I leave, I think that's almost a moral question. This is a commitment that we make.” “The soap opera has a sensitive perspective, that the soap opera highlights issues that are important for our time,” said the writer.
“I think that we can now implement agendas, agendas, situations that we could not discuss 30 years ago. So, let's talk, let's be honest, there are a lot of taboos that we have to break, the dramaturgy breaks.” And beyond that, I think it creates bridges. Let's look, let's understand what's different, let's understand those who don't understand, those who didn't understand. They are very different spaces, they are different universes. For those who understand it are strange, we show that it is not strange,” the author added.
Renascer was written and created by author Benedito Ruy Barbosa. The first version was broadcast on Globo in 1993. Bruno Luperi is the writer's grandson and is responsible for the adaptation of the rural saga, which premiered in prime time in January. The remake is set to be replaced by a new storyline by João Emanuel Carneiro in September.
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