After more than two decades in the business, Rainer Cadete, 39, continues to be a prominent figure on television. Currently appearing in the telenovela “Quem Ama Cuida” on TV Globo Internacional, the actor plays dermatologist Dr. César, a character who has been winning over audiences and still holds many surprises throughout the plot.
The invitation to join the cast came during the filming of the telenovela “Êta Mundo Melhor!”. For Rainer, the possibility of finishing one project before starting another was important for immersing himself in preparing for the new role. “I was able to say goodbye to the previous character and dedicate myself to building Dr. César, which is one of the stages of the process that I enjoy the most.”
The production also marks a new encounter with professionals who have accompanied his career. The actor returns to work with Walcyr Carrasco, Amora Mautner, and Claudia Souto, reinforcing a partnership built over several projects.
Known for acting in different artistic languages, the actor believes that his creative restlessness has always guided his choices. Beyond acting, Rainer develops projects in music, literature, and cultural production, approaching each new idea as an opportunity to experiment with different forms of expression.
In the telenovela, the central themes are love and human relationships. For him, the story invites the audience to reflect on self-knowledge, care, and emotional maturity, showing that the healthiest connections begin with how each person relates to themselves.
Even in an era marked by the intense presence of social media, the actor seeks to balance public exposure with the preservation of his personal life. For him, more important than visibility is continuing to find meaning in artistic work and in building characters capable of moving and provoking reflection in the audience.
Without setting a finish line for his career, Rainer Cadete remains driven by curiosity and the desire to continue learning. Among his next goals are: the desire to expand his work in Brazilian cinema, to experience new challenges, and to tell stories that make sense to him and to the audience.
Wave Interview with Rainer Cadete
WAVE MAGAZINE – The telenovela “Quem Ama Cuida” recently premiered and is already sparking public curiosity. How was it to receive the invitation to play Dr. César, and what most attracted you to this new journey?
RAINER CADETE – Receiving the invitation to play Dr. César was a huge joy. I was still filming “Êta Mundo Melhor!”, a telenovela by Walcyr Carrasco and Mauro Wilson, and there was that expectation of whether one telenovela would follow the other. When they told me that César would enter the plot a little later, I was very happy because I could have some time to rest, say goodbye to Celso, and immerse myself in preparing for the new character, which is one of the parts of the work I enjoy most.
I have a very beautiful partnership with Walcyr, built over eight telenovelas. With Amora Mautner, this is our fifth project together, and now I also had the joy of finding Claudia Souto on this team. When a project brings together professionals with whom you have such a strong rapport and trust, it’s hard to say no. There’s a great synergy between us, and I think that ends up showing on screen as well. I always try to build my characters based on the experiences of professionals in the field. In the case of Dr. César, I shadowed doctors, studied procedures, and immersed myself in the world of aesthetic dermatology. What I love most about him is that, in addition to being an extremely competent professional, researcher, speaker, and successful businessman, he believes that aesthetics only makes sense when it serves health and well-being. I’m also watching the soap opera as a viewer and I’m loving the result. I think “Quem Ama Cuida” (Those Who Love, Care) has everything that makes a good soap opera: emotion, humor, suspense, and characters full of layers. I’m very happy to be joining this story with a character completely different from anything I’ve done before and who will still surprise the audience a lot.
WAVE MAGAZINE – Throughout your career, you have brought to life characters that have marked Brazilian television drama. What does Dr. César bring that is different for you compared to the roles you have already played? What challenges does he present to you as an actor?
RAINER CADETE – What most differentiates Dr. César from the characters I’ve played is precisely his arc. He begins the story living a life that seems perfect: a structured family, a successful career, professional recognition. He is a man accustomed to improving what is already good, erasing marks, softening scars, and restoring people’s self-esteem. But the great irony is that he will discover that there are marks that no procedure can erase. There are wounds that don’t heal with lasers, nor wrinkles that time leaves on the soul and that science cannot reach. As an actor, I really like this metaphor. Because, in the end, Dr. César comes to understand that not everything in life can be corrected, controlled, or improved. And it is precisely when this armor begins to crack that he reveals who he really is.
WAVE MAGAZINE – With over twenty years of artistic experience, you have built a solid career spanning television, theater, film, music, and literature. When you look back on this journey, what moments do you consider most decisive in your professional development?
RAINER CADETE – When I look at my career path, I realize that what has always guided my choices is restlessness. I like to think of art as a hand: each finger represents a different possibility of communication. Acting, music, writing, theater… for me, one language feeds the other. Perhaps the most decisive moments in my development were precisely those in which I allowed myself to explore different paths, even without feeling completely ready. At many points, I stopped waiting only for invitations and started creating my own opportunities, developing original projects and producing ideas that made sense to me. This restlessness may not always be apparent to the public, but it is what sustains my career. I can’t stay completely still. Even between jobs, or during vacations, my mind continues to create, research, and imagine projects. It is this movement that fuels me as an artist and keeps me passionate about what I do.
WAVE MAGAZINE – “Quem Ama Cuida” addresses themes that are part of the daily lives of many Brazilian families. In your opinion, what is the main message that the telenovela intends to convey to the public?
RAINER CADETE – I think each person will find a different message when watching the telenovela, and that’s one of the most beautiful things about drama. Recently, Maria Ribeiro gave me the book “Por Que Amamos” by Renato Noguera as a gift, and it has provoked many reflections in me. One of them is that love is not a ready-made formula; it is a learning process, a construction. I think “Quem Ama Cuida” speaks a lot to this idea. To love is not to control, nor to try to transform the other into what we would like them to be. Above all, there is a path of self-knowledge. The more we know ourselves and learn to take care of ourselves, the freer we become to take care of others. Perhaps this is the message that touches me most in the novel: love is not born from lack, it is born from presence. When it ceases to be a search for completion and becomes an overflow, relationships become healthier, more mature, and more genuine.
WAVE MAGAZINE – In a time when exposure is ever-increasing and social media brings artists and fans closer together, how do you deal with the responsibility of being a public figure and the influence you exert over so many people?
RAINER CADETE – I think exposure is a consequence of the profession, not the reason I chose to be an artist. What really interests me continues to be telling stories. Before the applause, there is study, research, curiosity, and work. That’s where I find meaning. Social media has brought artists and the public much closer, and that’s beautiful. But I also think it’s important to preserve a space where not everything becomes content. Some experiences need to mature before being shared. For a long time, I liked that people remembered my characters more than me. I found that mystery of the performer beautiful because it expands the possibilities of transformation. Today, without giving that up, I also want people to get to know Rainer a little better. Not to compete with the characters, but to understand where they come from.
Ultimately, acting taught me something very valuable: every time you delve deeply into another person’s point of view, you broaden your own. Perhaps that’s the greatest magic of the profession. Acting doesn’t just change the character; it changes the person who plays it too.
WAVE MAGAZINE – Every artist carries references that help shape their professional identity. Which actors, singers, or personalities have been sources of inspiration for you throughout your life and career?
RAINER CADETE – Marisa Monte’s music changed my artistic genetics. Milton Nascimento connects me to a transcendental state. Ailton Krenak profoundly broadened my relationship with nature. Billie Holiday has calmed my heart on difficult days. Athos Bulcão always reconnects me with my origins in Brasília and reminds me that art can be part of the landscape and of life. I even have a certain apprehension about making lists, because they are always unfair. I would certainly forget people who were fundamental to my development. But there is a thread that unites all my references: they are artists and thinkers who expand my repertoire, sharpen my curiosity, and make me look at the world in a different way. I think that’s the greatest gift a work of art can give us.
WAVE MAGAZINE – Besides acting, you develop projects in music, literature, and cultural production. How do you manage to balance so many creative fronts, and what does each one add to your career path?
RAINER CADETE – I never sat down to make a career plan saying, “Now I’m going to write a book,” “now I’m going to sing,” “now I’m going to produce.” Things happen because some ideas simply choose the language in which they want to be born. Some stories demand a stage. Some stories demand a song. Some stories demand a camera. And some stories only fit in the silence of a page. Perhaps the biggest challenge isn’t balancing these fronts, but listening to what each idea is asking for. When a restlessness arises, I try to give it the most honest form possible. I’m also not afraid to start without completely mastering a territory. I study, I prepare, I make mistakes, I ask for help, and I move on. I think creativity is also an exercise in courage.
Ultimately, all these languages are just different ways of feeding the same curiosity.
WAVE MAGAZINE – You’re experiencing an intense period, working in television, streaming, theater, music, and literature. What are the dreams and challenges you still intend to achieve in the coming years?
RAINER CADETE – I think dreams change as we mature. Today, more than reaching a specific place, I want to continue being surprised by art. I want to play characters that challenge me, write stories that provoke good conversations, sing when the music makes sense, and produce projects that might not exist if I hadn’t decided to bring them to life. I also have a huge desire to get closer to cinema. Brazil has an extraordinary film industry, full of stories that cross borders, and I would love to be a part of that more intensely. But perhaps the biggest challenge is another: remaining curious. After more than twenty years in the profession, I still want to be able to look at a script as if it were the first, enter a rehearsal room willing to unlearn, listen to an idea better than mine without fear of changing course. I think it’s this openness that keeps an artist alive. Ultimately, I don’t dream of a finish line. I dream of continuing to find stories that make sense to me and that, in some way, also resonate with those on the other side.
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