One of the most intriguing and frightening characters in The trip (1994), rerun on Viva, it is the Masked Man who hides his face. He keeps a secret that is why he keeps his identity hidden so much.
A plot written by Ivani Ribeiro and originally shown on Globo’s seven o’clock schedule between April 11 and October 22, 1994, with 167 chapters, A Viagem became one of dramaturgy’s biggest successes.
The serial, which portrays life after death according to spiritualism, returned to air on Viva on April 22 and brought back one of the scariest characters in soap operas: Adonay (Breno Moroni), the Masked Man.
What is the secret of the Masked Man from The Journey?
Wearing a mask to cover his face at all times, the mysterious character communicates with other people through mime. The man, who lives dressed as a pierrot, hides his cloudy past.
In the plot, Adonay begins to get closer to the village’s residents by captivating them with his magic and performances. Thus, he soon becomes a friend and confidant of Seu Tibério (Ary Fontoura).
The Masked Man from A Viagem does not show his face because he was the victim of an accident that left him disfigured. He still hides that he was an ex-boyfriend of Carmen (Suzy Rêgo), with whom he becomes close throughout the soap opera.
What does the Masked Man in The Journey look like?
Because of the accident, Adonay decided to hide his identity behind the mask so as not to appear with a deformed face. From chapter 116 onwards, he will reveal what his face looks like, completely deformed, to everyone’s fright.
He will still reveal himself to Carmen, who will know that he is his old love behind the mask. Despite him explaining all the drama he faced due to the problem with his appearance, she feels betrayed because he abandoned her and the couple does not have a happy ending, ending up separated.
Who is the actor who plays the Masked Man in A Viagem?
The person responsible for playing Adonay, the Masked Man, is the actor and mime Breno Moroni, born in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro. With experience in the circus, he was chosen by director Wolf Maya after two actors refused the character – which grew with success throughout history.
Currently 70 years old, the artist has lived in Campo Grande (MS) since 2018. Living from theater acting, he faced difficulties in supporting himself during the coronavirus pandemic due to being out of work.
In conversation with Gshow, the actor talked about the experience of being successful as the Masked Man, as he was not recognized for always wearing the mask.
“I felt like a superhero who walked the streets in disguise. People talked about me without knowing who I was,” he said.
Before A Viagem, however, Breno Moroni was in productions at Globo and the extinct TV Manchete, appearing in soap operas and miniseries, in addition to appearing in the opening of Champagne (1983).
After A Viagem, the actor was in Vira-Lata (1996), Malhação (1999), O Clone (2001), Kubanacan (2003), among other works, acting on TV until 2010.
