Brazilian actor Johnny Massaro came out with a powerful message and a sweet boyfriend reveal
A post shared by @johnnyomassaroThis profile is part of Queerty’s 2022 Out For Good series, recognizing public figures who’ve had the courage to come out and make a difference in the past year, in celebration of National Coming Out Day on October 11.Name: Johnny Massaro, 30Bio: Massaro is a prolific Brazilian actor and filmmaker who grew up in the public eye.
He landed his first major role at the age of 13 in the telenovela Floribella, but his big breakthrough came a few years later when he joined the long-running teen soap Workout (“Malhação”).
Since then, Massaro has kept busy with a steady mix of Brazilian film and television roles, and even directed a play and a handful of short films.Over the past year, he’s received international acclaim thanks to his stirring performance in The First Fallen (“Os Primeiros Soldados”)—a historical drama about the early days of the AIDS crisis in Brazil—which has played at film festivals across the globe, introducing an even wider audience to this exciting young talent.
A post shared by @johnnyomassaroComing Out: Massaro’s work in The First Fallen inspired him to come out publicly as gay.
