Clodovil Hernandes

Clodovil Hernandes

Clodovil Hernandes (born June 17, 1937 in Elisiário) is a Brazilian television presenter and politician.

In 2006, he was elected to represent the state of São Paulo in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil, as a candidate of the Christian Labour Party.

Hernandez is openly gay and is the only gay member of the Brazilian Congress.

Television career

• TV Mulher (Rede Globo, 1980 season)
• Clô para os Íntimos (Rede Manchete, 1987-88 seasons)
• Noite de Gala (CNT, 1993-95)
• Clô Soft (Rede Bandeirantes, 1996-97)
• A Casa é Sua (Rede TV!, 2004-05)
• Clodivil Por Excelência (Rede JB, soon on April season)

Trivia and controversies

• In his childhood, Clodovil was raised by a Spanish immigrant couple (Diego Hernandez and Isabel Sanchez), but he never knew his biological parents.

• Clodovil's education was released in internal school by catholic priests. He speaks other two languages besides Portuguese: French and Catalan.

• After his breaktrough on Globo's TV Mulher, Clodovil was fired of his functions on the female program hosted at the period by Marilia Gabriela and sexologist, São Paulo former mayor and new Brazilian minister for Tourism, Marta Suplicy. In 1982, when Walter Clark, former Globo's general director, was invited to be a director on Rede Bandeirantes network, Clô hosted his program.

• In 1993 Brazilian TV season, Clodovil hosted program in Rede Manchete, when the network passed a several financial crisis and labours strike with the suspension of part of national schuedle, based in Rio de Janeiro. When Adolpho Bloch returned the control by legal dettermination, he leaved the channel in first days of may due the past divvergences with the ex-boss.

• In 2006 theatrical season in São Paulo, Clodovil was protagonized a musical.

• At present, he defends the preservation of Mata Atlântica on Ubatuba region and minories rights in low house. His future project is Casa Clô, a foundation will attend women not assistied by official programs of social assistance.

• Clodovil, whose career is of an actor, also registred as singer. He is created the gowns of same Miss Brasil pageant winners for Miss Universe at the 1970's, Sandra Mara Ferreira and Sandra Guimarães de Oliveira.

• His controversial declarations on last TV house (Rede TV!), caused legal consequences for Clodovil's artistic career.

Political phrases

2006 campaign

• "Brasília will nevermore be the same".
• "I will not promise anything. I will report [any kind of corruption] that comes straight to me.".

Theatrical career

• Elas por Elas (2006)

External links

• Clodovil Hernandez's site on Brazilian portal UOL