Maurício Mattar plays businessman Gilberto Junqueira in "Por Você" Lucas Teixeira/Globo After around 20 years away from Globo soap operas, Maurício Mattar says that his return to television drama happened "in God's time". A frequent face on TV in the 1980s and 1990s, the 62-year-old actor is enthusiastic about returning to the intense rhythm of recording "Por Você". Still, Mattar says that he doubted whether he would be able to adapt to current television. "Returning to making a soap opera after so long, at a time when the world has changed, television has changed, the language has changed, is a challenge. At first I thought: 'Do I still know how to make this television after two decades?'. But I think the core doesn't change. What changes is the behavior, the rules. The emotion and interpretation remain." New 7 o'clock soap opera premieres on the 17th talking about friendship and family For the actor, the return came at the right time. "I think it's God's time. It was the time it took for me to agree to do these works, the series and the soap opera. It's a moment. I did so many cool things and, in these 20 years, I worked in other areas, in other professional universes. I can say that I made so many people happy and I think now is the time to make me happy too", he says. In "Por Você", Maurício plays businessman Gilberto Junqueira, a villain who, according to him, "doesn't seem to be doing evil". "Each villain has a different tone. There are some who scream, there are others who are more serene. This one follows a line where it doesn't seem like he's doing evil, but he is. He's very powerful, an articulate guy, with knowledge in all areas. He's a new figure that I'm also going to discover", he explains. Invitation by Cauã Reymond In "Jogada de Risco", Maurício Mattar plays football coach Paulo Costa Globo/ Bob Paulino Before debuting in "Por Você", the actor recorded "Jogada de Risco", a series created and starring Cauã Reymond, which shows behind the scenes of Brazilian football. In the production, he plays Paulo Costa, a respected but corrupt technician. Mattar says he was surprised to receive Cauã Reymond's invitation to join the cast of the series. "I've always admired his work, but we had never met. I was surprised by the invitation. He said: 'Maurício, I wrote the character for you and I really wanted you to do it'. When the author writes with you in mind, that has a totally different weight. That already shook me. Then he explained the character and I accepted."