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Besides Carlos Cesare, who were the other Pablos from 'What's the Song?', and where are they today? Get to know

By 365 Breaking News Editorial Team August 18, 2026 at 23:00 5 min read

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Cesare gave life to the character who revealed the program's songs between 1986 and 1990. Cesare started in theater in 1986, acting as Clown Cotonete.

In the same year, he began working as the voice actor for 'Pablo' on the program "Qual é a Música?", where he remained until 1990.
After leaving TV, Cesare continued to develop other artistic works.

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Who are the Pablos? In addition to Carlos Cesare, 4 actors played the role in 'Qual é a Música'; get to know Reproduction Actor Carlos Cesare, who was Pablo in SBT's 'What is the song?', died this Tuesday (18) at the age of 60 in São José do Campos. However, Cesare was not the only one to play the voice actor, in total five actors held this position over the years. ? Cesare gave life to the character who revealed the program's songs between 1986 and 1990. Cesare started in theater in 1986, acting as Clown Cotonete. In the same year, he began working as the voice actor for 'Pablo' on the program "Qual é a Música?", where he remained until 1990. After leaving TV, Cesare continued to develop other artistic works. He created the show "Armazém do Eugênio" in 2003, having resumed the play's activities in 2023, with Gustavo Delfino, in São José dos Campos. The following year, he was invited to a Reading Club date at Parque Vicentina Aranha, also in São José. Meet the other 'Pablos': Augusto 'Pablo' Carrascal. Reproduction/TV Globo Augusto Carrascal First of all, Carrascal is a Spaniard who lived in Brazil at the time he was invited to work with Silvio Santos. “The person who pushed me, who helped me and who I practically owe everything to, Mr. Abravanel,” he said in an interview with Sandra Annenberg, in an episode of Globo Repórter in 2024, shortly after the death of the creator of SBT. In the conversation with the presenter, Carrascal commented that the idea of ??painting the face came from Silvio Santos himself, who suggested a painting inspired by the heavy metal band Kiss. "And I said: 'Ah, but all in black, I thought to myself: it's going to be a little too gothic", he recalled. "I thought about glitter because Silvio Santos loves sequins and sequins", he added, which ended up becoming a trademark of the character. Currently, Carrascal lives in Europe. 'What's the song, Pablo?': success in the 1980s recalls a reunion with Silvio Santos Aníbal Beltran Aníbal Beltran, when he played Pablo. Reproduction/SBT After Cesare's departure, the actor was replaced by Aníbal Beltran, who gave life and colors to the character in the period before the program ended, between 1990 and 1991. Beltran worked in a bank before becoming a dancer, by chance, at SBT. He had been invited by a dancer to watch a rehearsal. As the ballet was missing, he ended up replacing the one who was absent that day and took over the place. Two years later, he was invited to audition to replace Cesare, who had left the attraction to dedicate himself to other work. In an interview with UOL, in 2017, he said that they thought his test was so good that they used the images in three programs.

Beltran stayed on Sundays until the program closed in 1991. In the same interview, he said that he found out about the suspension when he arrived at the station to work and was told that "Qual é a Música" had been closed. He also worked as a dancer at SBT for two years, but saw some of the station's attractions close. "Work became scarce, I had to do something for my future. I didn't see much perspective on television", he commented to UOL. After that, he moved away from the artistic world and prefers anonymity. Felipeh Campos Felipeh Campos is a journalist and presenter. Reproduction Felipeh Campos is the only Pablo who maintains some prominence in the media industry, but as a journalist and presenter. Campos was the first Pablo in a new format of the program, which debuted in 1999. He joined the cast of "Qual é a Música" after participating and winning a contest that would choose the character's replacement from more than 700 competitors. In addition to spending four years at the station giving life and "voice" to the face-painted character, Campos says he took the opportunity to pay for his journalism studies. Alberto Goya Alberto Goya also had a career as Pablo. Reproduction/SBT/Instagram The last of the Pablos also moved away from the spotlight, despite having continued to work in art. Goya is a dancer and actor in musicals, in addition to having worked dancing on cruise ships. He shares images of his travels and some shows on his social networks. After working as Pablo between 2007 and 2008, he appeared in musicals both in Brazil and abroad. Currently, he prefers to live more anonymously.