Henry Zaga
Birth Name: Henrique Chagas Moniz de Aragão Gonzaga
Place of Birth: Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
Date of Birth: April 30, 1993
Ethnicity: Brazilian [Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Indigenous]
Henry Zaga is a Brazilian actor and model. He played Sunspot in the film The New Mutants. He is the son of Sônia Gontijo and Admar Gonzaga (Admar Gonzaga Neto). His father is an attorney and jurist, who has been General Secretary of Alliance for Brazil, since 21 November, 2019, and was previously Substitute Justice of the Superior Electoral Court, from 25 June, 2013 to 27 April, 2017, and Justice of the Superior Electoral Court, from 27 April, 2017 to 27 April, 2019.
Shame on the New Mutants producers and directors for casting this guy to play Sunspot, who’s an Afro-Brazilian. It’s very insulting when they could’ve gotten Alfred Enoch or someone who’s actually of African descent with dark skin. Smh
I know, they just casted a Eurocentric pretty boy. Alfred Enoch mother is from Brazil, but her ancestors are from Barbados. Also, he’s too old to be playing a teenager since he’s 32. There’s surely other Afro or Pardo Brazilan actors that could’ve played Sunspot. But finding one that speaks proficient English is the problem.