sentences:  Appearing in a total of seven episodes, Santoro was reportedly paid "between $2634 and $6427 a week".Lindelof called Santoro "talented" and "perfect for "Lost" because he's a face that the American audience is not familiar with", despite being an award-winning actor in his home country of Brazil.Part of the reason Santoro was cast over other actors was because his physique was deemed attractive; however, the writers said that they were not interested in writing for his character with that in mind, nor did he want them to.