 After leaving "Morangos com Açúcar", Pestana appeared in the prime-time soap opera "Dei-te Quase Tudo" (2005/06), as Gonçalo Mascarenhas.Later, Pestana guest starred in the first episode of the Brazilian/Portuguese co-production "Paixões Proibidas" (2007) and he also dubbed the Portuguese version of Chick Hicks in the Disney movie, "Cars"

Hélio Pestana was voted 79th greatest Portuguese of all time in the hit TV show "Os Grandes Portugueses".He was also elected one of the 25 Most Beautiful People in Portuguese Television and he was awarded with the "Mais TV" Award in category Best Break-Through Actor in 2005/2006.