telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...
produced and broadcast by
Rede Globo
TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Grupo Globo. The TV stati ...
. It premiered on 27 August 2001, replacing ''
Um Anjo Caiu do Céu
''Um Anjo Caiu do Céu'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 22 January 2001, replacing ''Uga-Uga'', and ended on 25 August 2001, replaced by '' As Filhas da Mãe''. The telenovela is written by Antônio ...
'', and ended on 19 January 2002, replaced by ''
Desejos de Mulher
''Desejos de Mulher'' is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from January 21, 2002, to August 24, 2002, totaling 185 chapters, replacing '' As Filhas da Mãe'' and replaced by ''O Beijo do Vampiro''.
It stars Regina Dua ...
''. The telenovela is written by
Silvio de Abreu
Silvio Eduardo de Abreu (born 20 December 1942) is a Brazilian actor, director, and screenwriter. He is currently the director of the dramaturgy department of Rede Globo
TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo ...
, with the collaboration of Alcides Nogueira, Bosco Brasil, and Sandra Louzada.
It stars Fernanda Montenegro,
Cláudia Raia
Maria Cláudia Motta Raia (born 23 December 1966) is a Brazilian actress, singer, dancer, and stage producer.
Biography
Raia was born in Campinas and was married to Edson Celulari from 1993 until 2010. They had two children: Enzo Celulari and So ...
,
Andréa Beltrão
Andréa Vianna Beltrão (born 16 September 1963) is a Brazilian actress and playwright. She is most known for acting in comic roles, especially as Marilda in the TV series ''A Grande Família''.
Selected filmography
* '' Ciranda de Pedra'' (19 ...
, Bete Coelho, Patrícya Travassos,
Thiago Lacerda
Thiago Ribeiro Lacerda (born 19 January 1978) is a Brazilian actor.
Biography
Lacerda spent his childhood between Rio de Janeiro, where he was born, and Recreio, a mining town where his grandparents lived. From the age of three to 16, he devo ...
* Fernanda Montenegro as Lucinda Maria Barbosa Cavalcante "Lulu de Luxemburgo"
*
Cláudia Raia
Maria Cláudia Motta Raia (born 23 December 1966) is a Brazilian actress, singer, dancer, and stage producer.
Biography
Raia was born in Campinas and was married to Edson Celulari from 1993 until 2010. They had two children: Enzo Celulari and So ...
as Ramona Barbosa Cavalcante / Ramón Barbosa Cavalcante
*
Andréa Beltrão
Andréa Vianna Beltrão (born 16 September 1963) is a Brazilian actress and playwright. She is most known for acting in comic roles, especially as Marilda in the TV series ''A Grande Família''.
Selected filmography
* '' Ciranda de Pedra'' (19 ...
as Tatiana Barbosa Cavalcante
* Bete Coelho as Alessandra Barbosa Cavalcante
* Patrícya Travassos as Milagros Quintana
*
Thiago Lacerda
Thiago Ribeiro Lacerda (born 19 January 1978) is a Brazilian actor.
Biography
Lacerda spent his childhood between Rio de Janeiro, where he was born, and Recreio, a mining town where his grandparents lived. From the age of three to 16, he devo ...
as Adriano Araújo
* Raul Cortez as Arthur Brandão
*
Alexandre Borges
Alexandre Borges Corrêa (born 23 February 1966) is a Brazilian actor. He is known for his work in Brazilian telenovelas.
Personal life
While filming Guerra Sem Fim (1993), Borges began a relationship with actress Júlia Lemmertz. He was marr ...
as Leonardo Brandão
*
Regina Casé
Regina Maria Loureiro Barreto Casé OMC (born 25 February 1954) is a Brazilian actress, screenwriter, director, producer, and television presenter.
Career
In 1974, Casé, together with Hamilton Vaz Pereira, Jorge Alberto Soares, Luiz Arthur Pei ...
as Rosalva Rocha dos Anjos Cavalcante
*
Tony Ramos
Antônio de Carvalho Barbosa (born 25 August 1948), known professionally as Tony Ramos, is a Brazilian actor.
Ramos has played leading roles in major telenovela productions for more than four decades. Many of his most famous roles share the ch ...
as Manolo Gutierrez
* Cláudia Ohana as Aurora Áurea "Orora"
*
Reynaldo Gianecchini
Reynaldo Fernandes Cisotto Gianecchini Júnior (; born 12 November 1972) is a Brazilian actor and model.
Career
Gianecchini started acting at the age of 6, on the stage of his school in Birigüi, São Paulo. He graduated with a degree in law ...
as Ricardo Brandão
*
Cláudia Jimenez
Cláudia Maria Patitucci Jimenez (18 November 1958 – 20 August 2022) was a Brazilian actress, comedienne and screenwriter. She started her career in 1979 in the TV show ''Malu Mulher'', but it was from the 1980s onwards that she began to stand ...
as Dagmar Cerqueira
* Priscila Fantin as Joana Rocha dos Anjos
* Mário Frias as Diego Gutierrez
* Lavínia Vlasak as Valentine Ventura
* Tuca Andrada as Nicolau "Nico" Rocha
* Diogo Vilela as Webster Pereira
* Virgínia Cavendish as Maria Leopoldina Pereira
*
Yoná Magalhães
Yoná Magalhães Gonçalves Mendes da Costa (August 7, 1935 – October 20, 2015), known professionally as Yoná Magalhães, was a Brazilian actress.Cleyde Yáconis as Georgina "Gorgo" Gutierrez
*
Flávio Migliaccio
Flávio Migliaccio (26 August 1934 – 4 May 2020) was a Brazilian actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 90 films and television shows between 1958 and 2019. His 1962 film ''The Beggars'' was entered into the 3rd ...
as Barnabé
*
Elias Gleizer
Ilicz Glejzer (4 January 1934 – 16 May 2015), better known as Elias Gleizer, was a Brazilian comedian and actor.
Born in São Paulo, Gleizer was the son of two Polish Jewish immigrants, a shoemaker and a housewife. He began his artistic ca ...
as Deodoro Rocha "Seu Dedé"
*
Bruno Gagliasso
Bruno Gagliasso Marques (born 13 April 1982) is a Brazilian actor.
Career
He began his career as a child, appearing in Rede Globo soap operas. In 1999, he participated in the episode "Papai é Gay!" on the program ''Você Decide''. The follo ...
as José Carlos "Zeca" Rocha dos Anjos
* Pedro Garcia Netto as Pedro Rocha dos Anjos
* Viviane Novaes as Érika
* Lulo Scroback as Waldeck Ventura
*
Nelson Xavier
Nelson Agostini Xavier (30 August 1941 – 10 May 2017) was a Brazilian actor. He appeared in more than 95 films and television shows between 1959 and 2017. He starred in the 1964 film '' Os Fuzis'', which won the Silver Bear Extraordinary ...
as Mauro das Flores
* Emiliano Queiroz as João Alberto
* Jacqueline Laurence as Margot de Montparnasse
* Cristina Pereira as Divina
*
Nelson Freitas
Nelson Freitas (born April 4, 1975) is a Cape Verdean-Dutch singer, producer and recorder. He records with GhettoZouk Music, which also signed artists Chelsy Shantel and William Araujo.
Biography
Freitas was born in the Netherlands to Cape Verd ...
as Clóvis
* Gustavo Falcão as Faísca
* Marcelo Barros as Polenta
* Hilda Rebello as Dona Geralda
* Ana Beatriz Cisneiros as Amanda Rocha dos Anjos
* Felipe Latgé as Felipe "Felipinho" Augusto Pereira
* Isabella Cunha as Maria Elizabeth Pereira