Bebê a Bordo (''Baby on Board'' in English) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast on

TV 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 station ...

at a timeslot of 7:00pm, from June 13, 1988 to February 11, 1989, consisting of 209 episodes.

Plot

Ana (

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) ends up repeating the actions of her mother, who abandoned her at birth. But fate is lending a helping hand as Ana unknowingly drops off her baby girl, Helena (Beatriz Bertu/Adriana Valbon), at the house of Laura (

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), her mother. Meanwhile, Tonico Ladeira (

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 ...

), Zezinho (

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), Antonio Antonucci (Rodolfo Bottino), and the brothers Tonhão (

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), Rei (

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) and Rico ( Guilherme Leme), are disputing the paternity of the girl, as Ana does not know who Helena's father might be. There also is Ângela (

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), an efficient but repressed secretary working for Tonico who is dedicated to care for her siblings Caco (

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) and Zetó (Jorge Fernando). She falls for the radio announcer, Tonhão, who she realizes is the ominous man destined to be the love of her life from her dreams.

Cast

as Ana Bezerra / Sílvia Siqueira Ramos *

as Antônio Ladeira (Tonico) *

as Laura Petraglia *

as Ângela Maria * Ary Fontoura as Nero Petraglia * Armando Bógus as Alcides Lima Coutinho (Liminha) *

as Antônio Barbirotto (Tonhão) * Inês Galvão as Sônia (Soninha) *

as José (Zezinho) *

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as Branca Ladeira * Sebastião Vasconcelos as Tarcísio Barbirotto (Tico) *

Débora Duarte Débora Susan Duke (born January 2, 1950) best known as Débora Duarte, is a Brazilian actress. Early life Débora was born in São Paulo, Brazil. She is the daughter of actress Marisa Sanches with the American musician, Douglas Duke. When she ...

as Joana Mendonça * Patrícya Travassos as Ester Ladeira Amado *

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as Antonio Antonucci *

as Reinaldo Luís Barbirotto (Rei) * Guilherme Leme as Ricardo Antônio Barbirotto (Rico) * Sílvia Buarque as Raio-de-luar *

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as Glória Ladeira *

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as Maria Luísa (Sininho) * Márcia Real as Walkíria * Paulo Figueiredo as Eduardo Augusto Rêgo Grande (Dinho) * Sílvia Bandeira as Lourdes (Dinha) *

as Carlos Antônio (Caco) * Paulo Guarnieri as Nicolau Petraglia * Felipe Pinheiro as Ladslau Petraglia * Deborah Evelyn as Fânia Favale * Ilva Niño as Mainha * João Signorelli as Celso Bezerra * Irving São Paulo as Bad Cat * Cristina Sano as Grega * Jorge Fernando as José Antônio (Zetó) * Leina Krespi as Vespúcia (Vespa) * Fábio Pillar as Gilberto Amado (Amado) * Anderson Müller as Bad Boy * Sônia Mamede as Ilka * Duda Mamberti as Téo * Chiquinho Brandão as Joca * Edson Silva as Severo * Carla Tausz as Elza * Beatriz Bertu and Adriana Valbon as Heleninha (the baby) * João Rebello as Juninho Ladeira * Catarina Dahl as Flavinha * Lilian Leal as Luciana

Cameo

* Tereza Rachel as Luciana Mendonça * Cláudia Magno as Gilda *

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as Laura (young) *

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as Madalena * Evandro Mesquita as Raúl e Pancho (cicerones) *

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as Marisol * Paolette as Osvaldão * Carlos Eduardo Dolabella as Augusto * Tonico Pereira as Válter * Emiliano Queiroz as Brito *

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as Senator Favalle * Cininha de Paula as woman of Senator Favalle * Joyce de Oliveira as Sra. Perácia Prado Almeida * Pedro Cardoso as Flávio * Rosita Thomaz Lopes as Dona Maria Clara * Alexandre Zacchia * Nica Bonfim *

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* Lucy Mafra * Cláudia Mauro as Dona Brígida * Paulo César Grande * Marcos Wainberg as Leonel * Carlos Takeshi as Xangai

References

External links

* 1988 Brazilian television series debuts 1989 Brazilian television series endings 1988 telenovelas TV Globo telenovelas Brazilian telenovelas Portuguese-language telenovelas {{Brazil-tv-prog-stub