''Cavalo de Aço'' is a Brazilian

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

TV Globo TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air Television broadcasting, television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Gr ...

. It premiered on 24 January 1973 and ended on 21 August 1973, with a total of 179 episodes in

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. It is the twelfth "novela das oito" to be aired on the timeslot. It was created and written by Walter Negrão and directed by Walter Avancini, David Grimberg and

Daniel Filho João Carlos Daniel Filho (born 30 September 1937), best known as Daniel Filho, is a Brazilian film producer, director, actor, and screenwriter. He starred in the film ''Os Cafajestes'', which was entered into the 12th Berlin International Fil ...

Cast

Tarcísio Meira Tarcísio Pereira de Magalhães Sobrinho (5 October 1935 – 12 August 2021), known professionally as Tarcísio Meira, was a Brazilian actor. He was one of the first actors to work in the most popular Brazilian channel Globo. He was born in S� ...

- Rodrigo Soares *

Glória Menezes Nilcedes Soares de Magalhães ( née Guimarães; born 19 October 1934), known professionally as Glória Menezes, is a Brazilian actress. Life and career Glória Menezes was born in Pelotas, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Her real name, Ni ...

- Miranda * Ziembinski - Max *

Betty Faria Elisabeth Maria Silva de Faria known professionally as Betty Faria (born May 8, 1941 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian actress. She is best known for her interpretation of the title character in the 1989 telenovela '' Tieta''. She (co-won wi ...

- Joana * Edson França - Lucas * Cláudio Cavalcanti - Aurélio * Milton Moraes - Carlão * Arlete Salles - Lenita *

Carlos Vereza Carlos Alberto Vereza de Almeida (born 4 March 1939) is a Brazilian actor. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. Selected filmography * '' O Bravo Guerreiro'' (1968) * ''Memoirs of Prison'' (1984) * ''O Rei do Gado'' (1996) * '' Corpo Dourado'' (1998) ...

- Santo *

Renata Sorrah Renata Leonardo Pereira Sochaczewski (born 21 February 1947), known professionally as Renata Sorrah, is a Brazilian actress. She is best known for portraying Nazaré Tedesco in '' Senhora do Destino'' (2004). Early life Sorrah was born in Rio ...

- Camila *

José Wilker José Wilker Almeida (20 August 1944 – 5 April 2014) was a Brazilian film, stage, and television actor and director. The actor gained fame in telenovelas like '' Roque Santeiro'' (1985), but became known internationally for his role as Vadinho, ...

- Atílio * Stênio Garcia - Brucutu *

José Lewgoy José Lewgoy (16 November 1920 – 10 February 2003) was a Brazilian actor. He is recognizable to many art-house cinema fans for his role as Don Aquilino in Werner Herzog's 1982 film ''Fitzcarraldo''. Biography He was born in Veranópolis, ...

- Professor * Dary Reis - Sabá * Suzana Gonçalves - Bisteca *

Elizângela Elizângela do Amaral Vergueiro (born 11 December 1954) is a Brazilian actress who played a lead role in the 1977 telenovela ''Locomotivas ''Locomotivas'' (Eng: Locomotives) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo TV ...

- Teresinha *

Mário Lago Mário Lago OMC ( November 26, 1911 — May 30, 2002) was a Brazilian lawyer, poet, broadcaster, composer and actor. In the 1940s and 1950s, he was known for composing popular samba songs, such as " Ai! que saudade da Amélia" and "Atire a p ...

- Inácio * Maria Luiza Castelli - Marta * Paulo Gonçalves - Tobias *

Miriam Pires Miriam de Souza Pires (20 April 1927 – 7 September 2004) was a Brazilian actress. She acted in over 40 telenovelas, including prominent roles in ''Irmãos Coragem'', '' Pecado Capital'', '' Gabriela'', '' Pedra sobre Pedra'', ''Sonho Meu'', a ...

- Benvinda * Sônia Oiticica - Catarina * Nilton Villar - Jorge * Paulo Padilha - Almeida * Tony Ferreira - Dr. Castro * Germano Filho - Arsênio * Francisco Milani - Moraes * Walter Mattesco - Dr. Renato * Talita Miranda - Maria Amélia * Marilene Silva - Alzira * Sérgio Mansur - Ciro * Reinaldo Gonzaga - Felipe * Urbano Lóes - Campelo * Nair Prestes - Juventina * Darcy de Souza - Socorro * Francisco Silva - Tonho * Rosana Garcia - Ninita * Ricardo Garcia - Zezinho * Fúlvio Stefanini - Euclides * Castro Gonzaga - Cecil * Fábio Sabag - Patrocínio Cardoso

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