''Mulheres de areia'' (, "Sand Women") is a Brazilian

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produced by the

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and aired between 1 February 1993 and 24 September 1993, in 203 episodes. It was written by Ivani Ribeiro with the contribution of Solange Castro Neves and directed by Wolf Maya, Ignácio Coqueiro, Andre Schultz and Carlos Magalhães. It is a

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of the

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of the same name that aired on the now-defunct

Rede Tupi Rede Tupi (; in English, Tupi Network) was a Brazilian television network free-to-air. Its parent broadcaster, located in the city of São Paulo, was the first TV station to operate in the country, being inaugurated on 18 September 1950 by journ ...

from 1973 to 1974, when

Eva Wilma Eva Wilma Riefle Buckup Zarattini (; 14 December 1933 – 15 May 2021) was a Brazilian actress and dancer. Among her several roles, she starred in the 1950s Brazilian television series '' Alô, Doçura!''. Biography Eva Wilma was born in São Pau ...

portrayed the two main characters of the plot (the twins Ruth and Raquel).

Plot

Young Marcos Assunção goes to the fictional city of Pontal D' Areia to assist in the businesses of the Assunção family. The young man meets Ruth, daughter of a poor fisherman, and falls in love with her, but he ends up involved with Raquel, the twin sister of Ruth. The sisters are identical, but of opposite personalities. While Ruth truly loves the young man, Raquel desires his position and riches. She also has a lover, Wanderley, an outlaw. Tonho da Lua, best friend of Ruth, is mentally disturbed and famous for creating sculptures of women with the sand of the beach. Raquel must also face Virgílio Assunção, Marcos's father, who doesn't accept her relationship with his son. Virgílo, an unscrupulous man, is the vice-mayor and owner of the biggest hotel in the city. His goal is to turn Pontal D' Areia into a tourist center, but he must deal with the mayor of the city, the Green politician Breno. The population of the city is divided. Breno has one ally, Tônia, a local trader. To demoralize Breno, Virgílio puts

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s in the beaches, symbolizing the mayor who scares the tourists. Meanwhile, Ruth suffers in silence over the marriage of Raquel, knowing that Marcos is only interested in Raquel. The plot has a twist when Raquel is believed dead and Ruth assumes her personality to be with the man she loves. But Raquel did not die and she returns to claim her own life.

Cast

Glória Pires Glória Maria Cláudia Pires de Morais (; born 23 August 1963) is a Brazilian actress. She is best known for her roles in TV Globo telenovelas such as '' Dancin' Days'', ''Vale Tudo'', ''Mulheres de Areia'' and ''O Rei do Gado''. She is also know ...

- Ruth Araújo/Raquel Araújo Assunção *

Guilherme Fontes Guilherme Machado Cardoso Fontes (born January 8, 1967) is a Brazilian actor and director. Filmography As a movie actor * 1986 - A Cor do Seu Destino .... Paulo * 1987 - Um Trem para as Estrelas ... Vinicius * 1988 - Dedé Mamata .... Dedé * 2 ...

- Marcos Assunção *Marcos Frota - Tonho da Lua * Raul Cortez - Virgílio Assunção * Suzana Vieira - Clara "Clarita" Assunção *

Laura Cardoso Laura Cardoso, artistic name of Laurinda de Jesus Cardoso Balleroni OMC (born 13 September 1927) is a Brazilian actress. She is celebrated as one of the best and most well known Brazilian actresses of cinema, theater and television. Early li ...

- Isaura Araújo *Sebastião Vasconcelos - Floriano Araújo *

Vivianne Pasmanter Vivianne Pasmanter (born 24 May 1971) is a Brazilian actress. Biography Of Jewish origin, Vivianne is the daughter of Ricardo Pasmanter, civil engineer, and Berta Pasmanter, plastic artist (both natural of Argentina). Her first course was in Esc ...

- Maria Lúcia "Malu" Assunção *

Humberto Martins Humberto Martins Duarte (born 14 April 1961) is a Brazilian actor. Filmography Television References External links

Brazilian male telenovela actors 1961 births People from Nova Iguaçu Living people {{Brazil-actor-stub ...

- Almeida Passos "Alaôr" *

Thaís de Campos Thaís de Campos (born November 7, 1963) is a Brazilian actress, producer, and film director. Career Her first job in TV was in the novel ''Elas por Elas'' (1982). She then attended the novels ''Final Feliz'' (1983), ''Voltei pra Você'' (198 ...

- Arlete Assunção *Adriano Reys - Oswaldo Sampaio *

Nicette Bruno Nicete Xavier Miessa ( ''née'' Bruno; 7 January 1933 – 20 December 2020), known professionally as Nicette Bruno, was a Brazilian actress. Personal life Bruno was born in Niterói. She was married to actor Paulo Goulart from 1958 until his ...

- Julieta Sampaio (Juju) *

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 ...

- Tônia *Carlos Zara - Zé Pedro *

Eloísa Mafalda Mafalda Theotto (September 18, 1924 – May 16, 2018), known professionally as Eloísa Mafalda, was a Brazilian actress.Alexandra Marzo Alexandra de Faria Marzo (born September 26, 1968, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a former Brazilian actress and screenwriter. She is also the daughter of the actors Cláudio Marzo and Betty Faria Elisabeth Maria Silva de Faria known profes ...

- Carola Sampaio *

Irving São Paulo José Irving Santana São Paulo (October 26, 1964 – August 10, 2006) was a Brazilian actor. Born in Feira de Santana, Bahia, Irving São Paulo was the son of Brazilian director Olney São Paulo. He had been active in both television and fil ...

- Zé Luís * Karina Perez - Andréa Sampaio * Daniel Dantas - Breno Soares de Azevedo *

Isadora Ribeiro Isadora Ribeiro de Sousa (June 13, 1965- ) is a Brazilian TV actress. Filmography * 2010 ''Uma Rosa com Amor'' - Roberta Vermont (novela sbt). * 2007 ''Donas de Casa Desesperadas'' - Vera Marques (série - Rede TV!) * 2001 ''As Filhas da Mãe' ...

- Vera Soares de Azevedo *Henri Pagnoncelli - Dr. César *

Jonas Bloch Jonas Bloch (born February 8, 1939) is a Brazilian actor. Most known for his television roles as villains, Bloch is descendant of Ukrainian-Jewish people and father of actress Débora Bloch. Selected filmography * ''Quilombo'' (1984) * '' Avaete, ...

- Alemão *

Paulo Goulart Paulo Afonso Miessa, better known by his stage name Paulo Goulart (9 January 1933 – 13 March 2014) was a Brazilian actor. Family He was married to Brazilian actress Nicette Bruno from 1958 until his death in 2014; the couple had three childr ...

- Donato; Villain *

Gabriela Alves Gabriela Storace Alves (born 1 January 1972 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian actress. Biography At age five, Alves played an angel with a broken wing broken in '' Sítio do Picapau Amarelo''. But not to be labeled only as the daughter of T� ...

- Glorinha *

Eduardo Moscovis Carlos Eduardo de Andrade (born 8 June 1968), known professionally as Eduardo Moscovis, is a Brazilian actor. Selected filmography * '' Pedra sobre Pedra'' (1992) * ''Mulheres de Areia'' (1993) * ''As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor'' (1994) * '' Por ...

- Tito * Suely Franco - Celina de Almeida Passos *Oscar Magrini - Vitor *Fabrício Bittar - Reginho *

Paulo Betti Paulo Sérgio Betti (born 8 September 1952) is a Brazilian actor, playwright, and stage director. He also works occasionally as film producer and director. Biography Paulo Sérgio Betti was born on 8 September 1952 in Rafard, a small town in the ...

- Wanderley Amaral *Edwin Luisi - Dr. Munhoz *Ricardo Blat - Marujo *Evandro Mesquita - Joel *

João Carlos Barroso João Carlos de Albuquerque Melo Barroso (February 28, 1950 - August 12, 2019) was a Brazilian actor. Career Barroso began his acting career when Argentine producers met eleven-year-old João Carlos playing soccer on the sidewalks of Bolivar st ...

- Daniel *Alexia Deschamps - Maria Helena *Serafim Gonzalez - Garnizé * Stepan Nercessian - Delegado Rodrigo * Antônio Pompêo - Servílio *Denise Milfont - Vilma *

Joel Barcellos Joel Dias Barcellos (27 November 1936 – 10 November 2018) was a Brazilian actor. He appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1955 and 1997. He starred in the 1974 film '' Sagarana: The Duel'', which was entered into the ...

- Chico Belo *Lu Mendonça - Do Carmo *Cibele Larrama - Luzia *Marco Miranda - Duarte *Marcelo Mansfield - Santiago *Cleyde Blota - Hilda *Kleber Drable - Padre João *Leonardo Miranda - Jota *Luciano Vianna - Tavinho *Roney Villela - Carijó *Toi Bressane - Rozendo

Soundtrack

International Album 1993

* Easy (

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) * Sweat (A La La La La Long) ( Inner Circle) * Bed of Roses (

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) * See the Light (

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) * Let It Me Be (Ouriel) * Close Encounters (

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) * Forever in Love (

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) * Bad Bad Boys (

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) * Wild Thing (

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) *

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(

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) * Looking at My Girl (

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) * No Ordinary Love (

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) * Latin Motion (Frank Shadon) * Groovin' in the Midnight (

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) * The Colour of the Risk (Franco Perini)

National Album

* Ai ai ai ai ai (

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) * Pensando em minha amada (

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) * Sexy Iemanjá (

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) - Opening theme * Encontro das águas (

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) * Caminhos cruzados (

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) * Ovelha negra (Os Fantasmas) * Paraíso (Mariana Leporace) * Down (T Set Squad) * Toque de emoção (

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) * A vida é festa (Banda Beijo) * Desafios ( Simone) * Figura (Orlando Morais) * Fantasia real (Biafra) * Gita (

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) * Dirty game (Easy Rider) * Voyager (Franco Perini)

Awards

*APCA (1993): Best Actress -

*Troféu Imprensa (1993): Best Actress -

Remake

* In 2014,

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announce the remake, under the name of ''Mujeres de arena'', starring

Gabriela Spanic Gabriela Elena Španić Utrera (born December 10, 1973), known simply as Gabriela Spanic, is a Venezuelan actress and singer. She's known for her roles in several Latin telenovelas, most notably her portrayal of twins in '' La usurpadora'' (1998 ...

External links

Official page
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