''O Jardineiro Espanhol'' is a 1967

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ian

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that is based on

A. J. Cronin Archibald Joseph Cronin (19 July 1896 – 6 January 1981), known as A. J. Cronin, was a Scottish physician and novelist. His best-known novel is ''The Citadel'' (1937), about a Scottish doctor who serves in a Welsh mining village before achievi ...

's 1950 novel '' The Spanish Gardener''. The series was written by

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and directed by Fabio Sabag. It starred Ednei Giovenazzi as Nicholas, and Osmano Cardoso as the gardener. Other actors included Ana Rosa, João José Pompeo, Marcus Toledo, and Paulo Villaça. The British film adaptation was released in 1956, and

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originally broadcast another Brazilian

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of Cronin's novel in 1958.

External links

Webpage about ''O Jardineiro Espanhol''
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