''Os Gigantes'' 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 network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Grupo Globo. The TV station ...
. It premiered on 20 August 1979 and ended on 2 February 1980, with a total of 143 episodes. It's the twenty third
"novela das oito" to be aired on the timeslot. It is created and written by Lauro César Muniz and directed by Régis Cardoso and Jardel Mello.
Cast
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Dina Sfat
Dina Sfat, born Dina Kutner (28 October 1938 – 20 March 1989) was a Brazilian actress born to Polish Jewish immigrants. She appeared in 46 films and television shows between 1966 and 1989. Sfat was married to actor Paulo José with whom she ...
- Paloma Gurgel
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Francisco Cuoco
Francisco Cuoco (born 29 November 1933) is a Brazilian actor. He became known for his roles as a heartthrob in telenovelas from Rede Globo, such as '' Selva de Pedra'' (1972), '' Pecado Capital'' (1975) and '' O Astro'' (1978), among others. - Francisco Rubião (Chico)
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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 ...
- Fernando Lucas
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Susana Vieira
Sônia Maria Vieira Gonçalves, better known by her stage name Susana Vieira and Suzana Vieira (born August 23, 1942) is a Brazilian actress.
Biography and career
Susana's father, Marius Gonçalves, was a military man and was a military atta ...
- Veridiana Gurgel
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Joana Fomm
Joana Maria Fomm (born September 14, 1939) is a Brazilian actress.
Biography
Joana Fomm was born in Belo Horizonte, but her mother died when she was still a baby and she was adopted by her uncles in Rio de Janeiro.
Career
Joana began her a ...
- Vânia Lucas
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Vera Fischer - Helena
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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 ...
- Antônio Lucas
* Lauro Corona - Polaco
* Lídia Brondi - Renata
* Jonas Mello - Victor
* Rogério Fróes - Dr. Osvaldo
* Castro Gonzaga - Amadeu
* Flora Geny - Ivone
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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'', and ...
- Eulália Gurgel
* Norah Fontes - Matilde
* Perry Salles - Novak
* Cleyde Blota - Selma
* Fábio Mássimo - Ciro
* Mayara Norbin - Ana
* Lúcia Alves - Maria Lúcia
* Hemílcio Fróes - Jaime
* Denny Perrier - Murilo
* Carlos Gregório - Father Justino
* Ênio Santos - Milton
* Solange Theodoro - Cristina
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Átila Iório
Átila Iório (1 April 1921 – 10 December 2002) was a Brazilian actor. He appeared in 48 films and television shows between 1946 and 1997. He starred in the 1964 film ''Os Fuzis'', which won the Silver Bear, Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Priz ...
- Pedro
* Esther Mellinger - Maria
* Julciléa Telles - Teresa
* Marcos Waimberg - Salvador
* Milton Villar - José
* Ivan de Almeida - Eugêni
* Borges de Barros - Onofre
* Lilian Fernandes - Marli
* Aguinaldo Rocha - Aníbal
* Gilda Sarmento - Carminha
* Ana Maria Sagres - Creusa
References
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TV Globo telenovelas
1979 telenovelas
Brazilian telenovelas
1979 Brazilian television series debuts
1980 Brazilian television series endings
Portuguese-language telenovelas