''O Astro'' (

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: ''The Illusionist'') is a Brazilian

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produced and broadcast by

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. It was broadcast from July 12, 2011 to October 28, 2011, and consisted of 64 episodes. In 2011 the plot was winner of the

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in the category Best Telenovela. The series follows an illusionist who wins fortune and love through his magic tricks, while he is also persecuted by the enemies he makes. It stars

Rodrigo Lombardi Rodrigo Lombardi (born 15 October 1976) is a Brazilian actor and voice actor.* He is known for his roles in various Brazilian telenovelas such as '' Caminho das Índias'' (2009), '' Passione'' (2010), ''Salve Jorge ''Salve Jorge'' (Literally: ...

Carolina Ferraz Maria Carolina Álvares Ferraz (born January 25, 1968) is a Brazilian actress, TV host, and former model. TV roles * 2016 - ''Haja Coração'' as Penélope Bacellar Vélazquez * 2013 - ''Além do Horizonte'' as Tereza * 2012 - '' Avenida Brasi ...

Regina Duarte Regina Blois Duarte (born 5 February 1947) is a Brazilian actress who briefly served as Special Secretary of Culture, a cabinet position in President Jair Bolsonaro's federal administration, from March to May 2020. Political activities Her eff ...

, Marco Ricca,

Thiago Fragoso Thiago Neves Fragoso (born 1 November 1981) is a Brazilian actor and singer. Career Held along with Mateus Solano the first gay kiss in a novel Rede Globo, in ''Amor à Vida'' (2013). Filmography Television Film Stage Discography Refer ...

, Alinne Moraes,

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 ...

, and

Henri Castelli Henri Lincoln Fernandes Nascimento (born February 10, 1978), known as Henri Castelli, is a Brazilian actor. Career Castelli was hired by Rede Globo in 1998 to make a small participation in the miniseries Hilda Furacão and in the telenovela P ...

Cast

as Herculano Quintanilha (Professor Astro) *

as Amanda Mello Assunção Quintanilha *

as Márcio Hayalla * Alinne Moraes as Lili (Lilian Paranhos Hayalla) *

Fernanda Rodrigues Fernanda Erlanger Rodrigues (born 21 October 1979) is a Brazilian actress and television presenter. Career Fernanda Rodrigues began her career as a child, with only three years old have participated in music videos and advertisements. At ag ...

as Josephine "Jôse" Mello Assunção *

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 ...

as Salomão Hayalla *

as Clô (Clotilde Magalhães Sampaio Hayalla) * Marco Ricca as Samir Hayalla *

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 ...

as Neco (Ernesto Ramires de Oliveira) *

Juliana Paes Juliana Couto Paes (born 26 March 1979) is a Brazilian actress and former model. She became nationally known in telenovelas and modelling. She also starred a local version of the musical ''The Producers'', as Ulla. Career An actress, model ...

as Nina Moratti *

as Felipe Cerqueira * Guilhermina Guinle as Beatriz Schneider *

Rosamaria Murtinho Rosa Maria Pereira Murtinho (born October 24, 1935), known professionally as Rosamaria Murtinho, is a Brazilian actress. Murtinho was born in Belém. She is married to the actor Mauro Mendonça. Selected filmography * '' A Muralha'' (1968) * ' ...

as Tia Magda (Magda Sampaio Magalhães) *

Simone Soares Simone Soares (born March 26, 1977) is a Brazilian actress. Career In television, started in 1998, Rede Record, when he acted in ''A História de Ester''. Still made in the same station, in 1999 ''Tiro e Queda'' and ''Louca Paixão''. After ...

as Laura Paranhos de Oliveira *

Antônio Calloni Egízio Antônio Calloni (born 6 December 1961, in São Paulo) is a Brazilian actor, best known for ''Os Dias Eram Assim'' (2017), ''Dois Irmãos Dois Irmãos is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Its original German name ...

as Natalino "Natal" Pimentel *

Tato Gabus Mendes Luís Otávio Gabus Mendes (born December 22, 1958) in São Paulo) is a Brazilian actor. Biography He is grandson of Otávio Gabus Mendes, son of the telenovelas author Cassiano Gabus Mendes, nephew of the actor Luís Gustavo and brother of ...

as Amin Hayalla *

Vera Zimmermann Vera Alice Santos Zimmermann (born March 30, 1964 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian actress. Daughter of German father and Gaucho mother, Vera began acting as an actress in the early 1980s, when she performed with Nelson Rodrigues the ''Eterno Reto ...

as Nádia Cury Hayalla *

Carolina Kasting Carolina Kasting Arruda (born 12 July 1975) is a Brazilian actress. Biography At 14, she left school to study in Florianópolis the corps de ballet of the Teatro Guaira in Curitiba. Years later, interest in the theater made it to São Paul ...

as Jamile Hayalla * Daniel Dantas as Inspetor Eustáquio Novaes *

Reginaldo Faria Reginaldo Figueira de Faria (born 11 June 1937) is a Brazilian actor and film director. He has appeared in more than 60 films and television shows since 1952. Faria's brother Roberto Farias (the 's' was added to his surname due to an error at t ...

as Adolfo Mello Assunção * Mila Moreira as Miriam Lambert Peranhos Mello Assunção * José Rubens Chachá as Youssef Hayalla *

Bel Kutner Isabel Kutner de Souza (born 27 May 1970) is a Brazilian actress and theater director. Biography The actress Isabel Kutner de Souza was born on May 27, 1970, daughter of actors Dina Sfat and Paulo José, and sister of actress Ana Kutner and ...

as Sílvia * Selma Egrei as Consolação Paranhos *

Ellen Rocche Ellen Rocche (born July 19, 1979) is a Brazilian model. Career She began her career on the Sunday TV program ''Qual é a música?'' (literally, "What's the music?") with Silvio Santos on the Brazilian channel SBT. She has also acted in some chapt ...

as Valéria dos Santos * Celso Frateschi as Nelson Cerqueira *

Sérgio Mamberti Sérgio Duarte Mamberti (22 April 1939 – 3 September 2021) was a Brazilian actor, filmmaker, painter, writer, and politician. Biography Sérgio Mamberti was born in Santos, São Paulo Santos (, ''Saints'') is a municipality in the Brazi ...

as Padre Laurindo * Pascoal da Conceição as Inácio * João Baldasserini as Henri Sorei * Frank Menezes as Cleiton * Bernardo Marinho as Alan Quintanilha * Luca de Castro as Joaquim * Maria Pompeu as Dalva * Marcela Muniz as Doralice * Rodrigo Mendonça as Ubiraci * Izak Dahora as Dimas dos Santos *

Lara Rodrigues Lara Jobim Matos Rodrigues (born Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. ...

as Lurdes "Lurdinha" Gusmão * Natália Souto as Das Dores (Maria das Dores Ferreira) * Jefferson Goulart as Aminzinho (Amin Hayalla Filho) * Hanna Romanazzi as Luísa Belucci * Luiz Magnelli as Galego * Tuna Dwek as Nilza * Carolina Chalitta as Tânia * Mariana Bassoul as Carmem * Rafael Losso as Olavo * Úrsula Corona as Elizabeth * Rafael Primot as Artur * Pablo Sanábio as Pablo Banderas * Jonas Mello as Dr. Alberico *

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.

as Ferragus

References

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