''Pai Herói'' 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 29 January 1979 and ended on 18 August 1979, with a total of 178 episodes. It's the twenty second "novela das oito" to be aired on the timeslot. It is created and written by

Janete Clair Janete Clair (born Jenete Stocco Emmer; April 25, 1925 – November 16, 1983) was a Brazilian television, radio play, and novel writer. TV series in Brazil continued to be based on her work fifteen years after her 1983 death from cancer in Rio ...

and directed by Gonzaga Blota, Wálter Avancini and Roberto Talma.Canal VIVA vai reprisar a novela 'Pai Herói', de Janete Clair - Nilson Xavier, UOL
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Cast

Tony Ramos Antônio de Carvalho Barbosa (born 25 August 1948), known professionally as Tony Ramos, is a Brazilian actor. Ramos has played leading roles in major telenovela productions for more than four decades. Many of his most famous roles share the ch ...

- André Cajarana *

Elizabeth Savalla Elizabeth Savala Casquel (born 23 November 1954) is a Brazilian actress and businesswoman. Biography Elizabeth was studying at Eduardo Prado High School when actress Lourdes de Moraes referred her to the School of Dramatic Arts in São Paulo. ...

- Carina (Catarina Limeira Brandão) *

Paulo Autran Paulo Paquet Autran (September 7, 1922 – October 12, 2007) was a Brazilian film and theater actor. His accomplishments during his life earned him the nickname, "Lord of the Stage." Biography Autran was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Septe ...

- Bruno Baldaracci (Nuno) *

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 ...

- Ana Preta (Ana Maria Garcia) * Carlos Zara - César Limeira Reis *

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) * ' ...

- Valquíria Brandão * Cláudio Cavalcanti - Gustavo Gurgel (Benedito da Conceição) * Lélia Abramo - Januária Brandão * Maria Fernanda - Gilda Baldaracci *

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, ...

- Rafael Baldaracci *

Flávio Migliaccio Flávio Migliaccio (26 August 1934 – 4 May 2020) was a Brazilian actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 90 films and television shows between 1958 and 2019. His 1962 film ''The Beggars'' was entered into the 3rd M ...

- Genésio Camargo * Jorge Fernando - Cirilo Baldaracci * Fernando Eiras - Romão Baldaracci * Dionísio Azevedo - Seu Garcia (Nestor Garcia) *

Beatriz Segall Beatriz de Toledo Segall (25 July 1926 – 5 September 2018) was a Brazilian actress. One of her most notable works is the role of Odete Roitman on the telenovela '' Vale Tudo'' (1988).Nádia Lippi Nádia Lippi (born 12 March 1956, in São Paulo) is a Brazilian actress. She has appeared in the soap operas "Um Dia, O Amor", "Pai Herói" and "Brilhante". She played Lady Jane Grey in a 1972 Brazilian TV adaptation of ''The Prince and the Pa ...

- Aline Gonçalves * Paulo Gonçalves - Leôncio Gonçalves * Ana Lúcia Ribeiro - Lena Camargo * Sônia Regina - Jenny (Genivalda Garcia Baldaracci) * Fernando José - Mário Renner * Carlos Kroeber - Dr. Tiago * Ivan Cândido - Reginaldo Brandão * Yara Lins - Irene Brandão *

Nildo Parente Nildo Parente (1934 – 31 January 2011) was a Brazilian film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1962 and 2010. Parente died on 31 January 2011, in Rio de Janeiro, due to a stroke. Selected filmography * ''O 5º Poder'' (1962) * ''O Ho ...

- Haroldo Brandão * Suzana Faini - Jussara Brandão * Reinaldo Gonzaga - Hilário Brandão * Thaís de Andrade - Odete Brandão * Monah Delacy - Eugênia Brandão Reis * Hélio Ary - Dr. Soares * Maria Helena Dias - Filhinha (Felipa Baldaracci) * Maria Helena Velasco - Mirtes Camargo * Manfredo Colassanti - Pietro Baldaracci * Rejane Marques - Clara Baldaracci * Rogério Bacelar - Gil (Gilberto Baldaracci)

References

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