''Estúpido Cupido'' is a Brazilian

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produced by

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. It aired from 25 August 1976 to 26 February 1977 at 7pm. Written by Mário Prata and directed by

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, it was the last Globo telenovela recorded in

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, with the exception of the last two chapters, directed by Walter Avancini using the then new color technology. It was the first telenovela written by Mário Prata. Due to the 1976 Olympic Games in

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, ''Estúpido Cupido'' debuted exceptionally on a Wednesday. The telenovela was re-aired in Brazil starting in May 1979, at 2pm.

Plot

The story takes place in the fictional city of ''Albuquerque,

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'', in the beginning of the 1960s. It revolves around the loves of youth, having as background the American music of the time:

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s and

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. The teenagers study in the Catholic school ''Colégio Normal de Albuquerque'', and many Nuns and Priests take part in the plot. Other subjects covered are: the prejudice suffered by a

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d woman (Olga Oliveira); the success of a rock band, ''Personélitis Boys'', led by Antônio Ney Medeiros; Belchior, a clever but not very sane homeless man who runs an imaginary radio station daily from 11am–noon; Cabo Fidélis, a policeman; Acioly, a geologist prospecting for petroleum in the city region; and Alcides Guimarães Filho, the city mayor, owner of the ''Albuquerque Tênis Club'' where the high society of the city meet and party. The external scenes were recorded in

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. With the success of the telenovela, there was a revival of the music style of the 50s and 60s, with

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dance competitions happening in several places across the country. The soundtrack album, produced by

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, sold more than one million copies.

Cast

Sound tracks

National

# " Banho de Lua (Tintarella di luna)" –

Celly Campello Célia Campello Gomes Chacon, born Célia Benelli Campello, known by her stage name Celly Campello (18 June 1942 – 4 March 2003), was a Brazilian singer and performer, a pioneer in Brazilian rock. She also acted in the telenovela ''Estúpido Cu ...

# "Quem É?" – Osmar Navarro # "Diana" – Carlos Gonzaga # "Meu Mundo Caiu" –

Maysa Maysa Figueira Monjardim (June 6, 1936 – January 22, 1977), better known as Maysa Matarazzo, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter, performer and actress. She is also associated with Bossa nova music but is widely known as a torch song (''fossa' ...

# "Broto Legal" – Sérgio Murilo # "Alguém é Bobo de Alguém" – Wilson Miranda # "Por Uma Noite" –

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# "Ritmo da Chuva (The Rhythm of the Rain)" – Demétrius # "Boogie do Bebê" – Tony Campello # "Sereno" – Paulo Molin # "Neurastênico" – Betinho & Seu Conjunto # "Biquíni Amarelo (Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini)" –

Ronnie Cord Ronnie Cord (born ''Ronald Cordovil''; January 22, 1943 in Manhuaçu – January 6, 1986 in São Paulo) was a Brazilian singer. Son of conductor and composer Hervé Cordovil, he already played the guitar at age six. In 1959 he auditioned for Co ...

# "Tetê" – Sylvia Telles # "Bata Baby" – Wilson Miranda # "Ela é Carioca" –

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# "Estúpido Cupido (Stupid Cupid)" –

International

# " Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" –

Neil Sedaka Neil Sedaka (; born March 13, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Since his music career began in 1957, he has sold millions of records worldwide and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collabo ...

# "Love Me Forever" – The Playing's # " Be-Bop-A-Lula" –

Gene Vincent Vincent Eugene Craddock (February 11, 1935 – October 12, 1971), known as Gene Vincent, was an American musician who pioneered the styles of rockabilly and rock and roll. His 1956 top ten hit with his backing band the Blue Caps, " Be-Bop-a-Lula ...

# " Tutti Frutti" –

Little Richard Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), known professionally as Little Richard, was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades. Described as the " ...

# "Ruby" –

Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...

# " Twilight Time" –

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# "America" –

Trini Lopez Trinidad López III (May 15, 1937 – August 11, 2020) was an American singer, guitarist, and actor. His first album included a cover version of Pete Seeger's " If I Had a Hammer", which earned a Golden Disc for him. His other hits include ...

# " The Twist" –

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# " Secretly" – Jimmy Rodgers # "

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" – Little Anthony &

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# " Misty" –

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# " April Love" –

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# "Multiplication" –

Bobby Darin Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto; May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) was an American musician and actor. He performed jazz, pop, rock and roll, folk, swing, and country music. He started his career as a songwriter for Connie ...

# "

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" –

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# "Petit Fleur" – Bob Crosby # "

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# " Al di là" –

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# "

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# " Bye Bye Love" –

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Chilean remake

In 1995, Chilean TVN produced a remake of the same name that takes place in the city of San Andrés, instead of Albuquerque. Directed by Vicente Sabatini, it was adapted by Jorge Marchant Lazcano with Víctor Carrasco and Hugo Morales. This soap opera has multiple leading couples and concerns two main plotlines. In one, a love triangle forms among Monica Tagle (

Carolina Fadic Carolina Fadic Maturana (Santiago, February 27, 1974 – ibid, October 12 of 2002) was an actress and television presenter from Chile. She started her career when she was only 19 years old, when she was chosen by the director Vicente Sabatini ...

), Anibal Donoso (

Álvaro Rudolphy Álvaro Gonzalo Rudolphy Fontaine (born May 24, 1964, in Viña del Mar, Chile) is a Chilean actor who works in theater, soap operas and film. He has obtained numerous awards, among them the Apes Prize in 2001 to the best Actor in his role in '' A ...

) and Isabel Margarita Dublé (

Claudia Burr Claudia Andrea Burr Huerta (Santiago, October 1, 1968) is a Chilean film and television actress. Her first appearance on television was in ''Marrón Glacé'' telenovela on Channel 13. She stood out in the television series '' Estúpido Cupido ...

). Isabel, the spoiled daughter of the mayor who falls in love with Anibal, schemes to have him beside her. The other story features local radio announcer Jaime Salvatierra ( Francisco Reyes) and Sister Angélica (

Claudia Di Girolamo Claudia del Carmen Di Girolamo Quesney (born December 30, 1956 in Santiago de Chile), is a Chilean actress and theater director of Italian descent, who has a prominent and distinguished artistic career in theater, film and television. Considered ...

), an extrovert revolutionary nun who scandalizes the town. When the soap aired, it stirred controversy among church authorities in Chile and was the subject of debate, as Angélica may have left the habit and started a relationship with Jaime.

Cast

Claudia di Girolamo Claudia del Carmen Di Girolamo Quesney (born December 30, 1956 in Santiago de Chile), is a Chilean actress and theater director of Italian descent, who has a prominent and distinguished artistic career in theater, film and television. Considered ...

as ''Sister Angélica'' * Francisco Reyes as ''Jaime Salvatierra'' *

as ''Mónica Tagle'' *

as ''Aníbal Donoso'' *

as ''Isabel Margarita Dublé'' *

Luis Alarcón Luis Alfonso Alarcón Mansilla (born 23 October 1929), popularly known as Lucho Alarcón, is a Chilean actor, theater director, and activist with a distinguished film, television, and stage career. In 1957, Alarcón began working as a stage actor ...

as ''Octavio Dublé'' *

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as ''Luz Arlegui of Dublé'' * Alejandro Castillo as ''Alfonso Campino'' * Consuelo Holzapfel as ''Virginia Buzeta'' * Delfina Guzmán as ''Mother Undurraga'' *

Eduardo Barril Eduardo Andrés Barril Villalobos (born July 7, 1941 in Puerto Montt) is a Chilean actor and theatre director. Biography Born in Puerto Montt, he was the fourth of the seven children of Luis Barril Marquardt and Juana Villalobos Koghel. He gr ...

as ''Father Urbistondo'' * Ana Reeves as ''Sister Rebeca'' *

Mauricio Pesutic Mauricio Santiago Pešutić Pérez (b. Punta Arenas May 3, 1948) is a Chilean Actor with a long career on tv soap operas, film and theatre. He studied Drama and Film Direction at the Catholic University of Chile. He also wrote and directed 3 sh ...

as ''Father Benítez'' * Silvia Piñeiro as ''Carlota Meza'' *

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as ''Matilde Meza'' * José Soza as ''Waldo Retamal'' * Patricia Rivadeneira as ''Gloria Manterola'' *

Amparo Noguera María Amparo Noguera Portales (born March 6, 1965), is a Chilean television, theatre and film actress. Amparo is the daughter of the actor Héctor Noguera Illanes and Isidora Portales. Her grandfather, Héctor Noguera Prieto was descendant of ...

as ''Marta Davis'' * Álvaro Morales as ''Ricardo Campino'' *

Alejandra Fosalba Alejandra Fosalba Henry (born 4 July 1969) is an actress from Chile, born in Concepción. Right after school, she discovered her calling, theater, and went to Santiago to study. She has said that her television career was started slowly. Some ...

as ''Gaby Buzeta'' *

Felipe Braun Felipe Braun Valenzuela (Mexico City, December 3, 1970) is a Chilean actor. In theater, he starred with Antonia Zegers In My Way (2003), a play directed by Achondo that tells the story of a kidnapping; he also participated in the 2005 revival of ...

as ''Daniel Meza'' *

Tamara Acosta Tamara Olga Acosta Zambra (born 5 February 1972) is a prominent Chilean actress. Career Tamara Acosta graduated from the Theater School of . She is a recognized figure of theater, television, and above all is known as "the muse of Chilean cine ...

as ''Marisol Tagle'' *

Pablo Schwarz Pablo Alfonso Schwarz Rabinovich (born Santiago, 9 October 1970) is a Chilean actor, noted for his extensive television, theater and film career. Raised in a family of teachers and actors, he began his theatrical career when he was only 9 yea ...

as ''Gonzalo Tagle'' * Valentina Pollarolo as ''Pamela Manterola'' *

Juan Pablo Bastidas ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

as ''Marcelo Manterola'' * Remigio Remedy as ''Sergio Torrealba'' * Óscar Hernández as ''Pancracio Carmona'' *

Ximena Rivas Ximena Luisa Rivas Hanson (born Santiago, August 12, 1963) is a Chilean actress of theater, film and television. Acting career Her career began with one of the most important works of the Chilean theater ''La negra Ester'' (1988), where she p ...

as ''Felicia Manzano'' *

Francisco Melo Juan Francisco Melo Miquel (born February 14, 1966) is a Chilean actor, producer and also model. His first TV performance was in the TVN program ''Mea Culpa'' in 1993. From then on he has appeared in several soap operas, movies and TV shows. ...

as ''Peter O'Kelly'' *

Fernando Larraín Fernando José Larraín de Toro (born September 21, 1962 in Santiago, Chile, Santiago) is a Chilean comedian and film/television actor. He is of Basque people, Basque descent. Fernando started his career with the humoristic trio "Fresco y Natural ...

as ''Guillermo Sandoval'' * Mario Montilles as ''Mister Raimundo Campino'' * Mireya Véliz as ''Mother Guadalupe'' * Jorge Hevia Jr. as ''Benjamín Campino''

Other cast

Héctor Noguera Héctor Eugenio Noguera Illanes (born July 8, 1937 in Santiago), is a Chilean television, theatre and film actor, and also a theatre director. Noguera is the son of Héctor Noguera Prieto (grandson of José Joaquín Prieto Vial and Yolanda Illa ...

as ''Mgr'' *

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as ''Mabel Fuentes'' *

Marcelo Romo Marcelo Romo (23 April 1941 – 23 January 2018) was a Chilean actor. He appeared in more than thirty films since 1969. Selected filmography References External links * 1941 births 2018 deaths Chilean male film actors Chilean ac ...

as ''Miguel Santa Cruz'' *

Luz Jiménez Luz Jiménez or Luciana (born Julia Jiménez González; 1897–1965) was an indigenous Mexican model and Nahuatl-language storyteller and linguistic informant from Milpa Alta, D.F. As a young woman she witnessed the Mexican Revolution, and w ...

as ''Raquel of Meza'' * Ana Luz Figueroa as ''Rocío Montes'' * Pablo Ausensi as ''César Leiva "Cupid"'' * Maité Fernández as ''Provincial Mother'' * Jaime Davagnino as ''Marcial'' * Sonia Mena as ''Aunt of Mónica's'' *

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as ''Fernando''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Estupido Cupido 1976 telenovelas Brazilian telenovelas TV Globo telenovelas 1976 Brazilian television series debuts 1977 Brazilian television series endings Portuguese-language telenovelas