''Os Dez Mandamentos'' (English: ''Moses and the Ten Commandments'') is a Brazilian primetime biblical telenovela produced and broadcast by

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. It premiered on Monday, March 23, 2015, replacing '' Vitória'' at 8:30 p.m. (

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). ''Os Dez Mandamentos'' is written by Vivian de Oliveira and directed by Alexandre Avancini, the novel features the performances of Brazilian actors,

Guilherme Winter Guilherme Winter Nóbrega de Almeida (born August 28, 1979), commonly known as Guilherme Winter, is a Brazilian actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Moses in '' Os Dez Mandamentos''. Biography Before becoming an actor, he studied in ...

, Denise Del Vecchio,

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and Sidney Sampaio in the main roles. According to Ibope (

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), in the week of September 28October 4, 2015 it was the fifth most watched program of the Brazilian television (being the second most-watched scripted show), with an average of 6,210,809 viewers per minute, taking into account a projection of 15

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s. A film adaptation, '' The Ten Commandments: The Movie'', was released in 2016. The plot received three nominations at the

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of 2016 in the categories of best novela, best director and best writer. The plot was also nominated for the

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, the world's largest social network award in the "Television" category.

Production and scenography

''Os Dez Mandamentos'' is the first telenovela based on a biblical story, both in Brazil and in the World television. The initial expectation is 150 chapters, with external recordings in the

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, as well as recordings in

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, Paraná. Some of the special effects is produced by a studio in

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. Considered the most expensive production in the history of the station, has an estimated cost of R$700,000 per chapter. Twenty eight scenarios and a scenographic city with more than seven thousand square meters were built, where the cities of the

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and

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are reproduced. For recording,

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's digital cameras were used.

Cast

Rating

Brazil

In his debut, ''Os Dez Mandamentos'' has acquired an Ibope Rating of 12.1 points in the final numbers, representing the best debut of a Rede Record telenovela since '' Ribeirão do Tempo'', in 2010. At the same time, ''

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'' (

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, 25.3 points) and ''

Carrossel ''Carrossel'' ( en, Carousel) is a Brazilian children's telenovela created by Íris Abravanel and written by Abel Santa Cruz. The TV show originally aired on SBT from 21 May 2012 to 26 July 2013. It is a Brazilian remake of the Mexican teleno ...

'' (

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, 11.8 points) performed well.

United States

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dez Mandamentos, Os 2015 telenovelas Brazilian telenovelas Television series based on the Bible Cultural depictions of Moses Cultural depictions of Nefertari RecordTV telenovelas 2015 Brazilian television series debuts 2016 Brazilian television series endings Television shows filmed in Chile Portuguese-language telenovelas