Dracula ditches his cape for Brazil and becomes a telenovela dad—vampire soap opera chaos ensues.
Count Dracula, taking on the new identity of Vladimir, leaves Transylvania and goes to Brazil in search of his son Rafael. This vampire romance was conceived to be a potential telenovela, but only ended up running as a TV miniseries with four installments because the network that financed it went under.
Production
Telenovela DNA gives it gloriously unhinged energy.
Costume
Dracula in tropical leisurewear is cinema.
Director
Sílvio Francisco
Rubens de Falco
Conde Drácula / Vladimir
Carlos Alberto Riccelli
Rafael
Bruna Lombardi
Cecília
Isabel Ribeiro
Ana
Cleyde Yáconis
Dona Marta Moura Lacerda
Serafim Gonzalez
Tonico
Yara Lins
Olivia
Arlete Montenegro
Beatriz
Paulo Goulart
Jonathan
Sandra Barsotti
Mina
Paulo Castelli
Fernando
Cláudia Alencar
Alcina
Marcos Plonka
Norato
Bárbara Fazio
Vera
Elias Gleizer
Padre Albino
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This bizarre fusion of gothic horror and Brazilian telenovela culture emerged during the country's military dictatorship, when escapist television flourished despite political tension.
The network bankruptcy left this as an unresolved four-episode oddity—Rubens de Falco reportedly filmed his final scenes without knowing it was the finale.
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