A failed coup, a prison break, and a man who turned into a magician to destroy a dynasty. Brazilian TV doesn't play.
Season 1 • Episode 185
LatestHerculano Quintanilha, after a failed coup and escape from prison, becomes a magician. He meets Márcio, a conflicted heir, and begins to influence his powerful family.
Acting
Francisco Cuoco's magnetic, menacing transformation into Herculano.
Writing
Janete Clair at her peak — every episode a cliffhanger grenade.
Costume
1970s Brazilian elite fashion as weaponized spectacle.
Creator
Janete Clair
Francisco Cuoco
Herculano Quintanilha
Dina Sfat
Amanda Mello Assumpção
Elizabeth Savalla
Lili (Lilian Paranhos)
Tony Ramos
Márcio Hayala
Tereza Rachel
Clô (Clotilde Hayala)
Dionísio Azevedo
Salomão Hayala
Rubens de Falco
Samir Hayala
Carlos Eduardo Dolabella
Natal (Natalício Valença)
Stepan Nercessian
Alan Quintanilha
Flávio Migliaccio
Neco (Nestor da Silva)
Ângela Leal
Laurinha (Laura Paranhos da Silva)
Edwin Luisi
Felipe Cerqueira
Eloísa Mafalda
Consolação Paranhos
Ida Gomes
Tia Magda
Heloísa Helena
Beatriz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Premiered during Brazil's military dictatorship, its critique of corrupt power structures smuggled subversion into prime time. Janete Clair was fearless.
The magic acts weren't metaphor — Herculano performed real illusions on screen, making Francisco Cuoco train with actual magicians for months.
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