210 episodes of forbidden passion in colonial Brazil—your grandmother's soap opera obsession started here.
Season 1 • Episode 210
LatestA Muralha is a Brazilian telenovela that first aired on TV Excelsior in 1968. It is based on a novel by Diná Silveira de Queirós.
Acting
Fernanda Montenegro and Mauro Mendonça at peak dramatic power.
Production
Landmark 1968 production that defined Brazilian television scope.
Creator
Ivani Ribeiro
Mauro Mendonça
Dom Braz Olinto
Fernanda Montenegro
Mãe Cândida Olinto
Rosamaria Murtinho
Isabel Olinto
Edgard Franco
Tiago Olinto
Arlete Montenegro
Cristina de Godói
Nathália Timberg
Basília Olinto
Gianfrancesco Guarnieri
Leonel Olinto
Nicette Bruno
Margarida Pedroso Olinto
Maria Isabel de Lizandra
Rosália Olinto
Paulo Goulart
Bento Coutinho
Cláudio Corrêa e Castro
Dom Manuel Nunes Viana
Serafim Gonzalez
Dom Guilherme Saltão
Stênio Garcia
Aimbé
Paulo Celestino
Mestre Davidão
Cleide Blota
Joana Antônia
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Aired during Brazil's military dictatorship's first year, its critique of patriarchal power structures carried dangerous subtext for contemporary audiences.
Fernanda Montenegro later called Mãe Cândida her most physically demanding role—210 live episodes shot with minimal rehearsal, often learning lines hours before broadcast.
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