Season 1 • Episode 179
LatestIs it possible that in a world ruled by appearance, there is room for loyalty, ethics, true love, honesty and solidarity? Is it possible, today, when unrelenting consumption is a way of life, to find someone who equates more value to being rather than having? Cobras & Lagartos is an urban tragic comedy, modern and humanist, that deals with two increasingly different worlds: one which values loyalty and solidarity and the other, where the seduction of superfluity and the power of money reign.
Acting
Lázaro Ramos brings soul to Foguinho; Mariana Ximenes masters dual roles.
Writing
João Emanuel Carneiro balances social critique with pure telenovela excess.
Costume
Bel's transformation wardrobe tells its own rags-to-riches story.
Creator
João Emanuel Carneiro
Mariana Ximenes
Maria Isabel Gonçalves Pasquim ("Bel")
Daniel de Oliveira
Daniel Salgado Miranda ("Duda")
Lázaro Ramos
Daniel Miranda Café ("Foguinho")
Taís Araújo
Ellen dos Santos
Carolina Dieckmmann
Leona Pasquim Montini
Henri Castelli
Estevão Pacheco
Marília Pêra
Maria Luísa Pasquim Montini ("Milu")
Francisco Cuoco
Omar Pasquim / Vicentino Pereira
Cleo
Letícia Pacheco
Carmo Dalla Vecchia
Luciano Botelho / Martim
Totia Meireles
Silvana Salgado Munhoz
Ângela Vieira
Celina Pacheco
Herson Capri
Otaviano Pacheco
Eliane Giardini
Eva Padilha / Esmeralda
Aílton Graça
Ramires Café
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cobras & Lagartos aired on Globo's 8pm slot, traditionally reserved for novelas targeting working-class audiences with aspirational storylines.
The 'Bel' character became a Brazilian pop culture shorthand for innocent beauty corrupted by wealth, sparking debates about class representation in telenovelas.
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