71 minSeason 1 • Episode 221
LatestA story about people who succeed in life thanks to nothing but their own efforts. Maria do Carmo is the main character of the telenovela; a mother of five who struggle to be successful in life, but whose most important will be recovering the love of her daughter who was kidnapped when she was just months old.
Acting
Susana Vieira's slap delivery is Olympic-level.
Writing
Aguinaldo Silva's 221-episode tightrope walk.
Production
Carnival sequences that ate the entire budget.
Creator
Aguinaldo Silva
Susana Vieira
Maria do Carmo Ferreira da Silva (Do Carmo)
Renata Sorrah
Maria de Nazaré Esteves Tedesco (Nazaré)
José Wilker
Giovanni Improtta
José Mayer
Dirceu de Castro
Carolina Dieckmmann
Maria do Carmo (jovem) / Isabel / Lindalva
Eduardo Moscovis
Reginaldo Ferreira da Silva (Naldo)
Leticia Spiller
Viviane Fontes Ferreira da Silva
Leandra Leal
Maria Cláudia Tedesco (Claudinha)
Leonardo Vieira
Leandro Ferreira da Silva
Marcello Antony
Viriato Ferreira da Silva
Débora Falabella
Maria Eduarda Correia de Andrade e Couto (Duda)
Dan Stulbach
Edgard Legrand
José de Abreu
Josivaldo / Reginaldo
Dado Dolabella
Plínio Ferreira da Silva
Carol Castro
Angélica Ramos
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Silva embedded real military dictatorship trauma into prime-time soap, making millions confront history between affair plots.
The 221-episode count wasn't planned; ratings were so monstrous that Globo demanded Silva stretch everything. The padding is visible.
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