Gabriela (1975 TV series)

Gabriela is a 1975 Brazilian telenovela based on the 1958 novel of the same name by Jorge Amado, starring Sônia Braga in the title role.[1][2]

Gabriela
GenreTelenovela, Drama, Romantic, Comedy
Created byJorge Amado
Written byWalter George Durst
Directed byWalter Avancini
StarringSônia Braga
Armando Bógus
Paulo Gracindo
Nívea Maria
José Wilker
Elizabeth Savalla
Marco Nanini
Opening theme"Modinha para Gabriela" - Gal Costa
Country of originBrazil
Original languagePortuguese
No. of episodes132
Production
ProducerDaniel Filho
Running time50 minutes
Original release
NetworkTV Globo
Release14 April (1975-04-14) –
24 October 1975 (1975-10-24)
Related

A remake was produced and aired by Globo in 2012, with Juliana Paes playing the lead role.[3]

Plot

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Walter George Durst's free adaptation of Jorge Amado's novel Gabriela, Cravo e Canela (1958), takes place in 1925, when a devastating drought forces the hungry populations of the Brazilian Northeast to emigrate in search of survival. In the novel, the destination is Ilhéus, in the south of Bahia, a region in expansion thanks to the planting and commerce of cacao. Gabriela (Sônia Braga) is one of the victims of the drought. Free and impulsive, she gets a job as a cook at the home of the "Turkish" Nacib (Armando Bógus), with whom she lives a sensual love story.

Background

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Gabriela was created to give time for the production of the telenovela O Rebu, by Braulio Pedroso, but O Rebu ended up being aired first, and Gabriela was aired to celebrate the ten year anniversary of TV Globo.[4]

Producer Daniel Filho said that during the search for the ideal woman to take the role of Gabriela, they first tried something unusual, offering the role to Gal Costa, but the singer from Bahia declined, claiming she did not know how to act. Afterwards, numerous tests were done, but the director decided that the role would have to go to Sônia Braga after seeing her performance in Caminhos do Coração – Caso Especial, written and directed by Domingos Oliveira in 1971, and insisted with Boni [pt] that she be chosen. The actress ended up strongly identified with the character, and would reprise the role again in the 1983 film Gabriela, directed by Bruno Barreto, acting alongside the Italian Marcello Mastroianni.[5]

Gabriela was the first Brazilian telenovela to air in Portugal in May 1977, on RTP,[6] and established Sônia Braga as a sex symbol.

Cast

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Actor Character
Sônia Braga Gabriela
Armando Bogus Nacib
Paulo Gracindo Ramiro Bastos
José Wilker Mundinho Falcão
Nívea Maria Gerusa Bastos
Elizabeth Savalla Malvina Tavares
Fúlvio Stefanini Tonico Bastos
Eloísa Mafalda Maria Machadão
Maria Fernanda Dona Sinhazinha Guedes Mendonça
Ângela Leal Olga Bastos
Gilberto Martinho Melk Tavares
Dina Sfat Zarolha
Jayme Barcellos Doutor Ezequiel Prado
Marco Nanini Professor Josué
Ary Fontoura Doutor Pelópidas Clóvis Costa
Roberto Bonfim Chico Chicão
Francisco Dantas Jesuíno Mendonça
Hemílcio Fróes Alfredo Bastos
Neila Tavares Anabela Fernandes Prado
Luiz Orioni João Fulgêncio
Paulo Gonçalves Maurício Caíres
Ana Ariel Idalina Tavares
Rafael de Carvalho Coriolano
Mário Gomes Berto Leal
Cosme dos Santos Tuísca
Castro Gonzaga Doutor Amâncio Leal
Thelma Reston Arminda
Tonico Pereira Chico Moleza
Milton Gonçalves Filó
Marcos Paulo Eng. Rômulo Vieira
Sônia Oiticica Sílvia Bastos
Ana Maria Magalhães Glória
João Paulo Adour Osmundo Pimentel

References

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  1. ^ O Livro do Boni. José Bonifácio de Oliveira Sobrinho. November 2011. ISBN 9788577342297. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. ^ A Companion to Latin American Cinema. Maria M. Delgado, Stephen M. Hart, Randal Johnson. 14 March 2017. ISBN 9781118557396. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Remake de 'Gabriela' tem novidades, mas aposta no passado". Terra. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  4. ^ História e cinema: Dimensões Históricas do Audiovisual – 2a Ed. Maria Helena Capelato. 2011. ISBN 9788579390647. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Primeira novela sensual, Gabriela faz 40 anos; veja como está o elenco". Notícias da TV. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  6. ^ ""Gabriela, Cravo e Canela", a primeira telenovela a passar em Portugal". Portal SAPO PT. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
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