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A Escrava Isaura (2004 TV series)
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A Escrava Isaura is a 2004 Brazil
ian telenovela
based on A Escrava Isaura
, an 1875 abolitionist romance novel by Bernardo Guimarães
. The series tells the story of a coffee-plantation owner's passion for one of his slaves. Herval Rossano directed both this and the 1976 version.
Rede Record
, run by televangelist Edir Macedo
, produced this expanded remake of a serial that aired in 1976 on Rede Globo
. The series drew high ratings among Brazilian viewers and was expanded from 100 to 167 episodes. It has been syndicated worldwide. It airs in Europe and the Middle East on Zone Romantica
.
) and her cruel, lecherous master Leoncio (Leopold Pacheco) in 1855 Brazil. The heroine is the 20-year-old daughter of a white father and a mulatto mother. She was born and raised on the coffee plantation of Commander Almeida (Rubens de Falco) in the village of Goitacaces. When Juliana, Isaura's mother (Valquiria Ribeiro), dies shortly after giving birth, Gertrudes (Norma Blum), the Commander's wife, treats the child as her own daughter, giving her an education and fine manners. http://www.uk.romantica.tv/isaura.php
Isaura is also devoutly religious; she prays often, avoids the witchcraft practiced by some other slaves and often wears a prominent cross around her neck. Her father, a free laborer, repeatedly begs for the girl’s freedom and makes offer after offer to buy her from the Commander. Despite promises to set her free one day, every offer is rejected. Isaura remains a slave because she is a slave's daughter—and freedom always seems to be just beyond her reach. When Commander realizes his fault, it is too late. http://www.uk.romantica.tv/isaura.php
In 1854, when Isaura is a young adult, the Commander’s stupid, degenerate son Leôncio returns to the fazenda
after piling up enormous debts. He soon marries Malvina (Maria Ribeiro), daughter of Colonel Sebastiao (Paulo Figueiredo). Nevertheless, he develops a dangerous fixation with Isaura and determines to make her his mistress. http://www.uk.romantica.tv/isaura.php
The Commander and Gertrudes protect Isaura from Leôncio for a while, but they both become ill and pass away before setting her free. The sweet young woman winds up at the mercy of an obsessed, depraved man, fighting to maintain her dignity and integrity. As Isaura desperately struggles to keep her dreams alive, she discovers true love for the first time. http://www.uk.romantica.tv/isaura.php
started airing the serial as La Esclava Isaura (dubbed into Mexican Spanish
) in the US on May 7, 2007. It temporarily aired for two hours per night from 9 to 11 p.m. (ET/PT) from July 24 until August 3, 2007. http://nbcumv.com/telemundo/release_detail.nbc/telemundo-20070501000000-llegaatelemundoun.html
The finale aired December 3, 2007.
In June, 2007, Isaura's time slot (which included one soccer preemption) averaged 680,000 core adult viewers (ages 18 to 49). That was a 16 percent increase over the year before, when Decisiones
aired during that hour, according to Nielsen Media Research. http://nbcumv.com/telemundo/release_detail.nbc/telemundo-20070703000000-telemundo039spri.html?rss=1 During November, the show averaged 587,000 core viewers.
Isaura's Spanish voice is Liliana Barba, who also dubbed Lizzie McGuire
and Julie Mayer in Desperate Housewives
.
Cast notes:
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
based on A Escrava Isaura
A Escrava Isaura (novel)
A Escrava Isaura is a novel written by the Brazilian writer Bernardo Guimarães. It was first published in 1875 by Casa Garnier publishers in Rio de Janeiro...
, an 1875 abolitionist romance novel by Bernardo Guimarães
Bernardo Guimarães
Bernardo Joaquim da Silva Guimarães was a Brazilian poet and novelist. He is the author of the famous romances A Escrava Isaura and O Seminarista. He also introduced to the Brazilian poetry the "verso bestialógico" , poems whose verses are very nonsensical, although very metrical...
. The series tells the story of a coffee-plantation owner's passion for one of his slaves. Herval Rossano directed both this and the 1976 version.
Rede Record
Rede Record
Rede Record de Televisão is a Brazilian television network, founded in 1953 by Paulo Machado de Carvalho, also founder of Rádio Record. Currently it is owned by businessman Edir Macedo, founder and bishop of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. Since 2007 it is Brazil's second largest...
, run by televangelist Edir Macedo
Edir Macedo
Edir Macedo Bezerra is a Brazilian religious leader. Macedo was raised Catholic, but by 1970 was a Pentecostal. He founded the "Neo-Pentecostal" Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil in 1977....
, produced this expanded remake of a serial that aired in 1976 on Rede Globo
Rede Globo
Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...
. The series drew high ratings among Brazilian viewers and was expanded from 100 to 167 episodes. It has been syndicated worldwide. It airs in Europe and the Middle East on Zone Romantica
Zone Romantica
Zone Romantica is a European TV channel that launched in 1998. The channel broadcasts a mixture of telenovelas, music and entertainment from all over the world, but mainly from Latin America. The channel is available 24 hours a day, to 20 territories across Central and Eastern Europe as well as...
.
Story
This melodrama focuses on the conflict between the beautiful light-skinned slave girl Isaura (Bianca Rinaldi, originally, Lucelia SantosLucélia Santos
Lucélia Santos is a Brazilian actress, director and producer. She received international acclaim for her leading role in the 1976 Rede Globo telenovela Escrava Isaura, broadcast in over 80 countries.-Biography:...
) and her cruel, lecherous master Leoncio (Leopold Pacheco) in 1855 Brazil. The heroine is the 20-year-old daughter of a white father and a mulatto mother. She was born and raised on the coffee plantation of Commander Almeida (Rubens de Falco) in the village of Goitacaces. When Juliana, Isaura's mother (Valquiria Ribeiro), dies shortly after giving birth, Gertrudes (Norma Blum), the Commander's wife, treats the child as her own daughter, giving her an education and fine manners. http://www.uk.romantica.tv/isaura.php
Isaura is also devoutly religious; she prays often, avoids the witchcraft practiced by some other slaves and often wears a prominent cross around her neck. Her father, a free laborer, repeatedly begs for the girl’s freedom and makes offer after offer to buy her from the Commander. Despite promises to set her free one day, every offer is rejected. Isaura remains a slave because she is a slave's daughter—and freedom always seems to be just beyond her reach. When Commander realizes his fault, it is too late. http://www.uk.romantica.tv/isaura.php
In 1854, when Isaura is a young adult, the Commander’s stupid, degenerate son Leôncio returns to the fazenda
Fazenda
Fazendas were coffee plantations that spread into the interior of Brazil between 1840 and 1896. They created major export commodities for Brazilian trade, but also led to intensification of slavery in Brazil.- Creation of fazendas :...
after piling up enormous debts. He soon marries Malvina (Maria Ribeiro), daughter of Colonel Sebastiao (Paulo Figueiredo). Nevertheless, he develops a dangerous fixation with Isaura and determines to make her his mistress. http://www.uk.romantica.tv/isaura.php
The Commander and Gertrudes protect Isaura from Leôncio for a while, but they both become ill and pass away before setting her free. The sweet young woman winds up at the mercy of an obsessed, depraved man, fighting to maintain her dignity and integrity. As Isaura desperately struggles to keep her dreams alive, she discovers true love for the first time. http://www.uk.romantica.tv/isaura.php
Telemundo
TelemundoTelemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
started airing the serial as La Esclava Isaura (dubbed into Mexican Spanish
Mexican Spanish
Mexican Spanish is a version of the Spanish language, as spoken in Mexico and in various places of Canada and the United States of America, where there are communities of Mexican origin....
) in the US on May 7, 2007. It temporarily aired for two hours per night from 9 to 11 p.m. (ET/PT) from July 24 until August 3, 2007. http://nbcumv.com/telemundo/release_detail.nbc/telemundo-20070501000000-llegaatelemundoun.html
The finale aired December 3, 2007.
In June, 2007, Isaura's time slot (which included one soccer preemption) averaged 680,000 core adult viewers (ages 18 to 49). That was a 16 percent increase over the year before, when Decisiones
Decisiones
Decisiones is a Telemundo-produced Spanish-language television anthology of steamy melodramas about passion and sex in the modern world. The hour-long series features impassioned people thrust into amorous adventures and pushed to their breaking points...
aired during that hour, according to Nielsen Media Research. http://nbcumv.com/telemundo/release_detail.nbc/telemundo-20070703000000-telemundo039spri.html?rss=1 During November, the show averaged 587,000 core viewers.
Isaura's Spanish voice is Liliana Barba, who also dubbed Lizzie McGuire
Lizzie McGuire
Lizzie McGuire is an American teen sitcom which premiered on the Disney Channel on January 12, 2001 and ended February 14, 2004. A total of 65 episodes were produced and aired. Its target demographic was preteens and adolescents...
and Julie Mayer in Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
.
Cast
Spanish voices and Spanish character name spellings (if they differ) in parentheses- Bianca RinaldiBianca RinaldiBianca Rinaldi is a Brazilian actress best known for her roles in telenovelas, especially A Escrava Isaura.-Biography:...
(Liliana BarbaLiliana BarbaLiliana Barba is a Latin American voice actress. She usually voices tomboyish young women.-Filmography:* Mary Jane Watson in El Hombre Araña 3 * Ensign Tashigi in One Piece * Frankie Foster in Mansión Foster Para Amigos Imaginarios...
) as Isaura dos Anjos, the slave girl - Leopoldo Pacheco (Mario CastañedaMario CastañedaMario Castañeda is a Mexican voice actor and dubbing director. When he was very young, his parents moved to Mexico City where he resides currently...
) as Leôncio (Leóncio) Almeida, Commander Almeida's evil son, obsessed with Isaura - Maria RibeiroMaria RibeiroMaria do Amaral Ribeiro is a Brazilian actress.- Biography :He worked in soap operas such as A Escrava Isaura, playing the beautiful Malvina, and also Luz do Sol, playing Zoé. He also made the film the young Anamaria Tolerância, directed by Carlos Gerbase gaucho.He had a son with ex-husband Paulo...
(Circe Luna) as Malvina, Leôncio's jealous wife - Jackson Antunes (Gerardo ReyeroGerardo ReyeroGerardo Reyero is a Latin American voice actor. He is best known as the Spanish-dubbed voice of Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce in the M*A*S*H franchise...
) as Miguel, Isaura's father - Rubens de FalcoRubens de FalcoRubens de Falco da Costa was a Brazilian actor best known for his work in telenovelas, specifically his portrayal of a slave owner in the 1976 telenovela, Escrava Isaura .-Career:...
(Jorge Roig) as Almeida, the commander - Norma Blum (Magda Giner) as Gertrudes (Jertrudis), the commander's wife
- Theo BeckerThéo BeckerThéo Becker Oliveira is an actor, model, and singer from Brazil.- Biography :Oliveira was born in Pelotas, where he began surfing at the age of 6 under the influence of his father. He began working as a model in Rio de Janeiro in November 2001, and starred on the cover of G Magazine. His TV debut...
(José Antonio MacíasJosé Antonio MacíasJosé Antonio Macías is a Mexican voice actor best known as the voice of James in the animated television series Pokémon and the Latin American dubover artist of Leonardo DiCaprio.-Television animation:*Ed, Edd n Eddy...
) as Álvaro Medonça (Mendoza), the suitor - Paulo Figueiredo (Alfonso RamírezAlfonso RamirezAlfonso Ramirez may refer to:*Alfonso Ramírez , medieval governor of the Bierzo*Alfonso Lastras Ramírez , Mexican politician*Alfonso Ramírez Cuéllar, Mexican politician, El Barzón*Alfonso Ramírez , Mexican boxer...
) as Col. Sebastião Cunha (Sebastián Cuña), Malvina's father - Valquiria Ribeiro (Sylvia Garcel) as Juliana, Isaura's mother
- Mayara Magri (Laura Torres) as Countess Tomásia de Melo Albuquerque de Sousa Javier, Leôncio's major enemy
- Patrícia França (Rebeca Gómez & Patricia Anides) as Rosa, illegitimate daughter of Col. Sebastião (later becomes his slave), Leôncio's slave that is jealous of Isaura
- Déo Garcez (Roberto Mendiola) as André, Leôncio's slave, in love with Isaura
- Míriam Mehler (Rocío GarcelRocío GarcelRocío Garcel is a Mexican voice actress. She has dubbed many TV and movie characters to Spanish. She has become the official Spanish voice to internationally famous actresses like Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock...
) as Gioconda, Tomásia's mother - Ewerton De Castro (Carlos Del Campo) as Belchior, humped ugly gardener in Leôncio's house, in love with Isaura
- Jonas Mello (Armando Réndiz) as Francisco [or Seu (Señor) Chico], Leoncio's foreman
- Fernanda Nobre (Leyla Rangel) as Helena, Malvina's sister
- Lugui Palhares (Rene GarcíaRene GarciaRene Garcia is a Florida State Senator representing District 40, a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and a former member of the City of Hialeah City Council...
) as Diogo (Diego), Tomásia's cousin - André Fusko (Ricando Mendoza) as Gabriel, Tomásia's brother
- Gabriel Gracindo (Alfonso ObregónAlfonso ObregónAlfonso Andrés Obregón Cancino is a retired Ecuadorian football player. Obregón spent the majority of his professional career with LDU Quito. He has made over 300 appearances in the defensive midfield position and captained the team for a number of years before ceding the position to Patricio...
) as Henrique (Enrique), Malvina's brother - Paula Lobo Antunes (Laura Ayala) as Aurora, Sebastião's second cousin
- Silvia Bandeira (Mónica Manjarrez) as Perpétua, Álvaro's mother
- Renata Dominguez (María Fernanda MoralesMaría Fernanda MoralesMaría Fernanda Morales is a prolific Mexican voice actress. Morales is most known for the voice of Saori Kido in Saint Seiya and Sailor Venus in Sailor Moon among other works she has worked on....
) as Branca (Blanca), Geraldo's sister in love with Álvaro; she later becomes crazy - Aldine Müller (Rebeca Manríquez) as Estela, Perpétua's friend
- Ivan De Almeida (José Luis Orozco) as João (Johan), André's father
- Chica Lopes (Sylvia Garcel) as Joaquina, André's aunt
- Christovam Neto (Octavio Rojas) as Bernardo, Tomasia's freed slave
- Bárbara Garcia (Mayra ArellanoMayra ArellanoMayra Arellano is a voice actress. She is popular to do given his voice to Latin America Kasumi of Ranma ½. His voice is sometimes interpreted sweet girls, such as Annie in The Powerpuff Girls Z and Seduza having as a villain.- Anime :...
) as Lipanesa (Lipalesa) [or Moleca (Muleca)], Bernardo's love - Fábio Junqueira (Jorge Santos) as Dr. Paulo Pereira, Helena's arranged husband
- Caio Junqueira (Víctor UgarteVíctor Ugarte (voice actor)Victor Ugarte is a Mexican voice actor who has been heard in the Spanish dubs of many animated and live action projects.-Live action:*Shia LaBeouf in Transformers: Dark of the Moon...
) as Geraldo Villela, Estela's son, Álvaro's friend - Cláudio Curi (Alejandro Mayen) as Cap. Martinho (Martiño), Slave hunter
- Rômulo Delduque (Jorge Ornelas) as Raimundo, Leôncio's foreman
- Rodrigo Zanardi (José Luis Reza) as Aloíso Guimarães (Alonso Guimarhaes), sergeant
- Maria Cláudia (Alejandra de la Rosa) as Serafina, owner of a bar and prostitute
- Lígia Fagundes (Isabel Martiñon) as Flor-de-Lís, prostitute
- Thaís Lima (Mónica Villaseñor) as Margarida (Margarita), prostitute
- Daniela Duarte (Gabriela Gómez) as Violeta, prostitute
Cast notes:
- Lucelia Santos has become famous all over the world for her part in this great Brazilian telenovela.
International
Serial aired in: Country/ TV Channel/ Airing dates- ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
- TelefeTelefeTelevisión Federal S.A., best known as Telefe and later as TLF, is an Argentine television network. Formerly known as Canal Once , a state-run network, it was privatised and established as Telefe in 1989, when and News Corporation took over the channel...
March 6, 2006 - November 21, 2006 - June 30, 2010 - July 23, 2010 - ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
- ChilevisionChilevisiónCHV, also known as Chilevisión, is the third oldest television station in Chile. Formerly called Teleonce and RTU , this TV station was owned by University of Chile, a Chilean state university...
January 2, 2006 - July 11, 2006 - PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
- RTP 1RTP 1RTP1 is the first television network of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, the Portuguese public broadcasting corporation. The first television network ever launched in Portugal, RTP1 was launched in 1957 as RTP , and also having a brief period while it was known and marketed as Canal 1...
September 5, 2005 - April 28, 2006 - PeruPeruPeru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
- ATVATV (Peruvian Network)ATV or Andina de Radiodifusión y Television shortly known as ATV, is a Peruvian television network founded in 1969, after unsuccessful attempt on early 1970s and after the political turmoil in Peru the station was closed...
April 24, 2006 - - EcuadorEcuadorEcuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
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- Canal 6 (Channel 6)Canal 6Canal 6 may refer to*Repretel 6, Canal 6 in Costa Rica*Canal 6 , Canal 6 in Honduras... - Dominican RepublicDominican RepublicThe Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
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- Tele 7- March 26, 2007- September 7, 2007 - Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
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- January 14, 2008 - RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
- TVR1 - November 17, 2008 - July, 2009 - BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
- Nova TV - August 9, 2010 – March 4, 2011 - AlbaniaAlbaniaAlbania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
External links
- Zone Romantica official site (English)
- Telemundo official site (Spanish)
- Doblaje en Español - Spanish voice cast list
- Telenovela World (bilingual)