Isaura: Slave Girl (1976)
Isaura: Slave Girl is a 1976 Portuguese-language soap series created by Gilberto Braga. It stars Lucélia Santos, Rubens de Falco and Edwin Luisi.
Set in 19th-century Brazil during the waning years of slavery, Escrava Isaura tells the story of Isaura, a white-skinned enslaved woman raised with the manners and education of a noble lady. Though treated with affection by her mistress, Isaura remains legally enslaved and becomes the object of obsessive desire by Leôncio Almeida, the cruel heir to the plantation. After the death of her protector, Isaura falls under Leôncio’s control. Despite his attempts to seduce and dominate her, she resists, determined to preserve her dignity and freedom. Her father, Miguel, helps her escape to Recife, where she adopts a new identity and meets Álvaro, a wealthy and principled abolitionist who falls in love with her. Leôncio eventually tracks her down, leading to dramatic confrontations. In the end, Álvaro rescues Isaura by purchasing Leôncio’s debts, securing her freedom and affirming the story’s central themes of justice, love, and resistance against oppression.
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What is Isaura: Slave Girl about?
Set in 19th-century Brazil during the waning years of slavery, Escrava Isaura tells the story of Isaura, a white-skinned enslaved woman raised with the manners and education of a noble lady. Though treated with affection by her mistress, Isaura remains legally enslaved and becomes the object of obsessive desire by Leôncio Almeida, the cruel heir to the plantation. After the death of her protector, Isaura falls under Leôncio’s control. Despite his attempts to seduce and dominate her, she resists, determined to preserve her dignity and freedom. Her father, Miguel, helps her escape to Recife, where she adopts a new identity and meets Álvaro, a wealthy and principled abolitionist who falls in love with her. Leôncio eventually tracks her down, leading to dramatic confrontations. In the end, Álvaro rescues Isaura by purchasing Leôncio’s debts, securing her freedom and affirming the story’s central themes of justice, love, and resistance against oppression.
When was Isaura: Slave Girl released?
Isaura: Slave Girl was released on 11 October 1976.
How many episodes does Isaura: Slave Girl have?
Isaura: Slave Girl has 100 episodes across 1 seasons.
Who made Isaura: Slave Girl?
Isaura: Slave Girl was created by Gilberto Braga.
Cast
- Lucélia Santos as Isaura dos Anjos / Elvira
- Rubens de Falco as Leôncio Correia de Almeida
- Edwin Luisi as Álvaro Santana de Souza
- Roberto Pirillo as Tobias Paes Vidal
- Norma Blum as Malvina Fontoura
- Gilberto Martinho as Horácio Correia de Almeida
- Beatriz Lyra as Ester
- Átila Iório as Miguel / Anselmo
- Léa Garcia as Rosa
- Isaac Bardavid as José Francisco
- Haroldo de Oliveira as André
- Maria das Graças as Santa