Roque Santeiro (1985)
Roque Santeiro is a 1985 Portuguese-language soap series created by Dias Gomes and Aguinaldo Silva. It stars Othon Bastos, Dhu Moraes and José Wilker.
In the tiny poor town of Asa Branca, in the middle of Brazilian Northeast, Roque Santeiro is worshiped as a saint. He was supposedly killed by a bandit, 18 years ago, trying to save the local church. After his disappearance, local leaderships such as landowner Sinhozinho Malta and mayor Florindo, took profit on that to control the humble population. They even make up a widow, Porcina, who should have married Roque secretly before his death. What they don't expect is that Roque is alive, and he's back to, allegedly, "save his people". Now Malta, Florindo, Porcina, and others must hold him down and explain the "truth" to their commoners, in a desperate attempt to save their own bottoms. Meanwhile, mysterious facts surround Asa Branca, such as a Werewolf, a film crew who are trying to shoot a movie about Roque's story, and violent murderers.
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What is Roque Santeiro about?
In the tiny poor town of Asa Branca, in the middle of Brazilian Northeast, Roque Santeiro is worshiped as a saint. He was supposedly killed by a bandit, 18 years ago, trying to save the local church. After his disappearance, local leaderships such as landowner Sinhozinho Malta and mayor Florindo, took profit on that to control the humble population. They even make up a widow, Porcina, who should have married Roque secretly before his death. What they don't expect is that Roque is alive, and he's back to, allegedly, "save his people". Now Malta, Florindo, Porcina, and others must hold him down and explain the "truth" to their commoners, in a desperate attempt to save their own bottoms. Meanwhile, mysterious facts surround Asa Branca, such as a Werewolf, a film crew who are trying to shoot a movie about Roque's story, and violent murderers.
When was Roque Santeiro released?
Roque Santeiro was released on 24 June 1985.
How many episodes does Roque Santeiro have?
Roque Santeiro has 209 episodes across 1 seasons.
Who made Roque Santeiro?
Roque Santeiro was created by Dias Gomes and Aguinaldo Silva.
Cast
- Othon Bastos as Ronaldo César
- Dhu Moraes as Dona Maricota
- José Wilker as Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")
- Regina Duarte as Porcina da Silva ("Viúva Porcina")
- Lima Duarte as Francisco Malta ("Sinhozinho Malta")
- Paulo Gracindo as Padre Hipôlito
- Yoná Magalhães as Matilde
- Ary Fontoura as Florindo Abelha
- Eloísa Mafalda as Ambrosina Abelha ("Dona Pombinha")
- Lucinha Lins as Mocinha Abelha
- Armando Bógus as José Aragão ("Zé das Medalhas")
- Cássia Kis as Lugolina Aragão (Dona Lulu)