Salsa e Merengue (1996)
Salsa e Merengue is a 1996 Portuguese-language soap series created by Miguel Falabella and Maria Carmem Barbosa. It stars Patrícia França, Marcos Palmeira and Marcello Antony.
The elegant and wealthy Bárbara gives birth to a stillborn child, but never receives the bad news. Her husband, Guilherme, swaps the child's body for that of a baby whose mother is very poor and unable to raise him. Thirty years later, Eugênio, the swapped boy, suffers mercury poisoning, develops leukemia, and needs an urgent bone marrow transplant. But the surgery can only be performed with a donation from a blood relative. Faced with the risk of his son's death, Guilherme tells Bárbara the truth. With everything clarified, the two go in search of Anabel Muñoz, the boy's real mother and the only one who can save his life. Anabel kept her pregnancy a secret, but never forgot the child she had with the unscrupulous Urbano. She is the widow of the Cuban Félix Muñoz and has five other children: Valentim, Remédios, Amparo, Assunção, and Antônio.
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What is Salsa e Merengue about?
The elegant and wealthy Bárbara gives birth to a stillborn child, but never receives the bad news. Her husband, Guilherme, swaps the child's body for that of a baby whose mother is very poor and unable to raise him. Thirty years later, Eugênio, the swapped boy, suffers mercury poisoning, develops leukemia, and needs an urgent bone marrow transplant. But the surgery can only be performed with a donation from a blood relative. Faced with the risk of his son's death, Guilherme tells Bárbara the truth. With everything clarified, the two go in search of Anabel Muñoz, the boy's real mother and the only one who can save his life. Anabel kept her pregnancy a secret, but never forgot the child she had with the unscrupulous Urbano. She is the widow of the Cuban Félix Muñoz and has five other children: Valentim, Remédios, Amparo, Assunção, and Antônio.
When was Salsa e Merengue released?
Salsa e Merengue was released on 30 September 1996.
How many episodes does Salsa e Merengue have?
Salsa e Merengue has 185 episodes across 1 seasons.
Who made Salsa e Merengue?
Salsa e Merengue was created by Miguel Falabella and Maria Carmem Barbosa.
Cast
- Patrícia França as Madalena Sobral
- Marcos Palmeira as Valentim Muñoz
- Marcello Antony as Eugênio Amarante Paes
- Débora Bloch as Teodora Bentes do Gama
- Cristiana Oliveira as Adriana Campos Queiroz
- Arlete Salles as Anabel Muñoz
- Rosamaria Murtinho as Bárbara Amarante Paes
- Victor Fasano as Heitor Lobato
- Laura Cardoso as Ruth Campos Queiroz
- Zezé Polessa as Marinelza Bolla
- Ariclê Perez as Gilda Campos Queiroz
- Diogo Vilela as Caio Graco Leão