Gabriela (1975 TV series)
| Gabriela | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Telenovela, Drama, Romantic, Comedy |
| Created by | Jorge Amado |
| Written by | Walter George Durst |
| Directed by | Walter Avancini |
| Starring | Sônia Braga Armando Bógus Paulo Gracindo Nívea Maria José Wilker Elizabeth Savalla Marco Nanini |
| Opening theme | "Modinha para Gabriela" - Gal Costa |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Original language | Portuguese |
| No. of episodes | 135 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Daniel Filho |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Rede Globo |
| Release | 14 April – 24 October 1975 |
| Related | |
| Gabriela (2012) | |
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]
A remake was produced and aired by Globo in 2012, with Juliana Paes playing the lead role.[3]
Plot
Walter George Durst's free adaptation based on the novel Jorge Amado's 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
Gabriela was created to give time to production of the telenovela O Rebu, by Braulio Pedroso. But this one was aired before, and Gabriela was aired to celebrate the ten years of TV Globo.[4] The plot, according with Daniel Filho, was thought taking into account a narrative structure based on different episodes.
Daniel Filho says that during the search for the ideal woman to live Gabriela, tried an unusual choice: he made an invitation to Gal Costa. The singer from Bahia, meanwhile, declined, claiming she did not know how to perform. Then numerous tests were done for the character; But the director decided that the role would have to be of Sônia Braga since seeing his performance in Caminhos do Coração – Caso Especial written and directed by Domingos Oliveira in 1971 -, and insisted with Boni that she be chosen. The actress ended up consecrated in the paper, that would represent again in 1983, in the film Gabriela directed by Bruno Barreto, acting alongside the Italian Marcello Mastroianni.[5]
Gabriela was the first Brazilian telenovela to aired in Portugal in May 1977, on RTP,[6] and consecrated Sônia Braga as a sex symbol.
Cast
| 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
- ^ "O Livro do Boni". José Bonifácio de Oliveira Sobrinho. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "A Companion to Latin American Cinema". Maria M. Delgado, Stephen M. Hart, Randal Johnson. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Remake de 'Gabriela' tem novidades, mas aposta no passado". Terra. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "História e cinema: Dimensões Históricas do Audiovisual – 2a Ed". Maria Helena Capelato. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Primeira novela sensual, Gabriela faz 40 anos; veja como está o elenco". Notícias da TV. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ ""Gabriela, Cravo e Canela", a primeira telenovela a passar em Portugal". Portal SAPO PT. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
