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TV series

Isaura: Slave Girl

Original title: Escrava Isaura

1976 · 1 season · 100 episodes

Created by Gilberto Braga

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Synopsis

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.

About 60h to watch every episode. An estimate: 100 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 36 minutes.

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Main cast

  • Lucélia Santos
    Isaura dos Anjos / Elvira
    100 episodes

  • Rubens de Falco
    Leôncio Correia de Almeida
    100 episodes

  • Edwin Luisi
    Álvaro Santana de Souza
    100 episodes

  • Roberto Pirillo
    Tobias Paes Vidal
    100 episodes

  • Norma Blum
    Malvina Fontoura
    100 episodes

  • Gilberto Martinho
    Horácio Correia de Almeida
    100 episodes

  • Beatriz Lyra
    Ester
    100 episodes

  • Átila Iório
    Miguel / Anselmo
    100 episodes

  • Léa Garcia
    Rosa
    100 episodes

  • Isaac Bardavid
    José Francisco
    100 episodes

  • Haroldo de Oliveira
    André
    100 episodes

  • Maria das Graças
    Santa
    100 episodes

  • Zeni Pereira
    Januária
    100 episodes

  • Mário Cardoso
    Henrique
    100 episodes

  • Elisa Fernandes
    Taís
    100 episodes

  • Ângela Leal
    Carmem
    100 episodes

  • Dary Reis
    Conselheiro Fontoura
    100 episodes

  • Amíris Veronese
    Alba
    100 episodes

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