Escrava Isaura
11/10/1976
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.
TV Show Information
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
Zeni Pereira
as Januária
Mário Cardoso
as Henrique
Elisa Fernandes
as Taís
Ângela Leal
as Carmem
Dary Reis
as Conselheiro Fontoura
Amíris Veronese
as Alba
Carlos Duval
as Beltrão
Ítalo Rossi
as José
Francisco Dantas
as Matoso
Myrian Rios
as Ana Matoso
Ary Coslov
as Geraldo
Clarisse Abujamra
as Lúcia
André Valli
as Martinho
Ana Maria Grova
as Eneida
José Maria Monteiro
as Capitão Andrade
Gilda Sarmento
as Carolina
Neusa Borges
as Rita
Edyr de Castro
as Ana
Lady Francisco
as Juliana dos Anjos
Marcos Frota
as Eurípedes
Marlene Figueiró
as Leonor
Almeida Santos
as Jaime
Nena Ainhoren
as Lucíola
Mário Polimeno
as Palhares
