O Direito de Nascer (lost adaptation of a radio play to TV; 1964)
Original thumbnail of "O Direito de Nascer"
Status: Lost
O Direito de Nascer (literally The Right of Being Born) is a brazilian soap opera that aired in TV Tupi and TV Rio. It had 160 30-minutes-long episodes that were exhibited from Monday to Friday, being premiered on December 7th, 1964 and ending on August 30th, 1965.
It was written by Thalma de Oliveira and Teixeira Filho as an adaptation of the cuban radioplay with the same name by Félix Caignet. It was considered the first great classic of brazilian teledramaturgy.[1]
Plot
The plot takes place in Cuba, early 20th century. Maria Helena, daughter of Don Rafael Zomora de Juncal, one of the richest men in Havana, falls in love with Alfredo Martins, whose family is rival of Juncal family, and gets pregnant. Alfredo tries to convince Maria Helena to make an abortion but she refuses. When Albertinho gets born, Dolores takes him out of the city, because his life was menaced by Don Rafael. While Maria Helena goes to a monastery, Dolores educates Albertinho, who becomes a doctor and falls in love with Isabel Cristina.[2]
Cast
Nathalia Timberg as Maria Helena de Juncal
Amilton Fernandes as Albertinho Limonta
Henrique Martins as Alfredo
Isaura Bruno as Dolores
Guy Loup as Isabel Cristina
Elísio de Albuquerque as Don Rafael Zamora de Juncal
Maria Luíza Castelli as Conceição
Crew
Directors: Lima Duarte, José Parisi, Régis Cardoso
Writers: Félix Caignet(original radioplay), Thalma de Oliveira, Teixeira Filho
Status
In spite of being a popular soap opera in the early 60's, today none of the original 1964 version episodes can be found on TV or Internet.
Awards
Nomination of Isaura Bruno as Doleres for Best Actress Prize in Troféu Imprensa.
Nomination of Nathália Timberg as Maria Helena for Best Actress Prize in Troféu Imprensa.
Nomination of Isaura Bruno for Best Female Newcomer Prize in Troféu Imprensa.
External links
- IMDb Crew, Cast and Awards info for the soap opera Retrieved April 1st 2021.
References
- ↑ Archived copy of "Cuban texts in the brazilian soap opera origin"(in Portuguese) Retrieved April 1st 2021
- ↑ Review for all the 3 versions of the soap opera(in Portuguese) Retrieved April 1st 2021