It is unlikely that there will be a person who will not remember how the Brazilian soap operas occupied the Russian screen at the end of the last century and just as actively moved to the beginning of a new one. Then, due to the inability to compete with a distant southern country, Channel One began massively buying up Brazilian TV shows. The actors of the Brazilian TV series wandered from project to project and in a few years turned into stars recognizable by Russian viewers. How not to get confused in the endless list of their names?
Long road to success
The story begins with the largest television corporation, Globo, founded in 1925. All her creative activity turned into a conveyor production of soap operas. No other country can boast such successes in this direction. The company has released a myriad of series, and almost all of them have been exported to more than 50 countries.
For Brazil, the production of long-playing paintings is a common thing. This is a good business and significant support to the economy. "Globe" is rightfully occupying a leading place among film companies, although it can not seriously compete with leading Hollywood studios. Like its Western counterparts, a purpose-built city called "Prozhak" has become the main decoration, where all projects are filmed.
During the production of telenovelas, which lasted more than one decade, a huge number of real artists came out of the beginning stars. The most striking actors of Brazilian series (photo attached) will become the heroes of this article.
The face of Brazilian TV shows
Having followed in the footsteps of her father-actor, Gloria Pires began acting in five years. Having matured and having given birth to the first child, Cleo's daughter , Pires tries himself in telenovelas. The first work is the series “Everything is Allowed” in 1988. However, the Secret of the Tropicana brought real fame. According to the actress, for a long time she did not want to agree to the role. The filming took eight months, and all this time her second, just born daughter spent next to her on the set. The roles of the twins Ruth and Raquel were hard for Gloria, but she coped with the task of showing them opposite. In this she was helped by a voice, the different intonations of which she used when entering the sisters' images.
Pires, awarded the highest awards of the film industry, was unanimously proclaimed the best television actress. No other Brazilian TV series actor could boast of such. In subsequent years, Gloria starred exclusively in the lead roles. In the series "Tender Poison", she again played the dual role of Ines and Lavinia. The most famous series with the participation of the actress are: “Fatal inheritance”, “Cruel angel”, “Belissima”.
Brazilian TV series veterans
Since the mid-90s, when the production of soap operas was particularly developing, one or two projects a year came out. The most famous artists of Brazil, who have already managed to gain recognition before this, got into the series industry. A striking example of such stars are:
- Susana Vieira. Born in a family of diplomats in 1942. She was married three times. She began her career at the age of 20. In total, she starred in more than 50 series. Mostly plays the role of mothers, especially concerned about the happiness of their children. Often the images are negative. The most famous works are “Castles in the Air”, “In the Name of Love”, “New Victim”, “Women in Love”.
- Antonio Fagundes. Born in 1949. For a long time he played on the stage. Winner of prestigious awards. He got to television in 1972, three years later he signed an indefinite contract with “Globe” to participate in classic series. Among the most famous are short stories “Fatal Inheritance”, “In the Name of Love”, “Land of Love”. Antonio as a vivid representative of the actors of his own direction deservedly takes a place in the list of “Best Brazilian TV Series Actors”.
- Jose Wilker. Born in 1944. From a youth, he became interested in literature, dreaming of becoming a screenwriter. Realized his old dream through scripts written for theatrical productions. He was a full-time journalist for Brazilian newspapers. Prior to its first series in 1993, Predator starred in many films. The most famous works are “New Victim”, “Tender Poison”, “Two Faces”.
In the novels of this country, many other veterans of the Brazilian screen starred. They, born in the 30s, became the pioneers of the new television genre. And, unfortunately, some of them have already passed away. The deceased Brazilian actors of the series are such stars as Nilda Parente (“Tropical Paradise”, “Easy Money”, “Mistress of Fate”), Italu Rossi (“Mandrake”, “Mistress of Fate”, “Belissima”), Fernando Lobo (“ Dream Coast ”,“ Snakes and Lizards ”,“ Yeah Yeah ”), Adriano Reis (“ Secret of the Tropicana ”), Sergio Britto (“ Shikinya Gonzaga ”).
Dear young!
By the end of the 90s, a whole galaxy of bright talented stars appeared, which were just gaining their popularity. They all hoped to repeat the success of their mature idols, and therefore with pleasure agreed to appear in short stories. What Brazilian actors of the series of the young generation are especially remembered?
- Vivian Pazhmanter. Born in 1971. In childhood, she was fond of architecture and television. Her mother’s acquaintance with screenwriter Manuel Carlus allowed Vivian to get a role in her first series Happiness. Then she played the villain Deborah and from that moment prefers such roles. The image of the eccentric Malu from “The Secret of the Tropicana” is considered her best work, however, the actress was remembered by the audience for the role of the lazy woman Laura from “In the Name of Love”. In 1996, she composed a screen pair of Gustavo Bermudezu in the Argentine TV series “Alain, Light of the Moon”.
- The deafening recognition of the model Giovanna Antonelli came with the release of the series with a religious theme "Clone", which is considered the best project of the studio "Globe". The series was shown in 30 countries, including Russia. Another prominent role (prostitutes Kapitu) was played by the actress earlier in the series “Family Ties”.
- Antonelli's “Clone” partner Muril Benissio also woke up famous after the release of this series. In it, he played three roles at once. The ups and downs of the characters of Murilo and Giovanna spilled out of the set - with the end of the project, the couple announced a romance.
- Marcio Garcia first felt the taste of Brazilian series with the release of his first picture, “Tropicanka”. At that time, the aspiring actor turned 24 years old. Since then, Garcia has become an integral part of subsequent telenovelas. In addition to being a family man raising three children, the actor conducts talk shows on television.
Recognized sex symbol
Reinaldo Gianecchini did not think that after his debut in “Family Ties” he would become not just a popular favorite. The status of the first handsome country and conqueror of female hearts instantly lifted him to the podium, offering the role of the hard worker Tony in “Land of Love, Land of Hope”. However, critics were in no hurry to cherish the next “upstart” and only in 2005, with the release of the series “Belissima”, noted his acting abilities. For several years, the actor adorns the covers of glossy publications. Possessing a sports figure, he happily demonstrates his inflated torso.
Brazilian fugitive
If Rodrigo Santoro did not star in soap operas, we would never have seen him in the large-scale action “300 Spartans”. Yes, it is about this historical fantasy with Gerard Butler we are talking! Of all the young talents, Rodrigo is perhaps the only one who has tried himself in a variety of genres. Including the image of a transsexual and a prostitute from the picture “Carandir”. Looking ahead, we must admit: no other, even the most sought-after actors in Brazilian series, can be compared in success to Santoro.
The first recognition as a star of Brazilian telenovelas happened with the release of “Gentle Poison”, where the character of Rodrigo simultaneously twisted novels with his mother and daughter. The second part of “Charlie's Angels” invited a star to Hollywood, in which he decided to stay. There followed the paintings “Real Love”, “I Love You, Philip Maurice”, “What to Expect When You Expect a Baby”. In between, Santoro managed to star in the TV series Lost and voice one of the characters in the cartoon Rio. He will express his love for his hometown in the 2014 melodrama “Rio, I Love You”.
Brazilian TV shows are history!
Soap operas of this country for many Russian citizens became the first telenovelas, acquaintance with which and subsequent love began in the late 90s. Simple everyday problems, the obligatory presence of negative characters, deservedly called villains, dramatic love affairs, difficulties of relationships, such eternal questions as trust and betrayal, and sometimes even the most tragic, heartbreaking events that the scriptwriters had enough imagination - a reflection of all this in large volume and the very different plexus became the Brazilian series. Actors and roles close to most viewers will long remain in memory. Considering that the demonstration of such series in our country has sunk into oblivion, true fans of this direction can find both new and beloved old projects on the world wide web.
A wide variety of long-playing projects gives fans the opportunity to express their personal preference for a particular telenovela. And, of course, choose which Brazilian TV series actors remain their favorite. At the end of the article we offer a list of bright stars of soap operas, especially deposited in the audience’s memory:
- Eduardo Moskovis;
- Deborah Sekou ;
- Lavinia Vlasak;
- Gabriela and Regina Duarte;
- Carolina Ferraz ;
- Carolina Dickman ;
- Leticia Sabatella;
- Marcelo Anthony;
- Ana Paulo Arosio;
- Maria Fernanda Candida;
- Marcus Frota;
- Raul Cortes;
- Tony Ramus
- Christian Torloni;
- Vera Fisher.