Roque Santeiro is a Brazilian primetime telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 24 June 1985 (replacing Corpo a Corpo) and ended on 21 February 1986, (replaced by Selva de Pedra).[1][2]

Roque Santeiro
GenreRomance
Drama
Thriller
Created byDias Gomes
Aguinaldo Silva
Directed byPaulo Ubiratan
Starring
Opening themeSanta Fé
Ending themeSanta Fé
ComposerMoraes Moreira
Country of originBrazil
Original languagePortuguese
No. of episodes209
Production
Production locationBrazil
Running time75 minutes
Original release
NetworkTV Globo
Release24 June 1985 (1985-06-24) –
21 February 1986 (1986-02-21)
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The script was created by Dias Gomes —based on a play O Berço do Herói (Hero's Cradle)— and starred Regina Duarte, Lima Duarte, José Wilker, Lucinha Lins, Yoná Magalhães, Paulo Gracindo, Armando Bógus, Cássia Kis Magro, Elizângela, Fábio Júnior, Lídia Brondi, Cláudio Cavalcanti, Cláudia Raia, Lutero Luiz, Maurício Mattar, Eloísa Mafalda and Ary Fontoura. It was directed by Paul Ubiratan and co-written by Aguinaldo Silva.

Roque Santeiro became a great success, with high viewership levels, and is recognized today as one of the best telenovelas of all time. It was distributed to several different countries around the world, and had an audience of 60 million viewers (out of approxmimentally 135-138 million Brazilians at the time), and is currently the most-watched show in the history of Brazilian television.[3]

Plot

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In the tiny poor town of Asa Branca, in the middle of Brazilian Northeast, Roque Santeiro is worshiped as a saint. He was supposedly killed by a bandit, 17 years ago, trying to save the local church. After his disappearance, local leaderships such as landowner Sinhozinho Malta and mayor Florindo, took profit on that to control the humble population. They even make up a widow, Porcina, who should have married Roque secretly before his death. What they don't expect is that Roque is alive, and he's back to, allegedly, "save his people". Now Malta, Florindo, Porcina, and others must hold him down and explain the "truth" to their commoners, in a desperate attempt to save their own bottoms. Meanwhile, mysterious facts surround Asa Branca, such as a Werewolf, a film crew who are trying to shoot a movie about Roque's story, and violent murderers.

Cast

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Actor/Actress Character
Regina Duarte Viúva Porcina (Porcina da Silva)
Lima Duarte Sinhozinho Malta (Francisco Teixeira Malta)
José Wilker Roque Santeiro (Luís Roque Duarte)
Ary Fontoura Prefeito Florindo Abelha
Eloísa Mafalda Dona Pombinha (Ambrosina Abelha)
Yoná Magalhães Matilde
Armando Bógus Zé das Medalhas (José Ribamar de Aragão)
Lídia Brondi Tânia Magalhães Malta
Fábio Júnior Roberto Mathias
Paulo Gracindo Padre Hipólito
Cláudio Cavalcanti Padre Albano, o "Padre Vermelho"
Lucinha Lins Mocinha Abelha
Cássia Kis Magro Lulu (Lugolina de Aragão)
Rui Resende Professor Astromar Junqueira
Patrícia Pillar Linda Bastos
Ewerton de Castro Gérson do Valle
Luiz Armando Queiroz Tito Moreira França
Elizângela Marilda
Oswaldo Loureiro Navalhada (Aparício Limeira)
Nélia Paula Amparito Hernandez
Othon Bastos Ronaldo César
Arnaud Rodrigues Cego Jeremias
Walter Breda Francisco
Wanda Kosmo Dona Marcelina Magalhães
João Carlos Barroso Toninho Jiló
Nelson Dantas Beato Salu
Maurício do Valle Delegado Feijó
Ísis de Oliveira Rosaly
Cláudia Raia Ninon (Maria do Carmo)
Maurício Mattar João Ligeiro (João Duarte)
Cláudia Costa Carla
Alexandre Frota Luizão (Luiz Cláudio)
Ilva Niño Mina (Filismina)
Tony Tornado Rodésio
Waldyr Sant'anna Terêncio Apolinário
Cristina Galvão Dondinha
Lutero Luiz Doutor Cazuza
Angela Leal Odete
Regina Dourado Efigênia
Lícia Magna Ciana
Ângela Figueiredo Selma Sotero
Leina Krespi Maria Igarapé
Lilian Lemmertz Margarida Malta
Dedina Bernardelli Ângela Flores
Vera Manhães Noêmia (wife of the prosecutor)
Luiz Magnelli Decembrino
Edyr de Castro Nininha
Arthur Costa Filho Dr. Cipó
Fernando José Oliveira
Hemílcio Fróes Colméia
Gilson Moura Tião
Gabriela Senra Lulu (child)
José de Freitas Deputado Ferreira de Jesus
Heloísa Helena Madre Felícia
Izabella Bicalho Porcina da Silva (young)
Lu Mendonça Rosa
Tonico e Tinoco themselves
Jorge Coutinho Seu Devagar
Dhu Moraes Dona Maricota
Vera Lúcia Tia Sinhá Maria

Impact

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Ratings

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Timeslot # Ep. Premiere Finale Rank Season Rating average
Date Premiere
Rating
Date Finale
Rating
Monday—Saturday
8:25pm
209
24 June 1985
68
21 February 1986
96 #1 1985-86 74[4][5][6]

In its premiere, Roque Santeiro acquired 68.0 Ibope Rating, considering the measurement for Greater São Paulo, eighteen points above the target set by Rede Globo that year. In the same week, on a Saturday, it was registered the lowest audience of the telenovela: 58 points. The average of the first week was 65 points.

On 20 August 1985, in Episode 50, Roque Santeiro posted a record audience: 81 points. It was the first time the telenovela recorded an index above 80 points. In that week, the average was 71 points.

On 17 February 1986, in Episode 205, Roque registered a record audience: 91 points. It was the first time the telenovela recorded an index above 90 points, a fact that would be repeated only in the last chapter: 96 points.

In the last episode, it was registered a historical index on Brazilian television: 100 points. In the scene where Sinhozinho Malta and Viúva Porcina say goodbye to Roque Santeiro, and leave Asa Branca, 100% of the Brazilian television sets were tuned on Rede Globo.[7][8]

Awards

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Troféu APCA (1985):

Troféu Imprensa (1985):

References

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  1. ^ "Roque Santeiro - Ficha técnica" (in Portuguese). Memória Globo. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Roque Santeiro - Teledramaturgia" (in Portuguese). Teledramaturgia. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. ^ Veja on-line (2 October 1985). "Um dia em Asa Branca" (in Portuguese). Revista Veja. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  4. ^ Redação Terra (25 April 2009). "Confira as 10 novelas mais vistas da Globo" (in Portuguese). Terra Diversão.
  5. ^ Redação Quem Online (10 March 2009). "Aguinaldo Silva divulga lista das novelas com maior audiência da história". Revista Quem (in Portuguese). Revista Quem Acontece.
  6. ^ As 10 novelas de maior audiência da Globo Archived 23 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Diário do Nordeste - A lenda dos 100 pontos no Ibope
  8. ^ Paraná Online (19 July 2003) - Roque Santeiro chegou a marcar 100 pontos no Ibope
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