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 on 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 teledrama.[1]
Plot
The plot takes place in Cuba in the 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 the rival of the Juncal family, and gets pregnant. Alfredo tries to convince Maria Helena to make an abortion but she refuses. When Albertinho is 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/Crew
- 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
- 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 '60s, today none of the original 1964 version episodes can be found on television or the Internet.
External Link
- IMDb page on O Direito de Nascer. Retrieved 01 Apr '21
References
- ↑ Archived copy of "Cuban texts in the Brazilian soap opera origin"(in Portuguese). Retrieved 01 Apr '21
- ↑ Review for all the 3 versions of the soap opera (in Portuguese). Retrieved 01 Apr '21