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).
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.
Plot 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 Actor/Actress CharacterRegina Duarte Viúva Porcina (Porcina da Silva)Lima Duarte Sinhozinho Malta (Francisco Teixeira Malta)José Wilker Roque Santeiro (Luís Roque Duarte)Ary Fontoura Prefeito Florindo AbelhaEloísa Mafalda Dona Pombinha (Ambrosina Abelha)Yoná Magalhães MatildeArmando Bógus Zé das Medalhas (José Ribamar de Aragão)Lídia Brondi Tânia Magalhães MaltaFábio Júnior Roberto MathiasPaulo Gracindo Padre HipólitoCláudio Cavalcanti Padre Albano, o "Padre Vermelho"Lucinha Lins Mocinha AbelhaCássia Kis Magro Lulu (Lugolina de Aragão)Rui Resende Professor Astromar JunqueiraPatrícia Pillar Linda BastosEwerton de Castro Gérson do ValleLuiz Armando Queiroz Tito Moreira FrançaElizângela MarildaOswaldo Loureiro Navalhada (Aparício Limeira)Nélia Paula Amparito HernandezOthon Bastos Ronaldo CésarArnaud Rodrigues Cego JeremiasWalter Breda FranciscoWanda Kosmo Dona Marcelina MagalhãesJoão Carlos Barroso Toninho JilóNelson Dantas Beato SaluMaurício do Valle Delegado FeijóÍsis de Oliveira RosalyCláudia Raia Ninon (Maria do Carmo)Maurício Mattar João Ligeiro (João Duarte)Cláudia Costa CarlaAlexandre Frota Luizão (Luiz Cláudio)Ilva Niño Mina (Filismina)Tony Tornado RodésioWaldyr Sant'anna Terêncio ApolinárioCristina Galvão DondinhaLutero Luiz Doutor CazuzaAngela Leal OdeteRegina Dourado EfigêniaLícia Magna CianaÂngela Figueiredo Selma SoteroLeina Krespi Maria IgarapéLilian Lemmertz Margarida MaltaDedina Bernardelli Ângela FloresVera Manhães Noêmia (wife of the prosecutor)Luiz Magnelli DecembrinoEdyr de Castro NininhaArthur Costa Filho Dr. CipóFernando José OliveiraHemílcio Fróes ColméiaGilson Moura TiãoGabriela Senra Lulu (child)José de Freitas Deputado Ferreira de JesusHeloísa Helena Madre FelíciaIzabella Bicalho Porcina da Silva (young)Lu Mendonça RosaTonico e Tinoco themselvesJorge Coutinho Seu DevagarDhu Moraes Dona MaricotaVera Lúcia Tia Sinhá MariaDennis CarvalhoMarcos Tomazzini
Impact
Ratings Timeslot # Ep. Premiere Finale Rank Season Rating average Date PremiereRating Date FinaleRating MondaySaturday8:25pm 209 68 96 #1 1985-8674As 10 novelas de maior audiência da Globo 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.Diário do Nordeste - A lenda dos 100 pontos no IbopeParaná Online (19 July 2003) - Roque Santeiro chegou a marcar 100 pontos no Ibope
Awards Troféu APCA (1985): Best Telenovela Best Actress - Regina Duarte Best Actor - Lima Duarte Female Revelation - Cláudia Raia Best Telenovela Text - Dias Gomes and Aguinaldo Silva
Troféu Imprensa (1985): Best Telenovela Best Actress - Regina Duarte Best Actor - Lima Duarte Revelation of the Year - Cláudia Raia (tie with Tetê Espindola)
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