Roque Santeiro

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, 18 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.

Aired

1985–1986

Seasons

1 · 209 episodes

Status

Ended

Created by

Dias Gomes, Aguinaldo Silva

Network

TV Globo

Genres

Soap, Comedy, Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

television series

Genre

soap opera

Country of origin

Brazil

Original language

Brazilian Portuguese

Creator

Aguinaldo Silva

Cast member

Lima Duarte

Production company

TV Globo

Narrative location

Northeast Region

Performer

Roupa Nova

Record label

Som Livre

Image

Roque-santeiro.jpg

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