Roque Santeiro

Roque Santeiro
Genre	Romance Drama Thriller
Created by	Dias Gomes
Directed by	Paulo Ubiratan
Opening theme	Santa Fé
Ending theme	Santa Fé
Composer(s)	Moraes Moreira
Country of origin	Brazil
Original language(s)	Portuguese
No. of episodes	209
Production
Location(s)	Brazil
Running time	75 minutes
Release
Original network	Rede Globo
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Original release	24 June 1985 (1985-06-24) – 22 February 1986 (1986-02-22)
Chronology
Preceded by	Corpo a Corpo
Followed by	Selva de Pedra

Roque Santeiro is a Brazilian primetime telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo. It premiered on June 24, 1985 and ended on February 22, 1986, replacing Corpo a Corpo and was replaced by Selva de Pedra.^[1][2]

It was created by Dias Gomes —based on a play O Berço do Herói— 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 has co-written by Aguinaldo Silva.

Roque Santeiro became a great success, and is recognized today as one of the best telenovelas of all time. It was distributed to many countries around the world, and had an audience of 60 million viewers, remaining until today as the most-watched show in the history of Brazilian television.^[3]

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Impact

Ratings

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 August 20, 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 February 17, 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: 95 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

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)

References

External links

• Roque Santeiro at the Internet Movie Database