Roque Santeiro

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

José Wilker

Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")

Regina Duarte

Porcina da Silva ("Viúva Porcina")

Lima Duarte

Francisco Malta ("Sinhozinho Malta")

Paulo Gracindo

Padre Hipôlito

Yoná Magalhães

Matilde

Ary Fontoura

Florindo Abelha

Eloísa Mafalda

Ambrosina Abelha ("Dona Pombinha")

Lucinha Lins

Mocinha Abelha

Armando Bógus

José Aragão ("Zé das Medalhas")

Cássia Kis

Lugolina Aragão (Dona Lulu)

Lídia Brondi

Tânia Malta

Wanda Kosmo

Marcelina

Cláudio Cavalcanti

Padre Albano

Maurício do Valle

Delegado Feijó

Rui Rezende

Astromar Junqueira

João Carlos Barroso

Toninho Jiló

Waldyr Sant'anna

Terêncio

Cristina Galvão

Dondinha

Arnaud Rodrigues

Cego Jeremias

Nelson Dantas

Salustiano Duarte ("Beato Salu")

Crew

Art

• Hans Donner Opening Title Sequence

Directing

• Gonzaga Blota Director
• Marcos Paulo Director
• Jayme Monjardim Director
• Paulo Ubiratan Director

Production

• Evaldo Lemos Executive Producer

Writing

• Joaquim Assis Writer
• Aguinaldo Silva Writer
• Marcílio Moraes Writer
• Dias Gomes Writer

Seasons & episodes