Isaura: Slave Girl

Synopsis

Set in 19th-century Brazil during the waning years of slavery, Escrava Isaura tells the story of Isaura, a white-skinned enslaved woman raised with the manners and education of a noble lady. Though treated with affection by her mistress, Isaura remains legally enslaved and becomes the object of obsessive desire by Leôncio Almeida, the cruel heir to the plantation. After the death of her protector, Isaura falls under Leôncio’s control. Despite his attempts to seduce and dominate her, she resists, determined to preserve her dignity and freedom. Her father, Miguel, helps her escape to Recife, where she adopts a new identity and meets Álvaro, a wealthy and principled abolitionist who falls in love with her. Leôncio eventually tracks her down, leading to dramatic confrontations. In the end, Álvaro rescues Isaura by purchasing Leôncio’s debts, securing her freedom and affirming the story’s central themes of justice, love, and resistance against oppression.

Cast

Lucélia Santos

Isaura dos Anjos / Elvira

Rubens de Falco

Leôncio Correia de Almeida

Edwin Luisi

Álvaro Santana de Souza

Roberto Pirillo

Tobias Paes Vidal

Norma Blum

Malvina Fontoura

Gilberto Martinho

Horácio Correia de Almeida

Beatriz Lyra

Ester

Átila Iório

Miguel / Anselmo

Léa Garcia

Rosa

Isaac Bardavid

José Francisco

Haroldo de Oliveira

André

Maria das Graças

Santa

Zeni Pereira

Januária

Mário Cardoso

Henrique

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Elisa Fernandes

Taís

Ângela Leal

Carmem

Dary Reis

Conselheiro Fontoura

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Amíris Veronese

Alba

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Carlos Duval

Beltrão

Ítalo Rossi

José

Crew

Directing

• Herval Rossano Director
• Milton Gonçalves Co-Director

Writing

• Gilberto Braga Writer
• Bernardo Guimarães Novel

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