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Overview
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
