Lampião e Maria Bonita is a Brazilian miniseries produced by TV Globo and shown from April 26 to May 5, 1982, in 8 chapters. Written by Aguinaldo Silva and Doc Comparato, it was directed by Luís Antônio Piá and Paulo Afonso Grisolli.[1]
Nelson Xavier and Tânia Alves played the main characters, Lampião and Maria Bonita, in a plot that tells the story of the last months of the life of the cangaceiro Virgulino Ferreira da Silva.
Synopsis
The plot tells the story of the last months of Lampião and Maria Bonita. The story begins when Lampião's gang kidnaps the English geologist Steve Chandler. Using Joana Bezerra as an intermediary, the group demands 40,000 contos de réis as payment from the Government of Bahia. Sergeant Libório passes the note with the information to the Governor, but it later falls into the hands of journalist Lindolfo Macedo, who discovers the Governor's plan to kidnap Argemiro, Lampião's brother unrelated to the cangaço, intending to exploit the fact. Together with the British Embassy, the government sends Lieutenant Zé Rufino, a persecutor of Lampião. At a certain point in the plot, Maria Bonita disappears to have an abortion and, when she returns ill, she is taken into the care of the geologist who falls in love with the girl. After the Embassy refuses to pay the ransom, Lieutenant Zé Batista's motorcade finds the couple, who, at dawn on July 28, 1938, are machine-gunned without any possibility of defense.[2][3]
Cast
| Actor/Actress | Character | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Nelson Xavier | Lampião | [1] |
| Tânia Alves | Maria Bonita | |
| Roberto Bonfim | Sergeant Libório | |
| Regina Dourado | Joana Bezerra | |
| Hileana Menezes | Alice | |
| Lu Mendonça | Dadá | |
| Antônio Pompeo | Sabonete | |
| Helber Rangel | Lindolfo Macedo | |
| Marco Antônio Soares | telegraphist |
Special guests
| Actor | Character | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| José Dumont | Lieutenant Zé Rufino | [1] |
| Arnaud Rodrigues | Charles G. Leavitt | |
| Cláudio Corrêa e Castro | Euclides Fonseca | |
| Jofre Soares | Colonel Pedrosa |
Invited actors
| Actor | Character | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Menaugh | Steve Chandler | [1] |
| John Procter | Mr. Fry |
Supporting cast
| Actor/Actress | Character | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Henrique Costa | Caixa de Fósforo | [1] |
| Evandro Silva | Novo Tempo | |
| Sílvio Correia Lima | Corisco | |
| Jomba | Manoel Severo | |
| José Fernandes | Argemiro | |
| B. de Paiva | huntsman | |
| Maria Alves | Mabel | |
| Armando Nascimento | Getúlio Vargas | |
| Marcus Vinícius | Gavião | |
| Gilson Moura | Lieutenant Zé Batista | |
| Teresa Cristina | Cila | |
| Jurandir de Oliveira | Antônio de Engracia | |
| Jurema Pena | Mariinha | |
| Leônidas Aguiar | crawler | |
| Ilva Niño | Odete | |
| Anilda Leão | Agregada | |
| Adriana Barbosa | Expedita | |
| Nestor Capoeira | Amarelo | |
| Beto Leão | country boy | |
| Fernando Palitot | Soldier Sandes | |
| Sérgio Sampaio | Feliciano | |
| Sônia Borges | Eufrásia | |
| Wanda Katiuscia | Cipriana | |
| Rubens de Araújo | Dr. Eustáquio |
Production
It was TV Globo's first experience with the miniseries format. The miniseries was awarded the gold medal at the New York International Film and Television Festival.[4][5]
Exhibition
It was first reprised between March 5 and 16, 1984 at 10:15 p.m., replacing Bandidos da Falange.[6] It was shown for the second time in July 1988 (only for the Federal District); in a compact version of 5 chapters. The third time was in 1990 at the 25 Years Festival. The fourth time between June 24 and 28, 1991, in the Vale a Pena Ver de Novo session with the same compact version of 5 chapters, replacing O Tempo e o Vento. The most recent reprise, a fifth time, on January 22, 2015, at the Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos Festival, in a special edition, as a telefilm, compressed into two hours.[5][7][8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Lampião e Maria Bonita: Ficha técnica" [Lampião e Maria Bonita: Datasheet]. Memória Globo. Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "Lampião e Maria Bonita: Trama Principal" [Lampião e Maria Bonita: Main plot]. Memória Globo. Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "Lampião e Maria Bonita: Sinopse" [Lampião e Maria Bonita: Synopsis]. Teledramaturgia. Archived from the original on 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "Lampião e Maria Bonita: Prêmios" [Lampião e Maria Bonita: Prizes]. Memória Globo. Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ a b Felix, Walter (2022-05-31). "Globoplay vai transformar história de Lampião e Maria Bonita em novela" [Globoplay to turn the story of Lampião and Maria Bonita into a soap opera]. NaTelinha. Archived from the original on 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ Farac, Gabriel (1984-03-05). "Lampião e Maria Bonita (1984)". Gabriel Farac: Audiência Detalhada. Archived from the original on 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "Lampião e Maria Bonita: Bastidores" [Lampião e Maria Bonita: Behind the Scenes]. Teledramaturgia. Archived from the original on 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "Lampião e Maria Bonita: Curiosidades" [Lampião e Maria Bonita: Curiosities]. Memória Globo. Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
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