Isaura: Slave Girl

The story

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

L Lucélia SantosIsaura dos Anjos / Elvira R Rubens de FalcoLeôncio Correia de Almeida E Edwin LuisiÁlvaro Santana de Souza R Roberto PirilloTobias Paes Vidal N Norma BlumMalvina Fontoura G Gilberto MartinhoHorácio Correia de Almeida B Beatriz LyraEster Á Átila IórioMiguel / Anselmo L Léa GarciaRosa I Isaac BardavidJosé Francisco H Haroldo de OliveiraAndré M Maria das GraçasSanta

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Z Zeni PereiraJanuária M Mário CardosoHenrique E Elisa FernandesTaís  Ângela LealCarmem D Dary ReisConselheiro Fontoura A Amíris VeroneseAlba C Carlos DuvalBeltrão Í Ítalo RossiJosé F Francisco DantasMatoso M Myrian RiosAna Matoso A Ary CoslovGeraldo C Clarisse AbujamraLúcia A André ValliMartinho A Ana Maria GrovaEneida J José Maria MonteiroCapitão Andrade G Gilda SarmentoCarolina N Neusa BorgesRita E Edyr de CastroAna L Lady FranciscoJuliana dos Anjos M Marcos FrotaEurípedes M Marlene FigueiróLeonor A Almeida SantosJaime N Nena AinhorenLucíola M Mário PolimenoPalhares H Henriette MorineauMadame Madeleine Besançon