Release Date

11 Oct, 1976

Runtime

00:36: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

100/1

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.

Original Title

Escrava Isaura

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Season 1

11 Oct, 1976

The plot addresses the abolitionist struggle in Brazil through the lens of Leôncio's obsessive passion for Isaura, an enslaved woman raised as a court lady by her family.

Created By

Gilberto Braga

Actors

Lucélia Santos

Rubens de Falco

Edwin Luisi

Roberto Pirillo

Norma Blum

Gilberto Martinho

Beatriz Lyra

Átila Iório

Léa Garcia

Isaac Bardavid

Haroldo de Oliveira

Maria das Graças

Zeni Pereira

Mário Cardoso

Elisa Fernandes

Ângela Leal

Dary Reis

Amíris Veronese

Carlos Duval

Ítalo Rossi

Francisco Dantas

Crew

Gilberto Braga

Herval Rossano

Bernardo Guimarães

Milton Gonçalves