Pantanal (1990 TV series)

Pantanal
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GenreTelenovela
Created byBenedito Ruy Barbosa
Written byBenedito Ruy Barbosa
Directed by
  • Jayme Monjardim
  • Carlos Magalhães
  • Marcelo de Barreto
  • Roberto Naar
Starring
Theme music composerMarcus Viana
Opening theme"Pantanal"
by Sagrado Coração da Terra
Country of originBrazil
No. of episodes216
Production
Executive producerAlexandre Ishikawa
Original release
NetworkRede Manchete
ReleaseMarch 27 (1990-03-27) –
December 10, 1990 (1990-12-10)
Related
Pantanal (2022)
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Pantanal is a Brazilian telenovela that aired on Rede Manchete from March 27, 1990 to December 10, 1990.[1] The series is written by Benedito Ruy Barbosa and directed by Jayme Monjardim, Carlos Magalhães, Marcelo de Barreto, and Roberto Naar.[2][3] It is set on the Pantanal region in Mato Grosso do Sul located in midwestern Brazil. The production received logistical support from TV MS, which at the time was an affiliate of the network.[4]

Pantanal is considered an ecological or environmental telenovela; a small sub-category of the genre whose purpose is to dramatize, and raise audience awareness of environmental degradation.[5]

  1. ^ "As melhores novelas da TV brasileira". veja.abril.com.br (in Portuguese). 21 October 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  2. ^ Manir, Mônica (14 September 2020). "Por que 'Pantanal' foi tão importante em 1990 -- e o que esperar do remake". tab.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Benedito Ruy Barbosa escreveu novela 'Pantanal' em 1990 para a extinta TV Manchete". purepeople.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Gravada em MS, há 30 anos estreava Pantanal". MS Notícias. 27 March 2020. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  5. ^ Caesar, Terry; Eva Bueno (1998). Imagination Beyond Nation: Latin American Popular Culture. University of Pittsburgh Press. pp. Introduction. ISBN 0-8229-4085-X.