A Escrava Isaura | |
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Also known as | La Esclava Isaura o Isaura, La Esclava |
Genre | Drama, romance, telenovela |
Created by | Bernardo Guimarães |
Developed by | Thiago Santiago |
Starring | Bianca Rinaldi Leopoldo Pacheco Théo Becker |
Country of origin | Brazil |
Original language | Portuguese |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 167 |
Production | |
Producer | Henrique Daniel |
Production locations | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 60 min |
Original release | |
Network | Rede Record |
Release | October 18, 2004 April 29, 2005 | –
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A Escrava Isaura (The Slave Isaura) is a 2004 Brazilian telenovela based on A Escrava Isaura, an 1875 abolitionist romance novel by Bernardo Guimarães. The series tells the story of a coffee-plantation owner's passion for one of his slaves. Herval Rossano directed both this and the 1976 version.
Rede Record, run by televangelist Edir Macedo,[1] produced this expanded remake of a serial that aired in 1976 on Rede Globo. The series drew high ratings among Brazilian viewers and was expanded from 100 to 167 episodes.[2] It airs in Europe and the Middle East on Zone Romantica.