| Estúpido Cupido | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romantic comedy |
| Written by | Mário Prata[1][2][3] |
| Directed by | Régis Cardoso[3] |
| Starring | Leonardo Villar Maria Della Costa Françoise Forton Ricardo Blat Ney Latorraca Elizabeth Savalla Luiz Armando Queiroz Nuno Leal Maia Célia Biar Kléber Macedo (ver mais) |
| Opening theme | Estúpido Cupido –Celly Campello[4][5] |
| Ending theme | Estúpido Cupido – Celly Campello |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Original language | Portuguese |
| No. of episodes | 160[3] |
| Production | |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV Globo |
| Release | 25 August 1976 (1976-08-25) – 26 February 1977 (1977-02-26) |
| Related | |
Estúpido Cupido is a Braziliantelenovela produced byTV Globo. It aired from 25 August 1976 to 26 February 1977 at 7pm.[3] Written byMário Prata[1][2] and directed byRégis Cardoso, it was the last Globo telenovela recorded inblack-and-white,[3] with the exception of the last two chapters, directed byWalter Avancini using the then new color technology.
It was the first telenovela written by Mário Prata.[2][3] Due to the1976 Olympic Games inMontreal,Estúpido Cupido debuted exceptionally on a Wednesday.
The telenovela was re-aired in Brazil starting in May 1979, at 2pm.[3]
The story takes place in the fictional city ofAlbuquerque,São Paulo, in the beginning of the 1960s. It revolves around the loves of youth, having as background the American music of the time:rock ballads androck and roll. The teenagers study in the Catholic schoolColégio Normal de Albuquerque, and many Nuns and Priests take part in the plot. Other subjects covered are: the prejudice suffered by adivorced woman (Olga Oliveira); the success of a rock band,Personélitis Boys, led by Antônio Ney Medeiros; Belchior, a clever but not very sane homeless man who runs an imaginary radio station daily from 11am–noon; Cabo Fidélis, a policeman; Acioly, a geologist prospecting for petroleum in the city region; and Alcides Guimarães Filho, the city mayor, owner of theAlbuquerque Tênis Club where the high society of the city meet and party.
The external scenes were recorded inItaboraí,Rio de Janeiro.[6] With the success of the telenovela, there was a revival of the music style of the 50s and 60s, withtwist dance competitions happening in several places across the country.[3] The soundtrack album, produced bySom Livre, sold more than one million copies.[4]
| Actor[7][8] | Character[7][8] |
|---|---|
| Leonardo Villar | Alcides Guimarães Filho (Guima) |
| Maria Della Costa | Olga Oliveira |
| Françoise Forton | Maria Tereza Oliveira (Tetê) |
| Ricardo Blat | João Guimarães |
| Ney Latorraca | Antônio Ney Medeiros (Mederiquis) |
| Elizabeth Savalla | Sister Angélica |
| Luiz Armando Queiroz | Belchior |
| Nuno Leal Maia | Acioly |
| Heloísa Millet | Betina Oliveira |
| João Carlos Barroso | Joel Otávio Oliveira (Tavico /Caniço) |
| Djenane Machado | Glória Siqueira (Glorinha) |
| Oswaldo Louzada | Alcides Guimarães (Guimão) |
| Célia Biar | Adelaide |
| Kléber Macedo | Eulália |
| Mauro Mendonça | Dr. Armando Siqueira (Tom Mix) |
| Marilu Bueno | Maria Antonieta Siqueira (Mariinha) |
| Luiz Orioni | Miguel Medeiros |
| Ida Gomes | Mother Encarnación |
| Antônio Patiño | Father Batista (Batistão) |
| Suely Franco | Sister Consuelo |
| Emiliano Queiroz | Father Almerindo |
| Vick Militello | Joana D'Arc da Silva (Daquinha) |
| Tony Ferreira | Cabo Fidélis |
| Ênio Santos | Aquino |
| Sônia de Paula | Ciça Oliveira |
| Zanoni Ferrite | Pedro (Pepê) |
| Patrícia Bueno | Suely |
| Carlos Kroeber | Friar Damasceno |
| Henriqueta Brieba | Creuza Oliveira (Vovó Zinha) |
| Arthur Costa Filho | Father Guido |
| Tião D'Ávila | Carneirinho |
| Heloísa Raso | Aninha |
| Ricardo Garcia Costa | José Maria Guimarães (Zé Maria) |
| Cláudio Ayres da Motta | Mr. Gordon |
| Marly Bueno | Miss Brazil pageant host |
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| Estúpido Cupido | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Jorge Marchant Lazcano |
| Based on | Estúpido Cupido |
| Written by | Mário Prata |
| Directed by | Vicente Sabatini |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "Los Habitantes de San Andrés" (Medley) |
| Country of origin | Chile |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 110 approx. |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVN |
| Release | 1995 (1995) |
In 1995, ChileanTVN produced a remake of the same name that takes place in the city of San Andrés, instead of Albuquerque. Directed by Vicente Sabatini, it was adapted byJorge Marchant Lazcano with Víctor Carrasco and Hugo Morales.
This soap opera has multiple leading couples and concerns two main plotlines. In one, a love triangle forms among Monica Tagle (Carolina Fadic), Anibal Donoso (Álvaro Rudolphy) and Isabel Margarita Dublé (Claudia Burr). Isabel, the spoiled daughter of the mayor who falls in love with Anibal, schemes to have him beside her.
The other story features local radio announcer Jaime Salvatierra (Francisco Reyes) and Sister Angélica (Claudia Di Girolamo), an extrovert revolutionary nun who scandalizes the town. When the soap aired, it stirred controversy among church authorities in Chile and was the subject of debate, as Angélica may have left the habit and started a relationship with Jaime.
