Capitu
Capitu the name of the Brazilian television series written by Euclydes Marinho and presented by Rede Globo between 8 and 13 December 2008. The production was a homage to the centennial anniversary of the death of Machado de Assis, author of the 1899 novel Dom Casmurro, on which the miniseries was based. Capitu is the main female character of that novel, and is the object of Bentinho's (Dom Casmurro) obsession. The novel forces the reader to decide if Capitu cheated or not on Bentinho.
Cast
The cast of the TV series, based on the novel, was:
- Maria Fernanda Cândido – Capitu
- Michel Melamed – Bentinho
- Eliane Giardini – Dona Glória
- Izabella Bicalho – Dona Fortunata
- Bellatrix Serra – Sancha Gurgel
- Pierre Baitelli – Escobar
- César Cardadeiro – Bentinho (youth)
- Letícia Persiles – Capitu (youth)
- Antônio Karnewale – José Dias
- Charles Fricks – Mr. Pádua
- Alan Scarpari – Ezequiel
- Rita Elmor – Couzin Justina
- Sandro Christopher – Uncle Cosme/Marcolini
- Thelmo Fernandes – Mr. Gurgel
- Emílio Pitta – Priest Cabral
- Jacy Marques – Slave
- Gabriela Luiz – Slave
The children
- Beatriz Souza – Capitolina
- Fabrício Reis – Ezequiel (child)
Special guests
- Paulo José – Parish's Vicar
- Eduardo Pires – Young Poet
- Alby Ramos – Manduca's father
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, February 13, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.