Roque Santeiro

★ 8.8•1985•1 Seasons•ANIME

SoapComedyDrama

In the tiny poor town of Asa Branca, in the middle of Brazilian Northeast, Roque Santeiro is worshiped as a saint. He was supposedly killed by a bandit, 18 years ago, trying to save the local church. After his disappearance, local leaderships such as landowner Sinhozinho Malta and mayor Florindo, took profit on that to control the humble population. They even make up a widow, Porcina, who should have married Roque secretly before his death. What they don't expect is that Roque is alive, and he's back to, allegedly, "save his people". Now Malta, Florindo, Porcina, and others must hold him down and explain the "truth" to their commoners, in a desperate attempt to save their own bottoms. Meanwhile, mysterious facts surround Asa Branca, such as a Werewolf, a film crew who are trying to shoot a movie about Roque's story, and violent murderers.

Top Cast

José Wilker

Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")

Regina Duarte

Porcina da Silva ("Viúva Porcina")

Lima Duarte

Francisco Malta ("Sinhozinho Malta")

Paulo Gracindo

Padre Hipôlito

Yoná Magalhães

Matilde

Ary Fontoura

Florindo Abelha

Episodes

Season:

1. Chapter 1

46m

Asa Branca is getting a statue of Roque Santeiro seventeen years after the hero saved the city. Dona Mocinha complains that the statue doesn't resemble Roque, her ex-fiancé.

Aired: 6/24/1985

2. Chapter 2

41m

Gerson gets angry at Roque's widow's attitude and tries to file a complaint against her with the police. Mocinha tells Dona Pombinha that she will never marry and will die single.