Pai Herói is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 29 January 1979 and ended on 18 August 1979, with a total of 178 episodes. It's the twenty second "novela das oito" to be aired on the timeslot. It is created and written by Janete Clair and directed by Gonzaga Blota, Wálter Avancini and Roberto Talma.
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Plot
André Cajarana was raised under the illusion that his father was a great man. When his grandfather, with whom he lived, dies, he leaves for Rio de Janeiro to shed light on his father's death, who was considered a criminal, and clear him of the accusation of stealing land and killing a priest. The main obstacle is Bruno Baldaracci, a mafia businessman, the person most involved in the infamy, his father's former partner, now married to his mother, Gilda.
Carina is a famous ballerina, raised in a traditional and wealthy family, the Limeira Brandãos, led by the domineering matriarch Dona Januária. To take over the family business, the unscrupulous César marries Carina, even though she is a single mother. After they separate, Carina meets and falls in love with André, who obtains power of attorney from her to manage the family business, in a plot that leads to César's murder.
Cast
Tony Ramos - André Cajarana
Elizabeth Savalla - Carina (Catarina Limeira Brandão)
Paulo Autran - Bruno Baldaracci (Nuno)
Glória Menezes - Ana Preta (Ana Maria Garcia)
Carlos Zara - César Limeira Reis
Rosamaria Murtinho - Valquíria Brandão
Cláudio Cavalcanti - Gustavo Gurgel (Benedito da Conceição)
Lélia Abramo - Januária Brandão
Maria Fernanda - Gilda Baldaracci
Jonas Bloch - Rafael Baldaracci
Flávio Migliaccio - Genésio Camargo
Jorge Fernando - Cirilo Baldaracci
Fernando Eiras - Romão Baldaracci
Dionísio Azevedo - Seu Garcia (Nestor Garcia)
Beatriz Segall - Norah Limeira Brandão
Emiliano Queiroz - Horácio Brandão
Lícia Magna - Adélia
Osmar Prado - Pepo (Pedro Varella)
Nádia Lippi - Aline Gonçalves
Paulo Gonçalves - Leôncio Gonçalves
Ana Lúcia Ribeiro - Lena Camargo
Sônia Regina - Jenny (Genivalda Garcia Baldaracci)
Fernando José - Mário Renner
Carlos Kroeber - Dr. Tiago
Ivan Cândido - Reginaldo Brandão
Yara Lins - Irene Brandão
Nildo Parente - Haroldo Brandão
Suzana Faini - Jussara Brandão
Reinaldo Gonzaga - Hilário Brandão
Thaís de Andrade - Odete Brandão
Monah Delacy - Eugênia Brandão Reis
Hélio Ary - Dr. Soares
Maria Helena Dias - Filhinha (Felipa Baldaracci)
Maria Helena Velasco - Mirtes Camargo
Manfredo Colassanti - Pietro Baldaracci
Rejane Marques - Clara Baldaracci
Rogério Bacelar - Gil (Gilberto Baldaracci)