Carinha de anjo

"Carinha de anjo" is a Brazilian telenovela written by Leonor Corrêa for SBT. It's a remake of a 1973 Argentine telenovela 'Papá corazón'. It started airing on November 21, 2016 and ended on June 6, 2018 with 403 episodes. The main stars are Lorena Queiroz, Bia Arantes and Carlo Porto.

Synopsis[]

Dulce Maria is a sweet, naive, intelligent and cheerful five year old girl. She is playful, adventurous and extremely curious. She delights everyone with her comments and indiscreet questions and surprises with her discoveries. She is the only daughter of Gustavo Lários, a successful entrepreneur of Brazilian coffee chain and Teresa Rezende Lários. Teresa died in a tragic accident when Dulce Maria was three years old. Traumatized by the tragedy, Gustavo left his daughter in the rural Catholic school 'Doce horizonte' and moved to Spain.

For two years, Gustavo lived isolated from his family. In her father's absence, Dulce Maria had the affection and care of her aunt Estefania, Gustavo's cousin who is always full of style and personality. Her trademark look from head to toe, that is, from wig to shoe, reflects her current mood. She also received the attention of Father Gabriel, her paternal uncle and all the nuns and novices of the boarding school where she lived and studies.

Almost every night, Dulce Maria dreams of Teresa. They are meeting each other in a playful doll house. There, mother and daughter live magical, exciting and fun moments and Dulce is always supplied with affection and advice. At school, Dulce Maria receives the maternal affection of the novice Cecilia, a dedicated, protective and zealous teacher. She is also Sister Fabiana's favorite, an almost rebellious and funny novice who heads the school's choir. Mother Superior, director of boarding school, does not hide her special affection for Dulce Maria, but she does not fail to pass the sermons and demands whenever necessary.

The story begins when Gustavo decides to return to the city and to show that he made a great mistake in moving away from his daughter. Recovered from the depression after Teresa's death, he returns determined to rebuild life alongside Dulce Maria. To Estefania's and Gabriel's surprise, he does not return alone. Nicole Escobar, the new girlfriend, lavishes beauty, but no vocation for motherhood. What the businessman does not know is that Nicole is only interested in the status and his money that she will get marrying him. Haydee, Nicole's mother, and Flávio, her brother, falsely adore Gustavo and dream of getting along with the marriage of the couple. Dulce Maria rejects the idea of seeing her father married again. She is afraid he will never remember her mother again. It is in the arms of the novice Cecilia that Dulce Maria finds more security. She is the only "female woman who dreams of having her as second mother" unlike Nicole, with whom she has constant disagreements and no affinity. Dulce Maria would like the novice to marry her father.

Trivia[]

In 1973, Abel Santa Cruz wrote 'Papá corazón' for the Argentine broadcaster Canal 13. Shortly thereafter, the original work would inspire various versions across Latin America, beginning with the Mexican Televisa producing and airing the remake 'Mundo de juguete'. In 1976, the Brazilian network Rede Tupi adapted the original Argentine script and produced the remake 'Papai coração'. Later on, other versions of the work emerged: the Argentine 'Un mundo de muñeca' (1986), the Mexican 'Carita de ángel' (2000–2001), and the Paraguayan free adaptation 'Papá del corazón' (2008).
For the promotion of the telenovela, SBT showcased some of the characters from 'Carinha de anjo' during the 'Cumplices de um resgate' show held at the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in August 2016. Maisa Silva, in character as Juju Almeida from 'Carinha', co-hosted the entire show alongside Larissa Manoela and performed her theme song from the telenovela, "Anjo da Internet," for the first time. Following that, Mexican actress and international singer Lucero took the stage dressed as Teresa, her character, and performed three songs, including the telenovela's opening theme. The event also featured a performance by the protagonist Lorena Queiroz (as Dulce Maria), and Karin Hils (as Sister Fabiana) performed alongside the nuns and the young cast of the new telenovela, singing the classic song "Oh Happy Day."
The first previews and promos began airing in September 2016. In the same month, the network launched its own YouTube channel titled "Vlog da Juju" featuring Maisa Silva. In the telenovela, Juju is portrayed as a connected vlogger who achieves great success on the internet with her videos.
Lucero's first telenovela in Brazil.

Cast[]

Main cast[]

ACTOR / ACTRESS	ROLE
Lorena Queiroz	Dulce Maria Rezende Lários
Bia Arantes	Cecília Maria dos Santos
Carlo Porto	Gustavo 'Guga' Lários
Lucero	Teresa Rezende Lários
Priscila Sol	Estefânia Lários (Aunt Perucas)
Karin Hils	Sister Fabiana Teixeira
Dani Gondim	Nicole Escobar
Eliana Guttman	Mother Superior Maristela Lopes
Camilo Bevilacqua	Pascoal Gomes
Clarice Niskier	Haydee Escobar
José Rubens Chachá	Peixoto
Maisa Silva	Juliana 'Juju' Almeida
Jean Paulo Campos	José Carlos 'Zeca' de Oliveira
Bárbara Maia	Cassandra Gamboa
Blota Filho	Silvestre Moreira
Carol Loback	Franciely da Silva
Ângela Dip	Rosana Almeida
Camilla Camargo	Diana de Oliveira
Alcemar Vieira	Father Gabriel Lários
Eddie Coelho	Inácio de Oliveira
Bruna Ximenes	Sister Rita
Rachel Rennhack	Sister Ana
Dudu Pelizzari	Flávio Escobar
Rai Teichimam	Fátima Santos
Bruno Lopes	Dr. André Renato Vieira
Carlos Mariano	Ribeiro
Elisa Brites	Verônica Matias
Guilherme Gorski	Cristóvão Valdez
Cristina Mutarelli	Solange Ortiz
Laryssa Dias	Sister Luzia
Thiago Mendonça	Vitor Gamboa
Renata Brás	Sister Bene
Jackie Obrigón	Sister Didi
Sílvia Franceschi	Silvana Soares
Sienna Belle	Frida de Arruda Bittencourt Bastos
Renata Randel	Bárbara Guerra Smith
Gabriel Miller	Emílio 'Mimi' Almeida
Leonardo Oliveira	José Felipe 'Zé' de Oliveira
Pedro Miranda	Miguel Oliveira
Kaleb Figueiredo	Luciano de Arruda Bittencourt Bastos
Marianna Santos	Adriana Figueiredo
Duda Silva	Maria Eduarda 'Duda' Vilas
Helena Luz	Lúcia Junqueira
Valenthina Rodarte	Valenthina Ribeiro
Brenda Santiago	Brenda
Manuela Fernandes	Fernanda
Isa Nakahara	Isabela
Jasmim Donega Sabino	Jasmim
Lara Fanganielo	Lara
Giovanna Nasser	Giovanna 'Gio'
Juju Mattos	Ana Júlia
Manuela Dieguez	Débora
Luiza Aguirre	Luiza
Duda Matte	Bruna
Luiza Nery	Luciana 'Lulu'
Manuela Munhoz	Manuela
Mariana Amor	Mariana
Sofia Rigoni	Ana Sofia

Guest stars[]

ACTOR / ACTRESS	ROLE
Stella Miranda	Noêmia Medeiros
Clarisse Abujamra	Antonieta
Márcia Manfredini	Genuína da Rocha
Rodolfo Valente	Ricardo Ávila
Ana Vitória Bastos	Beatriz Rossi
Ângela Figueiredo	Regina Matias
Francisco Carvalho	Rodrigo Antunes
Carolina Manica	Paula
João Fernandes	Théo
Mylla Christie	Alessandra
Diego Cristo	Osmar
Gabriel Muglia	Tom Caldeiras
Luiz Guilherme	Adolfo Lários
Eduardo Semerjian	Murilo Rossi
Sill Esteves	Micheli Medeiros
Marlei Cevada	Papagaio
Henrique Stroeter	Coruja
Luiz Araújo	Valter
Willian Mello	Dr. Jairo
Einat Falbel	Érica
Gustavo Vaz	Marcelo
Bernardo Bibancos	Rogério
Murilo Cézar	Lucas Anderi
Gabriela Petry	Selene
Noemi Gerbelli	Olivia Veider
Thogun Teixeira	Jorjão
Daniel Granieri	Laércio
Eduardo Costa	Gilmar
Supla	Tuca
Sylvia Design	Djenane
Enzo Krieger	Nando
Fran Maya	Miller
Walter Granieri	Pepe
Deo Patrício	Michelle Bastos
Tiago Real	Francisco Bastos
Luciano Gatti	Carlos Junqueira
Anna Sant'Ana	Gisele Junqueira
Adriana Rabelo	Francesca Rossi