"Haja coração" is a Brazilian telenovela created by Daniel Ortiz for Rede Globo. It's loosely based on 1987 Globo telenovela 'Sassaricando'. It started airing on May 31, 2016 and ended on November 8, 2016 with 139 episodes. The main stars are Mariana Ximenes and Malvino Salvador.
Synopsis[]
Set in Mooca, a simple neighborhood of São Paulo, the plot follows the life of Tancinha, a simple and clumsy girl who, having been raised in the traditional Italian family, holds a strong accent. For fifteen years she has lived a spiced-up romance with the mechanic Apolo, a relationship full of fights and reconciliations since both have strong personalities. Their love is shaken when she meets Beto, an advertiser willing to win her over with his charm. He shows her a world full of options outside her routine life. Tancinha is the eldest daughter of Francesca Di Marino, a marketer who alone, raised her four children: the gentle Giovanni, the envious Carmela and sweet and caring Shirlei, as well as Tancinha. Francesca never accepted the mysterious disappearance of her husband Guido and suspected that the businessman Aparício was linked to the event after finding some clues.
When younger, Aparício was poor and he decided to leave his true love Rebeca. Instead, he opted to be a gold digger and marry a millionaire Teodora Abdala, a bossy Harridan who inherited a conglomeration of companies. He assumed the Presidency of the company next to his wife. They have a daughter Fedora, extravagant, spoiled girl who became the image of her mother. She falls in love in mysterious Leonardo, who initially was planning a coup to keep all the Abdala's money, but ends up falling for Fedora.
Rebeca, on the other hand, lived in Europe for a long time and became a brilliant architect, but returned to Brazil without any money after discovering that her late husband spent all they had before he died. She joins her two friends who are also bankrupt – Penelope, a former housewife who got divorced without taking any money from her husband, and Leonora, a former contestant of Big Brother Brazil. Now they are looking for a millionaire husband who will save all three from misery. Rebeca finds a job in Aparicio's company, although she isn't aware he is the company owner.
Aparicio's arrogant niece Camila was responsible for the wrongful Giovanni's incarceration, who after being released vows to take revenge. However, when she loses her memory in an accident, she falls in love with Giovanni who reciprocates despite the bitterness he feels. Moreover, Bruna, Giovanni's girlfriend and lawyer, is a thorn on his side as she intends to do everything to separate them.
Trivia[]
- Actress and comedian Monica Iozzi was originally cast as Tancinha. She was later replaced with Mariana Ximenes due to her work on 2017 sitcom 'Vade retro'. Isis Valverde and Paolla Oliveira were also mentioned for the role, but were later cast in 'A força do querer'.
- Comedians Dani Calabresa and Marcelo Adnet were considered for the roles of Fedora and Leonardo, but due to other projects were later replaced with Tatá Werneck and Gabriel Godoy.
- Some other actors were cast for different roles, but were later replaced or moved on to another projects. Christiane Torloni was supposed to play Rigoni's matriarch Francesca and Chay Suede was originally cast for the role of Tancinha's brother Giovanni. Both were replaced with Marisa Orth and Jayme Matarazzo.
- Actress and comedian Maria Clara Gueiros was the first actress cast as Teodora Abdala. Instead of that role, she joined the main cast of Globo's comedy sketch show 'Zorra'. Regina Casé was also considered for the role.
- Caio Castro and Mauricio Destri were considered for the role of Beto. Castro was not chosen due to his prior work on 'I love Paraisópolis' in which he also played a villain, yet Destri came late for the audition and was subsequently replaced with João Baldasserini.
- Leopoldo Pacheco was confirmed for the role of Rodrigo. After he was approved for a much bigger role on 'A força do querer', he abandoned the role which ultimately went to Paulo Tiefenthaler.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
| ACTOR / ACTRESS | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Mariana Ximenes | Constância 'Tancinha' Rigoni Di Marino |
| Malvino Salvador | Apolo dos Santos Menezes |
| João Baldasserini | Roberto 'Beto' Velásquez |
| Tatá Werneck | Fedora Abdala Varella Almaci |
| Alexandre Borges | Aparício Varella |
| Malu Mader | Rebeca Rocha De La Fuente |
| Carolina Ferraz | Penélope Velásquez |
| Ellen Rocche | Leonora Lammar |
| Cléo Pires | Tamara Velásquez |
| Jayme Matarazzo | Giovanni Rigoni Di Marino |
| Agatha Moreira | Camila Abdala Varella |
| Fernanda Vasconcellos | Bruna Ferraz Vidal |
| Marisa Orth | Francesca Rigoni Di Marino |
| Sabrina Petraglia | Shirlei Rigoni Di Marino |
| Marcos Pitombo | Felipe Miranda |
| Gabriel Godoy | Leonardo 'Leozinho' Raposo (Leonardo Almaci) |
| Grace Gianoukas | Teodora Abdala Varella |
| Chandelly Braz | Carmela Rigoni Di Marino |
| Cláudia Jimenez | Lucrécia Abdala Varella |
| Marcelo Médici | Agílson 'Gigi' Varella |
| Werner Schünemann | Guido Rigoni Di Marino (Carlo Novelo) |
| Cristina Pereira | Safira Abdala |
| José Loreto | Adônis dos Santos Menezes |
| Paulo Tiefenthaler | Rodrigo Furtado |
| Ana Carbatti | Nair dos Santos Menezes |
| Nando Rodrigues | Henrique Braga |
| Karen Junqueira | Jéssica Sampaio |
| Marcella Valente | Larissa dos Santos Menezes Cursino Aguiar |
| Conrado Caputto | Renan Cursino Aguiar |
| Duda Mamberti | Ariovaldo Constantino Prado |
| Johnnas Oliva | Enéas Carvalho |
| Betty Gofman | Vitória Miranda |
| Bruna Griphao | Carolina 'Carol' Talarico |
| Isadora Cruz | Cris Miranda |
| Júlia Faria | Estela 'Estelinha' Salgado |
| Renata Augusto | Dinalda Aparecida das Dores de Jesus |
| Hilda Rebello | Marieta Pereira de Carvalho |
| Nina Frosi | Marina Dias |
| Cadu Libonati | Murilo Duarte |
| Isabel Wilker | Adriana Caldeira |
| Henry Fiuka | Nicolas Talarico |
| Melissa Nóbrega | Beatriz 'Bia' Talarico |
| Eunice Bráulio | Gracita de Souza |
| Igor Pushinov | Dinamite |
| Sabrina de Souza | Rose |
| Tiago Homci | Eduardo |
Guest stars[]
| ACTOR / ACTRESS | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Adriana Prado | Isabel |
| Adriano Petterman | Tenant |
| Aldo Perrota | Police Officer |
| Alessandro Anes | Veterinary |
| Alexandre Damasceno | Beto's Mechanic |
| Alexandre DaCosta | Fedora's Psychologist |
| Alexandre Moffatti | Police Investigator |
| Alex Teix | Father Maciel |
| Alfredo Martins | Leozinho's Judge |
| Allan Frois | Fabinho |
| Amélia Bittencourt | Nazira Abdala |
| Ana Jansen | SPA's Client |
| Ana Paula Renault | Herself |
| Anderson Mello | Rebeca's Building Manager |
| André Dalle | Hotel Receptionist |
| André Falcão | Bia's Doctor |
| André Pimentel | Broker |
| André Salvador | Adriana's Friend |
| António Ismael | Seu Zé |
| Arthur Sales | Salesman |
| Beatriz Lyra | Dionísia |
| Beto Vandersteen | Fat Stripper |
| Bia Campos | Receptionist |
| Bijú Martins | Apolo's Cellmate |
| Bruno Pacheco | Bodyguard |
| Carlos Takeshi | Police Federal |
| Cecilia Lage | Tenant in Rebeca's Building |
| Charles Myiara | Wálter |
| Cláudia Paiva | Fedora's Friend |
| Cláudia Raia | Herself |
| Cláudio Andrade | Fireman Stripper |
| Cláudio Galvan | Genésio |
| Cláudio Garcia | Beto's Doctor |
| Cláudio Torres Gonzaga | Talk Show Host |
| Christian Vilegas | Adonis' Friend |
| Cris Bonna | Estelinha's Mother |
| Cristina Amadeo | Lígia |
| Daniel Andrade | Peripécia's Client |
| Daniel Dias | Afonso's Doctor |
| Daniel Manzieri | Himself |
| Daniel Siwek | Francesca's Helper |
| Daniel Tavares | Guto |
| Diete Fuhrich | Photographer |
| Dja Martins | Lúcia |
| Edu Pinheiro | Young Adônis |
| Emiliano Queiróz | Zé |
| Erlene Mello | Girl's Mother |
| Ernesto Xavier | Tancinha's Doctor |
| Esther Jablonski | Dr. Yara |
| Gilberto Marmorosch | Old Man in Fedora's Fantasy |
| Gilberto Miranda | Beto's Doorman |
| Gilray Coutinho | Tonho |
| Giordano Bechelleni | André |
| Guilherme Chelluci | Epaminondas 'Tarzan' |
| Henrique Neves | Elias |
| Hilton Castro | Salesman |
| Isadora Ferrite | Production Assistant |
| Jack Barraquero | Beggar in Fedora's Fantasy |
| Jandir Ferrari | Marcos 'Marquinhos' Azevedo |
| Jerónimo Martins | Giba |
| Joe Ribeiro | IML's employee |
| Jorge Fernando | Himself |
| José Henrique Farias | False Burglar |
| José Mauro Brant | Fedora's and Leozinho's Wedding Priest |
| Klebber Toledo | Himself |
| Larissa Resende | Flávia |
| Leandro Azevedo | Himself |
| Léo Quintão | Nair's New Neighbour |
| Lionel Fischer | Carol's Judge |
| Luciano Chirolli | Olavo Velásquez |
| Luiz Felipe Mello | Young Apolo |
| Maksin Oliveira | Luciano |
| Marcelo Assumpção | Dinamite's Cellmate |
| Marcelo Souto Maior | Bodyguard |
| Márcio Machado | Wedding Course Priest |
| Márcio Ricciard | Federal Police |
| Marcos Acher | Camila's Doctor |
| Marcos Breda | Dr. Clécius |
| Marcos Hollanda | Felipe's Doorman |
| Maria Mônica Passos | Tancinha's Cellmate |
| Marianna Armellini | Herself |
| Mario Hermeto | Afonso Talarico |
| Matheus Silvestre | Rogério |
| Monique Cury | Dulce Sampaio |
| Munik Nunes | Herself |
| Nilvan Santos | Deusivaldo |
| Norival Rizzo | Alexandre Andrade |
| Othon Bastos | Pedro Bertolucci |
| Otto Júnior | Jessica's Doctor |
| Paolla Oliveira | Adriana |
| Paulo Ricardo Campani | Carlos |
| Pedro Bial | Herself |
| Pedro Vasconcellos | Himself |
| Priscila Fantin | Herself |
| Rafa de Martins | Police Officer |
| Ramón Gonçalves | Shopping Bodyguard |
| Ricardo Conti | Penélope's Taxi Driver |
| Rodrigo Fagundes | Commercial Director |
| Rômulo Neto | Himself |
| Ronaldo Reis | Ruy Cadilha |
| Rosana Dias | Camila's Manicurist |
| Rosana Viegas | Beggar in Fedora's Dream |
| Salvatore Giuliano | Adonis' Doctor |
| Samir Murad | Squire |
| Sérgio Stern | Radio Host |
| Shimon Namias | Judge |
| Sônia Lima | Angelina |
| Tammy Di Calafiori | Nicole |
| Tarciana Saad | SPA's employee |
| Thales Coutinho | Leozinho's Cellmate |
| Thiago Lacerda | Himself |
| Vanessa Lóes | Herself |
| Vera Maria Monteiro | Secretary |
| Walney Aguiar | Giovanni's Nurse |
| Yasmin Simões | Young Tancinha |
See also[]
- 'Sassaricando', 1987 Brazilian telenovela, starring Paulo Autran and Tônia Carrero.