"Sol Nascente" is a Brazilian telenovela written by Walther Negrão, Julio Fischer and Suzana Pires for Rede Globo. It's an original story and it aired from August 29, 2016 to March 21, 2017. The main stars are Bruno Gagliasso and Giovanna Antonelli.
Synopsis[]
Although both are coming from different cultural backgrounds, Mário and Alice grew up together since their families were very close. The friendship between two families started almost 50 years ago, when Japanese Kazuo, Alice's adoptive father and Italian immigrants Gaetano and Geppina De Angeli came to Brazil. Despite cultural differences, the two clans help each other a lot throughout life. They all live in a sophisticated tourist town called Arraial do Sol Nascente, surrounded by paradisiacal beaches, filled with music, youth, fun and romance.
While Alice grew up to be an objective and rational woman, Mário still carries the immaturity of adolescence time. Despite the age difference, their friendship is solid. Everything changes when Alice announces that she will study abroad for two years in Japan. With that news, Mário realizes that he has an unexpected crush on his childhood friend.
The emotional security that Alice values brings her close to manipulative César. In Alice he sees the perfect target to get well in life. The two begin a relationship during her study years in Japan. Alice falls in love with the false virtues César represents. When they return to Brazil, César decides to move to Arraial, along with his grandmother Sinhá. His objective is clear: to win Alice's heart and steal her family's company and fortune.
Trivia[]
- Working title was 'Arigato, amore mio'.
- Maria Casadevall was offered the protagonist role, however she declined it.
- Júlia Lemmertz was confirmed in the role of Loretta. She declined it since she preferred to focus on theatre. Cláudia Ohana took on the role.
- This is Rafael Cardoso's first main antagonist role in a Globo telenovela.
- Renata Dominguez's first role in a Globo telenovela. Although she appeared in other Globo's series and shows, she never starred in their telenovelas.
- 'Sol nascente' also marks three actors' return to Globo's telenovelas after a long pause; Márcio Kieling (last time in 2003's 'Agora é que são elas'), Sílvia Bandeira (last time in 2002's 'O beijo do vampiro') and Ana Paula Tabalipa (last time in 1999's 'Chiquinha Gonzaga').
- Leticia Spiller and Marcello Novaes were in a relationship in the 1990's. Their son Pedro Novaes guest starred in 'Sol nascente' as young Vittorio (his father's character) in flashbacks.
- Actress and TV host Daniele Suzuki was reserved for the role of Alice's sister Yumi. Inexplicably, she was replaced with actress Jacqueline Sato.
- Leticia Spiller took motorcycle riding lessons for the telenovela. Bruno Gagliasso and Henri Castelli are avid motorcycle riders in real life.
- First telenovela for Carol Nakamura, Caroline Verban, Felipe Mago, João Côrtes, Lucas Sapucahy, Paulo Chun and Rick Garcia.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
| ACTOR / ACTRESS | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Giovanna Antonelli | Alice Tanaka |
| Bruno Gagliasso | Mário De Angeli |
| Rafael Cardoso | Wladimir César Teixeira Correia Filho |
| Laura Cardoso | Maria Aparecida Teixeira Correia (Dona Sinhá) |
| Luis Melo | Kazuo Tanaka |
| Leticia Spiller | Helena 'Lenita' Freitas |
| Henri Castelli | Rafael 'Ralf' de Freitas |
| Aracy Balabanian | Geppina De Angeli (Filomena Giunchetti) |
| Francisco Cuoco | Gaetano De Angeli (Luigi Borelli) |
| Marcello Novaes | Vittorio De Angeli |
| Cláudia Ohana | Loretta Fragoso |
| Giovanna Lancellotti | Milena Fragoso De Angeli |
| João Côrtes | Giussepe 'Peppino' Fragoso De Angeli |
| Maria Joana | Carolina 'Carol' Peixoto |
| Nívea Maria | Mirtes Calderón Texeira (Dona Mocinha) |
| Renata Dominguez | Sirlene da Silva |
| Marcelo Faria | Felipe Robledo |
| Emílio Orciollo Neto | Damasceno Righi Salomão |
| Rafael Zulu | João Amaro |
| Tatiana Tibúrcio | Maria Francisca 'Chica' dos Reis |
| Val Perré | José Quirino dos Reis |
| Jean Pierre Noher | Patrick Alejandro López |
| Sílvia Bandeira | Ana Clara Peixoto López |
| João Carlos Barroso | Mesquita |
| Marcello Airoldi | Louzada |
| Miwa Yanagizawa | Mieko Tanaka |
| Carol Nakamura | Hiromi Tanaka |
| Jacqueline Sato | Yumi Tanaka |
| Marcello Melo Jr. | Tiago de Souza |
| Juliana Alves | Dora de Souza |
| Luma Costa | Elisa Benatti |
| Ana Lima | Paula |
| Paulo Chun | Hideo Tanaka |
| Felipe Mago | Wagner Nascimento |
| Érika Januza | Júlia Ferreira |
| Cinara Leal | Vanda dos Santos Ferreira |
| Pablo Morais | Nuno Roque dos Santos |
| Flávia Guedes | Kika |
| Roberta Piragibe | Fernanda |
| Caroline Verban | Cecilia |
| Rick Garcia | Pescoço |
| Lucas Sapucahy | Cauã dos Santos |
Guest stars[]
| ACTOR / ACTRESS | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Adriano Petermann | Expert |
| Álamo Facó | Mano Massao |
| Alan Rocha | / |
| Aldo Perrota | Archive Employee |
| Alessandro Anes | Ralf's Client |
| Alexandre Barbalho | Interviewee for César's Job |
| Alexandre DaCosta | Dona Sinhá's Employee |
| Ana Paula Tabalipa | Cris |
| Ana Vitória Bastos | Barbara 'Babi' |
| André Salvador | Nogueira |
| Antonio González | Mocinha's Theft Victim |
| Aracy Cardoso | Laís |
| Bianca Ramoneda | César's Lawyer |
| Biju Martins | Delivery Woman |
| Bruno Lamberg | Bahia Police Officer |
| Bruno Pacheco | Manfredo's Security |
| Cadu Paschoal | Kid on Bahia |
| Carlos Augusto Salles | Young César |
| Carlos Takeshi | César's Translators |
| Carlos Vieira | Moreira |
| Christiana Kalache | Jéssica |
| Cláudia Netto | Pietra Ferraz |
| Cláudio Galvan | Silvio |
| Cláudio Garcia | Mocinha's Friend |
| Cláudio Mendes | Sócrates |
| Cristhiane Alves | Dr. Lúcia |
| Daniela Carvalho | Mário's Love Interest |
| Daniel Uemura | Young Kazuo Tanaka |
| Dan Nakagawa | Hiroshi |
| Dan Torres | Himself |
| Daphne Karla | Young Geppina De Angeli |
| David Herman | Don |
| Eduardo Galvão | Motorcycle Rider |
| Eike Duarte | Young Ralf |
| Emilia Kiyohara | Satiko |
| Erasmo Carlos | Himself |
| Fábio Yoshihara | Akira |
| Francciny Castro | Young Lenita |
| Francisco Carvalho | Joaquim |
| Gabi Costa | Vanessa |
| Gabriel Contente | / |
| Gaby Amarantos | Herself |
| Giovanna Tominaga | Nobuko |
| Gil Jung | Massao's Friend |
| Gilray Coutinho | Lawyer |
| Henrique Taxman | Dr. Geraldo |
| Hugo Moura | Biker |
| Igor Monteiro | Young Gaetano De Angeli |
| Inez Viana | Tânia |
| Ivens Godinho | Barreto |
| Jayme Leibovitch | Wagner's Doctor |
| Jitman Vibranovski | Dr. Hélio |
| João Velho | Ocean Guard Commandant |
| João Vithor Oliveira | Mariano |
| João Vitti | Father Julião |
| José Mario Farias | Santos |
| Jurandir de Oliveira | Armindo |
| Karine Mello | Eva Bongusto |
| Karolina Albertassi | Rosário Tanaka |
| Ken Kaneko | Takeshi |
| Kika Freire | Sara |
| Laura Queiróz | Young Alice |
| Léa Garcia | Luzia |
| Léo Leite | Danilo |
| Lethicia Bronstein | Herself |
| Leticia Karneiro | Renata Almeida |
| Luana Xavier | Neide |
| Lucas Lucco | Daniel |
| Luciana Borghi | Marina Parker |
| Luka Ribeiro | Fábio |
| Malvino Salvador | Cristiano |
| Marcelo Mello | Vagalume's Guard |
| Marcelo Portinari | Brutus |
| Márcio Atala | Himself |
| Márcio Kieling | Bernardo Meirelles |
| Márcio Rosário | Police Officer |
| Marcos Frota | Beto Marambaia |
| Marcos Tumura | Massao |
| Marina Brandão | Flávia |
| Mario Faini | Paula's Admirer |
| Mário Hermeto | Alice's Doctor |
| Mônica Salgado | Herself |
| Pâmela Tomé | Patrícia 'Paty' de Freitas |
| Paulo Carvalho | Representative |
| Paulo Vespúcio | Miro |
| Pedro Novaes | Young Vittorio |
| Rafa Durand | Dr. Gerson |
| Raquel Nunes | Adelaide |
| Ricardo Alegre | Teotônio |
| Ricardo Conti | Roberto |
| Ricardo Herriot | François Lagarde |
| Ricardo Pavão | Aristides Nunes |
| Ronan Andrade Horta | Aquiles |
| Samara Chedid | Young Loretta |
| Samir Murad | Massimo's Employee |
| Selma Lopes | Old Lady in Vagalume |
| Sérgio Mamberti | Manfredo Giulinne |
| Sérgio Stern | Sirlene's Doctor |
| Silvio Mattos | Justice Department Chief |
| Simon Petracchi | Mássimo |
| Sônia Zagury | Mesquita's Mother |
| Stella Maria Rodrigues | TV Reporter |
| Susana Krüger | Mother Superior |
| Walney Aguiar | TV Reporter |
| Wanderson Petão | João Amaro's Helper |
| Werles Pajero | Arrial's Police Officer |
| Wesley Aguiar | Detective Almeida |
| William Vita | Ralf's Informant |
| Wilson Rabello | Ezequiel Sanfona |
| Yuri Carvalho Novotny | Young Mário |
| Zeca Assumpção | Tanaka's Physiotherapist |