Escrava Isaura

Synopsis

Set in 19th-century Brazil during the waning years of slavery, Escrava Isaura tells the story of Isaura, a white-skinned enslaved woman raised with the manners and education of a noble lady. Though treated with affection by her mistress, Isaura remains legally enslaved and becomes the object of obsessive desire by Leôncio Almeida, the cruel heir to the plantation. After the death of her protector, Isaura falls under Leôncio’s control. Despite his attempts to seduce and dominate her, she resists, determined to preserve her dignity and freedom. Her father, Miguel, helps her escape to Recife, where she adopts a new identity and meets Álvaro, a wealthy and principled abolitionist who falls in love with her. Leôncio eventually tracks her down, leading to dramatic confrontations. In the end, Álvaro rescues Isaura by purchasing Leôncio’s debts, securing her freedom and affirming the story’s central themes of justice, love, and resistance against oppression.

Streaming on

• TV Globo↗

Top of the call sheet

• 
  Lucélia Santos
  as Isaura dos Anjos / Elvira
• 
  Rubens de Falco
  as Leôncio Correia de Almeida
• 
  Edwin Luisi
  as Álvaro Santana de Souza
• 
  Roberto Pirillo
  as Tobias Paes Vidal
• 
  Norma Blum
  as Malvina Fontoura
• 
  Gilberto Martinho
  as Horácio Correia de Almeida

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