Os Gigantes

Os Gigantes
Genre	Telenovela
Created by	Lauro César Muniz
Directed by	Gonzaga Blota Wálter Avancini Roberto Talma
Starring	Dina Sfat Monique Curi Francisco Cuoco Tarcísio Meira Susana Vieira Joana Fomm Vera Fischer Mário Lago Roberto de Cleto Miriam Pires Lauro Corona Lídia Brondi Castro Gonzaga
Opening theme	"Horizonte Aberto" by Sérgio Mendes and Gracinha Leporace
Country of origin	Brazil
Original language	Portuguese
No. of episodes	143
Production
Running time	50 minutes
Original release
Network	TV Globo
Release	20 August 1979 (1979-08-20) – 2 February 1980 (1980-02-02)
Related
Pai Herói Água Viva

Os Gigantes is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 20 August 1979 and ended on 2 February 1980, with a total of 143 episodes. It's the twenty third "novela das oito" to be aired on the timeslot. It is created and written by Lauro César Muniz and directed by Régis Cardoso and Jardel Mello.[1]

Cast

• Dina Sfat - Paloma Gurgel
• Francisco Cuoco - Francisco Rubião (Chico)
• Tarcísio Meira - Fernando Lucas
• Susana Vieira - Veridiana Gurgel
• Joana Fomm - Vânia Lucas
• Vera Fischer - Helena
• Mário Lago - Antônio Lucas
• Lauro Corona - Polaco
• Lídia Brondi - Renata
• Jonas Mello - Victor
• Rogério Fróes - Dr. Osvaldo
• Castro Gonzaga - Amadeu
• Flora Geny - Ivone
• Miriam Pires - Eulália Gurgel
• Norah Fontes - Matilde
• Perry Salles - Novak
• Cleyde Blota - Selma
• Fábio Mássimo - Ciro
• Mayara Norbin - Ana
• Lúcia Alves - Maria Lúcia
• Hemílcio Fróes - Jaime
• Denny Perrier - Murilo
• Carlos Gregório - Father Justino
• Ênio Santos - Milton
• Solange Theodoro - Cristina
• Átila Iório - Pedro
• Esther Mellinger - Maria
• Julciléa Telles - Teresa
• Marcos Waimberg - Salvador
• Milton Villar - José
• Ivan de Almeida - Eugêni
• Borges de Barros - Onofre
• Lilian Fernandes - Marli
• Aguinaldo Rocha - Aníbal
• Gilda Sarmento - Carminha
• Ana Maria Sagres - Creusa

References

1. "Os Gigantes". Teledramaturgia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 June 2016.