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O Jardineiro Espanhol (1967)

O Jardineiro Espanhol poster
Genre
telenovela
Country
Brazil
Length
1 season, 40 episodes
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy father becomes jealous of the close bond his son forms with the family gardener. This conflict tests their relationships and upends their quiet household.

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What happens

O Jardineiro Espanhol is a 1967 Brazilian telenovela that is based on A. J. Cronin's 1950 novel The Spanish Gardener. The series was written by Tatiana Belinky and directed by Fabio Sabag. It starred Ednei Giovenazzi as Nicholas, and Osmano Cardoso as the gardener. Other actors included Ana Rosa, João José Pompeo, Marcus Toledo, and Paulo Villaça. The British film adaptation was released in 1956, and TV Tupi originally broadcast another Brazilian adaptation of Cronin's novel in 1958. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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