Hilda Furacão (1998)

Directed by

Wolf Maya

Genre

drama, war & politics, soap

Country

Brazil

Length

1 season, 32 episodes

Rated

14

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 34 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A beautiful young woman from a wealthy family becomes a famous prostitute in the red light district of Belo Horizonte, drawing the attention of a frustrated priest and stirring up the morals of the city. The series follows the entangled lives of those around her as they navigate love, scandal, and social change in 1950s Brazil.

sultrynostalgicmelodramaticslow-burnemotionalatmosphericearthyromantic

What happens

Hilda Furacão (English: Hilda Hurricane) is a Brazilian miniseries produced by TV Globo which originally aired from May 27 to July 23 of 1998, with a total of 32 episodes. The miniseries took the time slot of Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos (English: Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands) and was followed by Labirinto (English: Labyrinth). It was written by Glória Perez and directed by Wolf Maya, Maurício Farias, and Luciano Sabino. The miniseries was based on Roberto Drummond's book by the same name, which was in turn based on the life of a prostitute, Hilda Maia Valentim, known in the red light district of Belo Horizonte as Hilda Furacão. The cast includes Ana Paula Arósio, Rodrigo Santoro, Danton Mello, Eva Todor, Paulo Autran, Thiago Lacerda, Tarcísio Meira, and Rogério Cardoso. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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