Os Fantoches Explained

Genre:	Telenovela
Director:	Walter Avancini
Starring:	Átila Iório Dina Sfat Nicette Bruno Paulo Goulart
Country:	Brazil
Language:	Portuguese
Channel:	TV Excelsior

Os Fantoches (English: The Puppets) is a 1967 Brazilian telenovela created by Ivani Ribeiro, and starring Átila Iório.^{[1] [2]}

Plot

Aníbal (Átila Iório) is a millionaire, knowing that he is going to die, invites a group of relatives and friends to stay at his luxury hotel. They are all linked to a mystery of their past. Some will be rewarded with inclusion in the will; others will be punished. To know who was his real friend and who harmed him, Aníbal starts to manipulate everyone, as if they were puppets.^[3]

Cast

• Átila Iório .... Aníbal
• Dina Sfat .... Laura
• Nicette Bruno .... Estela
• Paulo Goulart .... Marcos
• Flora Geny .... Nazaré
• Ivan de Albuquerque .... Gilberto
• Regina Duarte .... Bete
• Mauro Mendonça
• Elizabeth Gasper .... Simone
• Renato Master .... Victor
• Rogério Márcico
• Stênio Garcia .... Torquato
• Márcia de Windsor .... Consuelo
• Yara Lins .... Guiomar
• Lídia Costa .... Odila
• Silvio Rocha .... Nicanor
• Edgard Franco .... Joel
• Estela Gomes .... Zezé
• Vera Nunes .... Julieta
• Ayres Pinto .... Nando
• Tereza Campos .... Luisa
• Noira Mello
• Renato Júnior

Notes and References

1. Web site: Uma narrativa inovadora que fazia de todos os personagens uns fantoches. R7.com. 18 May 2017.
2. Book: São Paulo na idade mídia. 2004. José Marques de Melo, Antonio Adami. 9788574731490. 18 May 2017.
3. Web site: Os Fantoches. teledramaturgia.com.br. 18 May 2017.