| Genre: | Telenovela |
| Creator: | Janete Clair |
| Director: | Daniel Filho Régis Cardoso |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Num Episodes: | 125 |
| Network: | TV Globo |
Sangue e Areia is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 18 December 1967 and ended on 25 June 1968. It's the fifth "novela das oito" to be aired on the timeslot.
Juan Gallardo, son of a bullfighter died who in enclosure for bullfighting, decides to follow the steps of his father. With the opposition of his family he goes against it and begins bullfighting and ends up abandoning them altogether. He is later faced with a love triangle with two women: Pillar, a simple young woman who always loved him, and Doña Sol, an aristocrat who is educated and cultured.
| Actor | Character | |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Gallardo | ||
| Doña Sol | ||
| Pillar | ||
| Cláudio Marzo | Miguel | |
| Amilton Fernandes | Dom Ricardo | |
| Myrian Pérsia | Dolores | |
| Mercedes | ||
| Ana Ariel | Esmeralda | |
| José Lourenço | Carabato | |
| Neuza Amaral | Encarnación | |
| Zorba | ||
| Antônio | ||
| Ênio Santos | Dr. Luiz | |
| Maria Esmeralda | Consuelo | |
| Sônia Ferreira | Rosário | |
| Luiz Pires (Rodolpho Vallon) | Toureiro |
Sangue e Areia is the last telenovela by actor Amilton Fernandes, who portrayed the villain Dom Ricardo Fernandes died in a tragic road accident on 8 April 1968.[1] [2]