After 35 years, the success of “Tieta” returned to TV Globo screens last Monday (2). Since then, fans and internet users have been buzzing social media with various comments about the plot written by Aguinaldo Silva , Ana Maria Moretzoshn and Ricardo Linhares .
In the serial, the public follows the story of young Tieta (Claudia Ohana and Betty Faria in the first and second phases, respectively) – a liberal woman, marked by a personality far ahead of her time.
From a clothing line to a soundtrack featuring big names in Brazilian music, see below five curiosities about “Tieta” adapted from novel “Tieta do Agreste” by Jorge Amado.
Tieta’s aesthetics turned into an enterprise
The impact of Tieta’s wardrobe led the protagonist, Betty Faria, to launch her own collection, called Tieta by Betty Faria with looks that marked the character, such as simple cotton models, printed pieces, scarves and sunglasses.
Rights to the work of Jorge Amado
According to Gshow, Betty was responsible for purchasing the copyright for Jorge Amado’s work. The initial idea, however, was to produce a miniseries, directed by Roberto Trama, to be shown on the Rio station.
Furthermore, in 1989, during the premiere of “Tieta”, the actress was still in the cast of “The Savior of the Fatherland” for this reason it only reached the new serial around the 20th chapter.
Freedom of expression in Brazilian soap operas
At the time, Aguinaldo Silva said he had invested in a metaphor about the return of freedom of expression.
Still in the first phase, Tieta was expelled from home by her own father, Zé Esteves, on December 13, 1968, the date on which AI-5 was promulgated, a decree issued by former president Arthur da Costa e Silva, four years ago. after the 1964 military coup.
The act is seen as the regime’s harshest action and marked the beginning of the so-called “years of lead”. In the scene, Zé still says: “Pretend that this day never happened”.
Djavan, Fagner and more names provided the soundtrack
In addition to “Tieta”, in the voice of Luis Caldas, the production’s soundtrack included two volumes and artists such as Fagner, Djavan, Roberta Miranda and others.
Cinematic city with 46 buildings
Another highlight of the soap opera was the cinematic city of Santana do Agreste, built on an area of 10 thousand meters in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro. The space was made up of 46 buildings, two churches, eight squares, two squares, an abandoned circus and 15 ruins.
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This content was originally published in “Tieta”: see 5 interesting facts about the soap opera re-aired after 35 years on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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