Explode Coração is a Brazilian telenovela produced by Rede Globo. The series aired between 6 November 1995 and 4 May 1996, with a total of 155 episodes. It was written entirely by Glória Perez and directed by Ary Coslov, Gracie, and Carlos Araújo Júnior. Production had general direction and core Dennis Carvalho and was the 51st "Novela das Oito" (prime-time soap opera).
Edson Celulari, Tereza Seiblitz, and Ricardo Macchi play the leading roles in a plot centered around the love triangle formed by the protagonists which also addresses the gypsy culture in Brazil. Other main roles are played by Maria Luísa Mendonça, Leandra Leal, Rodrigo Santoro, Renée de Vielmond, Eliane Giardini, Paulo José, Françoise Forton, Cássio Gabus Mendes, Deborah Evelyn, Laura Cardoso, Stênio Garcia and Ester Góes.
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Synopsis
Dara (Tereza Seiblitz) is a young gypsy who takes pride in her cultural origins but refuses to be bound by tradition. She refuses to marry Igor (Ricardo Macchi), the groom who was chosen for her by her father Jairo (Paulo José) and mother Lola (Eliane Giardini). Her younger sister has feelings for Igor, but he only has eyes for Dara and fights for her love. Dara falls for an engaged businessman she meets online - Júlio Falcão (Edson Celulari). Julio is a man who loves money and seducing women. He lives a marriage of appearances with Vera (Maria Luísa Mendonça). Igor and Vera, as well as the traditions of the Roma people, are the greatest obstacles in the love story of Julio and Dara.
Cast
André Luiz as Marcos Avelar Falcão
Carla Tausz as Mirtes
Cássia Linhares as Natasha
Cássio Gabus Mendes as Edu / Vitor Salgado
Cláudio Cavalcanti as José Rubens Tolentino
Daniel Dantas as Tadeu
Débora Duarte as Marisa Carvalho Diaz
Deborah Evelyn as Yone Sampaio
Edson Celulari as Júlio Cezar Falcão
Eliane Giardini as Lola Sbano
Elias Gleizer as Augusto Lemos
Eri Johnson as Adilson Gaivota
Ester Góes as Luzia Nicolich
Felipe Folgosi as Vladimir
Floriano Peixoto as Sarita Vitti
Françoise Forton as Eugênia Avelar
Gracindo Júnior as Geraldo
Guilherme Karan as Bebeto a Jato
Helena Ranaldi as Larissa
Herson Capri as Ivan Méndez
Isadora Ribeiro as Odaísa
Ivan de Albuquerque as Mio Sbano
Jorge Cherques as Father of Salgadinho's lover
Karina Perez as Laura
Laura Cardoso as Soraya Nicolich
Leandra Leal as Yanka Sbano
Luís Cláudio Júnior as Gustavo "Gugu"
Maria Luísa Mendonça as Vera Avelar Falcão
Marianne Vicentini as Valéria
Nívea Maria as Alícia Lemos
Odilon Wagner as Leandro Avelar
Patrick Alencar as Ricardo "Rique" Antônio Lemos
Paula Burlamaqui as Roseneide "Rose"
Paula Lavigne as Sônia Salgado / Soninha Contratempo
Paulo José as Jairo
Regina Dourado as Lucineide Salgado
Reginaldo Faria as César Lemos
Renée de Vielmond as Elizabeth "Beth"
Ricardo Macchi as Igor Nicolich
Roberta Índio do Brasil as Maria Catarina Lemos "Catty"
Rodrigo Santoro as Serginho
Rogério Cardoso as Romualdo Salgado "Salgadinho"
Sônia de Paula as Hebinha
Stella Freitas as Pattia
Stênio Garcia as Pepe Nicolich
Tereza Seiblitz as Dara Sbano
Zezé Polessa as Mila Tolentino