O Bem-Amado is a Brazilian telenovela that first aired on Rede Globo in 1973. It is based on a play by Dias Gomes called Odorico, o Bem-Amado ou Os Mistérios do Amor e da Morte, written in 1962. It was the first Brazilian color telenovela. It was shot in Rio de Janeiro. Broadcast by Rede Globo between January 22 and October 3, 1973.


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Paulo Gracindo
Odorico Paraguaçu (178 episodes)

Lima Duarte
José Tranquilino da Anunciação (Zeca Diabo) (178 episodes)

Zilka Salaberry
Delegada Donana Medrado (178 episodes)

Ida Gomes
Doroteia Cajazeira (178 episodes)

Dorinha Duval
Dulcineia Cajazeira (178 episodes)

Dirce Migliaccio
Judiceia Cajazeira (178 episodes)

Sandra Bréa
Telma Paraguaçu (178 episodes)

Emiliano Queiroz
Dirceu Borboleta (178 episodes)

Carlos Eduardo Dolabella
Manoel Pedreira (Neco) (178 episodes)