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Cast
Patrícia de Sabrit
as Pérola Marques
Dalton Vigh
as Tomás Álvares Toledo
Maximira Figueiredo
as Rosália Pacheco Oliveira
Cibele Larrama
as Malvina
Vanusa Spindler
as Eva
Manitou Felipe
as Augusto
Lia de Aguiar
as Branca
Luiz Carlos de Moraes
as Fernando Álvares Toledo
Martha Mellinger
as Miss Helen
Ângela Dip
as Ivone
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1998
Runtime1 Season
LanguagePortuguese
CertificationNR
GenresSoap, Drama
Votes5
DirectorEnrique Torres, Henrique Zambelli, Crayton Sarzy
WritersEnrique Torres, Henrique Zambelli, Crayton Sarzy
TypeWeb Series
Rating7.8 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsPérola Negra
About Pérola Negra
Pérola Negra is a Brazilian telenovela produced by SBT and originally broadcast from November 9, 1998, to June 22, 1999. It is an adaptation of the Argentine telenovela Perla Negra (1994), created by Enrique Torres, adapted for Brazilian television by Henrique Zambelli and Clayton Sarzy. The telenovela stars Patrícia de Sabrit and Dalton Vigh. The story follows Pérola Marques, a young woman abandoned as a baby at a boarding school with a necklace of twenty-two black pearls, each intended to pay for one year of her education. After her best friend Eva dies shortly after giving birth, Pérola assumes Eva's identity to care for her son and fulfill her final wish. As she enters the wealthy Pacheco Oliveira family, she becomes entangled in secrets, betrayals, and a passionate romance with Tomás Álvares Toledo while uncovering the truth about her own past.
Directed by Enrique Torres, Henrique Zambelli, Crayton Sarzy, Pérola Negra leans on a strong ensemble — Patrícia de Sabrit, Dalton Vigh, Maximira Figueiredo — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about soap titles of 1998.
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