Estrela-Guia

Estrela-Guia
Estrela-Guia
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	2001
Length	1:10:47
Label	Som Livre

*Estrela-Guia*
Estrela-Guia
Genre	Telenovela
Created by	Ana Maria Moretzsohn
Written by	Daisy Chaves; Izabel de Oliveira; Fernando Rebello; Patrícia Moretzsohn;
Directed by	Denise Saraceni; Carlos Araújo;
Starring	Sandy; Guilherme Fontes; Carolina Ferraz; Rodrigo Santoro; Thaís Fersoza; Rosamaria Murtinho; Lucinha Lins; Lilia Cabral;
Opening theme	"Imagine"; by RPM
Country of origin	Brazil
Original language	Portuguese
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	83
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Original release
Network	Globo
Release	12 March –; 15 June 2001

Estrela-Guia is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo.^[1] It premiered on 12 March 2001, replacing O Cravo e a Rosa, and ended on 15 June 2001, replaced by A Padroeira.^[2]^[3] The telenovela is written by Ana Maria Moretzsohn, with the collaboration of Daisy Chaves, Izabel de Oliveira, Fernando Rebello, and Patrícia Moretzsohn.^[4]

The telenovela includes the themes of the hippie world, astrology, esotericism and urban life. Estrela-Guia tells the story of Cristal, whose astrological cards show that her destiny is linked to that of Tony, her godfather.

It stars Sandy, Guilherme Fontes, Carolina Ferraz, Rodrigo Santoro, Thaís Fersoza, Rosamaria Murtinho, Lucinha Lins, and Lilia Cabral.^[5]

Plot

In the 1980s, hippie Bob (Marcos Winter) leaves his life in Rio de Janeiro to marry Catherine (Maitê Proença), an American he met during a trip to California. They establish the alternative community, Arco da Aliança, in the interior of Goiás and adopt the names of Hanuman and Kalinda. They have a daughter, Cristal (Sandy), whose godfather is workaholic Tony (Guilherme Fontes), Bob's former co-worker. Years later, Cristal is something of a leader in Arco da Aliança, but has to deal with the unexpected death of her parents in a mysterious fire. As a minor, she must move in to her godfather's house in Rio de Janeiro. In addition to the difficulties of adjusting to the city, Cristal finds herself in love with her godfather, who struggles with his feelings for his goddaughter as immoral.

Cast

Sandy as Cristal Hanumam
Guilherme Fontes as Luís Antônio "Tony" Salles
Carolina Ferraz as Vanessa Rios
Rodrigo Santoro as Carlos Charles Pimenta
Thaís Fersoza as Gisela Rios
Rosamaria Murtinho as Carlota Salles
Lucinha Lins as Lucrécia Espíndola
Lília Cabral as Daphne "Daf" Pimenta
Sérgio Mamberti as Alaor Pimenta
Floriano Peixoto as Inácio
Thiago Fragoso as Bernardo Lima
Sergio Marone as Santiago / Fernando Ribeiro
Fernanda Rodrigues as Sukhi Sukham
Junior Lima as José Carlos "Zeca" Oliveira
Christine Fernandes as Lara Gouveia "Lalá"
Gabriel Braga Nunes as Guilherme Nunes
Nelson Xavier as Purunam Sukham
Mônica Torres as Su-Sukham
Tarcísio Filho as Mauro Lima
Graziella Moretto as Heloísa Castro Lima
Isabela Garcia as Luciana Teixeira
Evandro Mesquita as André Teixeira
Nizo Neto as Elesbão Cruz
Ana Carbatti as Dominique Cruz
Maurício Gonçalves as Michael Brooks
Irving São Paulo as Humberto
Oberdan Júnior as Rafael Curi
Marcelo Freitas as Diogo
Alexandre Barbalho as Felício
Maria Pompeu as Nenzinha
Cida Moreyra as Castorina dos Santos
Flávia Bonato as Maria Aparecida "Cida" Barreto
Miguel Magno as Romeu
Jorge Botelho as Rogê
Lucy Mafra as Tânia
Thiago de Los Reyes as João Lima
Natália Barreto as Priscila Lima
Renata Bravin as Maria Teixeira
Netinho Alves as Daniel Salles

Guest stars

Maitê Proença as Catherine McAdams / Kalinda Hanumam
Marcos Winter as Paulo Roberto "Bob" Macedo / Orvale Hanumam
Cláudia Ohana as Glorinha
Marcos Pasquim as Edmilson
Daniele Suzuki as Bianca
Ana Beatriz Nogueira as Esperança
Narcisa Tamborindeguy as herself

Production

In 2000, TV Globo decided to try a telenovela for a younger audience in the 6 p.m. timeslot, which until then had been occupied by period dramas or contemporary dramas of a more serious nature, the reason being to retain the young viewers that stopped watching the network after the end of Malhação, a teen soap opera that aired before the 6 p.m. telenovela.^[6] At the time, Walcyr Carrasco was already writing the next telenovela for the timeslot, A Padroeira, which would debut in June 2001, with Ana Maria Moretzsohn having to write a plot of only three months, not having the option of extending the telenovela, both because of Sandy's busy schedule in music, and the ongoing production of the next telenovela. Due to the good reception with the audience, other telenovelas aimed at a young audience were later produced, such as Coração de Estudante and Agora É que São Elas.^[6]

According to Ana Maria Moretzsohn, the telenovela was written specifically for Sandy to play the lead role, since she wanted the singer to present a different image than the comedic one she portrayed in the Sandy & Junior television series.^[3] To bring the character Cristal to life, Sandy learned to chant mantras and also had to slow down the rhythm of her speech and breathing.^[7]

Reception

Ratings

Season	Episodes	First aired		Last aired		Avg. viewers (points)
Season	Episodes	Date	Viewers (points)	Date	Viewers (points)	Avg. viewers (points)
1	83	12 March 2001 (2001-03-12)	37^[8]	15 June 2001 (2001-06-15)	31^[9]	30.9^[10]

Soundtrack

Estrela-Guia is the soundtrack of the telenovela, released in 2001 by Som Livre.^[11]

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Imagine"	Paulo Ricardo Nery	4:04
2.	"Por Um Triz"	Lulo Scroback	3:39
3.	"Just The Way You Are"	Barry White	4:07
4.	"Cristal"	Ithamara Koorax	3:45
5.	"Enrosca"	Sandy & Junior	3:06
6.	"Oye Como Va"	Santana	4:16
7.	"Quase Nada"	Zeca Baleiro	3:54
8.	"Rebelião"	Skank	4:54
9.	"Um Girassol da Cor do Seu Cabelo"	Claudia Ohana	5:00
10.	"Father and Son"	Cat Stevens	3:36
11.	"Pout-Pourri: Bailão de Peão / Na Aba do Meu Chapéu"	Chitãozinho & Xororó	3:50
12.	"Vieste"	Lenine	4:08
13.	"Vâmo Embolando"	Banda Beijo	3:42
14.	"Lá Em Mauá"	P. O. Box	3:54
15.	"Amor de Índio"	Roupa Nova	3:49
16.	"Retiens La Nuit"	Johnny Hallyday	2:53
17.	"Vem Para Mim (Run to Me)"	6L6	3:50
18.	"Como Nossos Pais"	Elis Regina	4:20
Total length:			1:10:47

References

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^ ^a ^b Reis, João Paulo. "Relembre Estrela-Guia, a novela da Sandy". observatoriodatv.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
^ "Sandy diz que está preparada para receber críticas". terra.com.br (in Portuguese). 10 March 2001. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
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