Mulheres de Areia


Mulheres de Areia is a Brazilian telenovela produced by the TV Globo and aired between 1 February 1993 and 24 September 1993, in 203 episodes. It was written by Ivani Ribeiro with the contribution of Solange Castro Neves and directed by Wolf Maya, Ignácio Coqueiro, Andre Schultz and Carlos Magalhães. It is a remake of the soap opera of the same name that aired on the now-defunct Rede Tupi from 1973 to 1974, when Eva Wilma portrayed the two main characters of the plot, which in turn is based on the 1965 radio soap opera As Noivas Morrem no Mar. In 2023, it received a special re-airing in honor of its 30th anniversary.
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Plot

Young Marcos Assunção goes to the fictional city of Pontal D' Areia to assist in the businesses of the Assunção family. The young man meets Ruth, daughter of a poor fisherman, and falls in love with her, but he ends up involved with Raquel, the twin sister of Ruth. The sisters are identical, but of opposite personalities. While Ruth truly loves the young man, Raquel desires his position and riches. She also has a lover, Wanderley.
Tonho da Lua, best friend of Ruth, is mentally disturbed and famous for creating sculptures of women with the sand of the beach. Raquel must also face Virgílio Assunção, Marcos's father, who doesn't accept her relationship with his son. Virgílo, an unscrupulous man, is the vice-mayor and owner of the biggest hotel in the city. His goal is to turn Pontal D' Areia into a tourist center, but he must deal with the mayor of the city, the politician Breno. The population of the city is divided. Breno has one ally, Tônia, a local trader. To demoralize Breno, Virgílio puts scarecrows in the beaches, symbolizing the mayor.
Meanwhile, Ruth suffers in silence with the wedding of Marcos and Raquel. The plot has a twist when Raquel is believed dead in an accident at sea and Ruth assumes her identity to be with the man she loves. But Raquel did not die and she returns to claim her life.

Cast

Soundtrack

International Album 1993

National Album

  • Ai ai ai ai ai
  • Pensando em minha amada
  • Sexy Iemanjá - Opening theme
  • Encontro das águas
  • Caminhos cruzados
  • Ovelha negra
  • Paraíso
  • Down
  • Toque de emoção
  • A vida é festa
  • Desafios
  • Figura
  • Fantasia real
  • Gita
  • Dirty game
  • Voyager

Awards

Remake