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Hilda Hurricane

1998 1 season 32 episodes
69 Pulse
8.2 IMDb
One season 64 hours
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Plot

After breaking off her engagement on her wedding day and going directly to a prostitution house, a young model becomes the city's most famous harlot, known as "Hilda Hurricane", in the 50's Brazil. She could do fine if it wasn't for Malthus, a young novice said to be a saint, for whom she falls in love. However, the boy is kept under the strict, severe doctrine of Father Nelson, a conservative priest intolerant even to every minor sin. Things start getting harder when Roberto, Malthus' old friend and a communist reporter (the actual author of the story), tries to interview Hilda and disclosure the real reasons behind her radical change of mind. In the meantime, the middle-classes are terrified by the "leftist threat" in Brazilian politics.

Credits

Created by: Glória Perez

Cast: Ana Paula Arósio, Rodrigo Santoro, Danton Mello, Thiago Lacerda, Rosi Campos, Débora Duarte

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