Pacto Brutal: O Assassinato de Daniella Perez (Documentary, Portuguese)
Genres: Crime
Status: Running
Premiered: 2022-07-21
Network: HBO Max
Airs on: Thursday
In 1992, 22-year-old rising telenovela star Daniella Perez, dubbed "Brazil's Sweetheart," went missing after a day on set, prompting a desperate search throughout Rio de Janeiro. After locating the actress' body, police zero in on her co-star Guilherme de Pádua, whose unhealthy obsession with Perez quickly sparks an international media frenzy. As bizarre and alarming details emerge, Daniella's mother, screenwriter Glória Perez, begins a decades-long fight for justice – not only for her own daughter, but for all victims of violent crime.