# Fina Estampa

Fina Estampa (Looks & Essence) is a Brazilian telenovela that first aired on TV Globo between August 22, 2011 and March 23, 2012 in 185 chapters.

## Synopsis

Set in Rio de Janeiro, Fina Estampa centers on Griselda, a tough, hard-working handywoman with a very well-defined set of values. She managed to raise her small children on her own when her husband disappeared. Now she lives with her three adult children and one grandson in a fancy neighborhood where she does odd jobs and is well-known and liked by everyone. However, her life is far from easy. Her daughter Maria Amália is hard-working like herself, but becomes involved with Rafael, a young man with dubious morals. Her son Quinzé was left by his wife, Teodora, who also left behind their small child. Her other son, Antenor, a medical student who is embarrassed by Griselda's humble ways, will do anything to keep her away from his life. He falls in love with Patrícia, the daughter of René, a renowned chef and restaurant owner, and Teresa Cristina, a vain, arrogant, unscrupulous woman whose favorite pastime is tormenting her nutty housekeeper, Crô. René is smitten with Griselda's simple but honorable approach to life, arousing jealousy in Teresa Cristina, who eventually becomes her biggest rival taking revenge to the next level with her manipulative ways. Tensions arise after Griselda wins the lottery and people suddenly turn up, like her "dead" husband, Pereirinha, and her son's ex-wife. She will have to face the excessive ambitions of her son, her rival, and ex-husband, among others.

## Cast

* Lília Cabral as Griselda da Silva Pereira (Pereirão)
* Christiane Torloni as Tereza Cristina Buarque Siqueira de Velmont
* Dalton Vigh as Renê Velmont
* Carolina Dieckmann as Teodora Bastos da Silva
* Malvino Salvador as Quinzé (Joaquim José da Silva Pereira)
* Sophie Charlotte as Maria Amália da Silva Pereira
* Caio Castro as José Antenor da Silva Pereira
* Adriana Birolli as Patrícia Siqueira de Velmont
* Paulo Rocha as Guaracy Martins
* Marcelo Serrado as Crodoaldo Valério (Crô)
* Júlia Lemmertz as Esther Wolkoff Siqueira
* Renata Sorrah as Danielle Steiner Fraser
* Milena Toscano as Vanessa Tavares Ribas
* Eva Wilma as Maria Íris de Siqueira Maciel
* Arlete Salles as Vilma Moreira Prado
* Dira Paes as Celeste Souza Fonseca
* Alexandre Nero as Baltazar Fonseca
* Dudu Azevedo as Wallace Mu
* Marco Pigossi as Rafael Fernandes
* Cris Vianna as Dagmar dos Anjos
* Wolf Maya as Álvaro Siqueira
* Totia Meireles as Zambeze Siqueira
* Guilherme Boury as Daniel
* Carlos Casagrande as Juan Guilherme Passarelli
* Tania Khalill as Letícia Fernandes Prado
* Suzana Pires as Marcela/Joana Coutinho
* Juliana Knust as Zuleika
* Thaís de Campos as Alice
* Mônica Carvalho as Glória Monteiro
* Monique Alfradique as Beatriz Lobo
* Ana Rosa as Celina
* Isabel Fillardis as Doctor Mônica Ramos
* Júlio Rocha as Enzo Pereira
* Carol Macedo as Solange de Souza Fonseca
* Carlos Machado as Ferdinand
* Joana Lerner as Luana
* Ricardo Blat as Severino
* Rafael Zulu as Edvaldo
* Eri Johnson as Gigante (Honório)
* Rosa Marya Colin as Zilá
* Guida Vianna as Isolina
* Michelle Martins as Fernanda
* Bianca Salgueiro as Carolina Fernandes Prado
* Luma Costa as Nanda
* Ana Carolina Dias as Deborah
* Ítalo Guerra as Reinaldo
* Alexandra Martins as Márcia
* David Lucas as Renê Velmont Júnior
* Guilherme Leicam as Fábio
* Vitor David as Leonardo dos Anjos
* Marcelo Brou as Pezão (Maurício)
* Christian Monassa as Max
* Sandro Pedroso as Mandrake
* Fábio Keldani as Victor
* Carlos Vieira as Fred
* Aline Matheus as Clara
* Ângela Vieira as Mirna Bello

## Reception
### Ratings

| Timeslot | # Eps. | Premiere | Premiere | Finale | Finale | Rank | Season | Average viewership |
| Timeslot | # Eps. | Date | Premiere share | Date | Finale share | Rank | Season | Average viewership |
| Monday—Saturday 9:15 pm | 185 | 22 August 2011 | 41 | March 23, 2012 | 47 | #1 | 2011-2012 | 39 |

### Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated | Result |
| 2012 | Troféu Imprensa | Best Telenovela | Aguinaldo Silva | Nominated |
| 2012 | Troféu Imprensa | Best Actress | Lília Cabral | Won |
| 2012 | Troféu Imprensa | Best Actress | Christiane Torloni | Nominated |
| 2012 | Troféu Imprensa | Best Actor | Caio Castro | Nominated |
| 2012 | Melhores do Ano | Best Actress | Lília Cabral | Won |
| 2012 | Melhores do Ano | Best Actress | Christiane Torloni | Nominated |
| 2012 | Melhores do Ano | Best Supporting Actor | Marcelo Serrado | Won |
| 2012 | Melhores do Ano | Best Supporting Actress | Júlia Lemmertz | Nominated |
| 2012 | Melhores do Ano | Best Male Revelation | Paulo Rocha | Nominated |
| 2012 | Melhores do Ano | Best Child Performance | Gabriel Pelícia | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Telenovela | Aguinaldo Silva | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Actress | Lília Cabral | Won |
| 2012 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Actress | Christiane Torloni | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Actress | Carolina Dieckmann | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Actor | José Mayer | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Actor | Caio Castro | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Actor | Dalton Vigh | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Actor | Malvino Salvador | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Supporting Actor | Alexandre Nero | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Supporting Actor | David Lucas | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Supporting Actor | Marcelo Serrado | Won |
| 2012 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Supporting Actor | Marco Pigossi | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Supporting Actress | Dira Paes | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Supporting Actress | Suzana Pires | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Supporting Actress | Sophie Charlotte | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Child Performance | Gabriel Pelícia | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Child Performance | Vitor Colman | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Revelation | Paulo Rocha | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Revelation | Rodrigo Simas | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Author | Aguinaldo Silva | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Director | Wolf Maya | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Telenovela | Aguinaldo Silva | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Actor | Marcelo Serrado | Won |
| 2012 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Actress | Christiane Torloni | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Supporting Actress | Carolina Dieckmann | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Ídol Teen | Caio Castro | Nominated |
| 2012 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Costume Design | Fina Estampa | Nominated |