Gabriela (1975 TV series) country of origin Brazil
Gabriela is a 1975 Brazilian telenovela based on the 1958 novel of the same name by Jorge Amado, starring Sônia Braga in the title role.A remake was produced and aired by Globo in 2012, with Juliana Paes playing the lead role.Plot
Walter George Durst's free adaptation of Jorge Amado's novel Gabriela, Cravo e Canela (1958), takes place in 1925, when a devastating drought forces the hungry populations of the Brazilian Northeast to emigrate in search of survival. In the novel, the destination is Ilhéus, in the south of Bahia, a region in expansion thanks to the planting and commerce of cacao. Gabriela (Sônia Braga) is one of the victims of the drought. Free and impulsive, she gets a job as a cook at the home of the "Turkish" Nacib (Armando Bógus), with whom she lives a sensual love story.
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