Vidas em Jogo (English: Lives at Stake, International Title: Jackpot!) is a Brazilian primetime telenovela created by Cristianne Fridman and directed by Alexandre Avancini.
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| Genre | Telenovela |
| Created by | Cristianne Fridman |
| Directed by | Alexandre Avancini |
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| Opening theme | "É" by Gonzaguinha |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| No. of episodes | 245 |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Record TV |
| Release | May 3, 2011 – April 9, 2012 |
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The series premiered on May 3, 2011 and ended on April 9, 2012 on Rede Record at the 10 p.m. timeslot.[1][2]
A total of 245 episodes of 45 minutes were produced. Due to the 2011 Pan American Games, Vidas em Jogo was preempted on October 14 and 30, so when first shown in Brazil, episodes 242–245 were shown as a separate 90-minute two episodes. In other countries, these final four episodes were aired separately.
Plot
editA group of friends had been playing the lottery for two years ago. On New Year's Eve, when the prize has an extraordinary value, they picked the correct numbers of the lottery and they all become millionaires.
They live their dreams but they are also involved in a terrible nightmare because they made a pact: each one has a mission to accomplish within one year and only those who can accomplish their mission shall be entitled to the other half of the prize that is stored in a saving account.
The conflicts get worse when the friends that won the lottery start to die mysteriously and the winners enter in a game of life or death in which, if they don't discover who the murderer is, they may be the next victim.
Cast
editMain cast
edit| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Guilherme Berenguer | Francisco |
| Thaís Fersoza | Patricia |
| Leonardo Vieira | Ernesto |
| Vanessa Gerbelli | Divina |
| Julianne Trevisol | Rita |
| Betty Lago | Marizete |
| Lucinha Lins | Zizi |
| Beth Goulart | Regina |
| Denise Del Vecchio | Augusta |
| Marcos Pitombo | Lucas |
| Amandha Lee | Margarida |
| Simone Spoladore | Andrea |
| Paulo César Grande | Severino |
| Ricardo Petraglia | Belmiro |
| Cláudio Heinrich | Elton |
| André Di Mauro | Carlos |
| Bia Montez | Hermê |
| Letícia Colin | Juliana |
| Luciana Braga | Fátima |
| Gabriela Moreyra | Marialice |
| Sílvio Guindane | Ivan |
| Luiz Guilherme | Adalberto |
| Mário Gomes | Dr. Maurício |
| Sandro Rocha | Cleber |
| André Ramiro | Betão |
| Felipe Martins | Zé |
| Nill Marcondes | Vinícius |
| Ricky Tavares | Wellington |
| Sacha Bali | Jorge |
| Marcela Barrozo | Cacau |
| Aline Fanju | Roseli |
| Giovana Falcão | Gracena |
| Shaila Arsene | Tati |
| Rômulo Arantes Neto | Raimundo |
| Júlia Tanus | Jaqueline |
| Tati Zig | Lúcia |
| César Pezzuoli | Dr. Guilherme |
| Guilherme Prates | Daniel |
| Adriano Garib | Edimilson |
| Adriano Pettermann | Valdisnei |
Recurring cast
edit| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Manoelita Lustosa | Nelize |
| Cláudia Alencar | Adalgisa |
| Sílvia Bandeira | Suzana |
| Pedro Malta | Marcolino |
| Henrique Ramiro | Edmundo |
References
edit- ^ "Vidas em Jogo estreia com sorte e mistério; veja os personagens" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2011-05-03.
- ^ "Não perca o último capítulo de Vidas em Jogo nesta segunda-feira (9)" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2012-04-09.