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Esmeralda is a Brazilian telenovela produced by SBT in association with Televisa and originally broadcast from December 6, 2004, to July 19, 2005. It is a Brazilian adaptation of the Mexican telenovela Esmeralda (1997), itself based on the original story by Delia Fiallo. Adapted by Henrique Zambelli and Rogério Garcia, the telenovela stars Bianca Castanho and Cláudio Lins. The story follows Esmeralda, a young woman who has been blind since birth after being accidentally switched with another baby shortly after her birth. Raised by a humble family in the countryside, she grows up unaware of her true identity. When she falls in love with José Armando, the son of a wealthy landowner, their romance is threatened by family secrets, prejudice, social differences, and the revelation of the truth about her origins.
Last Episode Aired
2005-07-19
S1E194 — Episode 194
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Bianca Castanho
Esmeralda
Cláudio Lins
José Armando
Lucinha Lins
Branca
Paulo César Grande
Rodolfo
Karina Barum
Graziela
Daniel Andrade
Adrian
Tania Bondezan
Fátima
Fabiana Alvarez
Patrícia
Manoelita Lustosa
Rosário
Maria Estela
Irmã Piedade
Sônia Guedes
Margarida
Antônio Petrin
Sabiá
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