Benedito Ruy Barbosa Edmara Barbosa Bruno Luperi Luis Alberto de Abreu
Directed by
Carlos Araújo Gustavo Fernandez Antônio Karnewale Philippe Barcinski
Creative director
Luiz Fernando Carvalho
Starring
Antônio Fagundes
Christiane Torloni
Rodrigo Santoro
Camila Pitanga
Domingos Montagner
Selma Egrei
Irandhir Santos
Marcelo Serrado
Fabiula Nascimento
Dira Paes
Chico Diaz
Marcos Palmeira
Opening theme
"Tropicália" by Caetano Veloso
Country of origin
Brazil
Original language
Portuguese
No. of episodes
172 / 60 (International Version)
Production
Production locations
São Francisco do Conde, Bahia[5]
Cachoeira, Bahia
Raso da Catarina, Bahia
Ilha de Cajaíba, Bahia
Baraúna, Rio Grande do Norte
São José da Tapera, Alagoas
Olho d'Água do Casado, Alagoas
Piranhas, Alagoas
Canindé de São Francisco, Sergipe
Editors
Carlos Edurado Kerr
Iury Pinto
João Marins
Paulo Leite
Diogo Ribeiro
Alexandre Guimarães
Christiana Moura
Marco Seixas
Marco Gibelli
André Leite
Camera setup
Multi-camera
Running time
22–69 minutes
Original release
Network
TV Globo
Release
14 March (2016-03-14) – 30 September 2016 (2016-09-30)
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Velho Chico (English title: Old River) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo from 14 March 2016 to 30 September 2016.
Created by Benedito Ruy Barbosa, Edmara Barbosa and Bruno Luperi, and co-written with Luis Alberto de Abreu. Directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho and co-directed by Carlos Araújo, Gustavo Fernandez, Antônio Karnewale and Philipe Barcinski.[6][7]
Velho Chico faced unprecedented challenges during its production; with Umberto Magnani and Domingos Montagner deaths. On the wake of Montagner's passing on 15 September 2016, two weeks before the scheduled show's finale, production entered in turmoil.
Starring Antonio Fagundes, Camila Pitanga, Domingos Montagner, Rodrigo Santoro, Selma Egrei, Tarcísio Meira in the lead roles. And Rodrigo Lombardi, Fabiula Nascimento, Chico Díaz, Christiane Torloni, Marcos Palmeira, Dira Paes, Irandhir Santos, Gabriel Leone, Giullia Buscacio, Lucy Alves in supporting roles.[8]
The show received positive reviews for its surrealist account of contemporary live in the Brazilian sertão. And was nominated for an International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela in 2017.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
^"Confira o elenco da novela "Velho Chico", próxima das nove". Famosos Na Web (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 March 2016.
^Giselle de Almeida (14 March 2016). "Escrita por três gerações, "Velho Chico" mistura romance e fundo político" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 October 2016.
^"Novela Velho Chico: Central de Informações da Novela - Central da Lapa". Central Lapa (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 October 2016.
^"Briga entre rivais e romance ardente agitam redes sociais na estreia de 'Velho Chico'". Globo (in Portuguese). 14 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
^"Novela Velho Chico bom Jesus da Lapa". Central da Lapa (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^GShow (25 January 2016). "'Velho Chico': próxima novela das 9 da Globo inicia as gravações no Nordeste com Rodrigo Santoro". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
^Flávio Ricco (18 January 2016). "Difícil, para não dizer impossível, entrada da Turner no futebol brasileiro". UOL TV e Famosos. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
^"Domingos Montagner Dead At Age 54: What Happened To Brazilian Star Of 'Velho Chico'?". hollywoodtake.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
^"Nominees Categories". Iemmys.tv. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
^Stewart Clarke (27 September 2017). "Kenneth Branagh, Anna Friel Receive International Emmy Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
^Kate Samuelson (13 July 2017). "Here Are the 2017 Emmy Nominations". Time. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
^"Velho Chico e Justiça concorrem ao Emmy Internacional". Revista da TV, O Globo. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
^"Justiça, Tá no ar, Velho Chico, Totalmente Demais e Alemão concorrem ao Emmy Internacional". GShow. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
^"A contradição de Velho Chico: novela é finalista ao Emmy mas não cabe no catálogo de vendas internacionais". Telepadi. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017. É quase uma contradição que o enredo não tenha apelo internacional e que, inscrito no Emmy Internacional, na categoria de novelas, esteja entre os cinco finalistas
^Patricia Kogut (14 November 2017). "Rodrigo Santoro participará do Emmy com equipe do Velho Chico". O Globo. Retrieved 20 November 2017. Luiz Fernando Carvalho, convidado pela Globo, não poderá ir: está filmando em São Paulo
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