Araponga (1990)

The cunning Senator Petrônio Paranhos gives an interview to the beautiful journalist Magali Santanna, who is interested only in his affair with Arlete—an ambitious young woman intent on conceiving the older man's child via in vitro fertilization. To land this scoop, Magali agreed to interview the politician in a motel room, a condition he had insisted upon. However, Paranhos suffers a sudden collapse and dies during the interview. Detective Aristênio Catanduva, who had been keeping the senator under surveillance, investigates the case. Known by the codename "Araponga," he is a bumbling figure working for the Federal Police following his long service to the military regime.

Cast (46)CrewGenresDetailsMediaAwards

Tarcísio Meira

Araponga (Aristênio Catanduva)

Christiane Torloni

Magali Santana

Taumaturgo Ferreira

Tuca Maia (Artur da Costa Maia)

Paulo José

Érico

Lúcia Veríssimo

Tamara Paranhos

Flávio Galvão

João Paulo

Ary Fontoura

General Perácio

Eloísa Mafalda

Zuleide

Edgar Amorim

Peracinho

Carla Marins

Arlete

Rogério Fróes

Gavião (Nilo Paiva)

Darlene Glória

Dayse Sheldon

Ewerton de Castro

Doutor Jansen

Monique Lafond

Elizabeth

R

Rodrigo Santiago

Germano

Gracindo Júnior

Frei Bernardo

Edwin Luisi

Alves

Elizabeth Gasper

Marieta

Dira Paes

Nininha

Zilka Salaberry

Dona Marocas (Maroca Cantanduva)

Ângela Vieira

Jurema

Milton Gonçalves

Zé dos Couves

Ana Maria Nascimento e Silva

Celene

Jaime Leibovitch

Mr. Palmer

Adriana Lessa

Tina Macalton

A

Alef Del'Avila

Simão

Anselmo Vasconcelos

Bitola

Benjamin Cattan

Delegado Pacheco

Cláudio Cunha

Coruja

C

Claudio Curi

Paulino

F

Fernanda Muniz

Claúdia

Heloísa Helena

Zora Paranhos

Ítalo Rossi

Zaca

Ivan Setta

Preá

João Signorelli

Escubidu

Léa Garcia

Mundica

Luisa Thiré

Lúcia

Luiza Brunet

Dalila

M

Maria Odete

Tia Coló

M

Marco Miranda

Pipoca

M

Marcos Wainberg

Décio

M

Marilena Cury

Emilia

Paulo Gracindo

Senador Petrônio Paranhos

R

Roberto Frota

Faisão Dourado

Thiago Justino

Whitehouse

Ivan Mesquita

Mão-de-Gato

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