Me Chama de Bruna

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Me Chama de Bruna
Me Chama de Bruna series poster.jpg
Genre Drama
Based on Bruna Surfistinha
Starring
Opening theme"Dei Um Beijo Na Boca Do Medo" (Férias em Videotape)
Composer Simone Mazzer
Country of originBrazil
Original languagePortuguese
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes32 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer
  • Leo Ribeiro
Production location São Paulo
CinematographyJulio Costantini
Running time45 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Fox Premium
ReleaseOctober 8, 2016 (2016-10-08) 
January 31, 2020 (2020-01-31)
Related
Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl

Me Chama de Bruna (transl.Call me Bruna) is a Brazilian drama television series loosely based on the real story of Bruna Surfistinha (pen name of Raquel Pacheco), a former sex worker who attracted the attention of Brazilian media by publishing, in a blog, her sexual experiences with clients. [1] The series premiered on Fox Premium on October 8, 2016. [2]

Contents

Premise

Before becoming the most famous prostitute in Brazil, Raquel was just a middle-class 17-year-old teen girl with a dream of freedom; but as she leaves her parents house and adopting the pen name of Bruna Surfistinha, she will go through a dangerous underworld of sex, drugs and violence: the pains of growth will create deep marks in her personality. [3]

Cast

Episodes

Each episode lasts approximately 45 minutes. The television series consists of four seasons:

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References

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