Vidas em Jogo

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Vidas em Jogo
Vidas Em Jogo Telenovela Logo.jpg
Genre Telenovela
Created byCristianne Fridman
Directed byAlexandre Avancini
Starring
Opening theme"É" by Gonzaguinha
Country of originBrazil
No. of episodes245
Production
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time45 minutes
Release
Original network Record TV
Original releaseMay 3, 2011 (2011-05-03) 
April 9, 2012 (2012-04-09)
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Vidas em Jogo (English: Lives at Stake, International Title: Jackpot!) is a Brazilian primetime telenovela created by Cristianne Fridman and directed by Alexandre Avancini.

Contents

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

A 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

Main cast

ActorCharacter
Guilherme Berenguer Francisco
Thaís FersozaPatricia
Leonardo Vieira Ernesto
Vanessa Gerbelli Divina
Julianne TrevisolRita
Betty Lago Marizete
Lucinha Lins Zizi
Beth Goulart Regina
Denise Del Vecchio Augusta
Marcos Pitombo Lucas
Amandha LeeMargarida
Simone Spoladore Andrea
Paulo César GrandeSeverino
Ricardo PetragliaBelmiro
Cláudio Heinrich Elton
André Di Mauro Carlos
Bia MontezHermê
Letícia Colin Juliana
Luciana Braga Fátima
Gabriela MoreyraMarialice
Sílvio GuindaneIvan
Luiz GuilhermeAdalberto
Mário GomesDr. Maurício
Sandro RochaCleber
André RamiroBetão
Felipe Martins
Nill MarcondesVinícius
Ricky Tavares Wellington
Sacha BaliJorge
Marcela Barrozo Cacau
Aline FanjuRoseli
Giovana FalcãoGracena
Shaila ArseneTati
Rômulo Arantes NetoRaimundo
Júlia TanusJaqueline
Tati ZigLúcia
César PezzuoliDr. Guilherme
Guilherme PratesDaniel
Adriano Garib Edimilson
Adriano PettermannValdisnei

Recurring cast

ActorCharacter
Manoelita LustosaNelize
Cláudia AlencarAdalgisa
Sílvia BandeiraSuzana
Pedro MaltaMarcolino
Henrique RamiroEdmundo

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References

  1. "Vidas em Jogo estreia com sorte e mistério; veja os personagens" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2011-05-03.
  2. "Não perca o último capítulo de Vidas em Jogo nesta segunda-feira (9)" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2012-04-09.