Roberto Talma
Roberto Talma Vieira (Álvares Florence, April 29, 1949 — Rio de Janeiro, April 23, 2015) was a Brazilian film producer and television director.
Works
Jogo da Vida
The cheerful and outgoing Jordana lived alongside Silas for 20 years, helping him become wealthy. Despite this, he abandons her to run away with the opportunistic Carla. After the separation, Jordana faces financial difficulties. She then meets Dona Mena, an eccentric and lonely old woman abandoned by her family. Jordana takes care of Dona Mena and, when she dies, inherits four bronze cupids containing a million dollars. The problem is that the cupids disappear without a trace. The cupids become the subject of a fight between Dona Mena's nephews, Loreta and Carlito. The two are the villains of the story. Jordana, however, ends up falling in love with Carlito. In the final chapters, Jordana manages to recover the cupids and rebuild her life. She has the help of her friend Vieira.
Release Date1981-10-26
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Charactersd morto recém-chegado ao céu
Episode Count167
Vote Count2
Antonio Meliande: Pau pra Toda Obra
Release Date2011-03-31
Charactersd Himself
Minha Vida Em Suas Mãos
After being fired from his job and have his unemployment insurance money robbed, a young man decides to become a robber himself. While escaping authorities, he meets a female teacher of whom he takes hostage. Things get complicated when they fall in love with each other.
Release Date2001-05-11
Charactersd Motorista
Vote Count2
Celebrity
A successful businesswoman in the music industry sees her life fall apart after a young and mysterious woman starts work as her secretary. The scheming girl is totally obsessed by the famous businesswoman and she tries to steal everything from her, including her career.
Release Date2003-10-13
Charactersd Self
Episode Count1
Vote Count22
Partido Alto
Release Date1984-05-07
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Charactersd Self
Episode Count174
Vote Count4
Young Hearts
Malhação is a Brazilian television series for the teenage audience. The soap started in 1995, and was set in a fictional Gym Club called Malhação on Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. Through the years the location varied slightly. Although the name of the soap remains the same, it is now set in the Múltipla Escolha High School.
Release Date1995-04-24
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count1
Vote Count36
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo
Release Date2001-10-12
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count402
Vote Count16
Sétimo Sentido
Release Date1982-03-29
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count166
Vote Count6
A Padroeira
A Padroeira was a Brazilian soap opera produced and displayed at the time of 18 hours by Rede Globo, between June 18, 2001 and February 23, 2002, and presented in 215 chapters. It was written by Walcyr Carrasco collaboration with Duca Rachid and directed by Walter Avancini, and had Deborah Secco, Luigi Baricelli, Elizabeth Savalla and Maurício Mattar in leading roles.
Release Date2001-06-18
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count215
Vote Count10
Brava Gente
Brava Gente was a television series aired by TV Globo in Brazil between 2000 and 2003, initially as a special year-end. The program was adapted from stories and national stories, and plays by famous playwrights, screenwriters and signed by a number represented by several actors and actresses. The genres of the stories varied each week with the style of each director or author. Brava Gente in the stories ranged from comedies and dramas. In all 53 episodes were shown, broadcast on Tuesday nights.
Release Date2000-12-26
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count66
Vote Count6
Kubanacan
The story begins in 1951 in Kubanacan, a small Caribbean island country known as a"banana republic", both for its prime export and its economic problems. After the death of the current president, General Carlos Camacho imposes a coup d'état and establishes a dictatorial regime. In addition, the new ruler marries the wife of her predecessor, Mercedes, first lady loved by the people for her help to the poor and with whom she had an affair for years. In the village of Santiago, a mysterious man falls from the sky during a storm with a chest shot, being saved by the fishermen and cared for by Marisol. Without memory, Esteban falls in love with the girl and disputes his heart with her husband, Enrico, who leaves and lets his ex-wife live with the new love, who takes over her two children. Seven years later, in 1958, Marisol meets Camacho, who convinces her to leave and live as his mistress, claiming she would never get out of poverty in the village.
Release Date2003-05-05
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count227
Vote Count8
Dance with Me
Quinzinho and João Victor are identical twins separated at birth, unaware of each other's existence. The brothers eventually draw closer, guided by their instincts.
Release Date1981-03-16
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count165
Vote Count3
Top Model
Maria Eduarda "Duda" Pinheiro is a successful top model. After being hired to model Covery brand clothes, she meets the Kundera brothers, Alex and Gaspar, owners of the company. Gaspar, a former beatnik, is over 40 but still practices surfing, lives in a beach-side house and raises five children: Elvis (named after Elvis Presley), Ringo (Starr), Jane (Fonda), Olívia (Newton-John) and (John) Lennon, all from different mothers who left them with him. Anastácia "Naná" Passos, Duda's friend and mentor, loves him platonically, and rivalizes with Mariza Borges over him. Alex by contrast is a yuppie. He and their mother Morgana have a love-hate relationship and rivalry with his brother over Morgana's attention and the company. Alex begins to love Duda, however she falls in love with Lucas, a graffiti artist who is on the run from the São Paulo police due to his involvement in a crime there. He is also searching for his real father, and thinks it's either Alex or Gaspar.
Release Date1989-09-18
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count197
Vote Count13
Pai Herói
Release Date1979-01-29
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count174
Vote Count2
Once in a Blue Moon
With lightness and humor, the soap opera tells the story of Heloísa, a kind and hardworking woman whose life is transformed when she becomes involved with her boss's family and business partners.
Release Date2005-04-18
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count143
Vote Count3
Bebê a Bordo
In an action-packed plot set in São Paulo, Ana gives birth to a child in Tonico's car, but abandons the baby to escape the police after becoming involved in a robbery.
Release Date1988-06-13
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count209
Vote Count4
Água Viva
Release Date1980-02-04
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count160
Vote Count5
Perigosas Peruas
Childhood friends Cidinha and Leda follow opposite paths, but envy the life the other has chosen. Belo's love and custody of their daughter lead them into a competition.
Release Date1992-02-10
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count173
Vote Count4
Caso Especial
Release Date1971-09-10
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count3
Vote Count1
Bambuluá
Release Date2000-10-09
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Coração Alado
Release Date1980-08-11
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count185
Vote Count5
Agora é Que São Elas
The synopsis was loosely inspired by an argument by Paulo José called Cidade das Formigas. It was based on what happened in the city of Formiga, in Minas Gerais, where women work for large clothing manufacturers in the country. In Formiga Real, women guarantee a large part of their families' livelihood with this work.
Release Date2003-03-24
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count143
Vote Count3
Saramandaia
Saramandaia is a Brazilian telenovela originally written by Dias Gomes in 1976. It's considered remarkable because of the Magic Realism (used by the author to subtly criticize the Military Regime of the time) and had 160 chapters. The story centers on the name change that the city undergoes, promoted by the younger citizens and reviled by the older ones. It also focuses on the lives of the city's quirky residents.
Release Date1976-05-03
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count160
Vote Count3
Gabriela
Naïve and provocative Gabriela is a raggedy migrant worker who arrives in town to mesmerize all with her playful and simple, yet raw sensuality. Set in 1925, the story unravels in Ilhéus, a quiet northeastern coastal city thriving with cocoa crops and aspirations for progress, even though the traditional ways still rule.
Release Date2012-06-18
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count77
Vote Count38
Um Sonho a Mais
The story begins with the arrival of millionaire Antônio Carlos Volpone in Brazil. After living in Cairo for 18 years, he returns to his homeland for two reasons: first, to clarify the murder of his father-in-law, Dr. Telles, of which he was accused; second, to get closer to his ex-wife Estela, now married to Orlando Aranha. The millionaire also attracts media attention, and reporter Amélia Bicudo decides to investigate his life. To mislead his enemies and move freely, Volpone uses numerous disguises: the executive Anabela Freire, the doctor Nilo Peixe, the industrialist Augusto Melo Sampaio, and the driver André Silva. With the help of his loyal secretary and friend, Mosca, he confronts his main rival, Orlando Aranha, and Renata, Orlando's sister, who holds secrets about the murder of Estela's father.
Release Date1985-02-04
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count155
Vote Count2
O Grito
Release Date1975-10-27
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count135
Vote Count3
Os Gigantes
Release Date1979-08-20
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count147
Vote Count4
Of Body and Soul
Diogo is an upright judge, professionally recognized, married to the submissive Antônia, with whom he maintains a relationship of appearances, only to preserve the family institution. Diogo falls madly in love with Bettina, and the two have an affair. Deciding to fully embrace their passion, Diogo and Bettina plan a trip together, but he ends up not having the courage to abandon Antônia and leaves his lover waiting at the airport. Upon realizing she is alone, Bettina despairs and suffers a serious car accident. Her brain death is diagnosed, and her heart is transplanted into Paloma. Upon learning of Bettina's death and the transplant of her heart, Diogo, feeling guilty, becomes obsessed with the idea of getting close to Paloma, believing that in doing so he would be close to the heart of the woman he loved. Paloma is a young woman who abandoned her fiancé Tavinho at the altar to marry Juca, her first boyfriend.
Release Date1992-08-03
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count185
Vote Count1
The Prophet
From a young age, Marcos has the gift of premonition and, in his future, he will have to choose between the path of light and the path of vanity. As an adult, Marcos meets Sônia, and the two fall in love.
Release Date2006-10-16
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count178
Vote Count10
Negócio da China
Release Date2008-10-06
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count136
Vote Count3
Que Rei Sou Eu?
In the imaginary king of Avilan, the bastard prince Jean Pierre leads a popular group against councilors who will invade Rainha Valentine's palace and take away the power.
Release Date1989-02-13
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count185
Vote Count10
Os Maias
Pedro da Maia, meets a beautiful woman called Maria Monforte with whom he gets married despite his father's objection. The marriage produces a son, Carlos Eduardo, and a daughter. Some time later, Maria Monforte falls in love with Tancredo and runs away to Italy with him, taking her daughter along. When Pedro finds out, he goes with his son to his father's house where he commits suicide. Carlos stays at his grandfather's house and is educated by him. Carlos, becomes a doctor and opens his own office. Later he meets a gorgeous woman, Maria Eduarda. The two fall in love and have dozens of nights together. Eventually Carlos finds out later that Maria lied to him about her past and he starts fearing the worst. In the end, Carlos finds out that Maria is his sister. He informs her that they are siblings and that they cannot live like this anymore. Carlos, to forget his tragedies, goes for a trip around the world.
Release Date2001-01-09
DepartmentProduction
JobSupervising Producer
Episode Count42
Vote Count17
The Summer Sun
Unhappy in her marriage, Rachel decides to separate from her husband, the businessman Virgílio. Determined to turn her life around, she moves from Petrópolis to the southern zone of Rio de Janeiro with her daughter, Clara, and goes to live in her mother Laura's house in Ipanema. There she falls in love with the charming, but gruff, Heitor, owner of a mechanic shop. He lives with his sister, Irene, in an old townhouse, one of the main settings of the telenovela.
Release Date1982-10-11
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count137
Vote Count2
Toma Lá, Dá Cá
Brazilian comedy about two couples living next to each other in the same building. This show explores the antics between the two couples.
Release Date2007-08-07
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count91
Vote Count28
Gabriela
Release Date1975-04-14
DepartmentEditing
JobEditor
Episode Count132
Vote Count10
Campeão
Release Date1982-12-06
DepartmentProduction
JobSupervising Producer
Episode Count131
Vote Count1
Lua Cheia de Amor
The determined Genuína dreams of the return of Diego, the father of her children Rodrigo and Mercedes, who reject their mother's origins. Diego reappears with a different identity and changes Genu's destiny.
Release Date1990-12-03
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count191
Vote Count2
O Sexo dos Anjos
Diana, the Angel of Death, assigns an Emissary to retrieve Isabela from Earth. Upon meeting her, however, he becomes enchanted by the young woman and hesitates to take her.
Release Date1989-09-25
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count142
Vote Count4
O Direito de Nascer
Release Date2001-05-21
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count116
Vote Count2
Pé na Cova
Release Date2013-01-24
DepartmentArt
JobArt Direction
Episode Count71
Vote Count6
Som Brasil
Release Date1981-08-09
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Faça Sua História
Release Date2008-04-06
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count37
Vote Count1
Maçã do Amor
Release Date1983-05-09
DepartmentProduction
JobSupervising Producer
Episode Count106
Vote Count1
Golden Years
In the 1950s, Lurdinha and Marcos fall in love at the first sight. She studies at the Institute of Education, and he studies at the Military College. Two traditional educational institutions in 'Tijuca', in the North Zone of 'Rio de Janeiro'. But Lurdinha's conservative parents reject Marcos because he is son of separated parents and try, in every way, to keep him away from her.
Release Date1986-05-05
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count20
Vote Count8
Sabor de Mel
Release Date1983-04-04
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count95
Vote Count2
The Illusionist
The illusionist is mysterious, captivating and mesmerizes all those around him. But is he really a swindler or a man with extraordinary powers? This fascinating telenovela tells the story of seductive Herculano Quintanilha, who exerts significant influence over his great love Amanda, the Hayalla family and his friends. These and other enigmas can be found in The Illusionist, a telenovela where seduction is the great secret.
Release Date2011-07-12
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count64
Vote Count10
War and Peace
The series follows Barbara Palermo, a frustrated writer, and Pedro Guerra, a grumpy cop. Barbara and Peter met in high school when Barbara fell in love with him. She was an ugly, insecure girl who had always dreamed of being a great writer, while Pedro was a handsome guy, volleyball player, and flirtatious. After high school, each went their own way and they never met. Barbara eventually became a great writer, but under the pseudonym Paloma Paz, and sold hundreds of newsstand books. Pedro dreamed of joining the Brazilian volleyball team, but after an accident, his career went into decline, and he became a lonely and very closed man. The two meet again when an unexpected event involves both of them.
Release Date2007-12-27
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count18
Vote Count1
Braço de Ferro
Release Date1983-05-09
DepartmentProduction
JobSupervising Producer
Episode Count110
Vote Count1
A Vida Alheia
Release Date2010-04-08
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count20
Vote Count1
Retrato de Mulher
Release Date1993-04-20
DepartmentArt
JobArt Direction
Episode Count9
Vote Count2
Amor em Quatro Atos
Love stories unfold, based on songs by Chico Buarque.
Release Date2011-01-11
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count4
Vote Count1
O Sorriso do Lagarto
Inspired by the work of the same name by João Ubaldo Ribeiro, the miniseries tells the love story between João Pedros, a biologist who decides to make a living from fishing, and the unhappy Ana Clara, married to the corrupt Ângelo Marcos, Secretary of Health. Together with his lover, Bebel, Ângelo plans to take real estate speculation to the paradisiacal island of Santa Cruz. And for this he counts on the complicity of Tavinho and Nando, who belong to the local elite.
Release Date1991-06-04
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count52
Vote Count2
Tarcísio & Glória
Release Date1988-04-28
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count13
Vote Count3
Low Life
Cláudia Toledo, a former sex symbol and a struggling actress, sees a chance to transform her life when a wealthy businessman proposes to her. What initially seemed like a dream marriage quickly unravels into a deceptive scheme, as Cláudia discovers the union is a sham to maintain appearances. She ends up falling for Tomás, a seductive construction worker, who convinces Cláudia to plot a murder to inherit her husband's fortune.
Release Date1990-07-17
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count8
Vote Count7
Leandro & Leonardo
Release Date1992-04-14
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count10
Vote Count1
Dona Anja
Release Date1996-12-09
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count121
Casa do Terror
Release Date1995-04-30
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count2
A Comédia da Vida Privada
Release Date1994-08-03
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count22
Vote Count2
Juba & Lula
Release Date1989-06-05
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count40
Marília Pêra: Elas por Ela
Elas por Ela reconstituted the history of MPB between 1920 and 1970, from the female perspective, also showing the transformation of the role of women in society over these years. Marília Pêra chose 35 singers to honor and, from 50 songs, put together the script for the show.
Release Date1992-01-02
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count1
Mixto Quente
Release Date1986-01-05
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count8
Chico & Caetano
Release Date1986-04-25
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count9
Legião Urbana e Paralamas Juntos
Release Date1988-09-03
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Colégio Brasil
Release Date1996-05-06
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count119
O Compadre de Ogum
Release Date1994-12-29
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count1
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: O Saci
Pedrinho goes hunting in Capoeirão dos Tucanos, the virgin forest of Sítio do Picapau Amarelo, and meets the Saci, who tells him the secrets of the forest and several legends of Brazilian folklore. They work together to free Narizinho from a spell that Cuca put on her.
Release Date2001-10-18
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Sampa
Driven mad by his wife's disappearance, Amadeu enters an existential crisis and tries to find her through the streets of São Paulo, facing obstacles and encountering all sorts of people.
Release Date1988-09-26
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count4
Vote Count2
Especial: Ivete, Gil e Caetano
Year-end special brought together three interpreters of Brazilian popular music - Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso and Ivete Sangalo - to honour the Brazilian woman.
Release Date2011-12-23
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count3
Simone - Especial
Release Date1989-05-09
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Faça Sua História
Taxi driver Oswaldir (Stepan Nercessian) entertains his passengers with stories from his daily work. In the special, the taxi driver tells several cases to a passenger (Luiz Gustavo), such as the story of the manicurist Ivonete (Rita Guedes), a woman so stunning that she was called to be Miss Irajá and pose for the cover of a magazine. Despite all the praise she received, she didn't have a boyfriend. Until Haroldão (Ernesto Piccolo) appeared. He won her over with a beautiful line, but soon let her down.
Release Date2007-12-27
DepartmentProduction
JobDirector of Operations
Dores de Amores
A couple face problems because he can no longer have sex with her. Always charged due to the lack of lust, he feels increasingly diminished in the relationship. That's when she presents a bold proposal: that they switch roles in sex, as a way of proving their commitment to the relationship.
Release Date2013-06-07
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Vote Count1
Cazuza: Uma Prova de Amor
Release Date1989-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Tina Turner: Rio '88 - Live In Concert
On January 16, 1998, Tina Turner performed in front of a record-breaking crowd of 180,000 fans at the Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro, setting a Guinness World Record at the time for the "largest paying rock concert attendance for a solo artist". Accompanied by dancers, glitter and fireworks, Tina delivered 13 tracks in her own inimitable and explosive style.
Release Date1988-01-16
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count8
O Alienista
The story, set in the 19th century, portrays the hypocritical bourgeoisie of the time. The eccentric Dr. Simão Bacamarte is a doctor who will develop his theories about the treatment of madness, knowledge acquired during his stay in Europe. The city is left at the mercy of this man who decides, at his own risk, to judge who were the madmen in the city and who were the sane...
Release Date1993-07-23
DepartmentArt
JobArt Direction
Vote Count3
Especial Roberto Carlos
Release Date1974-12-25
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count1
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: Reino das Águas Claras
Release Date2001-10-12
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Anos Dourados - O Filme
Adaptation of the series shown in 1986. Marcos and Lurdinha live in love in the 1950s. The young man is the son of separated parents and his mother, Glória, works as a cashier in a nightclub. The conservatism of the girl's family and the sexual repression of the time are factors that affect the couple's relationship.
Release Date2015-01-23
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count3
Cida, a Gata Roqueira
Release Date1986-08-29
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count1
Xuxa no Mundo da Imaginação - Era uma Vez - Vol. 2
Release Date2014-08-02
DepartmentProduction
JobProduction Executive
Chico Anysio Show
Release Date1982-03-04
Episode Count2
Vote Count2
The Body
Xavier, a pharmacist, lives peacefully in bigamy with his two women, Carmen and Beatriz, but the harmony breaks down when they find he has another lover, Monique, a nightclub dancer.
Release Date1991-07-12
Vote Count3