Janete Clair

Creator

Janete Clair

Born April 25, 1925 · Conquista, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Died November 16, 1983 · aged 58

Janete Clair was a Brazilian television, radio play, and novel writer born in Conquista, Minas Gerais, Brazil. TV series in Brazil continued to be based on her work fifteen years after her 1983 death from cancer in Rio de Janeiro. She was the wife of writer Alfredo Dias Gomes.

Known For

ObsessãoObsessão · 1973
Obsessão
5.01973
MovieCrimeThriller
A small town in Brazil is the background for this thriller about a murder, disclosing corruption among the leaders of the region.
Irmãos CoragemIrmãos Coragem · 1970
Irmãos Coragem
9.31970
SeriesAction & AdventureDrama
The fight for freedom and against oppression is the central theme of this soap opera that tells the story of the Coragem brothers: João, Jerônimo and Duda, in the city of Coroado.
Selva de PedraSelva de Pedra · 1972
Selva de Pedra
9.11972
SeriesDramaSoap
Amidst an unresolved crime, Simone protects Cristiano and falls in love with him. However, the couple faces ambition and betrayals that tear them apart. Presumed dead, she returns under a new identity seeking revenge.
Duas VidasDuas Vidas · 1976
Duas Vidas
7.71976
SeriesDrama
Direito de AmarDireito de Amar · 1987
Direito de Amar
7.41987
SeriesSoapDrama
An industrialist is forced to marry his daughter Rosalia to a banker to save himself from bankruptcy. But Rosalia is in love with Adriano, unaware that he is the banker's son.
Pecado CapitalPecado Capital · 1975
Pecado Capital
8.51975
SeriesDramaSoap
Carlão is a taxi driver who experiences a drama of conscience after fleeing bank robbers leave a suitcase with stolen money in his car: he doesn't know whether to hand it over to the police, running the risk of being accused of being an accomplice in the robbery, or whether to use the money to solve his problems.
O SemideusO Semideus · 1973
O Semideus
8.01973
SeriesDramaSoap
Selva de PedraSelva de Pedra · 1986
Selva de Pedra
7.21986
SeriesDramaSoap
Cristiano Vilhena is a young man from the countryside who dreams of high society, risking his happiness alongside Simone.

Filmography

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Jogo da VidaJogo da Vida · 1981
Jogo da Vida
8.51981
SeriesDramaSoap
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.

Original Story

Vende-se um Véu de NoivaVende-se um Véu de Noiva · 2009
Vende-se um Véu de Noiva
2009
SeriesSoapDrama
Vende-se um Véu de Noiva is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by SBT from June 16, 2009, to January 9, 2010. It is based on the radio serial of the same name written by Janete Clair, which was also adapted into the 1969 telenovela Véu de Noiva by TV Globo. Created and adapted by Íris Abravanel, with collaboration from Jaqueline Vargas and Yoya Wursch, and directed by Del Rangel, the telenovela stars Day Mesquita, Daniel Alvim, Elaine Cristina, Marcos Winter, Thaís Pacholek, and Zé Carlos Machado. The story follows Maria Célia and Rubens Baronese, a couple whose lives are changed by a tragic conspiracy involving Maria's cousin Eunice, who plans to take away their newborn child. Years later, the consequences of this crime affect their families, revealing secrets, betrayals, ambition, and the struggle for truth, justice, and reconciliation.

Novel