Estúpido Cupido


Estúpido Cupido is a Brazilian telenovela produced by Rede Globo. It aired from 25 August 1976 to 26 February 1977 at 7pm. Written by Mário Prata and directed by Régis Cardoso, it was the last Globo telenovela recorded in black-and-white, with the exception of the last two chapters, directed by Walter Avancini using the then new color technology.
It was the first telenovela written by Mário Prata. Due to the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Estúpido Cupido debuted exceptionally on a Wednesday.
The telenovela was re-aired in Brazil starting in May 1979, at 2pm.

Plot

The story takes place in the fictional city of Albuquerque, São Paulo, in the beginning of the 1960s. It revolves around the loves of youth, having as background the American music of the time: rock ballads and rock and roll. The teenagers study in the Catholic school Colégio Normal de Albuquerque, and many Sisters and Fathers take part in the plot. Other subjects covered are: the prejudice suffered by a divorced woman ; the success of a rock band, Personélitis Boys, led by Antônio Ney Medeiros; Belchior, a clever but not very sane homeless man who runs an imaginary radio station daily from 11am–noon; Cabo Fidélis, a policeman; Acioly, a geologist prospecting for petroleum in the city region; and Alcides Guimarães Filho, the city mayor, owner of the Albuquerque Tênis Club where the high society of the city meet and party.
The external scenes were recorded in Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro. With the success of the telenovela, there was a revival of the music style of the 50s and 60s, with twist dance competitions happening in several places across the country. The soundtrack album, produced by Som Livre, sold more than one million copies. In 1995, Chilean TVN produced a remake also called Estúpido Cupido, in which the city of Albuquerque was renamed to San Andrés.

Cast

Sound tracks

National

  1. "Banho de Lua " – Celly Campello
  2. "Quem É?" – Osmar Navarro
  3. "Diana" – Carlos Gonzaga
  4. "Meu Mundo Caiu" – Maysa
  5. "Broto Legal" – Sérgio Murilo
  6. "Alguém é Bobo de Alguém" – Wilson Miranda
  7. "Por Uma Noite" – Stradivarius
  8. "Ritmo da Chuva " – Demétrius
  9. "Boogie do Bebê" – Tony Campello
  10. "Sereno" – Paulo Molin
  11. "Neurastênico" – Betinho & Seu Conjunto
  12. "Biquíni Amarelo " – Ronnie Cord
  13. "Tetê" – Sylvia Telles
  14. "Bata Baby" – Wilson Miranda
  15. "Ela é Carioca" – Os Cariocas
  16. "Estúpido Cupido " – Celly Campello

    International

  17. "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" – Neil Sedaka
  18. "Love Me Forever" – The Playing's
  19. "Be-Bop-A-Lula" – Gene Vincent
  20. "Tutti Frutti" – Little Richard
  21. "Ruby" – Ray Charles
  22. "Twilight Time" – The Platters
  23. "America" – Trini Lopez
  24. "The Twist" – Chubby Checker
  25. "Secretly" – Jimmy Rodgers
  26. "Tears on My Pillow" – Little Anthony & The Imperials
  27. "Misty" – Johnny Mathis
  28. "April Love" – Pat Boone
  29. "Multiplication" – Bobby Darin
  30. "Don't Be Cruel" – Elvis Presley
  31. "Petit Fleur" – Bob Crosby
  32. "The Green Leaves of Summer" – The Brothers Four
  33. "Puppy Love" – Paul Anka
  34. "Al di là" – Emilio Pericoli
  35. "Everybody Loves Somebody" – Dean Martin
  36. "Bye Bye Love" – The Everly Brothers