Cassiano Gabus Mendes
Cassiano Gabus Mendes (São Paulo, July 29, 1927 – São Paulo, August 18, 1993) was a radio broadcaster, author, and television pioneer in Brazil.
Works
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
Charactersd D. Franco Torremolinos
Episode Count173
Vote Count4
Te Contei?
Sabrina is a wealthy young woman who hides her compulsion to steal from her parents – Hilda and Fred – and also conceals the fact that she rents a room at Lola's boarding house in the Rio de Janeiro suburbs, where she pretends to be a modest young woman looking for work. The parallel plots of the story unfold through these two distinct worlds in which Sabrina lives.
Release Date1978-03-06
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count151
Vote Count1
Champagne
Release Date1983-10-24
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count167
Vote Count3
The Buzz
Enemies since childhood, André Spina and Ariclenes Martins became Jacques Leclair and Victor Valentim and now compete for the spotlight in the fashion world.
Release Date2010-07-19
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Episode Count209
Vote Count18
Ti Ti Ti
'Ti-Ti-Ti' presents a humorous plot, set in São Paulo, whose central theme is the professional, familial, and romantic rivalry between André Spina and Ariclenes Martins, or Ari, as he is known to those closest to him. The two were childhood friends and always fought a lot, engaging in tireless disputes over the same girlfriends.
Release Date1985-08-05
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count185
Vote Count3
Elas por Elas
"Crossed Paths" tells a history about seven friends who met in their youth at an English course meet again 25 years later; Lara, Taís, Helena, Adriana, Renée, Natália and Carol, each of them has a different personality and origin, but they share a deep affection.
Release Date2023-09-25
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Episode Count171
Vote Count46
Albert, the Rockefeller
Albert, the Rockefeller is a Brazilian telenovela produced by TV Tupi and aired from November 4, 1968 to November 30, 1969. It was created by Cassiano Gabus Mendes, written by Bráulio Pedroso and directed by Lima Duarte and Walter Avancini.
Release Date1968-11-04
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Concept
Episode Count281
Vote Count10
Elas por Elas
Seven high school friends reunite after 20 years. Memories of the past and coincidences of the present reveal the secrets and affections that bind the women and their families.
Release Date1982-05-10
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count173
Vote Count5
Evil Angel
Ambitious Nice seeks social advancement through Rodrigo Medeiros, but ends up truly falling in love with him. This is the second version of the telenovela, originally aired in 1976.
Release Date1997-09-08
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Episode Count173
Vote Count8
Anjo Mau
A poor young woman, unhappy with her inevitable destiny as a suburban housewife, gets a job as a nanny for a wealthy family and falls in love with her employer's brother, using every trick to win him over and ultimately become the lady of the mansion. .
Release Date1976-02-02
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count173
Vote Count2
Plumas & Paetês
After an accident, Marcela arrives in São Paulo and decides to assume a new identity. Torn between love, she plunges into a world that is not her own.
Release Date1980-09-08
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count191
Vote Count5
Brega & Chique
The plot revolves around a love triangle between Rosemere, Rafaela, and Herbet Alvaray. They are unaware of the same man's presence in their lives and, due to fate, become friends.
Release Date1987-04-20
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count173
Vote Count7
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
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count185
Vote Count10
Antônio Maria
Release Date1968-07-08
DepartmentProduction
JobSupervising Producer
Episode Count255
Vote Count2
O Mapa da Mina
The main plot revolves around a hidden treasure. The story begins when a gang steals ten million dollars worth of diamonds in Uruguay. To escape the police, one of the thieves, Rodolfo Torres de Almeida, flees to Argentina. His partner, Ivo Simeone, travels to São Paulo with the jewels. Ivo decides to hide the precious stones and, to ensure he doesn't forget the hiding place, has a map tattooed above the buttocks of a girl, the daughter of his neighbor. The thief takes care to photograph the girl so he can identify her in the future. Ivo is arrested and, eight years later, when he gets out of jail, he is run over and killed. Before dying, however, he manages to tell his son Rodrigo the secret about the treasure map. The young man follows the clues given by his father and discovers that the young woman with the tattooed map is Elisa, a novice nun cloistered in a convent, about to take perpetual vows.
Release Date1993-03-29
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count137
Vote Count2
My Love, My Torment
Release Date1990-10-29
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count173
Vote Count5
Locomotives
Kiki Blanche is a former star dedicated to her family and her beauty salon, in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. In addition to Milena, her legitimate daughter, Kiki raises Fernanda, Paulo, Renata and Regina. The great conflict of the plot is Fernanda's passion for Fábio, a man also loved by Milena.
Release Date1977-03-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count168
Vote Count4
Hospital
Release Date1971-06-28
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Episode Count120
Vote Count1
Marron Glacé
To avenge his father's death, Otávio wants to take over a party catering business called "Marron Glacé," but ends up falling in love with Vanessa, the daughter of the current owner.
Release Date1979-08-06
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count180
Vote Count1
Ni contigo ni sin ti
Ni contigo... ni sin ti is a Mexican telenovela produced by Martha Patricia López de Zatarain for Televisa. Erick Elías and Eduardo Santamarina are the main protagonists, while Ricardo Franco and Andrea Torre are the main antagonists. Ni contigo ni sin ti won "best female revelation" at Premios TVyNovelas. Canal de las Estrellas aired the series from February 28 to August 26, 2011, Univision aired 2 hours of Ni contigo ni sin ti from October 18 to October 28, 2011, and then it aired in 1 hour from October 31, 2011 to April 6, 2012 at 2pm/1c. As of September 18, 2013, Univision is broadcasting reruns of Ni contigo ni sin ti every Tuesday to Saturday mornings at 1am/12c, replacing Zacatillo, un lugar en tu corazón.
Release Date2011-02-28
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Episode Count130
Ángel malo
Release Date1986-03-11
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Episode Count110
Vote Count1
El amor está de moda
The rivalties and romantic lives of two haute couture designers.
Release Date1995-03-13
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Episode Count85
Vote Count2
Rompecorazón
A rich man decides to fake his death in order to save himself from a millionaire debt, before fleeing to Europe for a facial surgery. He leaves his fortune to one of his 3 lovers, while the other 2 and their families have to deal with the ecomic aftermath.
Release Date1994-03-14
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Episode Count98
Vote Count2
Mário Fofoca
Release Date1983-03-13
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count17
Vote Count2
Ellas por ellas
When Marcia finds a photo of her old school friends, a wave of memories and nostalgia invades her head. With the desire to find them again, Marcia decides to locate them one by one and plans a meeting at her home. They all attend the event, happy with the reunion. However, memories of the past and coincidences of the present surface, affecting from then on the lives of everyone in the group.
Release Date1991-08-19
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Episode Count81
Vote Count3
Tarcísio & Glória
Release Date1988-04-28
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
Vote Count3
Albert, the Rockefeller
Adaptation of the successful Brazilian TV series "Beto Rockefeller". Albert is a cunning poor man who pretends to be rich, using his congeniality and lack of morals to mix among rich people.
Release Date1970-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobStory
Vote Count2
Já Não Se Faz Amor Como Antigamente
Film in three segments. In the first, father is suspicious about his son's masculinity. The second one shows a Don Juan-like guy who, at church for his own wedding, cannot remember who the bride might be. In the third, a rich husband tries to find the tattooed man he saw escaping through his wife's bedroom window.
Release Date1976-12-07
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count7
O Sobrado
Based on Erico Verissimo's masterpiece, O Sobrado follows the Terra-Cambará family during the siege imposed to their house by enemies due to political differences. As the siege goes, the family tensions start to show off.
Release Date1956-05-28
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count2
Venha Ver o Sol na Estrada
Release Date1973-04-02
DepartmentProduction
JobSupervising Producer
Episode Count74
Vote Count1
The Adventures of Mario Fofoca
Release Date1983-03-10
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count2