A Morgadinha dos Canaviais
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A Morgadinha dos Canaviais is a Portuguese
Portugal
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 romance novel
Romance novel
The romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries. Novels in this genre place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Through the late...

 by Júlio Dinis
Júlio Dinis
Júlio Dinis, pseudonym of Joaquim Guilherme Gomes Coelho was a Portuguese doctor and writer.Júlio Dinis died at the young age of 31 of tuberculosis, and some of its works were published posthumously...

, published in 1868. Set in the nineteenth century, the story revolves around Madalena Constança , a girl of great beauty and generosity.

1949 film

The novel was made into a film in 1949 directed by Caetano Bonucci and Amadeu Ferrari  and starred Eunice Muñoz
Eunice Muñoz
Eunice Muñoz, OSE, GCIH is a Portuguese actress. She was born in Amareleja, Portugal.-External links:...

 as Madalena. It also featured actress Maria Matos
Maria Matos
Maria de Conceição de Matos Ferreira da Silva was a Portuguese actress and theatre personality.-Career:...

.

Cast

  • Eunice Muñoz
    Eunice Muñoz
    Eunice Muñoz, OSE, GCIH is a Portuguese actress. She was born in Amareleja, Portugal.-External links:...

    ... Madalena, Morgada dos Canaviais (majorat owner)
  • Fernando Isidoro ... Taberneiro
  • Paiva Raposo ... Henrique de Souzelas
  • Tomás de Macedo ... Augusto
  • Vitor Manuel ... Eduardo
  • Helena do Vale ... Cristina
  • Costinha
    Costinha
    Francisco José Rodrigues da Costa, OIH , aka Costinha , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defensive midfielder....

    ... Morgado das Perdizes (a majorat owner)
  • Auzenda Maria ... Mariana
  • Maria Matos
    Maria Matos
    Maria de Conceição de Matos Ferreira da Silva was a Portuguese actress and theatre personality.-Career:...

    ... D. Vitória
  • Joaquim Miranda
    Joaquim Miranda
    Joaquim Miranda was a Portuguese economist and politician, a former member of the Portuguese Parliament and of the European Parliament. He was born in Portalegre, in the southern region of Alentejo....

    ... Cancela
  • Jorge Moreira ... Angelo
  • Maria Olguim ... Catarina
  • Maria Emilia Vilas ... Maria de Jesus Doroteia, Madalena's aunt
  • Alfredo Henriques ... Seabra
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