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The Penny Lady

The Penny Lady

20135.51 Season91 EpisodesEnded

Overview

The open market worker Carlota Losano is an uneducated, kind and explosive woman, known by everyone as the Penny Lady. Good-hearted and a woman of unparalleled optimism, she got her nickname for giving out what is left from her stand to the poor. Uneducated and abandoned by her husband, Esmeraldino, the Penny Lady plays the role of mother and father, working double to guarantee a dignified future for her children, Édison and Rosália.

Created by Gustavo Reiz
Written by Gustavo Reiz, Aline Garbati, Joaquim Assis
NetworksRecord

Top Cast

Ângela Leal

Ângela Leal

Carlota Losano Coelho / Dona Xepa

Thais Fersoza

Thais Fersoza

Rosália Losano Coelho / Rosa Passarelli

Arthur Aguiar

Arthur Aguiar

Édison Losano Coelho

Emílio Dantas

Emílio Dantas

Benito de Souza

Márcio Kieling

Márcio Kieling

Victor Hugo Pantaleão

Gabriela Durlo

Gabriela Durlo

Isabela Castro e Barros

Rayana Carvalho

Rayana Carvalho

Lyris Pantaleão

Luiza Tomé

Luiza Tomé

Magnólia Pantaleão (Meg)

Maurício Mattar

Maurício Mattar

Júlio César Pantaleão

Angelina Muniz

Angelina Muniz

Pérola Castro e Barros

Themes & Keywords

telenovela

About The Penny Lady

The Penny Lady is a soap, comedy series that first aired in 2013 exploring themes of telenovela. Created by Gustavo Reiz, it stars Ângela Leal, Thais Fersoza, Arthur Aguiar. The open market worker Carlota Losano is an uneducated, kind and explosive woman, known by everyone as the Penny Lady. Good-hearted and a woman of unparalleled optimism, she got her nickname for giving out what is left from her stand to the poor. Uneducated and abandoned by her husband, Esmeraldino, the Penny Lady plays the role of mother and father, working double to guarantee a dignified future for her children, Édison and Rosália.

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