


Helena
Top Cast

Luciana Braga
Helena do Vale

Thales Pan Chacon
Estácio do Vale

Aracy Balabanian
Úrsula do Vale

Othon Bastos
Doutor Camargo

Ivan de Albuquerque
Padre Melchior

Elias Andreato
Luiz Mendonça

Paulo Villaça
Salvador

Mayara Magri
Eugênia Camargo

Isabel Ribeiro
Tomásia

Yara Amaral
Dorzinha
Themes & Keywords
About Helena
Helena is a drama series that first aired in 1987 exploring themes of telenovela. Created by Mário Prata, it stars Luciana Braga, Thales Pan Chacon, Aracy Balabanian.
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