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Salsa e Merengue

Salsa e Merengue

19966.01 Season185 EpisodesEnded
Created by Jane Santos
Written by Jane Santos, Gilberto Braga
NetworksTV Globo

Top Cast

Patrícia França

Patrícia França

Madalena Sobral

Marcos Palmeira

Marcos Palmeira

Valentim Muñoz

Marcello Antony

Marcello Antony

Eugênio Amarante Paes

Débora Bloch

Débora Bloch

Teodora Bentes do Gama

Cristiana Oliveira

Cristiana Oliveira

Adriana Campos Queiroz

Arlete Salles

Arlete Salles

Anabel Muñoz

Rosamaria Murtinho

Rosamaria Murtinho

Bárbara Amarante Paes

Victor Fasano

Victor Fasano

Heitor Lobato

Laura Cardoso

Laura Cardoso

Ruth Campos Queiroz

Zezé Polessa

Zezé Polessa

Marinelza Bolla

Themes & Keywords

telenovelasalsa e merengue

About Salsa e Merengue

Salsa e Merengue is a soap series that first aired in 1996 exploring themes of telenovela, salsa e merengue. Created by Jane Santos, it stars Patrícia França, Marcos Palmeira, Marcello Antony.

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