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Edge of Desire

Edge of Desire

Women as strong as their desires.

20177.21 Season172 EpisodesEnded

Overview

An ambitious woman who, for love, abandons Law School and ends up in the criminal world. A policewoman who dreams about becominga MMA championwhile fighting organized crime. A young dreamer torn between finding true love and her search for freedom. Written by International Emmy Award winner Gloria Perez, "Edge of Desire" presents three strong-willed women that have one thing in common: the tenacity to fight for what they want.

Created by Glória Perez
Written by Glória Perez
NetworksTV Globo

Top Cast

Juliana Paes

Juliana Paes

Fabiana Duarte Feitosa (Bibi / Bibi Perigosa) / Soraya Guedes

Paolla Oliveira

Paolla Oliveira

Jeiza Nascimento Rocha

Isis Valverde

Isis Valverde

Rita Rosa Ferreira (Ritinha)

Marco Pigossi

Marco Pigossi

José Ribamar do Carmo (Zeca)

Rodrigo Lombardi

Rodrigo Lombardi

Caio Borges Garcia

Emílio Dantas

Emílio Dantas

Rubens Feitosa (Rubinho) / Reinaldo Guedes (Naldo)

Débora Falabella

Débora Falabella

Irene Steiner / Solange Lima

Maria Fernanda Cândido

Maria Fernanda Cândido

Joyce Garcia

Dan Stulbach

Dan Stulbach

Eugênio Garcia

Fiuk

Fiuk

Ruy Beraldo Garcia

Themes & Keywords

drug traffickingtelenovela

About Edge of Desire

Edge of Desire is a soap, comedy, drama, crime series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of drug trafficking, telenovela. Created by Glória Perez, it stars Juliana Paes, Paolla Oliveira, Isis Valverde. An ambitious woman who, for love, abandons Law School and ends up in the criminal world. A policewoman who dreams about becominga MMA championwhile fighting organized crime. A young dreamer torn between finding true love and her search for freedom. Written by International Emmy Award winner Gloria Perez, "Edge of Desire" presents three strong-willed women that have one thing in common: the tenacity to fight for what they want.

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