O Clone

O Clone is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo. It was broadcast at 8:00 p.m. from October 1, 2001 to June 15, 2002.

Written by Gloria Perez, directed by Teresa Lampreia and Marcelo Travesso, with overall direction by Jayme Monjardim, Mário Márcio Bandarra and Marcos Schechtman on core by Jayme Monjardim. It has been exported to more than 90 countries with great success.

It stars Giovanna Antonelli and Murilo Benício, with the antagonistic participations of Dalton Vigh and Daniela Escobar. It features stellar performances from leading actors Juca de Oliveira, Vera Fischer, Jandira Martini, Stênio Garcia and Reginaldo Faria. It also features performances by Leticia Sabatella, Deborah Falabella, Marcello Novaes and Mario Lake.

He addressed topics such as human cloning, the Islamic world, chemical and emotional dependency, and the loss of loved ones. The plot presents controversial issues such as the addiction to drugs and the perspectives for and against human cloning, it also points out the disparities citing cultural divergences such as marriage, polygamy and adultery.

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