Me Chama de Bruna
Me Chama de Bruna (transl. Call me Bruna) is a Brazilian drama television series loosely based on the real story of Bruna Surfistinha (pen name of Raquel Pacheco), a former sex worker who attracted the attention of Brazilian media by publishing, in a blog, her sexual experiences with clients.[1] The series premiered on Fox Premium on October 8, 2016.[2]
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Genre | Drama |
Based on | Bruna Surfistinha |
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Opening theme | "Dei Um Beijo Na Boca Do Medo" (Férias em Videotape) |
Composer | Simone Mazzer |
Country of origin | Brazil |
Original language | Portuguese |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 32 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer |
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Production location | São Paulo |
Cinematography | Julio Costantini |
Running time | 45 minutes |
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Original network | Fox Premium |
Original release | October 8, 2016 – January 31, 2020 |
Related | |
Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl |
Premise
Before becoming the most famous prostitute in Brazil, Raquel was just a middle-class 17-year-old teen girl with a dream of freedom; but as she leaves her parents house and adopting the pen name of Bruna Surfistinha, she will go through a dangerous underworld of sex, drugs and violence: the pains of growth will create deep marks in her personality.[3]
Cast
- Maria Bopp - Raquel / Bruna
- Carla Rivas - Stella
- Suzana Kruger - Nancy
- Jonathan Haagensen - Zé Ricardo
- Stella Rabello - Georgette
- Luciana Paes - Mónica
- Nash Laila - Jessica
- Maitê Proença - Miranda
- Debora Ozório - Alice
Episodes
Each episode lasts approximately 45 minutes. The television series consists of four seasons:
- Season 1 (8 episodes) - from October 9, 2016, to November 27, 2016
- Season 2 (8 episodes) - from October 22, 2017, to December 10, 2017
- Season 3 (8 episodes) - from December 7, 2018, to January 25, 2019
- Season 4 (8 episodes) - from December 13, 2019, to January 31, 2020
References
- "Llamame Bruna, la serie sobre una adolescente que escandalizó a Brasil". La Nación (in Spanish). December 11, 2018.
- "Me Chama de Bruna humaniza e faz retrato sombrio de Bruna Surfistinha". observatoriodocinema (in Portuguese). December 7, 2018.
- "Fox Latin America, a Party of Originals". ttvnews. December 11, 2018. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2018.