
The House of Sand
Drama
Overview
A woman is taken along with her mother in 1910 to a far-away desert by her husband, and after his passing, is forced to spend the next 59 years of her life hopelessly trying to escape it.
Top Cast


Fernanda Montenegro
Fernanda Montenegro
Dona Maria / Áurea (1942-1969) / Maria (1969)
Fernanda Montenegro
Dona Maria / Áurea (1942-1969) / Maria (1969)


Fernanda Torres
Fernanda Torres
Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942)
Fernanda Torres
Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942)


Ruy Guerra
Ruy Guerra
Vasco de Sá
Ruy Guerra
Vasco de Sá


Seu Jorge
Seu Jorge
Massu (1910-1919)
Seu Jorge
Massu (1910-1919)


Luiz Melodia
Luiz Melodia
Massu (1942)
Luiz Melodia
Massu (1942)


Enrique Díaz
Enrique Díaz
Luiz (1919)
Enrique Díaz
Luiz (1919)


Stênio Garcia
Stênio Garcia
Luiz (1942)
Stênio Garcia
Luiz (1942)


Emiliano Queiroz
Emiliano Queiroz
Chico do Sal
Emiliano Queiroz
Chico do Sal


João Acaiabe
João Acaiabe
Pai de Massu
João Acaiabe
Pai de Massu
Camilla Facundes
Camilla Facundes
Maria (1919)
Camilla Facundes
Maria (1919)
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