Jorge Pontual
as Albertinho Limonta
Director: Roberto Talma
Writers: Aziz Bajur, Jaime Camargo, Alcione Carvalho
O Direito de Nascer is a Brazilian telenovela produced by JPO Produções and broadcast by SBT from May 21 to October 2, 2001. Based on the Cuban radio serial El Derecho de Nacer (1940), written by Félix B. Caignet, it was adapted by Aziz Bajur, with collaboration from Jayme Camargo and Alcione Carvalho. Directed by Roberto Talma and José Paulo Vallone, the telenovela stars Guilhermina Guinle, João Vitti, Dhu Moraes, Jorge Pontual, Ana Cecília Costa, Luiz Guilherme, Elaine Cristina, and Esther Góes. Set in Havana at the beginning of the 20th century, the story follows Maria Helena, a young woman who becomes pregnant after being abandoned by her fiancé. Afraid of her powerful father's reaction, she gives birth in secret and entrusts her son to the maid Dolores. Raised away from his family, Alberto grows up to become a doctor, unaware of his true origins. Years later, the revelation of his past brings conflicts, forgiveness, and the chance for reconciliation.
Jorge Pontual
as Albertinho Limonta
Guilhermina Guinle
as Maria Helena
Dhu Moraes
as Mamãe Dolores
Ana Cecília Costa
as Isabel Cristina
João Vitti
as Dom Jorge Luís Belmonte
Luis Guilherme
as Dom Rafael Zamora de Juncal
Elaine Cristina
as Conceição
Fernando Eiras
as Dom Alfredo Vila Real Martins
Dênis Derkian
as Dom Ricardo de Monteverde
Ana Kutner
as Dorinha
Fernando Alves Pinto
as Osvaldo
Angelina Muniz
as Condessa Victória de Monteverde
Esther Góes
as Laura Gonzales
Cynthia Benini
as Emília
Vera Zimmermann
as Cecília
Sônia Lima
as Basília
Antônio Petrin
as Frei Estevão de Santarém
Marcelo Mansfield
as Frederico
Imara Reis
as Mercedes
Carlos Meceni
as Mariano
Maria Estela
as Augusta
Gustavo Haddad
as Horácio
Ludmila Rosa
as Laurita
Olivetti Herrera
as Luigi
Cida Moreira
as Madame Irina
Ariel Moshe
as Dr. Pezzi
Márcia Maria
as Madre Tereza
Neco Vila Lobos
as Anselmo
Luciano Chirolli
as Homero
Maurício Xavier
as Pedro
Gilberto Sálvio
as Frei Leonardo
Márcia Real
as Augusta Monteiro
Renato Borghi
as Dom Ramiro Martins
Alexandra Marques
as Julinha
Lorena Nobel
as Carmem
Octávio Mendes
as Jonas
Sofia Papo
as Dulce
Jerusa Franco
as Rosário
Valéria Alencar
as Clementina
Jacqueline Cordeiro
as Carmela
Osmar di Pieri
as General Eugênio
Bruna Thedy
as Verinha
Fabiana Alvarez
as Laura