A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Premiere:
March 20, 2025
# of Seasons: 1
# of Episodes: 5
Finale:
April 17, 2025
Original Title:
Eu Não Desisto de Você
Production Companies:
Ouriço Filmes
Countries:
BR
The biographical series “Eu não desisto de você” (I don't give up on you) reconstructs the trajectory of lawyer Ana Vasconcelos (1944-2009) through the testimonies of former street girls from Recife-Brazil, who attended the non-governmental organization Casa de Passagem in the 1990s, created by the lawyer to combat violence and sexual exploitation of street girls. The protagonist Betânia, now a psychopedagogue, sets out to find the other women whose lives were transformed by Ana Vasconcelos. Past and present intertwine with a feminine view of the process of social transformation.
Assistant Director:
Renatto Mendonça
Compositor:
Marcelo Freitas
Director:
Carla Sarmento
Editor:
Bia Baggio
Natara Ney
Executive Producer:
Malu Campos
Angélica Moura
Production Director:
Sylvia Portela
Vocals:
Betânia da Silva
Writer:
Carla Sarmento
Frances Jones
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