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Looks & Essence

2011–2012 · 1 season

A big, colourful nightly melodrama where scheming rivals and sudden money turn everyday family life into deliciously watchable chaos.

Tagline: What you see isn't always what you get.
Overview: Griselda is a tough, hard-working handywoman who managed to raise her three children on her own. She struggles to make ends meet but after winning the lottery tensions rise as people inevitably show their true value. With plenty of romance and intrigue this incredibly rich and fun telenovela brings together the true values of friendship, love, and family.

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Tone: campystrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
class
greed
betrayal
love
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

All scales, 0 to 10

Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	6
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: soap, drama, comedy
Created by: Aguinaldo Silva
Written by: Aguinaldo Silva, Maria Elisa Berredo, Nelson Nadotti, Patrícia Moretzsohn
Starring: Lília Cabral, Christiane Torloni, Dalton Vigh, Marcelo Serrado, José Mayer, Carolina Dieckmmann, Malvino Salvador, Caio Castro
Length: 1 seasons, 185 episodes, 60 min each
Network: TV Globo
Languages: Portuguese

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