Roque Santeiro

About Roque Santeiro

In the tiny poor town of Asa Branca, in the middle of Brazilian Northeast, Roque Santeiro is worshiped as a saint. He was supposedly killed by a bandit, 18 years ago, trying to save the local church.

Roque Santeiro is a comedy and soap series made for TV Globo. Its one season of 209 episodes aired between June 1985 and February 1986.

José Wilker leads the cast as Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro"), Regina Duarte as Porcina da Silva ("Viúva Porcina"), Lima Duarte as Francisco Malta ("Sinhozinho Malta"), and Paulo Gracindo as Padre Hipôlito.

Shelv files it under political satire, critical, saint, and conspiracy.

Black Mirror, Parks and Recreation, and Designated Survivor make useful companions to Roque Santeiro, all filed under satire.