The brutal murder of “Brazil’s Sweetheart,” telenovela star, Daniella Perez, has shocked and saddened the country. People are further stunned when her co-star, Guilherme De Pádua, is arrested for her murder.
As secrets and lies about the murder and its motive come to light, Daniella’s mother is determined to uncover the horrible truth about what happened to her daughter.
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Photo caption: (L-R) The cast of "De Corpo de Alma" ("Of Body & Soul") (credit: e10Blog); Daniella takes a picture with young fans of "Of Body & Soul," after taping what would turn out to be her last scenes of the telenovela. It's the last photo taken of Daniella before she's murdered later that night (credit: Reddit); Title slide for "De Corpo de Alma"(credit: e10Blog).
Photo caption: In 1992, Antonio Clarete was an attendant at the gas station next door to Tycoon Studios where "Of Body & Soul" taped and he would play a major role in the investigation into Daniella's murder (credit: HBOMax); Gloria Perez (credit: HBOMax); Guilherme de Pádua (center) in court following his arrest for Daniella's murder (credit: HBOMax); Gloria holding a photo of Daniella. She has vowed to protect her daughter's name from rumors and innuendo (credit: Oscar Cabral/VEJA)
Sources:
CNN - Brazilian actor accuses his wife in soap-opera murder trial, January 23, 1997
UPI - Police arrest actor in death of his soap opera lover, December 29, 1992
Los Angeles Times - Soap Actor Guilty in Murder of Co-Star, January 26, 1997
Al Día – 'Pacto Brutal,' the docuseries about the murder that shocked Brazil by Sandra Ramírez Ortega, July 26, 2022
New York Times - Murder Case In Brazil Nets 2d Conviction, May 17, 1997
Grunge – The Tragic Murder of Soap Opera Star Daniella Perez by Leslie Veliz, December 6, 2021
Tampa Bay Times – Brazilian Soap Actor Convicted, January 26, 1997
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