Kubanacan


Kubanacan is a 2003 Brazilian telenovela, substituting O Beijo do Vampiro and preceding Da Cor do Pecado. It ran from May 5, 2003 to January 24, 2004 totalling 227 episodes.

Plot

The story begins in 1951 in Kubanacan, a small Caribbean island country known as a"banana republic", both for its prime export and its economic problems. After the death of the current president, General Carlos Camacho imposes a coup d'état and establishes a dictatorial regime. In addition, the new ruler marries the wife of her predecessor, Mercedes, first lady loved by the people for her help to the poor and with whom she had an affair for years. In the village of Santiago, a mysterious man falls from the sky during a storm with a chest shot, being saved by the fishermen and cared for by Marisol. Without memory, Esteban falls in love with the girl and disputes his heart with her husband, Enrico, who leaves and lets his ex-wife live with the new love, who takes over her two children. Seven years later, in 1958, Marisol meets Camacho, who convinces her to leave and live as his mistress, claiming she would never get out of poverty in the village.
Esteban believes his wife died on the high seas as a result of third parties and leaves for La Bendita to take revenge, which brings out a double personality, the violent evil character Dark Esteban. In the capital he bumps into Enrico again, now married to Lola, who ironically also falls in love with the amnesiac. Enrico's real lover is Rubi, Lola's sister, who dreams of joining the army and whom men have never looked for in the absence of vanity, since she dresses like a man and lives dirty for working as a man. In the city the sons of Mercedes still live there - Guillermo, who always tries to unmask his stepfather's betrayals, and Mercedita a caricature of his mother - besides Camacho's only son, Carlito, who works all night and has several cases, just like his father. He dates the futile Consuelo and is loved by the sweet Soledad, who never received a look from the boy for being shy and virginal, but sends him anonymous letters, arousing his passion, which he longs to know.
There is also Dagoberto, the president's secretary who becomes indirectly responsible for government decisions, and Johnny, a US-raised playboy who becomes Esteban's close friend. Camacho hires Adriano, a Miami attorney who is identical to Esteban and who eventually takes over the presidency, which leads to confusion. In addition, General Alejandro, a former exiled president on the island of La Platina, returns to take revenge on Camacho and destroy the country for good by building Projeto Fênix, a nuclear weapon of mass destruction. Throughout the plot it turns out that Esteban is actually called Leon and came from the future to prevent Alejandro's plans. He is the son of the real Esteban, who lives in a cabin near the capital, who got Rubi pregnant without her knowing that he was not the boy she had met. The real Esteban is Adriano's twin brother and the two are Alejandro's sons.

Cast

National

Cover: Danielle Winits
  1. Carnavalera - Havana Delírio
  2. Quizás, Quizás, Quizás - Emmanuel
  3. No Me Platiques Más - Cristian
  4. Contigo Aprendi - José Feliciano
  5. Somente Eu e Você - Ivete Sangalo
  6. Mulher - Sidney Magal
  7. Como Um Rio - Vanessa Jackson
  8. Capullito de Aleli - Caetano Veloso
  9. Mezcla - Rio Salsa
  10. Foo Foo - Santana e Patricia Materola
  11. Hit the Road Jack - Happening
  12. Mambo No. 5 - Tropical Brazilian Band
  13. Contigo En La Distancia - Nana Caymmi
  14. Eu Só Me Ligo Em Você - Elza Soares
  15. Coubanakan - Ney Matogrosso
  16. Voy Volver - Alpha Beat

    International

Cover: Marcos Pasquim
  1. La Puerta - Luis Miguel
  2. Fever - Michael Bublé
  3. Copacabana - Happening
  4. Mambo Italiano - Mambo Project
  5. Perfidia - Laura Fygi
  6. Tan Solo Tu y Yo - Ivete Sangalo
  7. No Me Platiques Más - Gisela
  8. The Look of Love) - Dusty Springfield
  9. El Hombre Que Yo Amé - Omara Portuondo
  10. Laura - Frank Sinatra
  11. Wipe Out - The Surfaris
  12. The Man With The Golden Arm - Billy May
  13. Guantánamo - Pablo Gonzales
  14. Mambo Caliente - Bahamas