Cristal is a Brazilian telenovela produced by SBT and originally broadcast from June 5 to October 27, 2006. It is an adaptation of the Venezuelan telenovela Cristal (1985), created by Delia Fiallo. Adapted by Anamaria Nunes, with collaboration from Maria LĂșcia Dahl, Marcelo CĂ©sar Fagundes, Eleusa Mancini, and RogĂ©rio Garcia, the telenovela stars Bianca Castanho, Dado Dolabella, Bete Coelho, Marisol Ribeiro, Alexandre Barillari, Giuseppe Oristanio, BĂĄrbara Paz, and Eliana Guttman.
The story follows Cristina, a young woman abandoned by her mother, VitĂłria, shortly after birth and raised in a convent. Years later, Cristina becomes a successful model known as Cristal and unknowingly crosses paths with her biological mother, now a powerful fashion businesswoman. While searching for her identity and a place in the world, Cristina falls in love with JoĂŁo Pedro, but their romance is threatened by family secrets, social differences, jealousy, and the painful revelations about her past.
