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Norma Blum

Norma Blum

Acting

Biography

Norma de Lacerda Blum, better known as Norma Blum (Rio de Janeiro, October 11, 1939), is a Brazilian actress and presenter.

Known For

Isaura: Slave Girl
6.0

Set in 19th-century Brazil during the waning years of slavery, Escrava Isaura tells the story of Isaura, a white-skinned enslaved woman raised with the manners and education of a noble lady. Though treated with affection by her mistress, Isaura remains legally enslaved and becomes the object of obsessive desire by Leôncio Almeida, the cruel heir to the plantation. After the death of her protector, Isaura falls under Leôncio’s control. Despite his attempts to seduce and dominate her, she resists, determined to preserve her dignity and freedom. Her father, Miguel, helps her escape to Recife, where she adopts a new identity and meets Álvaro, a wealthy and principled abolitionist who falls in love with her. Leôncio eventually tracks her down, leading to dramatic confrontations. In the end, Álvaro rescues Isaura by purchasing Leôncio’s debts, securing her freedom and affirming the story’s central themes of justice, love, and resistance against oppression.

Isaura: Slave Girl

1976Series
Floribella
8.7

Floribella is a Brazilian children's musical telenovela produced by RGB Entertainment and broadcast by Band from April 4, 2005, to August 12, 2006. It is an adaptation of the Argentine telenovela Floricienta (2004), created by Cris Morena. Adapted by Patrícia Moretzsohn and Jaqueline Vargas, with general direction by Elisabetta Zenatti, the telenovela stars Juliana Silveira, Roger Gobeth, Maria Carolina Ribeiro, Mário Frias, Suzy Rêgo, Daniel Ávila, and Cássia Linhares. The story follows Maria Flor, a kind and optimistic young woman who becomes the nanny of the wealthy Fritzenwalden family's five orphaned children. With her cheerful personality and love of music, Flor transforms the household while falling in love with Frederico Fritzenwalden. As they face jealousy, family disputes, and the schemes of the ambitious Delfina, Flor uncovers secrets about her past and learns that courage, friendship, and hope can overcome even the greatest challenges.

Floribella

2005Series
Ciranda de Pedra

Set in 1940s São Paulo, the story follows Laura, a modern woman devoted to the arts who is oppressed by her husband, Natércio Prado—a wealthy man with traditional views. Amidst marital turmoil, Laura suffers a severe trauma and is even committed to an asylum by her husband. The couple separates, and the family is torn apart: Laura keeps her youngest daughter, Virgínia, while Natércio retains custody of the other daughters, Otávia and Bruna. Frail and penniless, Laura moves into the Vila Mariana home of her neurologist, Daniel. He is in love with his patient and believes her condition is physical rather than mental. Laura hides the fact that Virgínia is actually Daniel's daughter. The youngest daughter eventually returns to live with her father, where she faces hostility and harshness from the housekeeper, Frau Herta.

Ciranda de Pedra

1981Series