Jorge Cândido

Having come out recently from jail, a tramp, willing to make quick money, decides to organize a pool match between two famous retired players.

After a nuclear war renders all men on Earth sterile, only one remains fertile due to an unlikely stroke of luck. Dubbed the "Father of the People," he becomes the object of a tug-of-war between governments while trying to escape the mission of ensuring humanity's survival.

O Bem-Amado is a Brazilian telenovela that first aired on Rede Globo in 1973. It is based on a play by Dias Gomes called Odorico, o Bem-Amado ou Os Mistérios do Amor e da Morte, written in 1962. It was the first Brazilian color telenovela. It was shot in Rio de Janeiro. Broadcast by Rede Globo between January 22 and October 3, 1973.