Pé na Cova

Pé na Cova is a Brazilian television series produced by TV Globo. It was shown from 24 January 2013 to 7 April 2016, with 71 episodes and 5 seasons.

Created and written by Miguel Falabella, with scripts by Alessandra Poggi, Antonia Pellegrino, Artur Xexéo, Flávio Marinho and Luiz Carlos Góes, collaboration by Ana Quintana, final script by Miguel Falabella and Flávio Marinho, under the direction of Cris D'Amato, Hsu Chien and Cininha de Paula, general direction by Cininha de Paula and core direction by Roberto Talma.

It featured Miguel Falabella, Marília Pêra, Lorena Comparato, Daniel Torres, Luma Costa, Mart'nália, Karin Hils, and Karina Marthin in the main roles.

Production

Although the apparent backdrop of the series is death, Miguel Falabella said that, in fact, its backdrop “is the great tragedy of national education.” Cininha Paula noted that “death surrounds, but does not star in the series” and Falabella concluded that “in Brazil, death has a very morbid footprint and I imagined that it would be banal to make a comedy with the theme” and that is why he would try to seek a “lightness”.

The author said that although the plot deals with controversial issues, the text “borders on ‘nonsense’.” Cininha de Paula, the general director, described the series as a realistic comedy. The “crazy realism”, as the director calls it, has diverse inspirations, ranging from the Cohen brothers to Cuban and Portuguese films. Falabella said that “Pé na Cova” is a reflective program and not just about the relationship with death, but at the same time, it is very "light".