A Promessa (English title: Broken Promise)[1] is a Portuguese telenovela produced by SP Televisão and broadcast by SIC. It premiered on 18 June 2024. The telenovela is written by Inês Gomes and Cândida Ribeiro with the collaboration of Ana Casaca, Ana Vasques, Filipa Poppe, José Carneiro and Manuel Mora Marques.[2] It stars João Catarré, Victoria Guerra, Joana Ribeiro, Lourenço Ortigão, Sofia Alves, Ana Padrão, José Wallenstein, Custódia Gallego and Diogo Martins.[3]
| A Promessa | |
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 English poster for distribution | |
| Genre | Telenovela |
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| Based on | Zalim İstanbul by Aysun Erdogan, Seda Cakir Avunduk & Ozlem Tasagal Yakici |
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| Directed by | Jorge Queiroga |
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| Opening theme | "Eterno" by Os Anjos |
| Ending theme | "Eterno" by Os Anjos |
| Country of origin | Portugal |
| Original language | Portuguese |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | ± 50 min. |
| Original release | |
| Network | SIC |
| Release | 18 June 2024 – present |
Plot
editHelena is a former secretary of António Fontes Morais's who cunningly married her boss, thus earning the title of a trophy wife. Together, they had two children: Tomás and Camila. Their firstborn is a playboy who has been living in the United States and Camila is a spoiled young woman who spends her days spending money and on her phone. The family enjoys a lavish lifestyle, but António doesn't go without a driver and armed security since his brother Fausto was murdered, leaving his son Miguel under the care of his aunt and uncle.
Helena's hatred for the Rocha family has grown as much as the cousins Tomás and Miguel, who is stuck to a wheelchair, love Laura. So, without realizing, the nurse sees herself in the middle of a love triangle that will undermine the harmony between the Fontes Morais and Rocha families. Still, Verónica, who is totally in love with Tomás, and Helena will resort to any means necessary to get rid of Laura.
Cast
edit- João Catarré as Miguel Soares Fontes Morais
- Salvador Pires as Young Miguel
- Victoria Guerra as Laura Rocha
- Joana Ribeiro as Verónica Rocha Morais
- Lourenço Ortigão as Tomás Fontes Morais
- Vicente Ramirez as Young Tomás
- Sofia Alves as Maria Rocha
- José Wallenstein as António Fontes Morais
- Wallenstein also plays Young António, with the AI feature
- Ana Padrão as Helena Fontes Morais
- Padrão also plays Young Helena, with the AI feature
- Custódia Gallego as Lurdes Rocha
- Diogo Martins as Nuno Rocha
- Paula Magalhães as Camila Fontes Morais
- Renato Godinho as Bruno Cardoso
- Luísa Cruz as Soraia Pimenta
- Adriano Luz as Joaquim «Quim» Pimenta
- Bruna Quintas as Raquel Candeias
- Ivo Lucas as Ronaldo Pimenta
- Rita Ribeiro as Isaura Trindade
- Luís Esparteiro as Rogério Candeias
- Carla Andrino as Elsa Candeias
- Tiago Aldeia as Nelson Pacheco
- Joana Pais de Brito as Sónia Guedes
- Diana Marquês Guerra as Isabel Candeias
- Jorge Corrula as Xavier Gouveia
- Rui Unas as Samuel Trindade
- Paula Lobo Antunes as Maria do Carmo «Micá» Sarmento
- Pedro Carmo as Duarte Sarmento
- Filipa Nascimento as Leonor Sarmento
- Santiago André as João Guedes
- Pepê Rapazote
- Noémia Costa
Guest stars
edit- Joana Santos as Bianca Trindade
- Soraia Chaves as Olga
Production
editIn late 2023, the pre-production for the telenovela began.[4][5][6][7] In 2024, filming began on 8 April in Vilarinho de Negrões and Trás-os-Montes. Filming continued on 17 April at SP Televisão studios and on the outskirts of Sintra and Lisbon, and in September 2024 in Castelo Branco.[8][9][10][11]
Ratings
edit| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Avg. viewers (points) | ||
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| Date | Viewers (points) |
Date | Viewers (points) | |||
| 1 | TBA | 5 February 2024 | 13.4[12] | TBA | TBD | TBD |
| 2 | TBA | TBA | TBD | TBA | TBD | |
Premiering with the purpose of returning the lead of audiences left with Amor Amor - Vol. 2 and also to raise the values of its predecessor Papel Principal (2023), A Promessa saw one of the best pilot-episode rating broadcast by SIC since A Serra (2021), drawing a rating of 13.4 points and audience share of 27.0%, leading the audiences.[12]
Since the first episode that the telenovela leads against its main competitor Cacau (2024).[13][14]
References
edit- ^ "SIC International Distribution | BROKEN PROMISE". SIC International Distribution (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "A PROMESSA". www.sptelevisao.pt. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ SAPO. "Além de João Catarré, saiba quem serão os outros três protagonistas da nova novela da SIC". MAGG (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ "Marcha-atrás! Luciana Abreu fora da telenovela Papel Principal". A Televisão (in European Portuguese). 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ "João Catarré volta ao trabalho na próxima novela da SIC - Famosos". Correio da Manhã. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ Sousa, Carlos (2024-02-29). "SIC já trabalha em nova novela… que será uma adaptação turca! Saiba mais detalhes". Zapping (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Estreia brevemente na SIC uma nova novela produzida pela SP Televisão adaptada de um original turco por Inês Gomes e Cândida Ribeiro. | By SP TelevisãoFacebook (in Portuguese), retrieved 2024-05-14
- ^ "Ivo Lucas confirmado em novela da SIC". www.vidas.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Ribeiro, Pedro (2024-04-06). "SIC convence Sofia Alves a regressar: "Foi impossível recusar"". Dioguinho (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ "Vilarinho de Negrões | Gravações da nova novela da SIC". www.cm-montalegre.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ SIC (2024-06-14). "Comentário de Sofia Alves deixa Diana Chaves sem palavras: "Até fico sem jeito!"". SIC (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ a b Pinto, Pedro (2024-06-19). "Audiências: E assim foi a estreia de "A Promessa", na SIC". Zapping (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ Sousa, Carlos (2024-06-22). ""Cacau" volta a perder para "A Promessa"". Zapping (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ Pinto, Pedro (2024-06-26). ""A Promessa" sobe e foi a novela mais vista do dia". Zapping (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-26.
External links
edit- A Promessa at IMDb