Quero é Viver (English title: Life is Life)[1] is a Portuguese telenovela produced by Plural Entertainmenta dn aired from 3 January 2022 to 18 March 2023, replacing Bem me Quer and was replaced by Queridos Papás. It is adapted from the Chilean telenovela Casa de muñecos, and was adapted by Helena Amaral. It is filmed in Lisbon, Oeiras, Cascais and Arrábida.
| Quero é Viver | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Telenovela |
| Based on | Casa de muñecos by Inês Gomes |
| Directed by | |
| Country of origin | Portugal |
| Original language | Portuguese |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 322 (282 International Version)[1] |
| Production | |
| Producer | Plural Entertainment |
| Production company | TVI |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVI |
| Release | 3 January 2022 – 18 March 2023 |
The novela stars São José Lapa, Rita Pereira, Fernanda Serrano, Sara Barradas and Joana Seixas.
Plot
editAna Margarida Rosa Lobo (São José Lapa), an actress at the end of her career, aged 70, feels that she has completed a cycle and believes that she has to make the most of the years of life that she has left, and with that, without giving explanations to no one decides to end her five-decade marriage with Sérgio (Fernando Rodrigues). Ana wants to live and enjoy a freedom she has never experienced by putting her desires, her interests and her dreams first.
Ana's decision to ask Sérgio for a divorce causes a turnaround in the professional and personal lives of her four daughters, Maria, Natália, Olga and Irene. She wants to pass on a legacy to her daughters: it's never too late to change; It is never too late to be happy; It's never too late to learn to love and value yourself. Each new day as if it were the last. And faced with this situation, the family will be tested to the limit and the four women change the way they look at life, questioning the loving relationships that they too have built.
Cast
edit| Actor/Actress | Character |
|---|---|
| São José Lapa | Ana Margarida Rosa Lobo |
| Fernanda Serrano | Natália Rosa Lobo Andrade |
| Joana Seixas | Irene Rosa Lobo Amado |
| Rita Pereira | Maria Rosa Lobo Furtado |
| Sara Barradas | Olga Rosa Lobo Sidónio |
| Fernando Rodrigues | Sérgio Telles Lobo |
| Diogo Infante | Frederico Andrade |
| Pedro Hossi | Santiago Amado |
| Filipe Vargas | José «Zé» Luís Furtado |
| Tiago Felizardo | Rodrigo Machado Sidónio |
| Thiago Rodrigues | Gabriel Menezes de Sousa |
| Helena Isabel | Graça Pires |
| Leonor Seixas | Lúcia Vaz |
| Isaac Alfaiate | Raúl Pires |
| Susana Arrais | Sofia Pombeiro Vaz |
| Liliana Santos | Estrela Godinho / Luísa de Jesus |
| Miguel Flor de Lima | Pastor Dave Formosinho |
| Cléo Malulo | Ivanilda Costa |
| João Nunes Monteiro | Rómulo Pires |
| Filipa Pinto | Liliana «Lili» Valente |
| Margarida Corceiro | Rita Vieira Menezes de Sousa |
| João Gadelha | Fábio Maurício |
| João Bettencourt | Matias Lobo Andrade |
| Diogo Carvalho | Tomás Alcaide de Matos |
| Henrique Mello | Fernando Vaz |
Special Participation
edit| Actor/Actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Rita Ribeiro | Vera |
| Miguel Guilherme | Rodolfo |
| Cucha Carvalheiro | Domingas Amado |
Child Cast
edit| Actor/Actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Tomás Sousa | Francisco Lobo Furtado |
| Madalena Vicente | Constança Lobo Furtado |
| Salvador Pires | Sebastião Lobo Amado |
| Laura Seiça | Beatriz Lobo Amado |
| Laura Leite | Matilde Lobo Cigala |
| Sofia Cupido | Leonor Lobo Sidónio |
| Tomás Andrade | Lourenço |
| Gustavo Benza | Raúl (child) |
| Luís Henrique Matos | Rómulo (child) |
| Beatriz Rosa | Olga (child) |
| Matilde Serrão | — |
| Matilde Serrador | — |
| Melissa Matias | Maria (child) |
Additional Cast
edit| Actor/Actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Rui M. Silva | Carlos Miguel Vaz |
| Duarte Melo | Guilherme Pombeiro Vaz |
| Ana Cloe | Susana Vieira |
| Rui Gonçalves | Tiago |
| Nélson Cabral | Faustino |
| Paula Luiz | Verónica |
| Catarina Sousa Campos | Cláudia |
| Sandra José | Carmen |
| Inês Lapa Lopes | Ana Margarida (Young) |
| Nuno Casanovas | Sérgio (Young) |
| Joana Brandão | Filipa Batalha |
| Lita Pedreira | Mafalda |
| Inês Aguiar | Dora |
| Ana Mafalda | Regina |
| Pompeu José | Quim |
| Carolina Castelinho | Elis |
| Diva O'Branco | Teresa |
| Camila Cerqueira | Lia |
| Lavínia Moreira | Mãe da Lili |
| Daniel Viana | Lima |
| Vítor Alves da Silva | Nuno Mesquitela |
| Eric Santos | Osvaldo |
| Rui Luís Brás | Dr. Ferro |
| Sofia Nicholson | Belicha |
References
edit- ^ a b "Life is Life". 15 October 2022.