59 minSeason 1 • Episode 179
LatestGerluce became pregnant as a teenager and, just like her mother, Lígia, she raised her child alone. Now, Gerluce watches her daughter Joélly become the third generation of the family to go through the same situation. Besides the impact that teenage pregnancy brings to the whole family, the three Marias das Graças must deal with Lígia’s worsening health.
Acting
Dira Paes and Sophie Charlotte devour every scene together.
Writing
Aguinaldo Silva's 50-year telenovela mastery on full display.
Production
Glossy, sun-drenched Brazilian aesthetics masking family rot.
Creators
Aguinaldo Silva, Zé Dassilva, Virgílio Silva
Sophie Charlotte
Gerluce Maria das Graças
Grazi Massafera
Arminda Melo Dantas
Murilo Benício
Santiago Ferette
Dira Paes
Lígia Maria das Graças
Arlete Salles
Josefa Melo
Marcos Palmeira
Joaquim Monteiro
Eduardo Moscovis
Rogério Dantas
Alana Cabral
Joélly Maria das Graças
Romulo Estrela
Paulo Reitz (Paulinho)
Andréia Horta
Zenilda Esteves Ferette
Miguel Falabella
Kasper Damatta
Enrique Díaz
Pastor Albérico Dias
Gabriela Loran
Viviane Fonseca (Vivi)
Pedro Novaes
Leonardo Esteves Ferette (Léo)
Paulo Mendes
Raul Melo Dantas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Maria das Graças' naming tradition reflects Brazil's Catholic matriarchal naming customs, where multiple generations sharing saints' names binds women to inherited social scripts.
This marks Sophie Charlotte's return to telenovelas after nearly a decade in prestige film — her casting was Silva's personal request after seeing her in 'Reis e Ratos'.
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