"Espelho da vida" is a Brazilian telenovela written by Elizabeth Jhin for Rede Globo. It's an original story and it aired from September 25, 2018 to April 1, 2019. The main stars are Vitória Strada and Rafael Cardoso.
Synopsis[]
In the town of Rosa Branca, Vicente makes a last request before dying to his wife Margot: to call back his grandson, the successful filmmaker Alain, so that he realizes a biographical film to tell to the world the history of Julia Castelo, the victim of a crime in the city in the 1930s that left many situations poorly explained. Although he swore he would never return to his hometown after being betrayed ten years earlier by his ex-girlfriend Isabel, with his cousin Felipe, Alain is willing to do his grandfather's last will and get back. His girlfriend, the actress Cris Valencia arrives, as the protagonist of the production, and she ends up finding in her research a mirror that allows her to travel to 1930, when the crime happened, where she discovers that she is the reincarnation of Julia herself.
With the Margot's help, Cris has the chance to unravel all the mysteries of the event and find out if Danilo, Julia's boyfriend at the time, was really the murderer or was wrongly accused, since the lack of documentation and evidence left everything to be understood. The biggest drawback in the life of Alain and Cris is Isabel, willing to do everything to regain her love of the past, using the fact that she is the journalist responsible for covering the recordings to come back to him. In addition, Cris also has to deal with the Mariane, a young actress who wants the protagonist role of the film at all costs, even if it means harming Cris, with the help of the ambitious costume designer Josi.
With the start of the production of the movie, other actors arrive in the city, such as Emiliano, Solange, the eccentric Carmo and the egocentric Mauro César, who feels like a great star and sees no problem in humiliating people, besides director Bola, Alain's best friend. He has a platonic passion for Mariane, who never noticed him, and arouses the interest of Daniela, producer. Everyone goes to the Gentil's guesthouse, a firm woman who does not conform with her daughter Lenita's decision to end her marriage with Marcelo. There is still the conflictive relationship of Isabel with her mother, Edméia, who left many years ago to pursue her career as a photographer and returns to the city.
Trivia[]
- Working title for the show was 'O avesso da vida'.
- Isis Valverde was the first actreess confirmed to play the protagonist, but had to refuse the role when she found out she was pregnant.
- Bianca Bin, Camila Queiroz and Sophie Charlotte were considered by the directors for the role.
- After some films, Kéfera Buchmann was invited to debut in telenovelas without having to do tests, aiming to attract its popularity in the internet for the television.
- Alexandre Nero and Gabriel Leone were reserved for the main protagonist roles, but were later replaced with Rafael Cardoso and João Vicente de Castro.
- In the fifth episode of the telenovela, which aired on September 29, there was a crossover between characters from 'Espelho da vida' with characters from Gloria Perez's 'A força do querer' aired in 2017; the characters in question were Mauro César (Rômulo Neto) from "Espelho" and Carine (Carla Diaz) and Kikito (Marcos Junqueira) from "A força".
Cast[]
Main cast[]
| ACTOR / ACTRESS | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Vitória Strada | Cristina 'Cris' Muniz Valência / Julia Castelo |
| Rafael Cardoso | Daniel Marques / Danilo Breton |
| João Vicente de Castro | Alain Dutra / Gustavo Bruno de Luris |
| Alinne Moraes | Isabel Ferraz / Dora Almeida |
| Irene Ravache | Margot Marques Dutra / Hildegard Breton |
| Kéfera Buchmann | Mariane Leão / Brigite |
| Ana Lúcia Torre | Gentileza 'Gentil' Marques / Mother Joana |
| Júlia Lemmertz | Ana Muniz Valência de Castro / Piedade Castelo |
| Felipe Camargo | Américo Valência / Eugênio Castelo |
| Ângelo Antônio | Flávio de Castro / Father Luiz |
| Vera Fischer | Maria do Carmo Vilela / Gertrude Trindade |
| Renata Tobelem | Daniela 'Dani' Simão |
| Emiliano Queiroz | André Luiz Castelo de Luris |
| Flávia Garrafa | Neusa Tavares |
| Anna Rita Cerqueira | Gabriela 'Gabi' Lopes |
| Thati Lopes | Josiane 'Josi' Diniz |
| Reginaldo Faria | Vicente Dutra / Augusto Breton |
| Patrick Sampaio | Felipe Dutra / Otávio de Luris |
| Catarina de Carvalho | Michelle Aparecida Tavares |
| Débora Ozório | Patrícia 'Pat' Vendrini Marques |
| Patrícya Travassos | Edméia Ferraz / Graça Almeida |
| Rômulo Neto | Mauro César Pereira |
| Evandro Mesquita | Emiliano Freitas |
| Luciana Vendramini | Solange Sollari |
| Luciana Paes | Lenita Marques / Milena 'Mimi' Trindade |
| Marcelo Laham | Tadeu Tavares |
| Nikolas Antunes | Marcelo Vendrini / Lucas |
| Clara Galinari | Priscila Ferraz Dutra / Teresa Almeida |
| Robson Nunes | Afrânio Nunes (Bola) / Benamim |
| Cadu Libonati | Hugo Leitão |
| Luciana Malcher | Débora Martins / Bendita |
| Cosme dos Santos | Gerson dos Anjos |
| Pedroca Monteiro | Cláudio |
| Ana Rios | Marina |
| Márcio Machado | Sérgio |
| Andrea Bacelar | Dalva / Firmina |
| Miguel Coelho | Jorge Benício |
| Dandara Albuquerque | Sheila dos Anjos |
| Suzana Faini | Albertina Castelo (Senhora) |
| Marcelo Escorel | Dr. Dalton Teixeira / Dr. Fabrício |
| Rosana Dias | Valdete / Celine |
| Andréa Dantas | Abigail Leitão / Sister Dolores |
| Maria Mônica Passos | Maria José 'Zezé' Leitão / Sister Zélia |
| Guilherme Hamacek | Vitor Valência |
| Wal Schneider | Martim / Hakima |
| José Santa Cruz | Father Léo |
| Otávio Martins | Jadson Valência / Henrique Castelo |
| Maria Luiza Galhano | Flor Maria 'Florzinha' dos Anjos |
Guest cast[]
| ACTOR / ACTRESS | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Adriano Pettermann | Tonho |
| Alexandre Lino | Valdir |
| Amaury Lorenzo | / |
| Antonio Barboza | Antique Shop Owner |
| Antônio Carlos Teixeira | Alberto da Veiga Guignard |
| Cacá Diegues | Himself |
| Carla Diaz | Gisele 'Gigi' de Castro |
| Erom Cordeiro | Pedro Marques |
| Fausto Silva | Himself |
| Haroun Abud | Young André Castelo |
| Ingrid Guimarães | Herself |
| Italo Laureano | Inspector Braga |
| José Loreto | Himself |
| Juliana Paes | Herself |
| Letícia Persiles | Dr. Letícia Oliveira / Maristela Jardim |
| Marcelo Faria | Himself |
| Marcelo Serrado | Himself |
| Marcos Caruso | Himself |
| Marcos Junqueira | Kikito |
| Othon Bastos | Master of Light |
| Pedro Farah | Aristides |
| Renata Magalhães | Tarsila do Amaral |
| Roberto Pirillo | Gilson |
| Sidney Magal | Ricardo Júnior |
| Thiago Fragoso | Luan Gomes |