"Quanto Mais Vida, Melhor" is a Brazilian telenovela written by Márcio Wilson for Rede Globo. It's an original story and it started airing on November 22, 2021.
Synopsis[]
After dying in a plane crash, Paula, Neném, Flávia and Guilherme receive a second chance by Death under one condition: they must fix their lives and, after a year, only one of them will die permanently. Owner of Terrare Cosmetics, Paula is an extravagant and self-centered widow, who has a bad relationship with her daughter Ingrid because of her introspective way and lives in a business war with the venomous Carmem. She is the head of Paula's competitor Wollinger, who tries to destroy her with the help of her lover Marcelo, who seduces the businesswoman to spy on her.
Neném is a retired soccer player who lives in a chaotic big house with his mother Nedda, the two decompensated ex-wives, Jandira and Betina, in addition to the daughters he had with each one: Martina, who dreams of becoming a soccer player, and Bianca, who has a serious illness. To pay for the girl's treatment, he decides to return to his career, but he has to deal with the difficulties of being older and the passion he arouses with Paula, contrasting with the promise of staying away from women until healing.
Flávia is a pole-dancer at the Pulp Fiction nightclub, who gets into several troubles by applying small illegal activities along with Cora, in addition to fighting for Murilo's love with her envious friend Vandinha.
Guilherme is a cold and controlling doctor, who dedicated his life to his profession and forgot about his family, running against time to save his failed marriage with Rose and the turbulent relationship with his son Antônio, as well as to get rid of the shackles of his embittered mother Celina.
Trivia[]
- Working titles for the telenovela were 'Pura adrenalina' and 'A morte pode esperar'.
- Leticia Spiller was initially reserved for the role of Paula, but was replaced by Giovanna Antonelli.
- Dan Stulbach was asked to play Neném but ended up doing another project and was replaced by Vladimir Brichta.
- Carolina Dieckmann was cast to play the antagonist Carmem, but the actress, who lives in the United States, preferred to avoid traveling due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and the role was given to Júlia Lemmertz.
- Aracy Balabanian was cast as the mother of Antonelli's character. As she was in the Covid-19 age risk group, the writers and directors decided to drop Aracy from the cast and the role ceased to exist in the original synopsis.
- Cláudia Jimenez left the cast for health reasons and the role of Tetê went to Zezeh Barbosa.
- Nany People would play Death, but was replaced by Marcella Maia. People was cast in another role.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
| ACTOR / ACTRESS | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Giovanna Antonelli | Paula Terrare |
| Mateus Solano | Guilherme Monteiro Bragança |
| Valentina Herszage | Flávia Santana |
| Vladimir Brichta | Ronaldo Marino (Neném) |
| Júlia Lemmertz | Carmem Wollinger |
| Bruno Cabrerizo | Marcelo Pereira |
| Ana Hikari | Vanda 'Vandinha' Sato |
| Jaffar Bambirra | Murilo |
| Ana Lúcia Torre | Celina Monteiro Bragança |
| Bárbara Colen | Rose Monteiro Bragança |
| Elizabeth Savalla | Nedda Marino |
| Marcos Caruso | Osvaldo Pederneiras |
| Mariana Nunes | Dr. Joana Valadares |
| Caio Manhente | Gabriel Wollinger |
| Matheus Abreu | Antonio Monteiro Bragança |
| Agnes Brichta | Martina 'Tina' Pontes Marino |
| Micheli Machado | Jandira Pontes |
| Carol Garcia | Betina 'Beta' Villas |
| Zezeh Barbosa | Tetê |
| Stepan Nercessian | Edson Marino |
| Tato Gabus Mendes | Daniel Monteiro Bragança |
| Luciana Paes | Odete Santana |
| Fábio Herford | Juca Santana |
| Felipe Abib | Ronildo 'Roni' Marino |
| Karina Dohme | Teca |
| Evelyn Castro | Deusilene |
| Thardelly Lima | Odaílson dos Santos |
| Nina Tomsic | Ingrid Terrare |
| Sara Vidal | Bianca Villas Rocha |
| Valentina Bandeira | Cora |
| Renato Livera | Tucão |
| Jussara Freire | Tuninha |
| Felipe Hintze | Torres |
| Pedroca Monteiro | Prado |
| Cridemar Aquino | Nunes |
| João Fenerich | Soares |
| Osvaldo Baraúna | Marcão |
| Carol Marra | Alice |
| André Silberg | Leco |
| Carlos Silberg | Neco |
| Marcelo Flores | Trombada |
| Alex Nader | Conrado |
| Akin Garragar | Lazaro |
| Carlos Lopes | Carlinhos |
Guest stars[]
| ACTOR / ACTRESS | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Nicolas Ahnert | Young Guilherme Monteiro |
| Carol Macedo | Young Rose |
| Léo Zanchin | Young Neném |
| Maíra Sá Ribeiro | Young Jandira |
| Nany People | Madame Lú |
| Diego Cruz | São Judas Tadeu |
| Cândido Damm | Celso Terrare |
| Ítallo Vilane | Jura |
| Marcella Maia | Death |
| Débora Lamm | Simone Gonçalves |
| Diego Francisco | |
| Alessandro Brandão | |
| Lúcio Mauro Filho | |
| Gabriel Sanches | |
| Fabrício Assis | |
| Camila Rocha |