80 minSeason 10 • Episode 1174
LatestA village in the interior of Portugal is preparing the best village festival ever, in the year that marks the centenary of its greatest benefactor. Everyone does their best in organizing the party always with something in mind: the inheritance of the elderly woman.
Acting
Maria do Céu Guerra's death stare could kill actual people
Writing
Plot twists that defy physics, logic, and human decency
Creator
Roberto Pereira
Maria do Céu Guerra
Corcovada Brito
Pedro Teixeira
Tomé Trindade
Ana Guiomar
Aida Trindade
Pedro Alves
Albino "Bino" Jesus
Ana Brito e Cunha
Florinda Jesus
Sílvia Rizzo
Conceição "São" Silva
Manuel Marques
Fernando "Nando" Silva
José Carlos Pereira
Sôtor
Inês Herédia
Manuela "Nélinha" Chagas
Carlos M. Cunha
Padre Isidro Botica
Marta Andrino
Fátima "Fátinha" Figo
Manuel Melo
Jorge Festas
Beatriz Barosa
Ana Carolina Brito
Vitor Emanuel
José Carlos Peixoto
Rodrigo Paganelli
Carlos Jesus
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Portuguese 'festas populares' are serious business—this satirizes real village rivalries where annual festivals determine local status for decades.
The 1174-episode run made it one of Portugal's longest-running series; actors reportedly forgot their own characters' backstories by season 7.
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