A coffee empire built from scratch—one cup, one betrayal, one small Portuguese town at a time.
Season 1 • Episode 2
LatestThe story chronicles the life of Portuguese entrepreneur Rui Nabeiro, founder of Delta Cafés, set against the backdrop of his hometown, Campo Maior.
Acting
José Raposo embodies decades of quiet ruthlessness
Production
Campo Maior locations feel lived-in, not museum-piece
Costume
Era-hopping wardrobes nail 1940s-90s Portugal
José Raposo
Rui Nabeiro (Adulto)
Afonso Lagarto
Rui Nabeiro (Jovem)
Ana Guiomar
Aice Nabeiro (Jovem)
Carla Andrino
Alice Nabeiro (Adulta)
Anabela Brígida
Maria de Jesus Nabeiro
Dinarte Branco
Manuel Nabeiro
Miguel Borges
Tio João Nabeiro
Marco Delgado
Tio Joaquim Nabeiro
Diogo Infante
Jaime Almeida (Adulto)
Elmano Sancho
Professor Álvaro
Adriano Carvalho
Contrabandista 1
Salvador Pires
Rui Nabeiro (Criança)
Tiago Teotónio Pereira
Jaime Almeida (Jovem)
Luís Simões
Fernando Almeida (Jovem)
Sara Casasnovas
Luísa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Delta Cafés still dominates Portuguese supermarket shelves; this essentially functions as authorized mythology for a brand most viewers already have in their kitchens.
Real Campo Maior residents were cast as extras, and several elderly locals appear in the café scenes opposite actors playing their actual former bosses.
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