Passione (telenovela)

Passione
Genre	Telenovela
Created by	Sílvio de Abreu
Written by	Sílvio de Abreu
Directed by	Denise Saraceni
Starring	Fernanda Montenegro Tony Ramos Mariana Ximenes Reynaldo Gianecchini Carolina Dieckmann Rodrigo Lombardi
Opening theme	Aquilo que dá no Coração by Lenine
Country of origin	Brazil
Original language(s)	Portuguese
No. of episodes	209 {Original Version} 160 {International Version}
Production
Location(s)	São Paulo - Brazil, Tuscany - Italy
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	60 minutes
Release
Original network	Rede Globo
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	May 17, 2010 (2010-05-17) – January 14, 2011 (2011-01-14)
Chronology
Preceded by	Viver a Vida
Followed by	Insensato Coração
External links
Website

Passione is a Brazilian telenovela that originally aired on Rede Globo from May 5, 2010 to January 14, 2011. Is created and written by Sílvio de Abreu.

The plot has the actors Fernanda Montenegro, Tony Ramos, Mariana Ximenes, Reynaldo Gianecchini, Carolina Dieckmann, Rodrigo Lombardi, Marcello Antony, Larissa Maciel, Werner Schünemann, Mayana Moura and Aracy Balabanian in the leading roles.

Starring a host of TV Globo‘s most renowned actors, the telenovela centers on family relationships in Brazil and Italy and the secrets pertaining the characters.

Replacing Viver a Vida, it premiered in May 5, 2010 and ended its run in January 14, 2011 consisting of 209 episodes.

Plot

Fifty-five years before the story begins, Beth, pregnant by another man, meets and marries Eugene Gouveia, who initially pledges to raise the child as his own. Throughout her life, Beth believed her son had died at birth, but Eugene, on his death bed, reveals that he could not bear the thought of raising another man‘s child and had in fact given him away to an Italian couple, together with a large sum of money, to be raised in Italy.

Meanwhile, in Tuscany, Toto Mattoli, a widowed farmer, leads a quiet life with his elder sister, his children and his grandson. He is content and lives in blissful ignorance of his true heritage.

An astonished Beth, the matriarch of a large business empire, learns that she was married for years with a liar. Unsure of how to tell her own family about the existence of this new heir, and not knowing where he is, she sets her mind to finding him and granting him his rights to the family estate.

While pondering what to do, Beth confides in Claire, Eugene‘s nurse, who was present at the time of his confession. Claire agrees to secrecy, but sees the chance of a lifetime. She plots with her lover Fred to win over the heart of Beth‘s Italian son and seize his inheritance.

After several twists and turns, Toto falls passionately in love with Claire and eventually discovers that his real mother is alive in Brazil, where a new life awaits him. The revelation will cause a series of entanglements and the revelation of new secrets, and nothing will ever be the same for the Gouveia and Mattoli families.

Cast

Brazil viewership ratings

Awards

• Seoul International Drama Awards - Best Series Drama^[4]

International Broadcasting

•  Brazil – Rede Globo / May 17, 2010 – January 14, 2011
•  Portugal – SIC / 2011–2012
•  Albania – Top Channel / July, 2011 – March 30, 2012
•  Kosovo – RTV21
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina – RTRS
•  Armenia – Armenia TV
•  Kenya – Ebru Africa / July 20, 2015 – present

External links

(Portuguese) Official website