Of Body and Soul (1992)
Of Body and Soul is a 1992 Portuguese-language soap series created by Glória Perez. It stars Tarcísio Meira, Cristiana Oliveira and Victor Fasano.
Diogo is an upright judge, professionally recognized, married to the submissive Antônia, with whom he maintains a relationship of appearances, only to preserve the family institution. Diogo falls madly in love with Bettina, and the two have an affair. Deciding to fully embrace their passion, Diogo and Bettina plan a trip together, but he ends up not having the courage to abandon Antônia and leaves his lover waiting at the airport. Upon realizing she is alone, Bettina despairs and suffers a serious car accident. Her brain death is diagnosed, and her heart is transplanted into Paloma. Upon learning of Bettina's death and the transplant of her heart, Diogo, feeling guilty, becomes obsessed with the idea of getting close to Paloma, believing that in doing so he would be close to the heart of the woman he loved. Paloma is a young woman who abandoned her fiancé Tavinho at the altar to marry Juca, her first boyfriend.
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What is Of Body and Soul about?
Diogo is an upright judge, professionally recognized, married to the submissive Antônia, with whom he maintains a relationship of appearances, only to preserve the family institution. Diogo falls madly in love with Bettina, and the two have an affair. Deciding to fully embrace their passion, Diogo and Bettina plan a trip together, but he ends up not having the courage to abandon Antônia and leaves his lover waiting at the airport. Upon realizing she is alone, Bettina despairs and suffers a serious car accident. Her brain death is diagnosed, and her heart is transplanted into Paloma. Upon learning of Bettina's death and the transplant of her heart, Diogo, feeling guilty, becomes obsessed with the idea of getting close to Paloma, believing that in doing so he would be close to the heart of the woman he loved. Paloma is a young woman who abandoned her fiancé Tavinho at the altar to marry Juca, her first boyfriend.
When was Of Body and Soul released?
Of Body and Soul was released on 3 August 1992.
How many episodes does Of Body and Soul have?
Of Body and Soul has 185 episodes across 1 seasons.
Who made Of Body and Soul?
Of Body and Soul was created by Glória Perez.
Cast
- Tarcísio Meira as Diogo Santos Varela
- Cristiana Oliveira as Paloma Bianchi
- Victor Fasano as Juca (Joaquim José Marcondes)
- Beatriz Segall as Stella Peçanha
- Carlos Vereza as Vidal (José Augusto Alcântara)
- Betty Faria as Antônia Santos Varela
- Fábio Assunção as Caio Pastore
- Daniella Perez as Yasmin Bianchi
- Stênio Garcia as Domingos Bianchi
- Marilu Bueno as Lací Bianchi
- Nathália Timberg as Nágila Pastore
- Eva Todor as Calú