Mysteries of Lisbon Season 1

Synopsis

The tragic story of the many lives of Father Dinis, his dark origins and his pious works, and the different fates of all those who, trapped in a sinister web of love, hate and crime, cross paths with him through years of adventure and misfortune in the convulsed Europe of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Main Cast

Adriano Luz

Father Dinis

Age : N/A | Popularity : 17%

Maria João Bastos

Ângela de Lima

Age : 50 | Popularity : 35%

Ricardo Pereira

Alberto de Magalhães

Age : 46 | Popularity : 32%

Clotilde Hesme

Elisa de Montfort

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Afonso Pimentel

Pedro da Silva

Age : N/A | Popularity : 11%

João Arrais

Young Pedro da Silva

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Albano Jerónimo

Count of Santa Bárbara

Age : N/A | Popularity : 47%

João Baptista

D. Pedro da Silva

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Episodes

Episode 1

01 May 2011 - The Boy With No Name

While attending a religious boarding school, Pedro da Silva, an orphan, discovers his mother’s identity: the Countess Ângela de Lima. With the help of Father Dinis, Pedro’s real guardian and protector, the Countess is given a chance to get to know the child she was forced to abandon, the bastard son of a forbidden passion.

Episode 2

01 May 2011 - The Count of Santa Barbara

Young Pedro da Silva learns the story of how his mother had met the Count of Santa Barbara, and was forced to become his wife. Meanwhile, Lisbon’s high society is introduced to Alberto de Magalhaes, a successful nobleman who challenges any convention he deems fit, and his presence creates more mysteries. And Pedro da Silva will suffer his life’s first blow, in watching his mother retreat to a convent upon the death of the Count of Santa Barbara.

Episode 3

08 May 2011 - The Enigma of Father Dinis

Alberto de Magalhaes reveals his true identity to Father Dinis, who, in turn, also has his hidden identities, the result of a life full of secrtes. In Santarem, Friar Baltazar da Encarnação provides yet another revelation, one that tells of his youth spent in Venice, and that will end up shocking the priest...

Episode 4

08 May 2011 - The Crimes of Anacleta dos Remédios

At the convent where the Countess of Santa Barbara has secluded herself, she meets an old acquaintance, D. Antónia, soul sister of Father Dinis, who tells the story of her mother, Anacleta the Healer, a woman who met only with tragedy after betraying her husband, Don Teotónio. Later in life, and with her better fortune, she herself is betrayed in turn by a cunning young lover. These events all lead to a tragic destiny for D. Antónia and her sisters...

Episode 5

15 May 2011 - Blanche d’Monfort

Alberto de Magalhães finally has his French history catch up to him in Lisbon, in the form of Elise de Monfort, a beautiful French woman with her heart set on vengeance. Meanwhile, Alberto has married, by coincidence, the Count of Santa Barbara’s former lover, Eugenia. And as our story always seems to gravitate around Father Dinis, it is revealed that Elise’s mother, Blanche de Monfort, had been the object of his passions during his youth spent in France...

Episode 6

15 May 2011 - The Vengeance of the Duchess of Cliton

Pedro da Silva, now a grown man, meets and falls in love with Elise de Monfort. And after entangling himself in a duel to the death with Alberto de Magalhaes, he learns of the true depths of her vengeance. With his heart broken from the news of his mother’s death, he embarks on a journey to Tangiers, and to finally disappear. His long voyage finally lands him in Brazil, where he reminisces about his whirlwind life...

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Sound	Miguel Martins Ricardo Leal António Lopes
	Sound Editor	José 'Kiko' Moreira Marco Bernardo António Lopes
	Sound Mixer	António Lopes Miguel Martins
	Foley Artist	Vladan Nedeljkov Aleksandra Stojanovic
	Music	Luís de Freitas Branco
	Original Music Composer	Jorge Arriagada
Camera	Director of Photography	André Szankowski
	Key Grip	Paulo Miguel Rosa
Production	Production Manager	Ana Pinhão Moura
	Production Coordinator	Julita Santos Anne Mattatia
	Casting Director	Patrícia Vasconcelos
	Producer	Paulo Branco
Directing	Assistant Director	João Pinhão José Maria Vaz da Silva
	Script Supervisor	Paulo MilHomens
Editing	Editor	Valeria Sarmiento Carlos Madaleno
Art	Art Direction	Isabel Branco
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Department Head	Nuno Esteves
	Hairstylist	Nuno Gomes
Lighting	Gaffer	Christian Magis Josenei Loyola
Writing	Novel	Camilo Castelo Branco
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