''A Lua Me Disse'' (English: ''Once in a Blue Moon'') is a 2005 Brazilian

telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...

created by

Miguel Falabella Miguel Falabella (born October 10, 1955, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian actor, presenter, screen writer, voice actor, film maker, theater actor, producer, writer and director. He is known, among many other works, for playing Caco Antibes in the ...

and Maria Carmem Barbosa, and starring Adriana Esteves and

Wagner Moura Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (; born 27 June 1976) is a Brazilian actor, director, filmmaker, musician, and journalist. Wagner started his career doing theater in Salvador, where he worked with renowned directors, and soon scored some appearances ...

Overview

Heloísa ( Adriana Esteves) is a baby-sitter hired to work at Regina's mansion. There, she meets Ricardo and Gustavo (

), who both fall in love with her. Ricardo reveals himself to Heloísa, but Gustavo represses his feelings. Heloísa and Ricardo have an affair and she gets pregnant, but his spiteful mother Ester (

Zezé Polessa Maria José de Castro Polessa (born 22 September 1953), known professionally as Zezé Polessa, is a Brazilian actress. Biography Polessa was born in Rio de Janeiro. She graduated in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the Federal Univers ...

) forbids him to marry the nanny. After a heated discussion with his mother, Ricardo drives off in his car and dies in a tragic accident. Heloísa raises her child by herself, suffering retaliation by Ester. When Heloísa, Ester and Gustavo meet to clarify the past, he reveals he has always loved Heloísa, much to his mother's displeasure and despair. Heloisa and Gustavo know their love story is struggle to prevent anything from happening. How the many twists and turns of this story unfold... only time will tell.

Cast

Special guests

References

External links

Official website
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