''O Beijo do Escorpião'' (

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: ''The Kiss of the Scorpion'') is a Portuguese

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broadcast and produced by TVI. It was written by

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, author of some of the biggest hits of the channel, and by João Matos. The telenovela premiered on 2 February 2014 and its last episode aired on 4 October 2014, totaling a number of 194 episodes. It was broadcast in the primetime slot at 9pm (UTC). The telenovela was recorded in

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Plot

Two women find out they are sisters in the worst possible way and, from that moment on, engage in a constant conflict. ''Alice'' ( Sara Matos) wants ''Rita''s life. ''Rita'' (

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) wants to bring ''Alice'' into the happy family life she built with her husband ''Fernando'' ( Pedro Lima), unaware that her sister is truly an evil monster who will stop at nothing to take ''Rita''s place. In the cosmopolitan and sophisticated city of

, we watch as the stories of common people intersect, as they face everyday tribulations, fighting and trying to overcome them, in a plot filled with emotion and sensuality, in which evil is depicted in all its rawness and in which we see how that evil can ruin those who aren’t ready to face their enemies, no matter where they come from... And, sometimes, your worst enemy is yourself or those to whom you call your family...

Cast

Main

* Sara Matos – ''Alice Vidal'' *

– ''Rita Macieira'' * Pedro Lima – ''Fernando Macieira'' * Pedro Teixeira – ''Rafael Pires'' – «Rafa»

Secondary

* Natália Luiza – ''Adelaide Maria Correia Vidal'' *

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– ''António Furtado'' * Ana Brito e Cunha – ''Alexandra Furtado'' – «Xana» *

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– ''Romão Valente de Albuquerque'' *

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– ''Natália de Albuquerque'' *

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– ''Conceição Pires'' *

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– ''Teresa Furtado'' *

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– ''Marco Santos'' *

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– ''Ana Santos'' *

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– ''Vera Ramos'' * Alberto Magassela - ''Rafael's cellmate'' *

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– ''Nuno Ramos'' * Dinarte Branco – ''Hilário Castelo'' * Pedro Carvalho – ''Paulo Furtado from Macieira'' * Patricia André – ''Isabel de Albuquerque'' – «Becas» *

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– ''Manuel Ventura'' * Duarte Gomes – ''Miguel Macieira'' * Madalena Brandão – ''Marta Ventura'' * Isaac Alfaiate – ''Ricardo de Albuquerque'' * Joana Câncio – ''Tina Castelo'' * Rodrigo Paganelli – ''André Macieira'' *

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– ''Maria Santos'' * Gonçalo Sá – ''Frederico Santos'' * Mafalda Tavares – ''Carlota Furtado'' * Luís Ganito – ''Duarte Macieira'' *

Nicolau Breyner João Nicolau de Melo Breyner Moreira Lopes GOIH GOM (30 July 1940 – 14 March 2016), better known as Nicolau Breyner, was a Portuguese actor, screenwriter, producer, director and television host. He was one of the most well-known figures in ...

– ''Henrique de Albuquerque'' * Lídia Franco – ''Madalena de Albuquerque'' *

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– ''Rosalinda Castelo'' *

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– ''Afonso Gonçalves''

Children

* Daniela Marques – ''Beatriz Ventura'' * Francisco Magalhães – ''Martim Ramos''

References

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