''Doce de Mãe'' () is a Brazilian

television film A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie, telefilm, telemovie or TV film/movie, is a film with a running time similar to a feature film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a Terrestr ...

release as a year-end special with 01 episode (season 1, 2012), and a limited series with 14 episodes (season 2, 2014) produced by Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre and broadcast by

Rede Globo TV Globo (stylized as tvglobo; , ), formerly known as Rede Globo de Televisão (; shortened to Rede Globo) or simply known as Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965 ...

on December 27, 2012. It was written and directed by

Jorge Furtado Jorge Alberto Furtado (born June 9, 1959) is a Brazilian film and television director and screenwriter. Life and career Furtado attended university for courses in medicine, psychology, journalism and arts, but did not graduate. He began his pro ...

and Ana Luiza Azevedo, and

Fernanda Montenegro Arlette Pinheiro Esteves Torres ONM (née da Silva; born 16 October 1929), known by her stage name Fernanda Montenegro ( eɦˈnɐ̃dɐ mõtʃiˈnegɾu, is a Brazilian actress. Considered by many as the greatest Brazilian actress of all time, ...

stars as Dona Picucha.

Plot

Picucha (

) may seem old-fashioned, but she has modern ideas and a great sense of humor. As the matriarch of a big family, she is involved in the daily lives of her children, grandchildren and other relatives. Undeterred by the typical problems of old age, she uses her many years of experience to solve problems in the best way possible. Her children are becoming less and less comfortable with the fact that she still lives alone in the house at her age. However, it is Picucha herself who surprises everyone when she makes the spontaneous decision to move to a nursing home. She revolutionizes her new home by organizing gambling and concerts. It is there that she also has an idea about how to help her unemployed son—start a business that resells the benefits normally reserved for the elderly, such as parking places and preferential customer service. However, despite her lively lifestyle there, Picucha decides to leave the home and return to her family, thereby starting a sequence of living at her children's houses. In addition to all of these activities, this indefatigable woman still needs to address other issues such as the suspicion that her late husband had a daughter out of wedlock. She not only solves the mystery but also discovers that she feels a motherly love for the young girl.

Cast

as Maria Izabel "Picucha" de Souza * Marco Ricca as Sílvio de Souza *

Louise Cardoso Louise Ferreira Cardoso (born 17 April 1955) is a Brazilian actress, producer, and theatre instructor. She is considered a prolific actress, having had a long career in acting through various mediums, including theatre, film, and television. Ear ...

as Elaine de Souza *

Mariana Lima Mariana Gomes Ferreira Lima-Díaz (born August 25, 1972) is a Brazilian actress and producer. Personal life Since 1997, she has been married to director Enrique Díaz, with whom she has two daughters, Elena and Antônia. Filmography Telev ...

as Suzana de Souza *

Matheus Nachtergaele Matheus Nachtergaele OMC (; born 3 January 1968) is a Brazilian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He has starred in numerous Brazilian films, best known for his appearances in the 1997 film '' Four Days in September'' and the 2002 film '' ...

as Fernando de Souza * Daniel de Oliveira as Jesus Medeiros * Mirna Spritzer as Zaida * Elisa Volpatto as Carolina de Souza * Barbara Borgga as Lenir * Sérgio Lulkin as Seu Dirceu * Áurea Baptista as Florinha de Souza * Evandro Soldatelli as Roberto

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Sweet Mother
at the Globo TV International * 2012 television films 2012 films 2012 drama films International Emmy Award winners Brazilian television films 2010s Portuguese-language films Films set in 2012 TV Globo original programming Brazilian drama films 2010s Brazilian films Portuguese-language drama films {{2010s-Brazil-film-stub

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