Maria João Mira (born 18 September 1959 in

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) is a Portuguese

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who authored several successful

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Biography

Mira was the director of the ''Casa da Criação'' (''House of Creation''), a television writing company founded in 2001 by the production company ''

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Produções''. Her son, André Ramalho, is also a screenwriter. They have been working together on some occasions.

Television

* Sonhos Traídos (2002) * Saber Amar (2003) * O Teu Olhar (2003–2004) * Queridas Feras (2003–2004) *

Morangos com Açúcar ''Morangos com Açúcar'' (lit. ''Strawberries with Sugar''; distributed internationally as ''Sweet Strawberries'') is a Portuguese teen drama. It was broadcast daily on the Portuguese TV station TVI between 30 August 2003 to 15 September 2012. T ...

(2003–2005) * Mistura Fina (2004–2005) * Fala-me de Amor (2006) * Ilha dos Amores (2007) *

Flor do Mar ''Flor do Mar'' or ''Flor de la Mar'' ('Flower of the Sea', spelled ''Frol de la Mar'' in Portuguese chronicles of the 16th century) was a Portuguese ''nau'' (carrack) of 400 tons, which over nine years participated in decisive events in the In ...

(2008–2009) * Anjo Meu (2011–2012) *

Doida Por Ti Doida por ti () is a Portuguese telenovela broadcast by TVI. It was written by Maria João Mira, the working title of the series was ''Lua de Papel'' (''Paper Moon''). ''Doida Por Ti'' premiered on October 24, 2012. Originally, it ran from Monda ...

(2012–2013) *

A Única Mulher ''A Única Mulher'' (English: ''Mara - The Only One'' , Spanish: ''La Única Mujer'') is a Portuguese telenovela broadcast and produced by TVI. It is written by Maria João Mira, author of some of the biggest hits of the channel, and her son ...

(2015-2017) *

A Herdeira A Herdeira ( English: ''The Gypsy Heiress'') is a Portuguese telenovela broadcast and produced by TVI. It is written by Maria João Mira. The telenovela premiered on September 24, 2017 and ended on September 29, 2018. It is recorded between Port ...

(2017-2018)

References

External links

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Photo portrait of Maria João Mira
at quinto-canal.com, via Internet Archive 1959 births Living people Portuguese screenwriters Portuguese women screenwriters {{Portugal-writer-stub