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Meu Destino É Pecar

1984 · 1 season

A slow-burning, emotionally charged melodrama where forbidden desire collides with social duty, keeping you absorbed in the characters' moral struggles.

Created by
Nelson Rodrigues, Christine Nazareth
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lucélia Santos, Marcos Paulo, Maria Zilda Bethlem
Overview
The miniseries tells the story of Leninha, who marries Paulo due to a financial agreement made by her father, Dílson. Her life changes when she meets her brother-in-law, Mauricio, during a trip to her husband's farm in the interior of Rio de Janeiro. The two fall in love and become lovers. Leninha then begins to experience a great conflict: social and moral rules impose on her the behavior of a good wife, faithful and companion, but her desire for Maurício speaks louder. Consuelo, mother of Paulo and Maurício, realizes what is happening and begins to antagonize her daughter-in-law. Upon discovering the betrayal, Paulo starts to hate his brother. At the end of the plot, Leninha decides to stay with her husband, and the couple happily announces that they will have a child. Mauricio despairs, but later recovers in Regina's arms.

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Created by
Nelson Rodrigues, Christine Nazareth
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lucélia Santos, Marcos Paulo, Maria Zilda Bethlem
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • family
  • morality
  • class
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism7
Romance8
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
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Created by
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Network
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