A Única Mulher

A Única Mulher

"Nothing is imposible, until it's done"
Genre Romance, Melodrama, Mystery
Created by Maria João Mira
André Ramalho
Developed by Plural Entertainment
Directed by António Borges Correia
Starring Lourenço Ortigão
Ana Sofia Martins
Rita Pereira
Alexandra Lencastre
José Wallenstein
(see more)
Opening theme A Única Mulher by Anselmo Ralph
Ending theme A Única Mulher by Anselmo Ralph
Country of origin Portugal
Original language(s) Portuguese
Production
Executive producer(s) José Eduardo Moniz
Running time 50min
Release
Original network TVI
Picture format HDTV
Original release March 15, 2015 – present
External links
Website

A Única Mulher (English: The Only Woman [1] | 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 André Ramalho. The telenovela premiered on March 15, 2015[2] and is currently airing at 9pm (UTC) primetime slot. It is recorded between Lisbon (Portugal) and Luanda (Angola).

Besides Portugal, the telenovela is also broadcast by DStv 1 (for Angola and Mozambique),[3] by Canal 13 (for Chile),[4] by Telefuturo (for Paraguay), by El Trece (by Argentina) and by TVI's international channel.

Production

The telenovela was first announced in March 2014 by Maria João Mira, whose last telenovela was Doida Por Ti in 2012.[5] By August, the telenovela received its first title, Poject Angola, and the first names of the main cast: actresses Alexandra Lencastre, Rita Pereira[6] and international Portuguese model and presenter Ana Sofia Martins.[7] The cast would also be played by African and Brazilian actors. The plot addresses racism, xenophobia and political crisis.

"It always seems impossible until it´s done", well known quote that inspired the slogan of the telenovela
— Nelson Mandela

José Eduardo Moniz, advisor of TVI's programs, reveals Angola has one of the main sets of the telenovela, with long-run scenes, along with Portugal. Shooting between two continents was one of the essential parts of the project. Later in November 2014, A Única Mulher was revealed as the official title in an exclusive event.[8]

"The images of Angola will be present throughout the telenovela", especially since "alongside the other protagonists, Angola is also protagonist". "It's a country with very strong traditions in Portugal, from which a very large part of Portuguese have huge nostalgia. What we do is a return to the past, crossing it with the enormous progress that this country [Angola] suffered"[9]
— José Eduardo Moniz

He was also involved in the concept of the main plot. The project's scale gives it the title of most expensive Portuguese telenovela ever and first to have long-run scenes between two different countries and continents. A Única Mulher started being recorded in November 2014. On March 13, 2015, two days before the premiere, the official launch event was broadcast by TVI.[10]

"It is a rare product. There is a lot of investment, a lot of commitment and there is an effort to diversify the scenarios of the telenovela that we've never did before"[11]
— José Eduardo Moniz

The promotion of the telenovela started on February 13 and took place on television, web, exteriors, radio, newspapers and magazines and had a huge impact in the audience. Alongside, TVI was also promoting it as a "worldwide premiere", as it was the first Portuguese telenovela to be exported to another country without having debuted in Portugal. The telenovela was also featured in the 22nd anniversary celebrations of TVI.

The first scene of the telenovela begins at a mining site, where the main character Luís Miguel is taken by surprise by an explosion. This scene was recorded in Angola. The episode then rolls back to Portugal and everything is explained until the explosion took place.

Plot

The collapse of a great national bank triggers the clash of two realities. And the conflict between two families.

Luís Miguel (Lourenço Ortigão) is a young engineer who seeks to build a career in Angola. He leaves behind a traditional and conservative family, one that has been affected by the crisis. His father, Jorge (José Wallenstein), owns a construction firm in Portugal which is at risk of filing for bankruptcy and his mother, Pilar (Alexandra Lencastre), expects to make money from a broken marriage. Luís Miguel meets Mara (Ana Sofia Martins) in Angola, the nurse who saves him from near death. The girl’s father, Norberto (Ângelo Torres), is an Angolan businessman who has significant investments in Portugal and he is also the construction firm’s number one client. He holds the company’s fate in his hands but he bears a deep grudge against the Portuguese, since his father was murdered by one during the Colonial war. The legacy of this past and his current interests turn a corporate dispute into a clash of two worlds.

Yet nothing can survive the revenge of one woman. Luena (Rita Pereira) is the daughter of two returnees who lost everything when Angola gained its independence. She wants to get the estate back for her family above all else. Including above herself.

Cast

Main

Secondary

Children

References

  1. ↑ "The Only Woman". Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ "'A Única Mulher' chega à TVI a 15 de março" (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ ""A Única Mulher" estreia-se terça feira em Angola" (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Nueva teleserie: La Única Mujer" (in Spanish). Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Maria João Mira já prepara nova novela para a TVI" (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ "TVI aposta em Angola para nova novela" (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Conheça a protagonista de "Projeto Angola"" (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Apresentação da novela 'A Única Mulher'" (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  9. ↑ ""A Única Mulher": José Eduardo Moniz explica porque TVI escolheu Angola" (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Estrelas da nova novela da TVI brilham em festa de antestreia" (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  11. ↑ "'A Única Mulher': Novela explica paixão dos portugueses por Angola" (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 21, 2015.
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