Series synopsis
New Beginning, also known as Depois do Adeus is a drama television series that premiered on RTP1 on January 19, 2013. It ended on January 19, 2013. It was created by Inês Gomes, Catarina Dias. It stars Ana Nave, José Carlos Garcia, Catarina Wallenstein and João Arrais.
Álvaro and Maria do Carmo lived happily in Angola. He was a successful businessman and she was a mild mannered housewife. They have two children together, Ana and João, who were studying and living their teenage years in Luanda... Until the day the civil war broke out and everything fell apart. Amidst declarations of independence, a wave of violence breaks out and the established peace and order fades away. In July, 1975, the Mendonça family, along with over five hundred thousand people, leave t ...
Premise
Álvaro and Maria do Carmo lived happily in Angola. He was a successful businessman and she was a mild mannered housewife. They have two children together, Ana and João, who were studying and living their teenage years in Luanda... Until the day the civil war broke out and everything fell apart. Amidst declarations of independence, a wave of violence breaks out and the established peace and order fades away. In July, 1975, the Mendonça family, along with over five hundred thousand people, leave their belongings behind and embark on an air convoy that would become the biggest exodus in the history of the Portuguese people to a homeland that most only knew from photos and dubbed it Metropolis. In Lisbon, Joaquim and Natália, Álvaro’s brother-in-law and sister, take the Mendonça family in their small apartment, where they will try to get their lives back in order. However, over that hot summer of 1975, the integration seemed to be far from easy.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ana Nave as Maria do Carmo Mendonça
- José Carlos Garcia as Álvaro Mendonça
- Catarina Wallenstein as Ana Maria Mendonça
- João Arrais as João Mendonça
- Fátima Belo as Natália Mendonça Cardoso
- António Cordeiro as Joaquim Cardoso
- Joana de Verona as Luísa Cardoso
- João Jesus as Pedro Cardoso
Supporting cast
- Tomás Alves as Gonçalo Cunha Pereira
- Sara Salgado as Catarina Cunha Pereira
- José Mata as Afonso Cunha Pereira
- Cucha Carvalheiro as Cidália Figueiredo
- António Capelo as Artur Figueiredo
- Paulo Pascoal as Filipe Perdigão
- Mafalda Vilhena as Joana Moreira
- João Reis as Daniel Moreira
- João Baptista as Jorge Moreira
- Ana Padrão as Teresa Castro
- Miguel Borges as Manuel Machado
- Dinarte Branco as Sílvio Palma
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 1 episode.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 1 | January 19, 2013 | July 28, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 19, 2013 |
| 2 | A Balbúrdia | January 26, 2013 |
| 3 | Entre o Desespero e a Esperança | February 2, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | RTP1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 19, 2013 |
| Last aired | January 19, 2013 |
| Status | ended |