Series synopsis
Sempre is a drama television series that premiered on RTP1 on June 7, 2024. It ended on July 12, 2024. It was created by Manuel Pureza. It stars Rui Pedro Silva, Gabriela Barros, João Vicente and Sílvio Vieira.
Half a century of dictatorship came to an end on April 25, 1974. The main protagonists, and the unfolding of events, are duly and meticulously portrayed. But hundreds, perhaps thousands of episodes of tension and fear, courage and adrenaline, pain and loss, fury and dreams were experienced by anonymous citizens during the intense hours that changed the country.
Premise
Half a century of dictatorship came to an end on April 25, 1974. The main protagonists, and the unfolding of events, are duly and meticulously portrayed. But hundreds, perhaps thousands of episodes of tension and fear, courage and adrenaline, pain and loss, fury and dreams were experienced by anonymous citizens during the intense hours that changed the country.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rui Pedro Silva as Manuel
- Gabriela Barros as Catarina
- João Vicente as Padre Anselmo
- Sílvio Vieira as Armínio
- Nazaré Sousa-Coutinho as Teresa
- Gonçalo Cabral as Francisco
- Cristovão Campos as João
- Joana Borja as Juliana
Supporting cast
- João Arrais as Rodolfo
- David Esteves as Teotónio
- Diogo Martins as César
- Rita Rocha Silva as São José
- Guilherme Félix as Marreco
Guest cast
- Rita Loureiro as Maria João
- Rodrigo Costa as Rodrigo
- Raphael Figueiredo as Tomé
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | June 7, 2024 | July 12, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Canção de Embalar Manuel, 19 years old, an intern at Rádio Clube Português, is being given a moralistic sermon by an old editor who is clearly attached to the regime. That night, demoralized, he listens to a phone call between his mother and his father, a soldier stationed in Santarém. Manuel waits for his mother and eight-year-old brother to fall asleep and starts practicing the perfect reporting take. |
June 7, 2024 |
| 2 |
Lembra-me um Sonho Lindo Positioned as snipers at the beginning of the siege of the Carmo Barracks, a white soldier and another black soldier are surprised by an old woman who, from the second floor balcony, invites “the boy to come up here, I have tea and cakes”. In the fight for freedom, there are still some who are freer than others. |
June 14, 2024 |
| 3 |
Inquietação Armínio is a 30-year-old national guard stationed in the Carmo Barracks. Late on the night of the 24th to the 25th he receives a telegram with the news that his brother died in combat in Guinea. Prevented from leaving the barracks to mourn his brother's death with his mother, Armínio does everything he can to gain his freedom. |
June 21, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | RTP1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 7, 2024 |
| Last aired | July 12, 2024 |
| Status | ended |