“In the name of love” is the name of several TV shows produced in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia. Even Armenia has released a project of the same name, and there are six more films in the name of Love: two of them were made in the USA, two more in India, one each in Indonesia and Hong Kong. Next, we will talk about the series "In the Name of Love" in 1997. It is this version that has become one of the most successful among a number of similar projects.
Short story
The film project was shot in 1997 according to the script of Manuel Carlus. The creators limited themselves to only one season, which is not typical for Latin American paintings of those times. On television, the series was broadcast from October 1997 to May 1998. In Russia, the project was shown in 1999. The main topics that were raised in the project related to family values, the problems of alcoholism, domestic violence, adultery.
The plot unfolds around the mother of Helena and the daughter of Edward, as well as their families. It turns out that the two most dear to each other women give birth on the same day. But the child of Edward dies, and the woman herself becomes barren, but does not yet know about it. Her mother decides on a desperate act - in the maternity ward she substitutes children for the happiness of Edward. Although the beloved man, Elena is very looking forward to the birth of a long-awaited child.
How will events unfold further? Is the secret revealed? How will the second halves of Eduard and Helena react to this ambiguous situation? All this is shown by the actors of the series "In the Name of Love". It is about them that we will discuss later.
Actors of the series
“In the name of love” is a project in which several famous Brazilian actors were involved. The main roles were played by Regina and Gabriela Duarte (Elena and Edward, respectively). In real life, these actresses are really related by family ties. The role of the husband of Helena (architect Atilio Novelli) was played by Antonio Fagundes, and Marcelu di Barros Mota became the chosen one of Eduarda (it was played by Fabio Asunsan). By the way, for this role, the actor received the Contigo Award in 1998.
Also in the project were Susana Vieira, Vivian Pasmanter, Carolina Ferras, Eduardo Moskovis, Paulo Jose, Carolina Dickmann, Murilo Benicio and others.
Mother and daughter
Regina Duarte was born in 1947 in a small town in the most populated and economically developed state of Brazil, São Paulo. On television she made her debut in 1965. The actress throughout her career played mainly the roles of tender, romantic and loving girls. Now Regina Duarte practically does not act in films or series, she plunged into politics with her head.
The actress is married, her chosen one was engineer Marcus Franco. Two children were born in the marriage: the son of Anrde and the daughter of Gabriela. The daughter of Regina also became an actress.
Gabriela (Gabriela) Duarte was born in 1974. From an early age, the girl was interested in acting, took lessons, in the first film she starred as early as 8 years old (along with her mother). The real debut for Gabriela was the participation in the telenovela “Fashion Model” (1989). The girl received huge popularity in Brazil and other countries precisely after her role in “In the Name of Love”. Her character caused a lot of controversy, but no one belonged either to the actress or to the role detached.
After the role in the series Passion (2011), Gabriel Duarte was finally stopped comparing with her mother.
Antonio Fagundes
Among the actors of the series "In the Name of Love" two more roles stand out. These are the chosen ones of Elena and Eduard. Helena's husband was played in the project by Antonio Fagundes, a Brazilian actor who was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1949. The young man began his career at the age of 17 with theatrical productions. He played in several very famous performances, and after he switched to began working on television. Since 1976, Antonio Fagundes began to actively star in classic telenovelas.
Fabio Asunsan
The Brazilian actor began his career in the nineties of the last century, he was born in 1971. Already after the first role, Fabio's role as a hero-lover was firmly entrenched. In this regard, rumors attributed to him an affair with almost every partner on the site. In 2008, it turned out that the actor was using drugs, but a year later he returned to work. Fabio managed to defeat drug addiction after a course of treatment in the clinic.
Of course, these are not all the actors in the series In the Name of Love. Only those who played the main roles in this picture are listed. Although you need to give credit to those who played minor characters, because without them the picture would be incomplete.