Scars of Beauty
| Scars of Beauty | |
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| Brazilian Portuguese | Beleza Fatal |
| Genre | Telenovela |
| Created by | Raphael Montes |
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| Directed by | Maria de Medicis |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Original language | Portuguese |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
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| Production company | Coração da Selva |
| Original release | |
| Network | Max |
| Release | 27 January 2025 – present |
Scars of Beauty (Portuguese: Beleza Fatal, lit. 'Fatal Beauty') is a Brazilian telenovela created by Raphael Montes.[1][2] It stars Camila Pitanga, Camila Queiroz and Giovanna Antonelli. It premiered on Max on 27 January 2025.[3]
Plot
[edit]As a child, Sofia saw her mother, Cléo, imprisoned and unjustly killed by her aunt Lola, an ambitious and unscrupulous woman. With no nowhere to go, Sofia is taken in by the loving Paixão family, led by the mysterious Elvira, who is also suffering because her daughter Rebeca, an aspiring model, ended up in hospital after unsuccessful plastic surgery. The person responsible for the surgery is Benjamin Argento, a plastic surgeon and heir to a beauty empire. Years later, Sofia plots her revenge. With the help of the Paixão family, Sofia wants to destroy Lola and all those who have wronged her. In her obsession, Sofia is reunited with a childhood sweetheart, Gabriel, son of Lola and Rubém, whose dream is to become a policeman like his father, questioning her own steps and discovering that doing justice comes at a very high price.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Camila Pitanga as Dolores "Lola" Fernandes Argento
- Camila Queiroz as Sofia Fernandes / Júlia Guimarães
- Melissa Sampaio as child Sofia
- Giovanna Antonelli as Elvira Paixão
- Caio Blat as Dr. Benjamin Argento
- Marcelo Serrado as Rog Ferreira "Dr. Peitão"
- Julia Stockler as Gisela Argento
- Romaní as Gabriel Fernandes Carvalho
- Noah Moi as child Gabriel
- Breno Ferreira as Alec Paixão
- Raphael Raposo as child Alec
- Manu Morelli as Caroline Argento Monteiro
- Gaby Martins as child Caroline
- Naruna Costa as Vivianne
- Mônica Torres as Ana
- Kiara Felippe as Andrea
- Drayson Menezzes
- Murilo Rosa as Dr. Tomás Monteiro
- Herson Capri as Dr. Átila Argento
- Vanessa Giácomo as Cléonice "Cléo" Fernandes
- Augusto Madeira as Lino Paixão
- Martha Meola as Kelly
- Patrícia Gasppar as Ramona
- Leonardo Miggiorin as Rafuda
- Pepita as Bel
- Mariana Molina as Mariana
- Lua Lucas as Cidinha
- Santiago Acosta as Javier
- Georgette Fadel as Nara
- Ana Kutner
- Luciano Chirolli
- Marat Descartes as Gilberto
- Fernanda Marques as Rebeca "Beca" Paixão
- Rei Black as Rubem
- Valesca Popozuda as herself
Production
[edit]As a newcomer to Brazil, Max was already showing that it wanted to be a market leader in telenovelas and a direct competitor to Globoplay's exclusive telenovelas.[5] To achieve this, it sought to hire big names from its main competitor.[6] In 2021, Mônica Albuquerque took over the series and telenovelas area at Warner Bros. Discovery and Silvio de Abreu was hired by the streaming service, with the position of Supervisor of Telenovelas, a position similar to the one he held at TV Globo.[7][8] To develop the telenovela, HBO announced the hiring of Raphael Montes, writer and screenwriter of Good Morning, Verônica, The Girl Who Killed Her Parents and The Boy Who Killed My Parents.[9][10] On 8 April 2022, it was announced that the telenovela would be titled Segundas Intenções, inspired by the protagonist's revenge.[11] In January 2023, however, the telenovela changed its title to Beleza Fatal.[12] In September 2022, after several postponements, the telenovela was temporarily canceled due to the merger between Warner and Discovery, but Raphael continued developing it and delivered all the written episodes.[13][14] The show was originally to have been directed by Joana Jabace, who left the production after the temporary cancellation, being replaced by Maria de Medicis.[15] Filming began in September 2023 with locations in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.[16]
Release
[edit]Scars of Beauty premiered on 27 January 2025, with five new episodes being released weekly.[3][17] On 22 January 2025, Band announced the acquisition of the telenovela for broadcast television. It is set to premiere in March 2025.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "HBO Max confirma a produção de Beleza Fatal, sua primeira novela nacional". Omelete (in Brazilian Portuguese). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Diretora da nova temporada de 'De volta aos 15', Maria de Medicis fala sobre ida para o streaming após 30 anos na Globo". Omelete (in Brazilian Portuguese). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Beleza Fatal: Max define data de estreia da novela protagonizada por Camila Queiroz". Notícias da TV (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 October 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Camila Pitanga e Murilo Rosa vão estrelar 'Beleza fatal', novela da HBO". Estado de Minas (in Brazilian Portuguese). 9 April 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "HBO Max quer parceria com rivais da Globo em busca de vitrine para produções" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 February 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "HBO Brasil mira em atores da Globo para montar super elenco" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Mônica Albuquerque assume também área de séries da Warner Bros. Discovery" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 19 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Com Silvio de Abreu e Monica Albuquerque, HBO quer ser a nova Globo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 October 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Quem é Raphael Montes, o primeiro novelista da HBO Brasil" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 18 November 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "HBO Max anuncia contratação de Raphael Montes, de Bom Dia, Verônica" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Alice Wegmann deixa a Globo e fará nova produção da HBO Max" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 April 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "'Beleza Fatal': HBO Max confirma produção da primeira novela" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 April 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "HBO suspende Segundas Intenções e libera elenco" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 September 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Autor escreve todos os capítulos de novela suspensa na HBO" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 November 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Crise nos bastidores da HBO Max: Joana Jabace deixa direção de telessérie" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 March 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Beleza Fatal: HBO Max inicia gravações da sua 1ª novela original" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 September 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Omena, Mateus (27 January 2025). "Quando estreiam os novos capítulos de 'Beleza Fatal'? Veja datas e onde assistir à novela | Exame". exame.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Bittencourt, Carla (22 January 2025). "Novela estrelada por Camila Pitanga, "Beleza Fatal" vai ser exibida na Band em março". portalleodias.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 January 2025.
