Nuno Pardal

Ana Isabel is an ambitious and opportunistic young woman who has always lived beyond her means. On the day her partner, Zé Tó, is arrested, problems arise at a dizzying pace and Ana Isabel loses everything she has. She finds herself in a complete mess, but the solution quickly presents itself: after being hit by João's car, she does everything she can to portray herself as a fragile and sweet creature with whom he falls in love.

A Portuguese soldier, who got stranded from his team during the La Lys battle, struggles by himself through dozens of German offensives so he can guarantee the safety of his companions.

The tragedy and comedy in Carlos' life begins, grows and ends like the tragedy and comedy of Portugal. In the company of his close friend, João da Ega, allegedly a brilliant writer, Carlos, with his idle existence as an aristocratic doctor, spends his time to enjoying friends and lovers. Until he falls in love. She is a new character in this revolutionary novel. It's a vertiginous passion that goes beyond that past gloominess to reach a new and darker abyss, incest.

Solitude and alienation are explored throughout a violent night.

Rosa, a recently single mother holds on to the idea of getting back with her ex. After a few public tribulations Rosa ends up locked in a room by him. Only to be saved later by a young neighbour, who will not only help her get out of the room but also to move on with her life.

In this short story, João and Pedro live in this garden. What João wants the most is for Pedro to be happy and the only way he found to make that happen is to support him in his escape with Sara. On the other hand, Pedro learned how to love João and does not want to leave the garden. But one of them ate the forbidden fruit.

Ico is a post-colonial hero on a strange and familiar city, going from victim to predator.

A respectable family falls into crisis when their extensive apple orchard is ruined. Delgado, a wealthy industrialist from the North, has just arrived in the village, apparently with good intentions. Desperate to keep up appearances, the Major and D. Lúcia introduce him to their innocent and eccentric daughter, Cilinha, who is only interested in her singing lessons. They entice him with the prospect of a rich dowry, but they are unaware that Delgado is not quite who he appears to be...

A young girl goes through a series of strange events after she is dumped by her boyfriend on her birthday and loses her job.

A modern villa in the dry Portuguese summer landscape. The sun scorching bright high in the sky, four well-built bodies - three male, one female - hanging out by the pool, on the porch, in the bedrooms. All seem to be waiting for something, or as it soon turns out - someone. Scene by scene we are revealed the complex interpersonal relations and the most important, the relation of all the characters with the one who is being waited for. Who is that mythical person and what will happen when he finally arrives?

Every year, four ex-soldiers who call themselves "Os Imortais" ("The Immortals"), get together with four women to celebrate their war deeds and remember the old days, back in the war. On the summer of 1985, tired of their monotonous lives, they decide to rob a bank. Joaquim Malarranha, a chief inspector from the local police force who is about to retire, crosses their path and chooses to spend his last days of duty trying to solve the robbery. But as he carries on with his investigation, he discovers more than he could have ever imagined...

Mar Salgado is a story of a woman who had 2 twins and thought they died after the were born, but it couldn't be more far from truth, and now 16 years later she'll try to find them.

Eva and her sisters live humbly in Lisbon, unaware that their lives are about to take an unexpected turn. When Gaspar, a wealthy businessman based in Angola, suddenly dies, he leaves his entire fortune to the three young women, who overnight become the owners of a great fortune and an entire estate in Angola. However, not everything will be a bed of roses: they will have to confront Talu, a young Angolan engineer who was excluded from Gaspar’s inheritance in favor of Eva. And despite being in opposite sides, neither Talu nor Eva will be able to resist the strong attraction they feel for each other. Among the breathtaking landscapes of Angola and the modern business world of Portugal, the young lovers will find themselves at the center of a web of antagonistic interests, in the dispute over Gaspar’s inheritance.

Zé Maria Magalhães is an innocent young man who, suddenly, sees his dreams and family destroyed by a man's greed: Miguel Ferreira da Fonseca, a powerful banker. For 15 years, Zé Maria is forced to remain hidden, in a life of lies, in another country, imprisoned by the memories of the past, having to assume a new identity. Today, he is a great farmer, owner of the Ouro Verde empire, known as Jorge Monforte, and has become one of the richest men in Brazil. The course of time only fueled his desire for revenge, making him lose the sense of right and wrong and the ability to love. Fifteen years later, he returns to Portugal, ready to avenge the past and destroy Miguel Ferreira da Fonseca.

Zeca was jailed for a crime he didn't participate, now he's free and while trying to make a new life he encounters a kid, surprisingly the boy is Ema's son, his long time lover.

Cacau is an engaging saga of family secrets, clandestine loves and sacrifices, all sweetened by the irresistible taste of chocolate and the magic of cocoa plantations.

Maria is a young woman trying to rebuild her life after her mother's death while holding on to her dream of becoming a singer. Her life changes when she saves two children from being hit by a car and becomes involved with the wealthy Elias family. After the children's parents die, Maria unexpectedly helps keep the five siblings together alongside their uncle Francisco, while pursuing her musical ambitions and navigating feelings that further complicate her new life.

Despite the hardship, there are those who fight and overcome... Marta is a single mother and a humble woman who’s doing her best to offer her two daughters, Susana e Beatriz, a good life. But when she finds out that her younger daughter has a rare and serious condition, everything changes in this family’s life. Susana decides to seek out Rodrigo, the child´s father and a wealthy man who can afford to pay the much needed surgery abroad. Even though he didn't even know he had a daughter, Rodrigo accepts to pay for the surgery on the condition that he’s granted custody. Marta is then faced with the greatest dilemma in her life: in order to save his daughter, she’ll have to give her up. Rodrigo will end up using Beatriz in an elaborate ploy to get closer to Marta. However, his cousin Gabriel’s return to Portugal will make things difficult for him, as Gabriel will fall in love with Marta, thus turning into Rodrigo's rival.