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Her Own Destiny

Her Own Destiny

20047.81 Season221 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A story about people who succeed in life thanks to nothing but their own efforts. Maria do Carmo is the main character of the telenovela; a mother of five who struggle to be successful in life, but whose most important will be recovering the love of her daughter who was kidnapped when she was just months old.

Created by Glória Barreto
Written by Glória Barreto, Aguinaldo Silva, Maria Elisa Berredo
NetworksTV Globo

Top Cast

Susana Vieira

Susana Vieira

Maria do Carmo Ferreira da Silva (Do Carmo)

Renata Sorrah

Renata Sorrah

Maria de Nazaré Esteves Tedesco (Nazaré)

José Wilker

José Wilker

Giovanni Improtta

José Mayer

José Mayer

Dirceu de Castro

Carolina Dieckmmann

Carolina Dieckmmann

Maria do Carmo (jovem) / Isabel / Lindalva

Eduardo Moscovis

Eduardo Moscovis

Reginaldo Ferreira da Silva (Naldo)

Leticia Spiller

Leticia Spiller

Viviane Fontes Ferreira da Silva

Leandra Leal

Leandra Leal

Maria Cláudia Tedesco (Claudinha)

Leonardo Vieira

Leonardo Vieira

Leandro Ferreira da Silva

Marcello Antony

Marcello Antony

Viriato Ferreira da Silva

Themes & Keywords

love trianglenewspaperrio de janeirocarnivalrivalrymissing personmilitary dictatorship

About Her Own Destiny

Her Own Destiny is a soap series that first aired in 2004 exploring themes of love triangle, newspaper, rio de janeiro, carnival, rivalry, missing person. Created by Glória Barreto, it stars Susana Vieira, Renata Sorrah, José Wilker. A story about people who succeed in life thanks to nothing but their own efforts. Maria do Carmo is the main character of the telenovela; a mother of five who struggle to be successful in life, but whose most important will be recovering the love of her daughter who was kidnapped when she was just months old.

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