''Lia'' is a Brazilian

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produced by

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, Felipe Cardoso, Augusto Garcia, Leandro Lima, Brenno Leone, Júlia Maggessi, and

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. The production of miniseries began in May 2018.

Plot

Lia Lia is a feminine given name. In the Spanish-speaking world, it is accented Lía. In English-speaking countries, the name may be a variant of Leah or Lea. Lia may be a diminutive of various names including Julia, Cecilia, Amelia, Talia, Cornel ...

is a strong and good-hearted young woman who has never stopped believing in love despite the mishaps in her life. After losing her mother as a child and going through various mistreatment in the hands of her stepmother Laila, she falls in love with Jacó, but he only has eyes for her cunning sister,

Raquel Raquel or Racquel is a variation of the given name Rachel. Notable people with the name include: Raquel *Raquel (wrestler), Brazilian professional wrestler *Raquel Alessi (born 1983), American former actress and model * Raquel Naa Ayorkor Ammah ( ...

, a girl who likes to seduce the boys and covets riches, though she decides to accept his advances to make Lia suffer. Jacó made a deal with the young women's father, Labão, to work seven years in exchange for Raquel's hand, but on the wedding day, Lia is covered with a veil and is given in marriage by her father. After discovering the exchange the next day, Jacó questions Labão, who states that the family tradition is that the eldest daughter marry first, but that he could also marry Raquel in return for another seven years of work, which the boy accepts, obsessed with her sensuality. Married to the same man, the sisters vie for the attention of Jacó, who attends to Raquel's luxurious desires, while humiliating Lia, and having to deal with Jacó's involvement with the two servants of the house, Bila and Zilpa. In spite of all contempt, Lia gives Jacó seven children: Rubem, Simeão,

Levi Levi ( ; ) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelites, Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron ...

, Judá, Issacar, Zebulom, and Diná, the only daughter in the house and the only child to receive affection from her father, which causes envy of the other brothers. Meanwhile Raquel manages to have only

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, whom his father has as the only one worthy of true love, which causes rebellion in the children of Lia. Determined not to let her family collapse and prove her true love, Lia can gradually show Jacó that kindness can heal scars and that she is the right woman for him.

Cast

* Bruna Pazinato as Lia Paddan ** Laura Svacina as Young Lia *

as Raquel Paddan ** Sofia Budke as Young Raquel * Felipe Cardoso as Jacó de Israel * Augusto Garcia as Saul * Leandro Lima as Rubem de Israel Paddan * Brenno Leone as Simeão de Israel Paddan * Júlia Maggessi as Diná de Israel Paddan *

as Laila *

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as Labão Paddan * Saulo Meneghetti as Hananias * Thaís Müller as Zilpa Mayan ** Isabella Tigre as Young Zilpa * Caca Ottoni as Bila Mut * Felipe Cunha as Eliabe * Bruno Peixoto as José de Israel Paddan * Maurício Pitanga as Levi de Israel Paddan * Bru Malucelli as Judá de Israel Paddan * Marcus Bessa as Issacar de Israel Paddan * Igor Fernandez as Zebulom de Israel Paddan * Matheus Venâncio as Aser Mayan * Walter Nunes as Gade Mayan * Caio Lucas Leão as Naftali Mut * Rafael Awi as Dã Mut * Paula Jubé as Adinah * Mariana Cysne as Dalila * Pedro Monteiro as Esaú * Silvio Matos as Isaque * Rose Abdallah as Rebeca * Paulo Carvalho as Rei Hamor * Bruno Ahmed as Príncipe Siquém * Nica Bonfim as Parteira

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References

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