Doida Por Ti

Plot

Olívia is in love with Miguel who she thinks is the man of her dreams, though she hardly knows him. In fact, Miguel is a playboy who keeps secret romances with Bianca (his brother's bride) and other women. Bianca is also mad about Miguel. Her planned marriage to David, Miguel's brother, is kind of a business deal between their two families. David is not mad about anyone. He never had time for these things, he always wanted to be a well-behaved child who did what was expected of him. Accordingly, he agreed upon marrying Bianca because he was supposed to.

In the first episode, Miguel becomes the victim of an attack that nearly kills him. He is saved by Olívia who seems to have accomplished her wish to be close to him. Miguel remains in a coma for some time and is brought home to his parents in this state. Since Olívia was his savior and visited him in the hospital, Miguel's family takes her for his girlfriend. In reality, Olívia does not know him personally, but her attempts to tell the truth are constantly interrupted. So she becomes part of the family and even receives the possible engagement ring that is found in Miguel's flat. This part of the story seems to be inspired by the 1995 movie While You Were Sleeping.

Bianca is jealous of Olívia and sneaks her way into her home, pretending that she is escaping a domestic violence situation. She introduces herself as Susana and is offered to stay at Olívia's house. Eventually, Olívia admits that she is not engaged to Miguel. Bianca secretly taped this confession, reveals herself as Bianca, David's fiancée, and blackmails Olívia: Either she disappears and leaves the Campelo family alone, or she will take the taped confession to the police. (episode 9) At first, Olívia seems to comply, but then she appears at the house of the Campelo family and confesses. The family is about to expel her for good when finally Miguel awakens from his coma (episode 11). Funnily enough, he seems to recognize Olívia all of a sudden. Although he just remembers her from her job as a waitress, he learns that it was her who saved his life and tells everybody that she is, in fact, his fiancée. However, this is just another one of his tricks, he notices how well this story works with his parents and sticks to it while continuing his affair with Bianca.

The aftereffects of the Portuguese financial crisis are also present in the series. Carlos Cardoso loses his job and faces unemployment, he and his family are temporarily evicted from their home. Originally, Carlos is an enfermeiro (male nurse) and after another dubious temporary job (as a stripper in a nightclub) he applies for a position at the house of the rich Campelo family who are looking for a personal (female) nurse. He uses the Mrs. Doubtfire routine, dresses up as a woman and, under the name of Carlota Rufino, gets the job. Carlos's telling signature tune is Um Dia Mau (A Bad Day).

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