First appearance "Encuentro Divino" | ||
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Portrayed by Sandra EcheverriaGiovanna Antonelli (Brazilian version) Spouse(s) Said HashimZeinLucas Ferrer Children Khadijah(with Said Hashim) Relatives Latiffa (cousin)Ali (paternal uncle)Nazira Hashim (Sister-in-law)Mohammed Hashim (Brother-in-law) Significant others Lucas Ferrer, Osvaldo Daniel People also search for Yvete, Tavinho, Leônidas Ferraz, Lucas Ferrer, Mel Ferraz | ||
Jade Mebarak is a fictional Arab woman and the series protagonist of the Brazilian telenovella Ò Clon. The character is portrayed by actress Sandra Echeverria, in Telemundos adaptation.
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In the original Brazilian version of the soap opera, the actress Giovanna Antonelli interpreted Jade to international acclaim
Background
Jade is the only child of her parents. Her parents was of Moroccan descent. Despite being born into a Muslim family, she spent her childhood and teenage life in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Due to this, she Has difficulties adapting to the concervative views and rules of Islam when she returns to Morocco.
Mother
She lost her mother during her teenage years. On her Death bed, she requested that Jade return to her homeland, Morocco, to live with Ali, her paternal uncle.
Uncle Ali
Uncle Ali is Jade's paternal uncle. When Jade's father died, it was traditions for Ali to move into his house, as she would have been considered his family. However, at Jades mothers pleading, he decided to let Jade move to Brazil with her mother.
After the death of her mother, Jade moves back to Morocco to live with Uncle Ali at her mothers dying request. When she arrives to Morocco, He is not pleased with Jade's occidental way of thinking. Uncle Ali then proceeds to ask Jade to learn the Islamic upbringings, seeing as how he was wrong about her mother. Unfortunately, Jade keeps on committing haraams ( sins) and constantly places uncle Ali's good name in jerpordy
Lucas
Lucas Ferraz is Jade's love interest. They met at Uncle Ali's house in Morocco moments after Jade arrived. He instantly falls in love with her when he sees her dancing to Arabic Music. Jade notices him as well and falls in love with him too. They meet in secret and make plans to run away together many, many times, each of them ending in heartbreak. After finding out that Said would kill Lucas if he ever comes near Jade again, she leads him into believing that she never really loved him and was only looking to have some fun. This leads Lucas to fall into despair. To rid himself of the pain, he throws himself into work, trying to become the son his father, Leonidas Ferraz, has always wanted. He eventually marries his deceased twin brother's girlfriend, Maysa, and they have a daughter together, Mel. Despite the heartache Jade has put him through and all the time that has passed without seeing each other, Lucas is still in love with her and firmly believes that they are meant to be, despite the unsporting attitudes he gets from his family, friends and sometimes even Jade herself.
Said Rashid
Said is Jade's husband. He was originally chosen by Uncle Ali to be Latiffa's husband but later they find out that they were nursed by the same woman (which according to the muslim religion means that they are brothers and cannot marry). Because she is still in love with Lucas, Jade tries to cancel the marriage but she fails. He and Jade are soon married and on their wedding night, Said discovers that Jade is not virgin anymore. Due to him having fallen in love with her, he cuts himself and bleeds on the sheets to prove that Jade's virginity was taken that night and spare her the punishment of the 100 whippings.
Jade, on the brink of depression because of her marriage, later tries over and over again to make Said divorce her, concluding that she'd rather be alone than with a man she does no love. These attempts fail until one day she does succeed to awake her husbands rage and he divorces her. Only right after that Jade finds out that she is pregnant with Said's child. She again becomes depressed as she does not want the child and later on because she realizes that won't be able to keep the child. As is the custom, after the baby is born, the child will stay with Said and will never have any contact with Jade after that. After giving birth, Jade tries to escape with her daughter, Khadija, but is found by Uncle Ali's men. She is taken back to Said's house where she pleads with him to accept her again as a wife and let her be with her child. Because he still loves her, Said accepts and allows her to return.
Years later, when Jade and Lucas meet again, they make a plan to run away together again, only this time they'll bring Khadijja along as well. Said soon finds out about this and in an outrage, divorces Jade. He however does keep Khadijja with him, who gladly accepts after finding out of her mothers plan. Said, depressed by decision wants to remarry Jade. This however cannot happen because according to Arabic Customs, Jade must marry another man before Said can marry her again. Said then goes to his friend, Zein, and asks him to marry Jade for a day and then return her so that he may marry her again.
Zain
Zain is Jade's second husband. He did not intend to marry Jade at first, but after getting to know her and developing feeling for her, he changed his mind and asked Jade to stay with him for another six month.
Leo
Leo is Lucas' clone. He not only resembles Lucas, but also shares the same feelings towards Jade.
Khadija
Khadija is Jade and Said's daughter. All she really wants is for her parents to be together and to be able to live happily with them. When she finds out her mother is in love with an Lucas, she rages and rejects her.
Samira
Samira is Jade's niece. She is the daughter of Latiffa and Mohammed. She resembles Jade in spirit as she, like her Aunt, was raised in a foreign country where her family's traditions and ways of life are not common.