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Tell Me How it Happened

Tell Me How it Happened

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Tell Me How it Happened
Year
2019
Broadcaster
RTP
A Series by
Season 1
Fernando Heitor
Helena Amaral
Isabel Fraústo
Season 2
Tiago R. Santos
Nuno Duarte
Luís Filipe Borges
Season 3 and 4
Pedro Lopes
Miguel Simal
Catarina Bizarro
Catarina Dias
Marina Preguiça Ribeiro
Mário Cunha
João Félix
Sandra Zigue Machado
André Tenente
Showrunner
Patrícia Sequeira
Hugo Xavier
Jorge Cardoso
Producer
Cristina Soares
Francisco Barbosa
Casting
Inês Rosado
Sofia Espírito Santo
António Melo
Prizes and Awards
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Lumen
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Synopsis

TELL ME HOW IT HAPPENED

 

Reliving the recent past...

 

Reliving the recent past... The story takes place at the start of 1968 all the way through April 25th, 1974, showing us the Lopes family (António, the father, Margarida, the mother, Hermínia, the grandmother, Toni and Isabel, the older siblings) through the eyes of their youngest son, eight-year-old Carlitos who, with the help of his older self narrating, reminds us of how it was to live in Portugal at a time where society was still very much closed on itself.

On the day the country was celebrating the carnation revolution, the Lopes family traded their humble home in the projects for an apartment and a more comfortable life in Benfica. By the 1980s, the decade when Portugal became a member of of the EEC and, in many ways, started turning into the country we see today, the Lopes family grew with the arrival of Susana, a 13-year-old girl who António and Margarida adopted as a child, as well as Simão and Vítor, Toni and Isabel’s respective children, who were all grown by now.

Some more independently than others, they all made a life for themselves in and around Benfica, welcoming their cousin to the core family. Having returned from France following the French revolution, he’s the embodiment of the Portuguese jack of all trades who, in his good-natured way, sees António as a role model and a big brother. Carlos, who is 23 by now, keeps on guiding us through his family’s stories, as well as the social, economical and political events that defined the 1980s in Portugal and across the World. As he grows, his stories come alive and colourful, just like what happened to TV in the 1980s.

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Cast

Miguel Guilherme
António Lopes Miguel Guilherme
Rita Blanco
Margarida Lopes Rita Blanco
Catarina Avelar
Hermínia Lopes Catarina Avelar
Rita Brütt
Isabel Lopes Rita Brütt
Fernando Pires
Toni Lopes Fernando Pires
Luís Ganito
Carlos Lopes Luís Ganito
Beatriz Frazão
Susana Lopes Beatriz Frazão
Rui Melo
Zé Lopes Rui Melo
Mafalda Vilhena
Amparo Mafalda Vilhena
Marcelo Urgeghe
Luís Almeida Marcelo Urgeghe
Henrique Mello
Bruno Caetano Henrique Mello
Tó Melo
Caetano Tó Melo
Diogo Dória
Raúl Diogo Dória
Rui Mendes
Jerónimo Rui Mendes
Orlando Costa
Teodoro Orlando Costa
Rosete Teixeira
Sofia Marques Rosete Teixeira
João Reis
Inácio Fontalva João Reis
Madalena Almeida
Luz Fontalva Madalena Almeida
Tiago Delfino
Emídio Tiago Delfino
Gustavo Alves
Fábio Coelho Gustavo Alves
Filipa Louceiro
Ana Paula Filipa Louceiro
Vitor Silva Costa
Afonso Holtz Vitor Silva Costa
Zeca Medeiros
Cardoso Zeca Medeiros
Ricardo Aibeo
Antunes Ricardo Aibeo
Inês Castel-Branco
Clara Inês Castel-Branco

António Lopes

Miguel Guilherme
With Isabel, Toni and Carlos with their own lives now, António is enjoying his retirement and whatever little money they saved to invest in what he feels is the best thing to ensure the family’s future: A camping site in Arrábida. Against all odds, he’ll decide to go forward with the risky investment, as he believes that his family’s future is in his hands and he's willing to do whatever it takes to make them happy.
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