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Na segunda metade do século XIX, antes da abolição da escravatura no Brasil Imperial, a linda Lucya de apenas vinte anos, vivia com sua abastada família em uma fazenda de café no interior da cidade de São Paulo. Entretanto, apesar da aparente tranquilidade, a vida estava prestes a se tornar sombria para a rica família e seus escravos. Como em vários outros momentos desumanos da história mundial, a liberdade e os direitos de inúmeras pessoas foram deliberadamente tolhidos à força em nome do poder, do dinheiro, e da ganância. Neste cenário cruel, o destino de Lucya é decidido por seu pai, o temido Barão Rodolfo, homem orgulhoso e insensível, patriarca de uma renomada e poderosa família de cafeicultores. Durante muitos anos, o Barão, conhecido como jogador inveterado, dilapida a fortuna da família nas mesas de jogo, até que um dia, sua compulsão o leva a contrair uma enorme dívida que o leva a falência, perdendo a fazenda e todos os seus escravos. Arruinado e humilhado, o poderoso Barão Rodolfo se vê pela primeira vez obrigado a aceitar condições impostas por uma outra pessoa, o astuto e inescrupuloso Frederico. O covarde Rodolfo entrega a mão de sua filha ao seu algoz, um homem rude e cruel, que condiciona o casamento com a bela Lucya, como parte inegociável do pagamento da dívida. Desesperada e sem saber de toda a verdade, Lucya se vê obrigada a aceitar a indesejada proposta de Frederico, sacrificando sua vida para salvar a família. Circunstâncias da vida levam Lucya a viver um casamento infeliz que afeta toda a sua vida. Tomado de ódio por causa da frieza e rejeição da esposa, Frederico inflige em Lucya um constante abuso, envolvido por requintes de sadismo e crueldade. A resiliência e a fé de Lucya lhe dão o amor e a força para não desistir da vida, ainda mais quando descobre seus anjos protetores da vida real em dois dos escravos da fazenda: mãe Nonô e seu filho Oxalufã. Ao longo deste drama de ódio e amor, arrogância e humildade, insanidade e sabedoria, vingança e perdão, revolta e resignação, medo e fé, desilusão e esperança, a força do destino alcança os personagens envolvidos nesta história, trazendo oportunidades de aprendizado e redenção, fazendo-os compreender que, afinal, nada na verdade importa, apenas o amor.

How well do we really know ourselves?How often do we act without ulterior motives?How lavishly have we fooled ourselves by our apologies?How endlessly do we blame others and God for our unhappiness?Looking for answers, we join the mystery of a man who is lost, both physically and emotionally, in a very peculiar world. Not remembering anything that had happened to him, or how he ended up in a place of sun, sand, sea, and sky, he walks on the sand, trying to find himself as he explores that odd and singular beach. He watches the waves, studying them as they start out far off on the horizon, thunder forth and then calmly lap the sand and the shore.Suddenly, the strangest thing happens. The wave closest to shore stops, paralyzed, in midair. "Listen to me," booms a voice coming from the wave. Spellbound, our lost man listens and begins to see himself in the timeless stories. The man walks and walks, always returning to his place on the rocks, where the sea meets the shore. He is searching, but for what? For who? Seven waves come forth and then stand still, Seven Waves tell their stories before they dissolve into the sand, Seven Waves inspire deep reflection in our troubled man, bringing him face to face with the hiding shadows of his soul.At the end of his quest, what will this man discover?

En la Francia de 1510, estábamos en el tiempo de la Inquisición y, en aquel entonces, en nombre de Dios, se acometieron barbaridades inefables. En un pequeño pueblo al sur del reino, una de las más prestigiosas familias de la corte maquinó una acusación de brujería llevando a una bella joven de origen humilde a la condenación y a la muerte en la hoguera. Cuando esto sucedió, Helen tenía solamente 17 años y la acusación que utilizaron para la pena máxima fue el hecho de que la niña tenía un gato negro como mascota. Debido a la notoriedad de la familia Werck, la Iglesia, fiel a los colaboradores más adinerados, no se preocupó por investigar la veracidad de la acusación. En el juicio, el cura inquisidor, utilizándose de sus prerrogativas, calumnió, torturó y mató anteriormente a todos los familiares más cercanos de Helen con el intento de que confirmasen la atroz denuncia de que la niña era bruja. Después, aunque sin la confirmación de los familiares, el cura se encargó personalmente de la ejecución de la pena de muerte utilizando una antorcha. Sin embargo, estos sucesos provocaron reacciones extremas y sobrenaturales, cuando el espíritu inmortal de la acusada se encuentra dividido entre el amor y el odio, con consecuencias imprevisibles en la vida de todos los involucrados en esta saga romántica dos almas apasionadas.

In the second half of the XIX century, at the time of slavery in Brazil, as during other inhuman moments in world history, the freedom and the rights of countless people were deliberately taken by force in the name of power, money, and the greed. In this cruel setting, Lucya's fate is decided by her father, the feared Baron Rodolfo, proud and insensitive, the patriarch of a renowned and powerful family of coffee growers. For many years, the Baron, an inveterate gambler, squanders the fortune of the family, until one day, his compulsion leads him to incur a huge debt that leads him to bankruptcy, losing the farm and all his slaves. Ruined and humiliated, the powerful Baron Rodolfo finds himself obliged for the first time to accept the conditions imposed by another person, the cunning and unscrupulous Frederico. The coward Rodolfo gives his daughter's hand to his tormentor, a ruthless and cruel man, who conditions the marriage to the beautiful Lucya, as a non-negotiable part of the debt payment. Desperate and unaware of the truth, Lucya finds herself obliged to accept the unwelcome proposal of Frederico, sacrificing her life to save the family. Circumstances of life have given Lucya lives an unhappy marriage which affects her entire life. Filled with hatred by the coldness and rejection of his wife, Frederico inflicts consistent abuse on Lucya, surrounded by refinements of sadism and cruelty. Lucya's resilience and faith give her the love and strength to not give up on life, even more so when she discovers her protective real-life angels in two of the slaves of the farm: mother Nonô and her son Oxalufã. Throughout this drama of hate and love, arrogance and humility, insanity and wisdom, revenge and forgiveness, revolt and resignation, fear and faith, disillusion and hope, the hand of fate, reaches the characters involved in this story, bringing opportunities for learning and redemption, making them comprehend that, after all, nothing really matters, only love.

How far would you go to search for your dreams?Do you believe in the unbelievable?When is your life a dream or a reality? In the second half of the XVII century, in Spain, a story of love and magic reveals the drama and suffering of soul mates, who must fight against the prejudice and social rules of the time to find their joy. As they are about to leave behind everything and everyone to live their great love, their plan of escape is discovered. The lovers are separated, their life together torn apart. But the story does not end there. Strange occurrences direct our lovers to the origin of an intriguing enigma: did what just happened really happen? Was it a dream? Or was it reality? The desperate search for answers proves that the force of fate is reality.Do you believe in the wonders of life and its mysteries?Are you dreaming? Or is it real?

Na França de 1539, a vida continua célere na esplendorosa Paris, após a trágica e misteriosa morte dos ancestrais da família Werck nas terras ao sul do reino. A maldição dos Werck se renova com o nascimento dos gêmeos Bárbara e Leonardo. Almas que renascem nesta vida unidas por um grande amor. Ao longo desta história, eles se reencontram com amigos e desafetos para que possam através da convivência ter novas oportunidades de aprendizado. Encontros estes que despertam sentimentos profundos de ódio, amor, inveja, paixão, fé e resignação. Acontecimentos imprevisíveis desencadeiam uma série de investigações sobre a vida dos Werck, que remonta ao tempo da Inquisição, das bruxas e das fogueiras, levando os personagens deste drama à descobertas, cenas e circunstâncias surpreendentes. Impressionantes e inesperadas reviravoltas acontecem ao longo desta saga romântica intensa e envolvente, onde as situações apresentadas pela roda da vida direcionam o destino de cada um dos envolvidos, trazendo momentos de alegria, dor, desespero e muito sofrimento, que acabam por burilar seus espíritos, até que os irmãos consigam encontrar a paz e alcancem enfim... o amor companheiro, o amor amizade, o amor maternal, o amor compaixão, o amor eterno... de almas eternas.

France 1510. The time of the Inquisition. During one of the most darkest periods of history, untold barbaric acts were committed in the name of God. In a small village in the south of the kingdom, the matriarch of an influential and highly prestigious family accused a beautiful and humbly born young woman of witchcraft, sending her to death by a public burning at the stake. Helen was only 17 years old, and the love of the oldest son of the matriarch. But she was not of his status. So, Elizabeth Werck sought to destroy their future the only way she knew. She accused Helen o witchcraft. Her allegation based solely on the fact that the young woman had a black cat. Due to the position of the Werck family, the Catholic Church, loyal to their wealthiest donors, didn't even bother to investigate the accusation. During the trial, the Inquisitor, using his mandate as representative of God's will, slandered, tortured, and killed all of Helen's closest relatives, in an attempt to confirm the monstrous lie that she was a witch. Afterward, even knowing of her innocence, he personally delivered her death penalty in the public square, so that all could watch the flames as they raced up her body. Cruel and merciless happenings have a way of unleashing extreme and supernatural reactions, especially when the spirit of Helen is unable to choose between love and hate, bringing unforeseen consequences to the lives of all involved. Which do you think wins? Love or Hate? You will find out in this intensely romantic saga of two souls who remain eternally in love.