On 10 June, Peru saw the premiere of Helena’s Shadow, one of the highlights that Globo will take to Natpe Europe 2015. Set in Rio de Janeiro, with separate locations in Vienna, Austria, and in the Brazilian countryside, the telenovela blends stories of love, hate, jealousy, passion, and envy. Helena’s Shadow will be aired on the channel’s primetime and will replace Trail of Lies, another hit by the Brazilian broadcaster.

Helena’s Shadow portrays the comings and goings in the lives of cousins Laerte (Gabriel Braga Nunes, Irrational Heart) and Helena (Julia Lemmertz, Looks & Essence). On their wedding day, Laerte’s obsessive jealousy separates him from Helena. Twenty years later, he meets Luiza (Bruna Marquezine, Brave Woman), the daughter of his former lover. They fall in love, which deeply affects Helena’s marriage and her relationship with her daughter, who ends up repeating her mother’s mistakes.

The telenovela is already charming audiences around the world. The plot has been licensed to TV5 (Mongolia), Las Viet (Vietnam), and SIC (Portugal), where it was among the most watched programmes in the country (source: GFK).

The story features an all-star cast, including Giovanna Antonelli (The Clone), Reynaldo Gianecchini (Shades of Sin), and Natalia do Vale (Brave Woman).