Sete Pecados

Plot

The Sins

• Envy – the ambitious Agatha wants Beatriz under her command. More than this, Agatha wants to have Beatriz's life. She plans to use her secret society to achieve her goals. Agatha believes that the secret of immortality is hidden in Beatriz's statue.
• Anger – Pedro is a famous chef de cuisine, owner of a restaurant. He is in love with Beatriz and wants to marry her. He will do anything to discredit Dante because of Beatriz's passion for him.
• Vanity – Rebeca always wanted to be part of high society. Thanks to her daughter's fortune, she is living in Beatriz's house with her new husband Anselmo, with whom she fell in love soon after she gave birth to Beatriz. Anselmo is a lazy failure and with Rebeca he has two children, daughter Daniela and son Ariel. Rebeca is Beatriz's major confidant and partner. She is addicted to beauty treatments, plastic surgeries and botox.
• Sloth – Rodolfo's family was once rich, but is now poor. His mother, Otília, is a lazy woman and is trying to manipulate her rich brother Romeu into giving her money. Rodolfo's brother, Victor, is the only one in the family who wants to work. Rodolfo owns a small antique shop and works there to survive. Despite his lack of resources, Rodolfo lives as if he were rich. He is lazy and spends money stupidly.
• Gluttony – Perseu owns the pizzeria "King of Gluttony", located in Dante's neighbourhood. He is married to Minerva and is the father of Ulysses and Irene. The family can't stop eating, which is risking the restaurant's bankruptcy. Néia is Perseu's business partner. She decides to put the family on strict diet, monitoring every slice they take.
• Avarice – Romeu, the richest man in Dante's vicinity, is Otília's brother and Rodolfo's uncle. Romeu knows that Otília and Rodolfo only want his fortune. Romeu fought hard to build his empire and is very unwilling to spend money. His only true relationship happened when he was an adolescent, with a woman named Juju. His family separated him from Juju and Romeu left the area as a poor man. Now that he is rich, he decides to hire a private detective to locate Juju. With Eudoxia's help, Romeu discovers that Juju is a widow. He is afraid that she will be interested in him only for his money, and he returns to his old neighbourhood pretending to be poor.
• Lust – Clarice's younger sister Carla acts as if she is the most attractive woman in the world. She is in love with Dante, although she is dating Aquiles. Carla gets a job in Beatriz's nightclub, where she plots with Agatha and Baron.

  The Virtues

• Courage – Miriam is the courageous director of a public school filled with problems. She faces difficult students and teachers as well as financial difficulties. Her brother Aquiles – Carla's boyfriend – is a taxi driver, as is his father Nino. Her mother Palma is a housewife. Vincente, professor of physical education, becomes involved with Miriam, but Simone, the sister of Vicente's late wife, stands in the way of their happiness. Vincente is also Benta's good friend. Benta was abandoned on the street by her father. She is a girl with special powers.

Cast

Main cast

Children

• Marina Ruy Barbosa – Isabel Florentino
• Amanda Azevedo – Benta Nascimento da Silva Freitas
• Tiago Salomone – Laerte Florentino
• Danielle Robles – Dilma
• Gustavo Santos – Ciro

  Special appearances/guests

Soundtrack

Brazil soundtrack

• Tema de Não Quero Ver Você Triste – Marisa Monte and Erasmo Carlos
• Deixo – Ivete Sangalo
• Eu Vou Seguir – Marina Elali
• Anjo – Fábio Jr.
• Um Anjo Muito Especial – Roupa Nova
• Teletema – Ivo Pessoa
• Preciso Ser Amado – Tim Maia
• Nossa História de Amor – Maurício Mattar
• Luxúria – Isabella Taviani
• Deixa Isso pra Lá – Lulu Santos
• Não Faz Mal a Ninguém – Lenine
• Carne e Osso – Zélia Duncan
• Exaustino – Zeca Pagodinho
• Gula – Eduardo Dusek
• Pão-Duro – Rodrigo Santos
• Ira – Cláudio Zoli
• Contrato Assinado – Deborah Blando
• Vaidade – Luciana Mello

  International soundtrack

• LDN – Lily Allen
• Rehab – Amy Winehouse
• Baby Baby Baby – Joss Stone
• Until the End – Norah Jones
• Like A Star – Corinne Bailey Rae
• Over My Head – The Fray
• Divine – Colin Munroe
• Bubbly – Colbie Caillat
• Million Faces – Paolo Nutini
• She's Madonna – Robbie Williams
• Reach – Gloria Estefan
• Sugar and Spice – Zach Ashton
• The Story – Brandi Carlile
• Love is A Many-Splendored Thing – Matt Monro

  Naraka Club Soundtrack

• Beautiful Liar – Beyoncé and Shakira
• Cupid's Chokehold – Gym Class Heroes
• Girlfriend – Avril Lavigne and Lil Mama
• Never Again – Kelly Clarkson
• Love Is Gone – David Guetta, Chris Willis and Joachim Garraud
• Always and Forever – Chocolate Puma
• Yeah Yeah – Luciana and Bodyrox
• A Noite Perfeita – Leoni and George Israel
• Sympathy for the Devil – Freedom Dub
• Afrojazz – Taylor M.
• Sinistro's Dance – Hitz
• Boogie 2nite – Bootyluv
• Every Minute – Deborah Blando
• Turn the Lights Off – DJ José
• Stand Up – Ramada
• It's a Sin – Fher Cassini
• Everybody's Free – Rozalla

  Trivia

• This is the second time that Reynaldo Gianecchini and Giovanna Antonelli have played a romantic pair. They were a couple in the beginning of the telenovela "Da Cor do Pecado". In this telenovela, however, Giovanna plays a positive character; in "Da Cor do Pecado" her character was a villain.
• This is also the second time that Reynaldo Gianecchini and Priscila Fantin have played a romantic pair. They were a couple in a period telenovela called "Terra Esperanca".
• Walcyr Carrasco and Priscila Fantin have both worked with director Jorge Fernando three times. The first time was in "Chocolate com Pimenta" and the second in "Alma Gêmea".
• Duda Nagle plays the role of a teenage boy who becomes a father at the end of the telenovela. He had similar roles in the telenovelas "America" and "Paginas da Vida".
• Maria Zilda Bethlem left the cast of Sete Pecados saying that she would be cast in the telenovela Beleza Pura, which succeeded Sete Pecados in the 7 pm slot. However, she did not appear in Beleza Pura.
• The telenovela's highest rating came when the main villain, Agatha, died in an explosion. This plot point came about when Claudia Raia left the telenovela because she was disappointed with her character.
• This was the first telenovela for the following actors: Rosanne Mulholland, Amanda de Azevedo, James Salomone, Danielle Robles, Bruno Kimura, Carina Porto, Rafael Zulu, Rangel Oliveira and Juliana Poggi.
• This was the first time that Sydney Sampaio played a villain in a telenovela.
• Rodrigo Phavanello and Claudia Jimenez started dating when the series ended.
• Jorge Fernando's mother starred in the series, playing Beatriz's grandmother Corina. She also starred in her son's productions "Chocolate com Pimenta" and "Alma Gêmea".
• Duda Nagle and Priscila Fantin were dating during the filming of the series.

  International Broadcasts