OPTIMUM TELEVISION

Blood Ties

It happened 25 long years ago. Sisters Ines and Diana were fighting over a doll during a family picnic and fell into a river. Their father was able to save Ines, but died while trying to rescue the younger one, Marta. The mother, pregnant with a boy, watches the tragedy helplessly.

Ines has grown up to be a successful young woman with a strong personality, king-hearted and always ready to help. With a degree in hospitality management, she runs a restaurant in partnership with her mother. However, she silently carries a load within. She always felt guilty of her sister�s death.

In a poor neighbourhood, Marta, who everyone thought died in the river, is growing up too. She was found in the woods, and adopted by a new family. The shock has caused her traumaand a loss of memory. Young and beautiful, she has a thirst for money and power, often overlooking the environment she has been raised in.

When she recovers her memory, she will go in search for her biological family, Ines in particular, who she blames for the events in her past. She will try to destroy her sister, gain her money and even her fiance.

A SIC and TV GLOBO co-production.

Emmy Award for Best Telenovela.

Episodic Synopsis available here