My Sweetheart (1998): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1998, My Sweetheart is a soap and drama series.

What it’s about. The plot revolves around the romantic conflict involving four young people who have known each other since childhood. Antônio Mourão, an orphan raised by Father Ovídio, has two dreams in life: to graduate in Medicine – he has just passed the entrance exam – and to marry Rebeca, one of the daughters of his godfather, the Protestant pastor Bilac. Antônio and Rebeca end up separated thanks to the interference of Lívia, the youngest daughter of Pastor Bilac. Sensual and deceitful, she dreams of abandoning her life in São Tomás de Trás, working as a lacemaker and attending her father's church services, to live in the big city. She sees in Antônio a chance to fulfill her desire and, even knowing about the romance between the young man and her sister, she orchestrates a situation to seduce him and manages to get pregnant by him. The two are then forced to marry and move to the capital.

Who’s in it. My Sweetheart stars Alessandra Negrini as Rebeca Maciel, Murilo Benício as Antônio Mourão Ferreira de Souza, Flávia Alessandra as Lívia Maciel and Leonardo Brício as Juliano Mourão Ferreira de Souza, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.7/10, My Sweetheart has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch My Sweetheart page.

If you liked it. Fans of My Sweetheart tend to enjoy Yo soy Betty, la fea, La hija del Mariachi, Brazil Avenue and El Señor de los Cielos.