# Na Corda Bamba

Na Corda Bamba (English: On Thin Ice, literally: On the Tightrope) is a Portuguese telenovela broadcast and produced by TVI. It is written by Rui Vilhena. The telenovela premiered on September 15, 2019 and ended on May 15, 2020. It is recorded between Lisbon and Madeira.

## Plot

Desiring the impossible is a dangerous feeling. The path is something mandatory, you have to fight. Despair leads us through fatal shortcuts. But, what if the only way to achieve our dreams is to commit a crime? Would we be able to do it? Like any criminal, Lucia and Pipo believe they have committed the perfect crime. For a long time, they think they are living the dream of a happy family with their three kids until death comes to life. The family album hides ghosts that no one imagines. Sometimes, when you want to erase a crime, you need to commit one. Welcome to the Lobo family.

## Cast

| Actor | Character | Season | Season |
| Actor | Character | 1 | 2 |
| Dalila Carmo | Lúcia Lobo Trindade | Antagonist | Antagonist |
| Pêpê Rapazote | Filipe «Pipo» Trindade | Antagonist | Protagonist |
| Margarida Vila-Nova | Sara Pimentel | Protagonist | Protagonist |
| Maria João Bastos | Olívia Galvão | Antagonist | Antagonist |
| Alexandra Lencastre | Fernanda Lobo | Regular | Regular |
| António Capelo | Octávio Nogueira | Regular | Regular |
| Nuno Homem de Sá | Mário Veloso | Regular | Regular |
| Sofia Grillo | Maria do Carmo Pimentel Nogueira | Regular | Regular |
| Paula Neves | Leonor Alves | Regular | Regular |
| São José Correia | Beatriz Vasconcelos Varela | Regular | Regular |
| Pedro Granger | Óscar Magalhães | Regular | Regular |
| Marco Delgado | César Varela | Regular | Regular |
| Maria Emília Correia | Conceição Cardoso | Regular | Regular |
| Joaquim Horta | Sérgio Vasconcelos | Absent | Regular |
| Nuno Pardal | Nuno Fonseca | Regular | Absent |
| Sílvia Rizzo | Helena Nogueira | Regular | Regular |
| Alfredo Brito | José Brito | Regular | Regular |
| Teresa Macedo | Joana Magalhães | Regular | Regular |
| Maria João Falcão | Malvina Alexandra «Xana» Cardoso | Regular | Regular |
| Luís Gaspar | Artur Aguiar | Regular | Regular |
| Adriano Toloza | Enzo Castro Melo | Absent | Regular |
| Vera Alves | Teresa Aguiar | Regular | Absent |
| Miguel Nunes | Afonso Nogueira | Regular | Regular |
| Frederico Barata | Leonardo «Leo» Galvão | Regular | Regular |
| Júlia Palha | Alice Lobo Trindade | Regular | Regular |
| Rodrigo Tomás | Eduardo «Edu» Alves | Regular | Regular |
| Úrsula Corona | Letícia | Absent | Regular |
| Afonso Lagarto | Filipe Duarte Fonseca | Regular | Regular |
| Bárbara Branco | Simone Aguiar | Regular | Regular |
| Rodrigo Trindade | Gabriel Lobo Trindade | Regular | Regular |
| Lucélia Santos | Marília Montenegro | Guest Actress | Guest Actress |
| Edwin Luisi | Gilberto Montenegro | Guest Actor | Guest Actor |
| Cristina Lago | Carolina «Carol» Montenegro | Guest Actress | Absent |
| Lídia Franco | Maria de Lurdes «Milú» Nogueira | Guest | Guest |
| Sinde Filipe | Gaspar Lobo | Guest | Absent |
| Margarida Serrano | Rita Lobo Trindade | Children | Children |
| Lourenço Conde | Tiago Magalhães | Children | Children |
| Marisa Cruz | Eva Gonçalves | Adicional | Adicional |
| Eduardo Gaspar | Heitor Nascimento | Adicional | Adicional |
| Marcus André | Frederico «Fred» Pires | Adicional | Adicional |

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
| 1 | 96 | 96 | September 15, 2019 (2019-09-15) | January 22, 2020 (2020-01-22) |
| 2 | 91 | 91 | January 23, 2020 (2020-01-23) | May 15, 2020 (2020-05-15) |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2020 | International Emmy Award | Best Telenovela | Nominated | |