Dancin' Days: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This story takes place on New Year's Eve, 1996, when sisters Júlia and Raquel are out to celebrate with a group of friends. While Júlia doesn't drink all night due to her pregancy, her sister spends every minute doing so. On their way back home, Raquel runs over a man crossing the street and, in an act of desperation, flees from the scene, with Júlia chasing after her, insisting that they should stay to help the man.

Meanwhile, the police arrives and Júlia ends up taking the blame by saying that she was the one who was driving when they hit the man. She didn't expect, however, that he would eventually die in hospital, turning the case into a hit and run. Júlia is sentenced to 18 years in prison for aggravated murder and gives birth to her daughter Mariana in jail, handing her over to Raquel to raise her until she gets out. She also asks Raquel to never tell her daughter that she's in prison, instead that she's traveling around the world.

Series details

• Title: Dancin' Days
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Portuguese
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2012-06-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-10-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: SIC
• Network country: Portugal
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 43003
• IMDb ID: tt2043558
• TVDB ID: 330983

Cast and credited roles

• Joana Santos — Júlia Matos
• Soraia Chaves — Raquel Corte-Real
• Joana Ribeiro — Mariana Corte-Real
• Albano Jerónimo — Duarte Sousa Prado de Oliveira

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-02-17; final listed air date 2012-10-19.

Source and licence

Adapted from Dancin' Days on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.