Fábio & Nuno

Cast of Morangos com açucar, season 7.

I've finished another storyline. That is the storyline of Fábio & Nuno from the Portuguese series Morangos com Açucar, and I loved it! It's not a telenovela, because there was nine seasons between 2003 and 2012, but it's quite the same format. This storyline, with Fábio and Nuno, took place in season 7. I am in love!

Miguel Santiago as Fábio Castro.

It's kind of a mash up between Glee and Fame, in Portuguese! Fábio Castro (Miguel Santiago) is one of the main characters and goes to some kind of drama school with his room mates Mariana, André and Paula. Fábio is a real homphobic biggot, who is deep down in the closet of course. He gives his room mate André Peiva (Diogo Lemos) a real hard time because he's bisexual. But of course, he will meet love and change a lot!

Carlo Malvarez & Migel Santiago.

He meets Nuno (Carlo Malvarez) and becomes just the cutest guy ever! He is really cute and funny before as well, but a bit homophobic. We can excuse him for that because of what he becomes. And really, the series is kind of censored, I mean there is no snogging between the couple on camera, but I just love it anyway! We are getting one kiss on the cheek and one on the neck, but nothing else. What's up with the Portuguese?! Why is it so hard for you to show? And the strange thing is that early in the storyline, Fábio is forced to kiss a friend of his, João Pedro, as a black mail (they did something reaaally naughty), and that we were allowed to see! But when it comes to love it's time for censorship! Really weird! But, as I said, the storyline is really amazing anyway, and Miguel Santiago who plays Fábio is just splendid! Cute, funny and he is a really good singer! So if you haven't already seen it, please do! It's on youtube and everything. Big thanks to the anonymous reader who told me about them. I love getting recommended great storylines!

Diogo Lemos as Andé Paiva.

And at last I just have to give some appreciation to the character André Paiva and to Diogo Lemos who played him. I love that character! He is bisexual, cute, funny and wears lots of scarves. What's not to like?! I would so much want a spin-off with him and Fábio! Right now!

And one thing more. Both Pedro Carvalho and Duarte Gomes (O Beijo do Escorpião, Os Nossos Dias) were in the show in 2006-2008. I would have loved to see that! I would have loved to see some more Portuguese gay storylines in general! Are there any more?

Censored!

Kevin Aponte and Jonathan Freudman as Alejandro and Diego.

...it's censored! All the same sex kisses are censored! This is as close as it gets! I just don't get it! Why oh why? Well, it's just what the world needs, more stigmatization around gay relationships! It's just laughable and sad. And I get really angry! I mean, it is an America-based television network! I know that some americans are a bit so-so about same sex anything, but I just don't get why anyone have to censor same sex kissing, american or spaniard! In the english wikipedia-page of the show you can read this: Relaciones Peligrosas is a novela that tells a modern, daring story with no taboos (except for the censoring of same-sex kisses), delving into the difficult and often-conflictive relationships between teenagers, their parents and teachers of a bilingual high school. That just makes no sense! I really would like to see some Alego kisses!

Sisley Dias and Duarte Gomes.

And speaking of censorship! Here's David and Xavier from the Portuguese telenovela Os Nossos Dias. And they are also censored! Not a single snog for us! And it is so frustrating! And I just don't get what's the difference between this telenovela and O Beijo do Escorpião. Ok, it is not the same production company, but it is the same Portugal, and it is also the same actors! At least one of them. And it is the same genre to. Really annoying because missing so much snogging. But it is quite alright anyway. It is, just like O Beijo do Escorpião, very well-made, and it is quite intriguing.

Duarte Gomes who plays David.

It is about David Lopes who is studying to become a chef and he is dating quite a lot of women at the beginning, to be a gay man. But he might be bi, I haven't finished the storyline yet. David is a quite alright character, but maybe a bit boring. But Duarte Gomes is great as always! But when you wtach it, prepare for a long wait before any action at all. Or, there will be no action because it is censored, but some kind of sparks at least.

Sisley Dias who plays Xavier.

In the fourteenth episode on youtube finally Xavier Cordoso shows up. He is a student and a hockey player who lives with his parents and younger brother. And he is gay. And closetered. Quite a ordinary story. But he is at least a more likeable character than David. But don't get me wrong, I don't dislike David, but he is just bleh. And take a look and appreciate how hot Sisley Dias is!

Xavier and David.

And because the show is censored this is as close at it gets.

Hugging.

Ok, here's a hug. Enjoy another gay storyline from the, apparently, restrained Portuguese.