Overview
João Barbela is poor man who lives out of charity - what coins the people of Lisbon's popular districts give him as 'pay' for his puppeteering work. For the kids, he is like a king, Dom Roberto = puppet). When he meets Maria, an equally poor girl, he fancies to change her life, and get her a house, maybe marrying, and being happy together.Life does not exactly have a happy ending, like he managed with his puppets 5-minute plays...
| Actor | Age then | Age now | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 32 | August 8, 2009 (79) | |
 | 37 | April 27, 2006 (81) | |
 | 35 | July 24, 1984 (57) | |
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 | - | - | |
 | 31 | January 6, 2000 (69) | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
 | 21 | March 14, 2016 (75) | |
 | 40 | February 3, 2021 (99) |