Ricardo Reis — The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis Character Profile

About Ricardo Reis

A literary heteronym who returns to Portugal after a 16-year exile in Brazil. He navigates the turbulent political landscape of 1936 while grappling with complex passions and identity.

Ricardo Reis — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Chico Diaz

Appears in

The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis (2020)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Ricardo Reis — Romantic Impossible Lover — Marcenda (Victoria Guerra)

  Reis pursues an unattainable or emotionally distant passion with Marcenda.

• Ricardo Reis — Romantic Carnal Lover — Lídia (Catarina Wallenstein)

  Reis shares a physical and carnal romantic relationship with Lídia.

• Ricardo Reis — Narrative Creator — Fernando Pessoa (Luís Lima Barreto)

  Pessoa is the literary author who conceived Reis as a heteronym.

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