Character Relationships in Three Summers

Madalena (Madá) (played by Regina Casé) is a protagonist in Three Summers. The central protagonist and housekeeper at a luxury coastal villa. Resourceful and ambitious, she dreams of opening a kiosk. When her employers face corruption scandals, she organizes the sale of their luxury items to pay stranded staff, rents out the house, joins a film crew, and tours tourists on a yacht. She forms a close bond with Mr. Lira and ultimately inherits his Copacabana apartment. Edgar Lira (played by Otávio Müller) appears in Three Summers. The villa's owner and Mr. Lira's son. Initially wealthy and generous, he becomes entangled in major corruption scandals. He gives Madá money for land, later misuses her identity for fraudulent transactions, and ultimately faces house arrest in 2017, leaving the house empty and his employees unpaid. Marta Lira (played by Gisele Fróes) appears in Three Summers. Edgar's wife and co-owner of the villa. She is implicated in the family's corruption scandals alongside her husband. By 2017, she abandons him when he is placed under house arrest, leaving him alone on the property.

Character Relationship Map: Three Summers

Three Summers (2020) Poster

Three Summers (2020) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.

Characters

Key Relationships

Story Analysis

A housekeeper navigates three summers of corruption and opportunity, ultimately transforming her life through resourcefulness and unexpected inheritance.

Plot Progression

  1. The Illusion of Stability
  2. Shadows of Corruption
  3. Seizing the Opportunity
  4. The Fall and The Rise

Directed by Sandra Kogut

Three Summers (2020) · 6.4/10 · comedy, drama