Lisbela and the Prisoner - Characters & Cast

Initially, his motivation is survival—escaping the vengeful Frederico Evandro—and seduction. This shifts to a genuine, all-consuming desire to win Lisbela's love and build a life with her, even if it means confronting the dangers he's been running from.

Leléu begins as a nomadic womanizer, always on the run and never emotionally attached. His primary goal is survival and pleasure. Upon meeting Lisbela, he is confronted with a love so profound that it challenges his transient nature. He evolves from a man who runs from all commitments to one willing to risk his life to be with one person, finding a deeper sense of freedom in devotion rather than in escape.

Her motivation is to experience a love as epic and passionate as the ones she sees on screen. She is driven by the belief that her life can be more than what is planned for her, seeking a connection that is authentic and thrilling.

Lisbela starts as a dutiful daughter engaged to a respectable man, living vicariously through the movies she watches. Her world is one of fantasy and prescribed reality. Her encounter with Leléu awakens her own desire for a grand, cinematic love. She transforms from a passive dreamer into the active hero of her own story, bravely defying her family and society to seize the adventurous life she's always dreamed of.

His motivation is vengeance and honor. He is driven by the need to punish Leléu for sleeping with his wife, Inaura. He is a force of consequence, representing the past that Leléu cannot escape.

Frederico Evandro is a relatively static character who serves as the primary obstacle. He is a feared hitman whose reputation precedes him. While he doesn't undergo a significant personal transformation, the plot reveals a humorous and ironic complexity to his character, particularly in the climax where his code of honor and his professional duties collide in a farcical manner.

Her motivation is passion and self-interest. She seeks pleasure and excitement with Leléu and is not afraid to manipulate situations to her advantage, even with the risk of her husband's wrath.

Inaura is a seductive and manipulative woman who is unfaithful to her dangerous husband. She acts as a catalyst for the central conflict. Her arc involves her attempts to continue her affair with Leléu, but she ultimately loses him to Lisbela. She represents a purely physical, transactional kind of relationship, which Leléu ultimately rejects in favor of Lisbela's romantic, soulful love.