{{Infobox television | image = Jikulumessu identidade visual 01.jpg | image_upright = | image_size = 250 | image_alt = | caption = | alt_name = ''Jikulumessu: Abre o Olho''; ''Jikulumessu: Open Your Eyes'' | genre = Telenovela | creator = Coréon Dú | writer = Coréon Dú<br/>Alexandre Castro<br/>Isilda Hurst<br/>Divaldo Martins<br/>Ana Sofia Fernandes<br/>Andreia Vicente Martins<br/>Erikson Pacheco Rodrigues<br/>Joana Jorge<br/>Luisa Sampaio<br/>Noé João<br/>Pedro Barboa da Silva<br/> | screenplay = | story = | director = Marisa Tavares | creative_director = | starring = {{plainlist| *Eric Santos *Yaritsa Resende *Celso Roberto }} | narrator = | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = "Meu Negócio" by Manda Chuva and Fogo de Deus | end_theme = | composer = | country = Angola | language = Portuguese | num_seasons = | num_episodes = 120 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = | producer = | location = | cinematography = | editor = | camera = | runtime = | company = Semba Comunicação | budget = | network = TPA | first_aired = {{Start date|2014|10|20|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|2015|5|10|df=y}} }}
'''''Jikulumessu: Abre o Olho''''' is an Angolan telenovela produced by Semba Comunicação and which was broadcast in Angola from 20 October 2014 to 10 May 2015. The series had 175 episodes and aired at 21:00 local time.
The show was written by Coréon Dú, Alexandre Castro, Isilda Hurst, Divaldo Martins, Ana Sofia Fernandes, Andreia, Vicente Martins, Erikson Pacheco Rodrigues, Joana Jorge, Luisa Sampaio, Noé João, and Pedro Barbosa da Silva, and was directed by Marisa Tavares.
In Brazil, it was broadcast on TV Brasil from 25 May to 9 November 2017 at 20:30 local time.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=9 November 2017|title=TV Brasil exibe último capítulo da novela africana Jikulumessu nesta quinta (9) |url=http://www.ebc.com.br/institucional/sobre-a-ebc/noticias/2017/11/tv-brasil-exibe-ultimo-capitulo-da-novela-africana-jikulumessu-nesta |journal=Institucional |language=pt-br}}</ref>
The Angolan production was critically acclaimed internationally and was broadcast throughout Africa with English and French dubs done through channels such as Canal+ and Africa Magic, as was the case with the transmission in France and its territories through France Telévisions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jikulumessu : les personnages |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/emissions/jikulumessu/jikulumessu-les-personnages.html |access-date=9 March 2022|website=Outre-mer la 1ère |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jikulumessu coming to Africa Magic Show |url=https://www.dstv.com/en-ng/news/jikulumessu-coming-to-africa-magic-showcase-20160114 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043457/https://www.dstv.com/en-ng/news/jikulumessu-coming-to-africa-magic-showcase-20160114 |archive-date=1 December 2017|access-date=25 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jikulumessu |url=http://www.a-plus.com/Jikulumessu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118125229/http://www.a-plus.com/jikulumessu |archive-date=18 November 2017|access-date=25 March 2026}}</ref>
== Plot == The story begins in 1998 with 17-year old Joel Kapala. The teenager is accepted into one of the most prestigious Luanda so that he could complete his pre-tertiary studies, which provokes conflict within the Kapala family, primarily between his mother Laura and father Ivo, the owner of a car repair shop.
== Awards == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Award !Category !Result |- | rowspan="2" |2015 |''Seoul International Drama Awards'' |Best Drama Series | {{won}} |- |''International Emmy'' |Best Telenovela | rowspan="3" {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2" |2017 |''FESPACO'' |Best Television Series in Africa<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cópia arquivada |url=http://ecransnoirs.org/index.php/component/spsimpleportfolio/item/6-selection-officielle |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032631/http://ecransnoirs.org/index.php/component/spsimpleportfolio/item/6-selection-officielle |archive-date=1 December 2017 |access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/culture/20170224-fespaco-2017-liste-films-competition-etalon-or-yennenga|title=Fespaco 2017: la liste des films en compétition|date=24 February 2017|access-date=25 March 2026|website=RFI|language=fr}}</ref> |- |''Écrans noirs'' |Best TV Series |- |}
== Cast == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Role !Actor/Actress |- |Joel Kapala |Fernando Mailoge / Borges Macula |- |Djamila Pereira |Sandra Gomes / Heloísa Jorge |- |Ivo Kapala |Eric Santos |- |Laura Kapala |Ana Karina |- |Nina Kapala |Nicole Júlio / Canícia |- |Ruth Kapala |Erica Chissapa |- |Jordão Kapala |Mateus Cabaça |- |Bruno Maieco |Celso Roberto |- |Roberto Cabral |Ery Costa |- |Maria Cabral |Josefa Ferraz |- |Elisa Cabral |Constância Lopes |- |Lemba Cabral |Carla Aragão / Edusa Chindecasse |- |Nzola Cabral |Ana Almeida |- |Nayr Cange |Grace Mendes |- |Gerson Kapala |Rafael Almeida / Lialzio Almeida |- |José Loca |Orlando Sérgio |- |Flor Loca |Sónia Neves |- |Vanessa Loca |Filomena Reis / Henesse Cacoma |- |Daniel Nambe |Kiary Carneiro |- |Ana Nambe |Edna Gama |- |Carlos Nambe |Rui Orlando / Pedro Hossi |- |Bianca Nambe |Yaritssa Resende / Marta Faial |- |Walter Nambe |Miguel Hurst |- |Soraia Nambe |Isabel Silva |- |Emanuel Kiala |Daniel Martinho |- |Jurema Kiala |Isalina Gonçalves |- |Gregório Kiala |João Chaves / Fredy Costa |- |Pedro Kiala |Xavier António / Yuri de Sousa |- |Rui Paca |MacGonel |- |Elena Paca |Dinamene Boornois |- |Sara Paca |Elisângela Gomes / Maura Faial |- |Margarita Estevão |Maueza Monteiro |- |Felipe Estevão |Lélis Twevekamba |- |Weza Estevão |Sofia Buco |- |William Costa |Délcio Rodrigues / Emanuelson Manuel |- |Celso Capita |Joel Benoliel |- |Bento Machado |Kitemgo Kunga |- |Priscila Silva |Jesuina Silva |- |Nuno Nassoma |Joicelino Bembo / Jaime Joaquim |- |Hilário Nakombe |Adelino Caracol |- |Paulo Almeida |Sílvio Nascimento |- |Cândida Pereira |Ilda Costa |- |Kleyde Miranda |Henza Benchimol / Maya Zuda |- |Sheila Gaspar |Vanda Pedro |- |Cláudia Rodrigues |Lesliana Pereira |- |Lao Kim |Jani Zhao |}
== International broadcasts == {| class="wikitable" !Country !Broadcaster !Title |- |{{AGO}} |TPA Internacional |Jikulumessu - Abre O Olho |- |{{PRT}} |RTP1 |Jikulumessu - Abre O Olho |- |{{BRA}} |TV Brasil |Jikulumessu |- |{{FRA}} |A+ |Jikulumessu |- |{{NGA}} |Africa Magic |Jikulumessu |}
==References== {{reflist}}
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