Alvaro del Portillo
Nov. 7 & 14
Nov. 20
Up to $200
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Roles
Engineer turned priest. Dedicated to his friend Josemaria. Quiet. Loyal. Determined.
ARCHBISHOP BENELLI. 50s. Italian dialect. Highly influential figure in the Vatican. Suspicious of Opus Dei. Believes it may be a dangerous, secretive sect with far-right politics. Very political and in favor of the Christian Democracy movement. Opposed to other ideas and movements.
SWISS GUARD. 40s. German dialect. Guard in the Vatican.
FATHER LARRAONA. 40s. Italian dialect. Undersecretary for the Congregation of the Religious. Uninterested in helping Opus Dei's progress within the Church.
DON JAVIER ECHEVARRÍA. 30s. Spanish dialect. Josemaria's secretary. A priest of Opus Dei.
Lawyer now priest with a new vision for the Catholic laity. Cheerful, upbeat. Always gives his all. Playful, but increasingly plagued with poor health.
Director of the women's branch of Opus Dei. Responsible. Businesslike.
Alvaro's friend. Elected Pope Paul VI in episode 4. Loyal. Dignified. Determined. Well-spoken diplomat. Savvy about Church politics.
PASSENGER. 30-40s. Spanish dialect. Passenger on the airplane caught in Nazi/Allies crossfire.
POPE JOHN XXIII. 70s. Italian dialect. Gregarious, jolly pope between Pius and Paul. Begins the Second Vatican Council.
A lawyer and seminarian. Assists Alvaro in the Vatican in advocating for Opus Dei's appropriate legal status.
POPE PIUS XII. 70s. Pope from episodes 1-3 of the series. Cautious, diplomatic.
LEONARDO CASTELLI. 40s. Engineer, head contractor for the construction work on Opus Dei's headquarters in Rome. Becomes friends with Alvaro.
SALVADOR. 20s. A young college student and "numerary" in Opus Dei. He picks up Alvaro at the harbor in Genoa and gets more of an adventure than he bargained for on the way home.
SECRETARY. 30s. Papal secretary. Very opposed to Alvaro and Josemaria's plans. May be hostile and officious.