Nissaga de poder (English: Lineage of power) was a Catalan TV soap opera which was broadcast on TV3 from 1996 to 1998. It became one of TV3's most popular TV series. It was created by Josep Maria Benet i Jornet and adapted to TV by Jordi Arcarazo.
Eulàlia and Mateu MontsolÃÂs are siblings who own a winery located in the region of Penedès, Cavas MontsolÃÂs. They are members of one of the richest families in the region.
The plot revolves around the incestuous love between Eulàlia and Mateu, which gave birth to a son, Eduard. But the MontsolÃÂs family cannot allow this to become public as the scandal would cause irreversible damage. Their official story is that Eduard is the illegitimate child of a sporadic relationship between Mateu MontsolÃÂs and one of his many lovers, ÃÂngels Estivill. Eduard was raised by family employees Tomas and Assumpció.
The deceptions, murders, betrayals, envy and turbulent relationships between members of a powerful family in the midst of a stifling atmosphere are the plot of the series.
On May 12, 1999, TV3 premiered a sequel called ' as a weekly series. The plot occurs 16 years after the final of the original series and is based around the following generation of the MontsolÃÂs. However, the series received poor reviews and ended on January 19, 2000, with only 26 episodes.