Lino Rodrigues

Lino Rodrigues or also known as Dracula is a main antagonist of the soap opera Os Mutantes Caminhos do Coração, (The Mutant Heart Paths), and Promessas de Amor, (Promises of Love a Brazilian) soap opera that receive some criticism.

Biography
Not much is known about Lino's past other than that he was a fiancé of Leanor who separated from her after learning that she had a child with him. As a result he was bitten by a vampire, and made his own vampire gang with Bram as his right arm and friend and Stoker, Tsipe.

Clashes with Cris
While Cris sought revenge on Vlado the vampire who killed Marli, he decided to kill all vampires. He senses the presence of three vampires who have entered Cris, Yara, Vava and his father, Pachola. They learn to fight each other. Bram fights Pachola, while Lino catches Yara but is mesmerized by her mermaid charm. And Stoker against Vava. However after the death of Tsipse at the hands of Cris. He along with Bram and Stoker flee the fight. The trio then go where the other guys are, however what they didn't expect was Cris's presence again that kills Stoker, causing both he and Bram to escape again. The pair then decide to gag the Teofilo who became psychotic while on the Reptilian ship, as a trap to kill Cris, so they call tree vampires called Vicki, Sheila, Amapola to get rid of Cris. Lino says that Cris is already coming, so the vampire terrorize Teofilo, until Cris appears, Bram then jumps on Cris and immobilizes him, and the three vampires go around Cris. Lino says he doesn't want to participate and only seeing the vampires finish Cris, the vampires flirt with Cris, while Bram warns them about stopping talking and biting him, than they accept his orders. However, Teofilo outraged by his attitude begins to freak out and replies his attitude, making both vampires, Bram and Dracula laugh at him. And in a distraction Cris then uses her power and begins to glow making the vampires and Bram back off. They get scared of their power, but when Amapola gets taught with her power and she with her eyes closed says he will bite him, the more Cris uses her power and makes Amapola have a heart attack and die, and when both Vicki and Sheila after seeing her friend killed right in front of her, she soon tries to attack him, but they are easily killed by Cris, then Lino and Bram flee again.

After both vampires feel threatened, they then go after Vlado to kill Cris, which Vlado accepts even Isis not wanting him to participate. They then at night armed with firearms, then Vlado, Lino and Bram try to kill Cris who uses his mental barrier power to protect himself, then Cris immobilizes the Lino and Bram, while Vlado scoffs at him for seeking revenge against him. Cris kills Vlado brutally by burning his body and killing him. After that they go after Isis they then promises to protect her, however when she rejects them, Lino then ties her and the gag, Lino. Cris after that appears making the vampires run away, they then attack Cris and Yara from behind, Lino takes Yara uses her charm, Lino regains consciusness and he and Bram run away again.

Lino and Bram later find a vampire named Natim they try to make her accept her vampire side plus she refuses after that. Cris appears and tries to kill them, making them retreat again, that while Cris was trying to kill her, he is stopped by Valente who with his powers manages to stop him, causing him to retreat.

After that, they find the ancient League Bandit HG, and decide to take possesion Bram kidnaps a woman named Antonia, he and Lino bite her into becoming a vampire, she refuses to kill herself, but she survives. Later, Antonia tries to attack herself, but he runs away, Lino and Bram warn her, and says that child is a hard target and the best victim is a man, she seduces him and kills him, after that she along with Lino and Bram flee from DEPECOM. After they return to League Bandit HQ, they then decide to do a vampire ballad and place humans at the party to be the target of each vampire. However his plans are frustrated when Nati who was inflitrated in the party in the service od DEPECOM, and the arrival of Cris that kills kills any vampire that sees. Cris see Antonia, see Antonia, she tries to escape, but is immobilized by, she begs Cris not to kill her, that Cris kills her, and with that Lino and Bram are forced to flee in their last confrontation against Cris.