This is a list of characters in the Polish soap opera M jak miłość from the Mostowiak family.
Lucjan Mostowiak and Barbara Mostowiak Lucjan Mostowiak (Witold Pyrkosz) and Barbara Mostowiak, born Wrzodak (Teresa Lipowska) are seniors of Mostowiak family. Lucjan is a son of Teodor Mostowiak and his wife, Maria Mostowiak. His maternal grandparents were Jan and Felicja. He was born on 19 December 1931 and died on 25 July 2017. Barbara was born on 15 May 1940. Lucjan was raised in Grabina with his older sister, Hanna. During the World War II Hanna was taken to Germany and later declared missing. In 1945 Lucjan was arrested by Germans and his parents had to pay them money to free him. He had no money, so his father stole them from Mr. Markowski who owned a shop. Markowski then committed suicide when he learnt that he lost all his money. Mostowiak family tried to find Hanna via the Red Cross but it was unsuccessful. In 2013 they learnt that Hanna moved to United States after the war and had a family. In late 1950s a teenage Barbara Wrzodak was engaged to marry Zenon Łagoda. When he decided to move to United States, she fell pregnant. Łagoda wanted Barbara to make an abortion but she refused and they split. Lucjan Mostowiak proposed to Barbara and offered her to raise her child as his own. They married on 4 November 1960 and their daughter Maria was born on 24 December 1960. They had three more children: Marta (born in 1970), Marek (born in 1978) and Małgorzata (born in 1980). They didn't tell to anyone that Maria was not Lucjan's biological child. In 1980 Lucjan and Barbara took part in a car accident - a car driven by Waldemar Jaroszy (who had not a driving license) crashed with them. As a result, two people died - Władysław Walisiak and his wife, Maria, leaving their five years old daughter Hanna. A girl was taken from a burning car by Lucjan and he saved her life. In 2001 Marek started dating Hanna. She wanted to take a revenge on Mostowiak family because she thought that they killed her parents. Hanna revealed to pregnant Maria that she was Łagoda's child and Maria started a premature birth. Her daughter Maria died hours after being born. Lucjan, Barbara and Marek forgave Hanna and she married Lucjan's son. In 2016 Barbara said that she and Lucjan were expecting another child but she miscarried. For some time, Lucjan and Barbara lived in Gródek and in Warsaw. Lucjan died in 2017 after an illness. Barbara now lives in Grabina with her daughter Maria, son-in-law Artur, granddaughter Barbara and grandson Mateusz.
Maria Rogowska Status: present, living in Grabina since 2019 Occupation: nurse Marital status: married to Artur Rogowski since 2018
Maria (Marysia) Rogowska (Zduńska, née Mostowiak), played by Małgorzata Pieńkowska, is the daughter of Zenon Łagoda and Barbara Mostowiak and the legal daughter of Lucjan Mostowiak. She was born on 24 December 1960 in Grabina, and has four younger half-siblings: Marta Budzyńska, Marek Mostowiak, Małgorzata Chodakowska and Michał Łagoda. Maria met Krzysztof Zduński in school, and married him. They spent several years in Grabina before moving to Gródek. Maria and Krzysztof had twin sons, Paweł and Piotr, and she was pregnant again in 2001. The day she learned that Zenon Łagoda was her biological father, she gave birth to her daughter Maria (who died of heart problems). Krzysztof died in 2005, and Maria married longtime friend Artur Rogowski in 2008 during their trip to Oslo to visit Artur's sister. Maria gave birth to a daughter, Barbara, in 2009 at her home in Gródek. A nurse, she worked in her half-brother's office in Gródek. In November 2012, she moved to Trondheim and the Gródek office was sold when Pieńkowska decided to leave the show. Maria returned to Poland in May 2014, helping Kinga give birth at home to her son Mikołaj. In late 2015 she discovered that her husband has a romance with Teresa Drawicz and decided to divorce him. Maria started dating her new friend, Robert Bilski. In the meantime, Artur broke off with Teresa who tried to kill Maria by her car in September 2015. Artur defended his wife and was injured by the car driven by Teresa. Rogowska took care of Artur but ended her relationship with Robert in Autumn 2016. Maria and Artur are trying to reconcile their relationship.
Paweł Zduński Status: present, living in Warsaw since 2001 Birth: February 18, 1984 Parents: Krzysztof Zduński (father), Maria Rogowska (mother), Artur Rogowski (stepfather) Marriages: Joanna Liberadzka (married 2011, divorced 2012), Alicja Domańska (married 2014, divorced 2018), Katia Tatiszwili (married 2018, divorced 2018), Franciszka Janik (married 2022) Children: Barbara Zduńska (born 2006, adopted 2018), Adam (born 2012, stepson) Occupation: businessmen
Paweł Zduński (Rafał Mroczek) is the son of Krzysztof Zduński and Maria Rogowska, born in 1984. He has a twin brother (Piotr), a deceased sister (Maria) and a half-sister (Barbara). Magdalena Zduńska's godfather, Paweł lives in Warsaw and worked at the Oaza nightclub until May 2012. He fell in love with his mother's cousin, Teresa Makowska, who had a daughter (Agnieszka) from her previous marriage. Teresa lived in Szczecin, and came to Grabina to escape her abusive husband. They lived in Warsaw before they separated and Teresa returned to Szczecin. Paweł had an affair with Magdalena Marszałek (Kinga's and Piotr's roommate), but she went to Africa to work for Polska Akcja Humanitarna. He impregnated Sylwia Okońska; she miscarried, and although they separated they remained good friends. Paweł proposed to Maja Chojnacka; although she accepted, she was jealous of Magdalena. Maja went to Austria and Mexico because of family problems, and he was unable to find her. Although Paweł's friend Aleksandra (Ola) loved him, he only wanted to be friends. In 2011, after Krystyna Filarska's and Wojciech Marszałek's wedding, he had a one-night stand with Magdalena Marszałek (in Poland for the wedding). Paweł married Joanna Liberadzka on 28 November 2011. Their witnesses were Kinga Zduńska and Piotr Zduński and they spent their honeymoon in Karlscrona, Sweden. Paweł was jealous of his wife's continued interest in former boyfriend Jan Kozłowski, and they divorced on 10 September 2012. In autumn 2012, Magdalena Marszałek returned to Poland; they met, and remained close friends. After the divorce Paweł had a romance with his married chef, Izabela Sajdak. On 20 May 2013, he received an email from his ex-wife requesting a meeting. In 2014 he dated Alicja Domańska, who has a daughter named Barbara. At that time he proposed to former girlfriend Magda Marszałek (hospitalised for a heart transplant), who accepted. Paweł's promise to marry her helped her recover, and she apologised to Alicja for his behaviour. In late 2014 Paweł married Alicja Domańska and wants to adopt her daughter. In November 2015 Paweł with his family moved to Grabina. Paweł opened his own firm. He divorced Alicja on 30 January 2018 after it was revealed in late 2017 that she fell pregnant with her British friend. Alicja with her daughter Barbara moved permanently to England. Paweł started drinking too much alcohol. In 2021 he got engaged to Franciszka Janik and they married on 1 February 2022 in a religious ceremony in Bukowina Tatrzańska. Paweł learnt that his wife gave birth in 2012 to a son Adam and gave up her maternal rights. Her son was adopted by American family and lives in United States.
Barbara Zduńska Status: present, living in Warsaw since 2019 Parents: Jerzy Domański (father), Alicja Zduńska (mother), Paweł Zduński (adopted father) Occupation: student of primary school Families: Zduński, Domański, Łagoda
Barbara Zduńska, born Domańska (Gabriela Raczyńska) is a first child of Paweł Zduński and his second wife, Alicja Zduńska. She is a biological daughter of Jerzy Domański. She was born on 15 July 2006. Barbara was born after her parents married, but her father left them when she was young and moved to Spain. Her mother used to work in another countries and it was Barbara's aunt, Olga, who took care of her. Barbara met Paweł Zduński while waiting for her aunt and decided to meet him with her mother. Paweł and Alicja started dating and married on 9 September 2014. Barbara later met her grandfather, Stefan Domański and her father. In 2017 Alicja moved to England and started there a romance with a man named Mark. She fell pregnant and announced her intention to divorce Paweł. They divorced on 30 January 2018 and Alicja took Barbara to England with her. Barbara escaped because she felt unwell in her new family. She lives in Warsaw with Paweł. Barbara has a maternal half-brother from her mother's new relationship.
Piotr Zduński
Piotr Zduński (Marcin Mroczek) is a son of Krzysztof Zduński and Maria Rogowska, born in 1984. He has a twin brother (Piotr), a deceased sister (Maria) and a half-sister (Barbara). The godfather of Anna Wojciechowska, Piotr secretly married Kinga Filarska when they finished secondary school and they moved to Warsaw. They lived with friends before winning a lottery in 2009 and buying a house on Deszczowa Street in Warsaw. That year they had a church wedding, and their daughter Magdalena was born. After studying computer science in Warsaw, Piotr decided to become a lawyer like his aunt Marta Wojciechowska. He finished his studies in 2010, working in Berlin for several months. Piotr works at a company owned by his aunt's fiancé, Andrzej Budzyński, and Adam Werner. On 28 November 2011, he witnessed his brother's wedding to Joanna Liberadzka. In March 2012 Kinga accused him of having an affair with his friend, Monika Ochman, but they reconciled. In Autumn 2014 Kinga gave birth to their second child, son Mikołaj.
Magdalena Zduńska
Magdalena Zduńska is a first child of Piotr Zduński and his wife, Kinga Filarska-Zduńska. She was born on 9 March 2009 in Warsaw. She has three siblings: Mikołaj, Emilia and Zuzanna. Magdalena is a first great-grandchild of Barbara Mostowiak and first legal great-grandchild of Lucjan Mostowiak. She was christened on 22 February 2010 and her godparents are Paweł Zduński (her paternal uncle) and Magdalena Marszałek (her maternal stepaunt). She is named after her godmother.
Mikołaj Zduński
Mikołaj Zduński is a second child and only son of Piotr Zduński and his wife, Kinga Filarska-Zduńska. He was born on 6 May 2014 at his parents' home in Warsaw and was delivered by his paternal grandmother, Maria Rogowska. He has three sisters: Magdalena, Emilia and Zuzanna. He was christened on 8 September 2014 in Warsaw and his godparents are Ireneusz Podleśny and Mirosława Kwiatkowska (his parents' friends).
Emilia Zduńska
Emilia Zduńska is a third child and second daughter of Piotr Zduński and his wife, Kinga Filarska-Zduńska. She was born on 25 February 2019 in Warsaw via cesarean section. She has a twin sister, Zuzanna Zduńska and two older siblings: Magdalena Zduńska and Mikołaj Zduński. She was christened on 12 March 2019 in Warsaw and her godparents are Andrzej Budzyński and Anna Waszkiewicz (her parents' friends).
Zuzanna Zduńska
Zuzanna Zduńska is a fourth child and third daughter of Piotr Zduński and his wife, Kinga Filarska-Zduńska. She was born on 25 February 2019 in Warsaw via cesarean section. She has a twin sister, Emilia Zduńska and two older siblings: Magdalena Zduńska and Mikołaj Zduński. Zuzanna is named after her paternal grandfather's deceased sister, Zuzanna Zduńska. She was christened on 12 March 2019 in Warsaw and her godparents are Andrzej Budzyński and Anna Waszkiewicz (her parents' friends).
Maria Zduńska Status: deceased since 2001