Top Model (Brazilian TV series)
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Antônio Calmon
Taumaturgo Ferreira
Nuno Leal Maia
Cecil Thiré
Maria Zilda Bethlem
Zezé Polessa
Evandro Mesquita
Alexandra Marzo
Eva Todor
Suzy Rêgo
Alexandre Frota
Jonas Bloch
Denise Del Vecchio
Drica Moraes
Marcelo Faria
Gabriela Duarte
Jonas Torres
| Top Model | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Telenovela |
| Created by | Walther Negrão Antônio Calmon |
| Directed by | Roberto Talma |
| Starring | Malu Mader Taumaturgo Ferreira Nuno Leal Maia Cecil Thiré Maria Zilda Bethlem Zezé Polessa Evandro Mesquita Alexandra Marzo Eva Todor Suzy Rêgo Alexandre Frota Jonas Bloch Denise Del Vecchio Drica Moraes Marcelo Faria Gabriela Duarte Jonas Torres |
| Opening theme | "Eu Só Quero Ser Feliz" |
| Composer | Buana 4 |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Original language | Portuguese |
| No. of episodes | 197 |
| Production | |
| Production company | Central Globo de Produção |
| Original release | |
| Network | Rede Globo |
| Release | September 18, 1989 – May 4, 1990 |
Top Model is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired in the 7pm timeslot by Rede Globo, from September 18, 1989, to May 4, 1990. It had 197 chapters. It replaced Que Rei Sou Eu? and was followed by Mico Preto.[1]
Maria Eduarda "Duda" Pinheiro is a successful top model. After being hired to model Covery brand clothes, she meets the Kundera brothers, Alex and Gaspar, owners of the company.
Gaspar, a former beatnik, is over 40 but still practices surfing, lives in a beachside house and raises five children: Elvis (named after Elvis Presley), Ringo (Starr), Jane (Fonda), Olívia (Newton-John) and (John) Lennon, all from different mothers who left them with him. Anastácia "Naná" Passos, Duda's friend and mentor, loves him platonically, and rivalizes with Mariza Borges (mother of Gaspar's latest son, whom she named Alex Jr., however) over him.
Alex by contrast is a yuppie. He and their mother Morgana have a love-hate relationship and rivalizes with his brother over Morgana's attention and the company.
Alex begins to love Duda, however she falls in love with Lucas, a graffiti artist who is on the run from the São Paulo police due to his involvement in a crime there. He is also searching for his real father, and thinks it's either Alex or Gaspar.
