Top Model (Brazilian TV series)

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]

Top Model
GenreTelenovela
Created byWalther Negrão
Antônio Calmon
Directed byRoberto Talma
StarringMalu 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"
ComposerBuana 4
Country of originBrazil
Original languagePortuguese
No. of episodes197
Original release
NetworkRede Globo
ReleaseSeptember 18, 1989 (1989-09-18) –
May 4, 1990 (1990-05-04)

Plot

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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.

Cast

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Actor[2] Character
Malu Mader Maria Eduarda Pinheiro (Duda)
Taumaturgo Ferreira Lucas Pasolini
Nuno Leal Maia Gaspar Kundera
Cecil Thiré Alex Kundera
Maria Zilda Bethlem Mariza Borges Magalhães
Zezé Polessa Anastácia Passos (Naná)
Evandro Mesquita Adaílton Pinto de Saldanha (Saldanha / Sal)
Alexandra Marzo Giulia Bonicelli
Eva Todor Morgana Kundera
Luís Carlos Arutim Silas Bonicelli
Jacqueline Laurence Simone Bourier
Suzana Faini Cleide Pinheiro
Jonas Bloch Jacques Dupont
Denise Del Vecchio Lia
Suzy Rêgo Carla
Alexandre Frota Raul
Cissa Guimarães Rose
Chiquinho Brandão Paulo Otávio (Grilo)
Drica Moraes Maria Aparecida das Dores do Parto (Cida)
Rita Mallot Magali
Miguel Magno Marvin Gaye
Cinira Camargo Milu
Vera Holtz Irma Lamer
Felipe Donavan Armando
Yara Cortes dona Norma
Márcia Couto Glória
Felipe Martins Ivanildo (Jacaré)
Maria Gladys Veridiana (Big Loira)
Ana Maria Magalhães Mercedes
Children and Adolescents
Marcelo Faria Elvis Presley Kundera
Gabriela Duarte Olívia Kundera
Carol Machado Jane Fonda Kundera
Rodrigo Penna Alex Kundera Júnior (Alex Jr.)
Henrique Farias Ringo Starr Kundera
Jonas Torres Arthur Dupont
Adriana Esteves Cristina (Tininha)
Flávia Alessandra Tânia
Igor Lage John Lennon Kundera

References

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  1. ^ "Top Model - Memória Globo" (in Portuguese). Memória Globo. Archived from the original on June 12, 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  2. ^ Nilson Xavier. "Top Model - Elenco". Teledramaturgia (in Portuguese). Retrieved December 29, 2017.
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