Top Model (1989): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1989, Top Model is a telenovela and drama series.

What it’s about. 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 beach-side 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 over him. Alex by contrast is a yuppie. He and their mother Morgana have a love-hate relationship and rivalry 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.

Who’s in it. Top Model stars Malu Mader as Maria Eduarda Pinheiro "Duda", Nuno Leal Maia as Gaspar Kundera, Cecil Thiré as Alex Kundera and Maria Zilda Bethlem as Mariza Borges Magalhães, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.2/10, Top Model has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Top Model page.

If you liked it. Fans of Top Model tend to enjoy Yo soy Betty, la fea, La hija del Mariachi, Avenida Brasil and El señor de los cielos.