Bellísima
television series
Bellisima is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Alicia Barrios and broadcast on Venevisión in 1991 with a story set in the world of fashion. Emma Rabbe and Víctor Cámara starred as the main protagonists. The series lasted 187 episodes, and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International.
Synopsis
Bellisima is set within the modeling industry, depicting its elegant, extravagant and sometimes frivolous world.
Ricardo Linares Rincon is the owner of a successful and exclusive modeling agency and a playboy with an easy-going personality. He suddenly meets Gabriella Gruber, an ambitious yet unassuming woman who has recently graduated from a Fashion Design school. Gabriela is ambitious and wants to succeed due to her talent rather than her beauty. The meeting between Ricardo and Gabriela will lead them down a path where an unknown past ties them together.
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