Bom Sucesso (English: A Life Worth Living) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo. It premiered on 29 July 2019, replacing Verão 90, and ended on 24 January 2020, being replaced by Salve-se Quem Puder.
It stars Grazi Massafera, Rômulo Estrela, David Junior, Antônio Fagundes, Ingrid Guimarães, Fabiula Nascimento, Armando Babaioff and Sheron Menezzes in the main roles.
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Plot
Paloma (Grazi Massafera), is a seamstress who raised her three children alone: Alice (Bruna Inocencio), Gabriela (Giovanna Coimbra) and Peter (João Bravo). Paloma creates the costumes for Unidos de Bom Sucesso, a samba school. Her world turns upside down when she receives the wrong test results that confirm that she only has six months to live, which makes her do everything she never had the courage to do, including sleeping with a stranger, Marcos (Rômulo Estrela), who falls in love with her. Upon discovering that she received the wrong test results, Paloma decides to meet the man who does have six months to live and comes across Alberto (Antônio Fagundes), a millionaire who never valued his family. Despite opposite personalities, the two form a friendship that takes them on a journey of discovery: she through books and he through the pleasures of life and sleeping feelings, including reliving a love of the past with Vera (Ângela Vieira).
Cast
Main
Grazi Massafera as Paloma da Silva
Rômulo Estrela as Marcos Prado Monteiro
David Junior as Ramon Madeira
Antônio Fagundes as Alberto Prado Monteiro
Ingrid Guimarães as Silvana Nolasco
Fabiula Nascimento as Mariana "Nana" Prado Monteiro
Armando Babaioff as Diogo Cabral
Sheron Menezzes as Gisele
Lúcio Mauro Filho as Mário
Jonas Bloch as Eric Feitosa
Gabriel Contente as Vicente Machado
Giovanna Coimbra as Gabriela da Silva
Helena Fernandes as Eugênia Machado
Eduardo Galvão as Dr. Roger Machado
Mariana Molina as Evelyn
Arthur Sales as Felipe
Rafael Infante as Pablo Sanches
Gabriela Moreyra as Francisca
Antônio Carlos Bernardes as Leonel "Léo" Madeira
Yasmin Gomlevsky as Thaíssa
Felipe Haiut as Jefferson
Bruna Inocencio as Alice da Silva
Guest stars
Isabella Scherer as Young Paloma
David Reis as Young Ramon
Rhaisa Batista as Marie
Edmilson Barros as Dr. Cézar Castriotto
Antônio Pedro as Agripino
Bruna Aiiso as Toshi Noshimura
Mariana Alves as Lorena
Cristiano Felício as himself
Production
The telenovela was approved with the title Chuvas de Verão, then in July 2018, it had its title changed to Bom Sucesso, as a reference to the neighborhood where the plot takes place. In February 2019, the title was once again changed this time to Doce Deleite, however the title was later reverted to Bom Sucesso. In March 2019, Globo took advantage of the samba school parades in Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí to film scenes for the telenovela. Filming officially began on 6 May 2019, and concluded in January 2020.
Soundtrack
Volume 1
Bom Sucesso Vol. 1 is the first soundtrack of the telenovela, released on 18 October 2019 by Som Livre.
Volume 2
Bom Sucesso Vol. 2 is the first soundtrack of the telenovela, released on 22 November 2019 by Som Livre.
Ratings
Inheriting the high ratings of Verão 90, Bom Sucesso debuted at 31.5 points, making it the second largest audience of a first chapter since Cheias de Charme. The second chapter maintained the high ratings and recorded 32 points.