TV series

Super Plá

1969–1970 · 1 season

A quirky, slow-burning soap where a soft drink unlocks hidden brilliance, mixing gentle satire with romantic and social entanglements.

Overview: After a fall, intelligent young Plácido becomes a little slow. As an adult he works at a bank and his keen intelligence returns when he drinks the soft drink "Super Plá". Other side stories include the love relationship between Baby Stompanato and Joana Martini, and the life of Majô Prado, a neurotic millionairess and prominent personality living in São Paulo.
How it feels: Absurd, satirical, whimsical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, class, love, ambition
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
class
love
ambition
family
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild