35 Years after the premiere, see how the actors of Frame Unlimited are today

If you were connected to the small screen in the 1980s and 1990s (or enjoy the programming of the time), you certainly remember Unlimited Frame, series starring a couple of adventurous friends, fans of extreme sports and partners in a “handyman” business. The production, originally broadcast by Rede Globo between 1985 and 1988, was reprized by the broadcaster itself in 1988, 1990 and 1997. In 2005, Multishow aired the first three seasons, and in 2011 it was Canal Viva’s turn to open space for attraction. All this has given different generations, over the last 35 years, the chance to enjoy the adventures of Juba, Lula and their gang.

In this post taken by nostalgia, the awesome.club I would like to remember moments of the plot and show the “before and after” of its main actors, killing a little of the nostalgia of fans of the series, considered an icon of Brazilian TV in the 1980s. At the end of the post, you will find a bonus showing which great actor of teledramaturgy, now deceased, was part of the cast of Armação Ilimited by playing an unnamed character.

With the air of surfers and living in an abandoned TV studio, Juba and Lula accepted any stop that would allow them to pay the bills. For example, they were able to take on jobs as stuntmen in dangerous scenes or write speeches for presidents of the Republic. In the plot, they meet journalist Zelda, and both fall madly in love with her. Wow! The girl, in turn, is interested in both of them, and can’t decide which one she wants to be with.

Full of pop culture references and seen as a portrait of an era, since it was launched when Brazilian society was going through a moment of opening, Unlimited Frame is remembered to this day for having addressed controversial topics. Without wanting to give up any of the suitors, Zelda decides to date Juba and Lula at the same time, and the two male protagonists, in turn, face the situation without major dramas. The polyaffective relationship was inspired by the French film One Woman for Twofrom 1962.

Another interesting theme shown in the series is the issue of late adoption: together, Juba, Lula and Zelda adopt Bacana, an orphan boy as fun as his new parents. A lot of people still remember well the laughter he gave when he saw the boy grappling with precocious thoughts for his age, and repeating the catchphrase: “Oh, my little bag…”

The episodes had varied plots, ranging from the fanciful, such as the one in which an alien came to Earth in search of a father for his son, to the more serious, such as the one that shows Zelda fighting a contractor to help save an indigenous village from destruction. .

In addition to Juba, Lula, Zelda and Bacana, Armação Ilimitada also featured the characters Ronalda Cristina, Zelda’s best friend, who didn’t mince words and was always following the latest fashion; and Black Boy, a DJ who narrated the plot’s events directly from a radio station. Despite being a man, Black Boy was played by a woman.

1. Kadu Moliterno, aka Juba, is 67 years old and has participated in dozens of productions on Rede Globo, in addition to having acted in soap operas on RecordTV. On Instagram, he’s always showing off his good form.

2. André de Biase, who played Lula, only wanted to know about surfing when he was raised to fame thanks to the series. The capixaba, now 63 years old, was also successful when he starred in the feature river boy

3. In the series, Andréa Beltrão played the journalist Zelda. In real life, the 56-year-old actress collects hits in series and movies. She recently starred in the hit Hebe: A Estrela do Brasil

4. Little Bacana was played by Jonas Torres, now a 45-year-old man. After appearing in successful soap operas such as vampire and Top Model, moved to the US, where he was a mechanic and flight instructor. Back in Brazil, he gave life to Ismael in the global soap opera Empire

5. In Unlimited Frame, Catarina Abdala was Ronalda Cristina, a fun character who liked to follow trends and follow exotic diets. Today, the actress is on the crest of the wave with the character Dona Jô, from Go glue

6. DJ Black Boy, a male character played by Nara Gil, appeared outside the plot, narrating the events of each episode. In real life, the musician Gilberto Gil’s daughter works alongside her father as backing vocal. In addition, she is a producer and partner in a Bahian farm

Bonus: Francisco Milani, who died in 2005, played Zelda’s boss at the newspaper where she worked. The character had no name, being always called “Boss”.

Do you remember watching Unlimited Frame in the past? Did you like the program? Are you curious to see the before and after of the actors of some other TV attraction? Comment!