Gabriela (1983) on Netflix
In 1925, Nacib runs a bar in a small coastal town in Brazil. He hires Gabriela as his cook, and the attention she receives begins to bother him.
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Plot summary
In 1925, in the coastal town of Ilhéus, Brazil, where the local colonels hold power, Nacib owns a bar. He meets Gabriela, who has neither money nor schooling but plenty of charm, and hires her as his cook. The two become lovers, and Nacib is drawn to her, yet the attention she gets from others soon gets on his nerves. His best friend, Tonico, advises him, and Nacib proposes; part of his hope is that marriage will end the notice she attracts. After the wedding he asks her to dress and behave more modestly so the pair of them will look respectable.
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