Woman on Top

Set to the intoxicating rhythms of Brazil, "Woman on Top" is a spicy, sexy comedy about the magic of food, love and music. Meet Isabella, a sultry enchantress born with the special gift of melting the palates and hearts of men everywhere. When she decides to break free from her rocky marriage and the stifling kitchen of her husband's restaurant in Brazil, she spirits off to San Francisco in pursuit of her dreams of a real culinary career.

Cast

Penélope Cruz

as Isabella Oliveira

Murilo Benício

as Toninho Oliveira

Mark Feuerstein

as Cliff Lloyd

John de Lancie

as Alex Reeves

Anne Ramsay

as TV Director

Ana Gasteyer

as Claudia Hunter

Harold Perrineau

as Monica Jones

June Carryl

as Zeke

Bob Greene

as Nikos

Lázaro Ramos

as Max

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