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It is also the story of three women, which dialogues with themes such as family and maternity, pain and separation. It is also a film about Brazil in the era of the post military dictatorship, about the generation that was born in clandestine circles and grew up between 1970 and 1980, with the very real challenges of having to struggle for ...
This is a complete filmography of Carmen Miranda, a Portuguese-Brazilian singer, actress, and dancer. By the mid-1930s, Carmen Miranda had become the most popular female singer in Brazil, and one of the nation's first film stars. In her lifetime she had appeared in six Brazilian films and fourteen US productions.
Born in 1909, Carmen Miranda was already famous in Brazil during the 1930s; her discovery by Broadway impresario Lee Shubert in 1939 made her an international star. The film tracks Miranda's astonishing ascent in popularity, from dirt-poor singer and dancer in Rio de Janeiro to Broadway and Hollywood (where she became, in 1945, the highest paid female entertainer in the U.S.).
“100 Days,” a buzzy Brazilian project Variety first unveiled in 2021, will begin shooting next month, led by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Carlos Saldanha. Up-and-comer Filipe Bragança (“Dom ...
Salve Jorge (Literally: Hail George, International title: English: Brave Woman [nb 1]) is a Brazilian primetime telenovela created by Glória Perez and directed by Marcos Schechtman. [ 4 ] It premiered on 22 October 2012 replacing Avenida Brasil and ended on 17 May 2013 on TV Globo at the 9 p.m. timeslot, and being followed by Amor à Vida .
Based on the true story of murderer Rodney Alcala, Woman of the Hour, which hit Netflix on Friday, October 18, explores the notorious serial killer and sex offender who found his next potential ...
The film grossed R$7.7 million (US$4.3 million) from 1.6 million admissions in Brazil, the highest-grossing Brazilian film released during the year. [3] [9] It was the highest-grossing Brazilian film in the United States with a gross of $6.5 million, [3] [10] surpassing the $3 million earned by the 1976 film Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands. [11]
The Second Mother (Portuguese: Que Horas Ela Volta?, lit. 'When Is She Coming Back?') is a 2015 Brazilian drama film written and directed by Anna Muylaert.The film stars Regina Casé as Val, the housemaid of a wealthy family in São Paulo, and portrays the tensions that arise after her daughter Jéssica moves into the family's house in order to apply for an admission exam at the University of ...