Writing
João Falcão
Born September 20, 1958 · Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil (age 68)
No biography available.
Known For
A Dog's Will · 2000A Dog's Will
★ 8.42000
MovieComedyDrama
The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.
Dôra Doralina · 1982Dôra Doralina
★ 10.01982
MovieDrama
The Rogue's Trial · 2024The Rogue's Trial
★ 6.62024
MovieComedyDrama
After 20 years missing, João Grilo returns to Taperoá to join his old friend Chicó and, after his story of resurrection spreads, he is disputed as an electoral candidate by the two most powerful politicians in the city.
Dear Death: The Movie · 2017Dear Death: The Movie
★ 6.52017
MovieDrama
This is an adaptation of the 2015 TV show, featuring two intertwining love triangles that drive the plot. The first triangle involves Aragão, his wife Arlinda, and her lover, Chico. The second triangle unites Malvina, Lena, and Gabriel, who is the son of Arlinda and Chico but raised by Aragão.
Stay with Me Tonight · 2006Stay with Me Tonight
★ 5.32006
MovieComedyRomance
The musician and writer of the comic book "Ghost with Heart of Stone" Eduardo meets the gorgeous Laura, who is engaged and close to her marriage, in a bookstore and immediately they fall in love for each other. Sooner they get married, and one night, Eduardo unexpectedly dies, but his soul does not move to the Third World. He meets the Ghost with Heart of Stone stranded in his house, stalking his beloved next door neighbor D. Mariana and he asks to the ghost how he can communicate and say farewell to Laura.
Suburbano Coração · 1994Suburbano Coração
1994
MovieComedy
Lovemar is a dreamy seamstress longing for her first true love, captivated by the voice of radio star Rogério Roberts.
Owner of the Story · 2004Owner of the Story
★ 6.42004
MovieDramaComedy
A 50 year-old woman who analyses her past. She pictures herself when she was 20 years old and she re-creates the story of her life through a game of innumerous possibilities. What if she wouldn't have gone to that ball? What if... instead of meeting the man of her life, with whom she married and had kids, she would have called a girlfriend and they went to the theater? What would be her destiny? What would have happened? In the plot the present talks to the past. A young woman projects her future in a fascinating game between memories and desires.
Luzia Homem · 1988Luzia Homem
★ 4.71988
MovieDrama
After witnessing the assassination of her parents, Luzia is raised by a cowboy and starts behaving like the men of Brazilian "Sertão". As a grown-up, she sets out to find her parent's murderer, but ends up discovering love.
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