Marlene França

Acting

Marlene França

Born August 5, 1943 · Uauá, Bahia, Brazil

Died September 23, 2011 · aged 68

Marlene França (Uauá, August 5, 1943 — Itatiba, September 23, 2011) was a Brazilian actress, filmmaker, director, documentarian, presenter and announcer.

Known For

Se Meu Dólar Falasse...Se Meu Dólar Falasse... · 1971
Se Meu Dólar Falasse...
6.01971
MovieComedy
Bums find $15,000 in trash, but the money belonged to criminals.
Jeca TatuJeca Tatu · 1959
Jeca Tatu
7.21959
MovieComedy
Jeca Tatu is a lazy, simple-minded guy who has his property threatened by the greed of a landowner.
A Casa das TentaçõesA Casa das Tentações · 1977
A Casa das Tentações
9.01977
MovieDrama
Saul and Mônica return to São Paulo after three years and find his family's colonial mansion abandoned, inhabited only by his old nanny, Bá, and his brother, Domício.
O CabeleiraO Cabeleira · 1963
O Cabeleira
7.01963
MovieAdventureDrama
Based on the novel by Franklin Távora, the film follows the adventures of a father and a son in 18th century Brazil.
The Ripper of WomenThe Ripper of Women · 1978
The Ripper of Women
9.01978
MovieCrimeHorror
Suspected of murdering his girlfriend, man is judged by public opinion and gets implicated in a serial killing case.
Lampião, King of the BadlandsLampião, King of the Badlands · 1963
Lampião, King of the Badlands
8.31963
MovieActionAdventure
The story of how a quarrel between families set poor farmer Virgulino Ferreira da Silva on the path to become Lampião, the greatest leader of the cangaceiros - bandits who roamed the Northeast of Brazil until the late 1930s.
AnaAna · 1955
Ana
10.01955
MovieDrama
A group of migrants from the drought areas of Northeastern of Brazil gets a truck "pau-de-arara" trying to move to São Paulo and have a better life. Along their travel, one of the women delivers a baby on the road. The driver, indeed, intends to carry them to the slave-work in the fields of a powerful "colonel", but the brave Ana faces the foreman of the farm and the driver, and the truck follows to the hired final destination.
O Pequeno Mundo de MarcosO Pequeno Mundo de Marcos · 1968
O Pequeno Mundo de Marcos
10.01968
MovieDrama
Poor civil servant, separated from his wife, works hard and runs into debt in order to finance his paralytic daughter's medical treatment.

Movies

Se Meu Dólar Falasse...Se Meu Dólar Falasse... · 1971
Se Meu Dólar Falasse...
6.01971
MovieComedy
Bums find $15,000 in trash, but the money belonged to criminals.
Jeca TatuJeca Tatu · 1959
Jeca Tatu
7.21959
MovieComedy
Jeca Tatu is a lazy, simple-minded guy who has his property threatened by the greed of a landowner.
A Casa das TentaçõesA Casa das Tentações · 1977
A Casa das Tentações
9.01977
MovieDrama
Saul and Mônica return to São Paulo after three years and find his family's colonial mansion abandoned, inhabited only by his old nanny, Bá, and his brother, Domício.
O CabeleiraO Cabeleira · 1963
O Cabeleira
7.01963
MovieAdventureDrama
Based on the novel by Franklin Távora, the film follows the adventures of a father and a son in 18th century Brazil.
The Ripper of WomenThe Ripper of Women · 1978
The Ripper of Women
9.01978
MovieCrimeHorror
Suspected of murdering his girlfriend, man is judged by public opinion and gets implicated in a serial killing case.
Lampião, King of the BadlandsLampião, King of the Badlands · 1963
Lampião, King of the Badlands
8.31963
MovieActionAdventure
The story of how a quarrel between families set poor farmer Virgulino Ferreira da Silva on the path to become Lampião, the greatest leader of the cangaceiros - bandits who roamed the Northeast of Brazil until the late 1930s.
AnaAna · 1955
Ana
10.01955
MovieDrama
A group of migrants from the drought areas of Northeastern of Brazil gets a truck "pau-de-arara" trying to move to São Paulo and have a better life. Along their travel, one of the women delivers a baby on the road. The driver, indeed, intends to carry them to the slave-work in the fields of a powerful "colonel", but the brave Ana faces the foreman of the farm and the driver, and the truck follows to the hired final destination.
O Pequeno Mundo de MarcosO Pequeno Mundo de Marcos · 1968
O Pequeno Mundo de Marcos
10.01968
MovieDrama
Poor civil servant, separated from his wife, works hard and runs into debt in order to finance his paralytic daughter's medical treatment.
Night of the FemaleNight of the Female · 1976
Night of the Female
7.01976
MovieDramaHorror
On the eve of the premiere of a theatrical superproduction in the city of São Paulo, the assembly team performs the last dress rehearsal. But, mysteriously, the four leading actresses are poisoned. Now, the police will investigate each person related to the play to find out who caused the tragedy.
O MulherengoO Mulherengo · 1976
O Mulherengo
9.01976
Movie
Sinal Vermelho - As FêmeasSinal Vermelho - As Fêmeas · 1972
Sinal Vermelho - As Fêmeas
6.01972
MovieDrama
Frei TitoFrei Tito · 1983
Frei Tito
10.01983
MovieDocumentary
Três Cabras de LampiãoTrês Cabras de Lampião · 1962
Três Cabras de Lampião
10.01962
MovieAdventureCrime
O Agente da LeiO Agente da Lei · 1969
O Agente da Lei
7.01969
MovieAdventure
Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de CinemaChick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema · 1981
Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema
5.01981
MovieDocumentary
About English photographer Chick Fowle. Statements by Anselmo Duarte, Leonardo Vilar, Marlene França, Vanja Orico. A film about directors, actors and teams that Chick Fowle worked and works with, also showing the possibility of renewal that Brazilian cinema can and must have.
O Último Vôo do CondorO Último Vôo do Condor · 1982
O Último Vôo do Condor
10.01982
MovieCrime
35mm, Color, 95min42seg, 2.624m, 24q, Eastmancolor
A Guerra dos FarraposA Guerra dos Farrapos · 1985
A Guerra dos Farrapos
1985
MovieActionAdventure
A Noite do DesejoA Noite do Desejo · 1973
A Noite do Desejo
3.01973
MovieDrama
Two factory workers decide to spend all of their pay on a Saturday night with two prostitutes, but things don't go as planned.
Nasce uma MulherNasce uma Mulher · 1983
Nasce uma Mulher
8.01983
MovieDrama
On Jo's birthday, her mother, and later, her father, discover that she is not a virgin anymore - she is taking pills. The birthday party turns into a complete mess, since Jo's mother can not hold herself and accuses her daughter in front of all guests of not being a child that everyone thought she still was. Jo rebels and leaves the house, and discovers that her boyfriend listened to everything and did not help her. She decides to leave him, and to start her life again. As a woman, now.
Uma Nega Chamada TerezaUma Nega Chamada Tereza · 1970
Uma Nega Chamada Tereza
10.01970
MovieComedy
African couple Silvianus and Makeba arrive in Brazil, seeking to tourist around the country and take part in an International Music Festival
Trindad... É Meu NomeTrindad... É Meu Nome · 1974
Trindad... É Meu Nome
8.01974
MovieWestern
A Herdeira RebeldeA Herdeira Rebelde · 1972
A Herdeira Rebelde
9.01972
MovieDrama
The Wind RoseThe Wind Rose · 1957
The Wind Rose
6.01957
MovieDramaDocumentary
An international anthology about the struggles of female workers around the world.
CockyCocky · 1978
Cocky
5.21978
MovieComedy
Shy countryboy from Itu (a town in Brazil where everything is unusually big) is invited to work in the house of a rich woman, who ends up discovering the boy's hidden (and big) qualities...