Acting
Luiza Maranhão
Born September 20, 1940 · Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (age 85)
Luíza Maranhão (Porto Alegre, September 20, 1940) is a Brazilian actress.
Known For
Boi de Prata · 1981Boi de Prata
★ 6.51981
MovieDrama
Somewhere in Rio Grande do Norte's countryside, Brazil, the wealthy farmer Elói Dantas (Álvaro Guimarães) decides to increase his patrimony even further by exploiting ores. To do this, he tries to appropriate the small site of Antônio Vaqueiro (José Marinho). Desperate, Antônio rushes to the aid of the gypsy healer Maria dos Remédios (Luiza Maranhão) and the poet and dreamer Tião Poeta (Lenicio Queirogo) to face the greed of Elói.
Colagem · 1967Colagem
1967
MovieDocumentary
The new Brazilian cinematic movement (Cinema Novo) through films starring actors Antonio Pitanga and Luiza Maranhão.
The Big City · 1966The Big City
★ 6.21966
MovieDrama
In search of a better life, Luzia leaves the Northeast of Brazil and goes to Rio de Janeiro, looking for her fiance who went first to pave their way. Alone in the Marvelous City, she is forced to accept the friendship and protection of Calunga and, later, the company of Inácio.
The Girl from Ipanema · 1967The Girl from Ipanema
★ 6.31967
MovieDrama
Chronicles the life of a 17 year-old girl living in the upper-class Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood of Ipanema. Márcia lives a life of parties and spend her days among bohemians, musicians and intellectuals. While seeming happy in the outside, she's extremely anguished inside. Based on the famous song by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes.
The Turning Wind · 1962The Turning Wind
★ 6.91962
MovieDrama
In Bahia, an educated black man returns to his home fishing village to try and free people from mysticism, in particular the Candomblé religion, which he considers a factor of political and social oppression, with tragic outcome.
Assault on the Pay Train · 1962Assault on the Pay Train
★ 8.01962
MovieCrimeDrama
Based on true events in Rio de Janeiro, in 1960, when a gang having the infamous outlaw Tião Medonho as a leader performed a sensational railroad hold-up on a train carrying a small fortune.
Ganga Zumba · 1963Ganga Zumba
★ 6.61963
MovieDramaHistory
The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.
A Grande Feira · 1961A Grande Feira
★ 8.41961
MovieDramaThriller
The naive sailor Ron arrives in Bahia to visit the famous Água dos Meninos street market. There, however, he is passed behind by the prostitute Maria, lover of the bandit Chico Diabo, who stabs him. He, however, can't forget her.
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