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Writing
José Louzeiro
Born September 19, 1932 · São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
Died December 29, 2017 · aged 85
No biography available.
Known For
Noite · 1985Noite
★ 4.01985
MovieDrama
Somwhere in the city of Porto Alegre, a man who has lost his memory is questioned by a group of police officers about the barbaric murder of a socialite. Without recognizing himself in the documents he carries in his pocket, he wanders through the underworlds of the city in search of an answer.
Estranhas Relações · 1983Estranhas Relações
★ 7.01983
MovieDrama
Amor Bandido · 1979Amor Bandido
★ 5.41979
MovieDramaCrime
Police investigator Galvão is pursuing two trails, one professional and one personal. While he looks for a serial killer, he also searches for his estranged daughter, Sandra, whom he kicked out of the house. Lives intersect when the serial killer, Toninho, befriends Sandra, now an exotic dancer and prostitute living and working in the seamy underside of late 1970s Rio.
A Locomotiva · 2009A Locomotiva
2009
MovieDocumentary
The Locomotiva reveals a philosophy that inspired the life and work of the most controversial manager of Brazilian football. Eurico Miranda attracts hatred and passion from Vasco fans and all football lovers.
Pixote · 1980Pixote
★ 7.91980
MovieCrimeDrama
10-year-old Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of its members are murdered by policemen who frame Lilica, a 17-year-old trans hustler. Pixote helps Lilica and three other boys escape and they start to make their living by a life of crime which only escalates to more violence and death.
The Claudia Case · 1979The Claudia Case
★ 4.31979
MovieCrime
Based on the true events that took place in the 70s, in Rio de Janeiro. The body of beautiful girl Cláudia Lessin Rodrigues, actress Márcia Rodrigues's sister, was found in the seashore. After Police investigation, it was found she had been murdered on a party by a rich industrialist's son and his socialite hairdresser buddy, after much sex, alcohol and drugs, specially Mandrax (methaqualone). She'd probably resisted being raped and the killers threw away the body in the water. One of the guys tried to escape flying to Switzerland.
Los Abandonados – Die Niemandskinder von Camanducaia · 1986Los Abandonados – Die Niemandskinder von Camanducaia
★ 1.01986
MovieDrama
Based on the true story of boys from Brazilian jails taken to the state border and abandoned without food or clothing to relieve overcrowding in prison. Once discovered it became a major scandal in the 70s.
Who Killed Pixote? · 1996Who Killed Pixote?
★ 6.01996
MovieDrama
The true story of the boy who became famous when he was cast for the main part on the Brazilian film Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco (1981). After the film was over, he tried to work as an actor on other projects, with little success. As time went by, he got involved with crime.
Movies
Noite · 1985Noite
★ 4.01985
MovieDrama
Somwhere in the city of Porto Alegre, a man who has lost his memory is questioned by a group of police officers about the barbaric murder of a socialite. Without recognizing himself in the documents he carries in his pocket, he wanders through the underworlds of the city in search of an answer.
Estranhas Relações · 1983Estranhas Relações
★ 7.01983
MovieDrama
Amor Bandido · 1979Amor Bandido
★ 5.41979
MovieDramaCrime
Police investigator Galvão is pursuing two trails, one professional and one personal. While he looks for a serial killer, he also searches for his estranged daughter, Sandra, whom he kicked out of the house. Lives intersect when the serial killer, Toninho, befriends Sandra, now an exotic dancer and prostitute living and working in the seamy underside of late 1970s Rio.
A Locomotiva · 2009A Locomotiva
2009
MovieDocumentary
The Locomotiva reveals a philosophy that inspired the life and work of the most controversial manager of Brazilian football. Eurico Miranda attracts hatred and passion from Vasco fans and all football lovers.
Pixote · 1980Pixote
★ 7.91980
MovieCrimeDrama
10-year-old Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of its members are murdered by policemen who frame Lilica, a 17-year-old trans hustler. Pixote helps Lilica and three other boys escape and they start to make their living by a life of crime which only escalates to more violence and death.
The Claudia Case · 1979The Claudia Case
★ 4.31979
MovieCrime
Based on the true events that took place in the 70s, in Rio de Janeiro. The body of beautiful girl Cláudia Lessin Rodrigues, actress Márcia Rodrigues's sister, was found in the seashore. After Police investigation, it was found she had been murdered on a party by a rich industrialist's son and his socialite hairdresser buddy, after much sex, alcohol and drugs, specially Mandrax (methaqualone). She'd probably resisted being raped and the killers threw away the body in the water. One of the guys tried to escape flying to Switzerland.
Los Abandonados – Die Niemandskinder von Camanducaia · 1986Los Abandonados – Die Niemandskinder von Camanducaia
★ 1.01986
MovieDrama
Based on the true story of boys from Brazilian jails taken to the state border and abandoned without food or clothing to relieve overcrowding in prison. Once discovered it became a major scandal in the 70s.
Who Killed Pixote? · 1996Who Killed Pixote?
★ 6.01996
MovieDrama
The true story of the boy who became famous when he was cast for the main part on the Brazilian film Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco (1981). After the film was over, he tried to work as an actor on other projects, with little success. As time went by, he got involved with crime.
Lucio Flavio · 1977Lucio Flavio
★ 7.01977
MovieCrimeDrama
Story of Brazilian bank-robber Lúcio Flávio, who fascinated some people in Rio de Janeiro during the 1970s for his bold robberies and spectacular escapes, and also because he was thought to be intelligent and "politically aware". Before dying, he disclosed a network of corruption in Brazilian Police, and its involvement with the infamous "Death Squad" of the time, a group of policemen who went about killing criminals without giving them a fair trial.
Parceiros da Aventura · 1979Parceiros da Aventura
★ 9.01979
MovieDramaCrime
Rio de Janeiro crooks rove about, performing petty tricks to survive, and get involved with a woman who steals cars.
O Sequestro · 1981O Sequestro
★ 3.01981
MovieCrimeThriller
A robber breaks into a house in the Santa Teresa district of Rio de Janeiro and kidnaps the family's youngest son. Based on a true kidnapping that happened in Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, whose victim, Carlinhos, has never been found to this day.
O Escolhido de Iemanjá · 1978O Escolhido de Iemanjá
★ 6.01978
MovieFantasyDrama
Cursed Love · 1984Cursed Love
★ 4.51984
MovieDrama
Two young women with different social backgrounds have a lesbian relationship. The real problems begin when one of them also gets involved with a man, a journalist.
Os Amores da Pantera · 1977Os Amores da Pantera
★ 6.01977
MovieCrime
During an orgy of millionaires, a woman is mysteriously kidnapped and killed. The crime causes quite a stir in local society, as the investigations points to a very known addicted playboy. Although it's never said, the film is vaguely based on a real case happened in 1975, when socialite Ângela Diniz was killed by her lover Doca Street, in Búzios, Brazil.
The Man in the Black Cape · 1986The Man in the Black Cape
★ 7.31986
MovieCrimeHistory
Biography of Brazilian congressman Tenório Cavalcanti, who used to appear in public carrying a machine-gun, and wearing a black cloak.
Sambando nas Brasas, Morô? · 2007Sambando nas Brasas, Morô?
2007
MovieDramaHistory
The adventures of Pedro, a musician who is trying his luck in Rio de Janeiro, in the 1950's. He leaves his hometown Belo Horizonte to share a lodging with his brother Carlos in Rio. During one of his gigs, he meets Arlete, a singer in a vocal group and fall in love.
TV Shows
Brava Gente · 2000Brava Gente
★ 8.32000
SeriesComedyDrama
Brava Gente was a television series aired by TV Globo in Brazil between 2000 and 2003, initially as a special year-end. The program was adapted from stories and national stories, and plays by famous playwrights, screenwriters and signed by a number represented by several actors and actresses. The genres of the stories varied each week with the style of each director or author. Brava Gente in the stories ranged from comedies and dramas. In all 53 episodes were shown, broadcast on Tuesday nights.
Corpo Santo · 1987Corpo Santo
★ 8.51987
SeriesDrama
Gente Fina · 1990Gente Fina
★ 9.01990
SeriesDrama
Olho por Olho · 1988Olho por Olho
★ 8.01988
SeriesDrama
Guerra Sem Fim · 1993Guerra Sem Fim
1993
SeriesDrama