Macunaima (1969)
Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transforms into a white man before making an adventure-filled trip to the city of São Paulo. Once there, he becomes something of a dandy, falling in love with Ci, a revolutionary who dies in an accidental bombing. After robbing a ruthless industrialist, Macunaima returns to his village where he finds his newly acquired knowledge and possessions of little use.
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Cast
Grande Otelo
as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
Grande Otelo, pseudonym of Sebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata OMC (Uberlândia, October 18, 1915 – Roissy-en-France, November 26, 1993), was a Brazilian actor, comedian, singer, producer and composer....
Paulo José
as White Macunaíma / Macunaíma's mother
Paulo José Gómez de Souza (20 March 1937 — 11 August 2021) was a Brazilian television and film actor, director and narrator..
Jardel Filho
as Venceslau Pietro Pietra
Jardel Frederico de Bôscoli, known as Jardel Filho (São Paulo, July 24, 1927 — Rio de Janeiro, February 19, 1983) was a Brazilian actor..
Milton Gonçalves
as Jiguê
Milton Gonçalves OMC (Monte Santo de Minas, December 9, 1933 – Rio de Janeiro, May 30, 2022) was a Brazilian actor, director, singer, voice actor and producer. He's one of the most famous black actors...
Dina Sfat
as Ci
Dina Sfat, stage name of Dina Kutner (São Paulo, October 28, 1938 — Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 1989), was a Brazilian actress, of Jewish origin. She made her film debut in 1966 in the film O Corpo Arde...
Rodolfo Arena
as Maanape
Angelo Arena, known as Rodolfo Arena (Araraquara, December 15, 1910 — Rio de Janeiro, August 31, 1980), was a Brazilian actor.
Son of Italians Antonio Arena and Rosa Acettosi, he was born in the inte...
Director
Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
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