Norma Bengell

Norma Bengell

Born: September 21, 1935
Died: October 9, 2013
in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Norma Aparecida Almeida Pinto Guimarães D´Áurea Bengell (born September 21, 1935 in Rio de Janeiro - October 9, 2013), best known as Norma Bengell, was a Brazilian film and television actress, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter.

Active in the film industry since 1959, Bengell has appeared in numerous international productions, including an extended period during the mid-1960s co-starring in Italian productions, in which she was usually cast as the protagonist's romantic interest. She is possibly best known for starring with Barry Sullivan in Mario Bava's Planet of the Vampires (1965) and in Sergio Corbucci's spaghetti western The Hellbenders (1967). She had a major role as a prostitute in Anselmo Duarte's Keeper of Promises (1962), a Brazilian drama that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1963 and won the Golden Palm at Cannes Film Festival in 1962. Earlier that same year, she caused major controversy after appearing fully nude in a scene of the Ruy Guerra film Os Cafajestes. For that, she is regarded as the first mainstream actress of her country to appear fully naked on film.

On 1996 she directed her first film, an adaptation of José de Alencar's masterpiece The Guarani.

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J. Carlos - O Cronista do Rio
Title: J. Carlos - O Cronista do Rio
Character: Ela mesma
Released: April 14, 2015
Type: Movie
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Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
Title: Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 22, 2011
Type: Movie
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Dzi Croquettes
Title: Dzi Croquettes
Character: Self
Released: October 4, 2009
Type: Movie
A Brazilian theatre group that through talent, irony and humour confronted the Brazilian violent dictatorship in the 1970s revolutionising the gay movement worldwide and changing theatre and dance language to an entire generation.
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As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro
Title: As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro
Character: Apresentadora
Released: May 4, 2008
Type: Movie
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Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha
Title: Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha
Released: November 26, 2007
Type: Movie
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Glauber Rocha's 1980 production "A Idade da Terra" (The Age of Earth), including unedited clips taken from the sixty hours of recovered raw footage.
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Title: Toma Lá, Dá Cá
Character: Deise Coturno
Released: August 7, 2007
Type: TV
Brazilian comedy about two couples living next to each other in the same building. This show explores the antics between the two couples.
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Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Title: Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2005
Type: Movie
Documentary about the birth of bossa-nova, in Brazil, and the major stars of this musical style.
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Title: Celebridade
Released: October 13, 2003
Type: TV
A successful businesswoman in the music industry sees her life fall apart after a young and mysterious woman starts work as her secretary. The scheming girl is totally obsessed by the famous businesswoman and she tries to steal everything from her, including her career.
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Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
Title: Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
Character: Self
Released: September 17, 2003
Type: Movie
Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with interviews with some of his friends and colleagues.
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Banquete
Title: Banquete
Released: August 24, 2002
Type: Movie
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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Title: Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."
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Vagas Para Moças de Fino Trato
Title: Vagas Para Moças de Fino Trato
Character: Gertrudes
Released: October 1, 1993
Type: Movie
In Vitória, the middle-age piano teacher Gertrudes sublets her apartment to two younger women, the unstable Lúcia and the nurse Madalena. Gertrudes misses and daydreams her former love and has a motherhood relationship with Lúcia; Madalena has a promiscuous life, having one night stand with the most different men every day and her behavior is criticized by Gertreudes; and Lúcia is dreamer that manipulates Gertrudes and expects that the handyman Alfredo becomes her prince charming. Their conflictive relationship ends when Madalena discloses their inner feelings and secrets to each other.
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Title: O Sexo dos Anjos
Character: Vera
Released: September 25, 1989
Type: TV
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The Colour of His Destiny
Title: The Colour of His Destiny
Character: Laura
Released: November 11, 1987
Type: Movie
Teenager and his Chilean parents live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in exile, after his brother is killed by the military government in Chile. Years later, still haunted by the past, he undergoes a crisis when he learns his cousin had been arrested in Santiago, and quarrels with his family when he decides to know his country and the details of his past.
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Eternamente Pagu
Title: Eternamente Pagu
Character: Elsie Houston
Released: May 12, 1987
Type: Movie
Eternamente Pagu is a biographical film about Patrícia Galvão, best known as Pagu, a Brazilian political, literary and artistic activist. An important figure of the Brazilian Modernism, Pagu was also a militant for the Brazilian Communist Party after she married writer Oswald de Andrade. She broke up with Andrade and, as a journalist was arrested by the Dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas. After she left prison, she abandoned Communism in favor of Trotskyist Socialism, married Geraldo Ferraz, and started a career as theatre director.
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No Tempo de Glauber
Title: No Tempo de Glauber
Released: February 27, 1987
Type: Movie
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Running Out of Luck
Title: Running Out of Luck
Released: February 2, 1987
Type: Movie
A rock singer goes to Brazil to shoot a video, but winds up getting kidnapped and enduring a number of seemingly bizarre and hilarious events.
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The Femme Fatale Meets the Ideal Man
Title: The Femme Fatale Meets the Ideal Man
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
A poor woman is visited by the fairy godmother who turns her into a brilliant movie and TV star.
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Fonte da Saudade
Title: Fonte da Saudade
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
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Tensão no Rio
Title: Tensão no Rio
Released: August 29, 1984
Type: Movie
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Title: Partido Alto
Character: Irene
Released: May 7, 1984
Type: TV
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O Filho Adotivo
Title: O Filho Adotivo
Character: Maria Rosa
Released: March 22, 1984
Type: Movie
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Tabu
Title: Tabu
Released: March 10, 1983
Type: Movie
The fictional encounter in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (in the 30s) between popular songwriter Lamartine Babo and inconoclast poet and playwright Oswald de Andrade.
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Title: Parabéns pra Você
Character: Mara
Released: February 16, 1983
Type: TV
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Rio Babilônia
Title: Rio Babilônia
Character: Solange
Released: September 14, 1982
Type: Movie
A public relations man is invited to guide an American millionaire during his stay in Rio de Janeiro. He gets involved in the most bizarre situations, from orgiastic mega-parties to confrontations with the police, meetings with drug dealers and movie stars, facing corruption and even murder.
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Nuclear Shelter
Title: Nuclear Shelter
Character: Lix
Released: September 7, 1981
Type: Movie
Our planet was contaminated by many nuclear explosions that left the soil and the air filled with radiation, and now the few survivors of those catastrophic events live under the ground on a shelter controlled by scientists. After an incident inside the shelter, a group of rebellious scientists defy their leadership when they find a good possibility of returning to the surface. (IMDb)
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Eros, the God of Love
Title: Eros, the God of Love
Released: August 21, 1981
Type: Movie
A man explores the process of formation of sexuality and is looking for a woman that does not exist.
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The Age of the Earth
Title: The Age of the Earth
Character: Rainha das Amazonas
Released: November 17, 1980
Type: Movie
Drawing inspiration from a poem penned by Castro Alves, this film vividly captures the political, cultural, and intellectual climate of Brazil during the late 1970s. At its core, the story revolves around four distinctive embodiments of Christ's image: a black man, a soldier, an Indian, and a guerrilla fighter. These courageous individuals, hailed as the harbingers of doom in the tupiniquim lands, valiantly combat the insatiable avarice and oppressive "civilizing" brutality propagated by the formidable John Brahms—a foreign exploiter devoid of morals.
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Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira
Title: Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira
Character: (voice)
Released: November 19, 1979
Type: Movie
The artistic career and daily life of actress Maria Gladys.
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Na Boca do Mundo
Title: Na Boca do Mundo
Character: Clarisse
Released: January 22, 1979
Type: Movie
A black fisherman now working at a local gas station, Antônio lives at the small beach town of Atafona. His biggest ambition is to stash enough money to leave to a big city with his fiancee, a mix-raced girl who sells fresh crabs to locals and wishes for a better life. When a rich white woman from the high society arrives to spend a few days away after ending a failed marriage, Antônio soon bonds with her and begins to change his plans.
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Mulheres de Cinema
Title: Mulheres de Cinema
Character: Self
Released: June 6, 1978
Type: Movie
Documentary on famous Brazilian actresses, female directors and the role of women in Brazilian film history.
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Sea of Roses
Title: Sea of Roses
Character: Felicidade
Released: July 29, 1977
Type: Movie
A woman runs away in the company of her daughter, the ultimate brat, in a journey full of bizarre events.
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The Abyss
Title: The Abyss
Character: Madame Zero
Released: June 24, 1977
Type: Movie
Man tries to decipher a manuscript about an ancient civilization and gets involved in strange situations. In fact, the plot is just an excuse to tackle the subjects of mysticism and human condition.
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Paranóia
Title: Paranóia
Released: September 13, 1976
Type: Movie
Four thieves enter a house and terrorize a family.
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Assim Era a Atlântida
Title: Assim Era a Atlântida
Released: August 27, 1975
Type: Movie
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Défense de savoir
Title: Défense de savoir
Released: August 29, 1973
Type: Movie
When a woman is accused of murder, the investigation slowly reveals numerous political connections. Laubret, the court-appointed defense lawyer, does everything in his power to expose the truth.
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The Suns of Easter Island
Title: The Suns of Easter Island
Character: Norma
Released: August 23, 1972
Type: Movie
Six people find a mysterious mark in the center of their left hand and all independently go to Easter Island in hopes to uncover the mystery.
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The Demiurge
Title: The Demiurge
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
A colorful feature film that mixes exile with the figure of the poet Rimbaud and the feminist revolution. "It's super-intellectual. A fable-musical-philosophical-chanchada", Mautner says. He also affirms that the work focuses a lot on the longing for Brazil, on the will that the exiled had to return to their homeland. The idea came from conversations between the musician and his old father, "always talking about the pre-Socratics", he recalls. Glauber Rocha states that "The Demiurge" is the best film "of" and "about" exile.
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As Confissões de Frei Abóbora
Title: As Confissões de Frei Abóbora
Released: September 4, 1971
Type: Movie
The loving adventures of a priest disillusioned with religion and life.
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Paixão na Praia
Title: Paixão na Praia
Released: August 9, 1971
Type: Movie
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O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
Title: O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
Character: Mensageira
Released: June 7, 1971
Type: Movie
Successful manager is haunted by a sinister character who enters his dreams, Dr. Moura Brasil.
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The Murdered House
Title: The Murdered House
Character: Nina
Released: February 21, 1971
Type: Movie
Newly wed arrives at her husband's family house, in the country. The heavy atmosphere of the house frightens her, and she takes refuge in her homosexual son-in-law's room, who is kept locked and hidden from society. A tragedy occurs, causing her departure. She's only to return seventeen years later, and sick.
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Of Gods and the Undead
Title: Of Gods and the Undead
Character: Soledad
Released: June 25, 1970
Type: Movie
In the 1930s, in the South of State of Bahia, Brazil, an adventurer with no name or history, who has already been shot seven times, gets involved in the battle for land and cacao plantations. His plan is to take the place of "Colonel" Santana, taking his wife and money. He starts a bloody conflict, in which many simple people and landowners die.
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The Palace of Angels
Title: The Palace of Angels
Character: Dorothy
Released: May 25, 1970
Type: Movie
Bárbara, a French girl living in São Paulo, and two friends decide to transform a little apartment into a luxury bordello, "The Palace of Angels", securing money and success, but some problems as well.
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OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
Title: OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
Character: Anne
Released: February 4, 1970
Type: Movie
OSS 177 goes on holiday to Brazil, but is called into action when he finds himself being stalked by a double.
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The Angel Was Born
Title: The Angel Was Born
Released: February 12, 1969
Type: Movie
Santamaria and Urtigo are two bandits on the run, one is white, the other black. Santamaria is a mystical visionary and believes in the imminent coming of a purifying angel. Urtiga, his inseparable companion, is a simple-minded and ingenious man who follows Santamaria around and participates in the crimes he commits. The two bandits take over a house after kidnapping its owner and his girlfriend.
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Before, the Summer
Title: Before, the Summer
Character: Maria Clara
Released: May 26, 1968
Type: Movie
A middle-aged man builds a summer house in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro. Married to a beautiful woman, father of two and successful career, the house is a symbol of his personal achievements. But as the wind, the salt and the sand threaten to invade the breaches of the house, their marriage begins to crumble. And like a bad omen, a mysterious murder takes place in the vicinity.
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I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!
Title: I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!
Character: Fedra/Wanda
Released: May 5, 1968
Type: Movie
Don Ramon, a wealthy patron, receives his son back after he has sent him away to medical school, only to have him fall in love with his new young wife.
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Desesperato
Title: Desesperato
Released: March 17, 1968
Type: Movie
Directed by Sérgio Bernardes Filho, "Desesperato" tells the story of a writer (Raul Cortez) who leaves his home to carry out literary research in the country's most obscure settings. Unhappy with the current national situation, the historian joins a guerrilla force with serious consequences.
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Juventude e Ternura
Title: Juventude e Ternura
Released: March 1, 1968
Type: Movie
The young singer Beth is torn between love for the honest pianist Guy; and the powerful smuggler Estênio, who sponsors his promising career.
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Edu, Coração de Ouro
Title: Edu, Coração de Ouro
Character: Matilde
Released: January 22, 1968
Type: Movie
A volatile young man, Edu is a typical Rio de Janeiro middle-class kind, who flirts with multiple women at the same time. None of them, however, had managed to make him fall in love, until he met with mysterious Tatiana.
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A Espiã que Entrou em Fria
Title: A Espiã que Entrou em Fria
Released: October 5, 1967
Type: Movie
A scientist discovers a breakthrough formula for harnessing nuclear energy and becomes the target for numerous secret agents around the world.
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Mar Corrente
Title: Mar Corrente
Character: A Singer
Released: June 30, 1967
Type: Movie
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Title: A Sombra de Rebecca
Character: Diana
Released: February 21, 1967
Type: TV
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The Hellbenders
Title: The Hellbenders
Character: Claire
Released: February 2, 1967
Type: Movie
A Southern Colonel, his three sons, and a card shark embark on an odyssey through the Southwest carrying a coffin full of stolen money with which the Colonel plans to revive the Confederacy.
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As Cariocas
Title: As Cariocas
Released: October 24, 1966
Type: Movie
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Planet of the Vampires
Title: Planet of the Vampires
Character: Sanya
Released: September 15, 1965
Type: Movie
After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants.
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La violenza e l'amore
Title: La violenza e l'amore
Character: Anna
Released: August 26, 1965
Type: Movie
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The Captain from Toledo
Title: The Captain from Toledo
Character: Myriam
Released: August 26, 1965
Type: Movie
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The Reckless
Title: The Reckless
Character: Luciana
Released: May 24, 1965
Type: Movie
In the figure of Ettore Zambrini, a small industrialist with a dream of opening a factory overlooking the Autostrada del Sole, Montaldo offers us an effective narrative transposition of the 'animal spirits' that governed the economic boom in Italy at the time. He is a character of contradictory humanity: capable of handling business, overdue bills, trade union relations, marital betrayal, but also the passion that binds him to his wife with equal unscrupulousness.
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The Constancy of Reason
Title: The Constancy of Reason
Character: Ivana
Released: November 27, 1964
Type: Movie
Florence, early 1960s. Bruno aspires to be hired at a prestigious factory, but his Communist ideals — instilled by Millo, a father figure and family friend in love with Bruno's widowed mother Ivana — are an obstacle. His relationship with Lori, a beautiful and tormented young woman who has just returned from Milan, reshapes his convictions. Freely adapted from a minor novel by Vasco Pratolini.
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Men and Women
Title: Men and Women
Character: Mara
Released: August 17, 1964
Type: Movie
Two friends take two prostitutes for a night of pleasure. But the night turns out to be frustrating for all involved, as much bitterness is revealed in their conversation and attitudes, uncovering their anguish and deeper feelings, and the emptiness of their lives.
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I cuori infranti
Title: I cuori infranti
Character: Milena (segment "E vissero felici")
Released: November 21, 1963
Type: Movie
Two surreal/satirical comedy episodes.
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The Ballad of Husbands
Title: The Ballad of Husbands
Released: September 9, 1963
Type: Movie
Giulio and Armando, both married, attempt an escape from their respective married lives, invent a secret mission and leaves for the south.
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Mafioso
Title: Mafioso
Character: Marta
Released: October 24, 1962
Type: Movie
When a good-natured factory supervisor living in Milan with his Northern wife returns to his native Sicily, a decades' old oath forces him to fulfill a nightmarish obligation.
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Carnival of Crime
Title: Carnival of Crime
Character: Model
Released: June 5, 1962
Type: Movie
Mike, an architect, is married to Lin, a beautiful and unfaithful woman. Returning from a trip, he finds she's disappeared. When he tries to locate her, he also learns about her many affairs, and he gets closer to Marina, his efficient assistant, who helps him solve the mystery.
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The Given Word
Title: The Given Word
Character: Marli
Released: April 17, 1962
Type: Movie
Zé is a very poor man whose most prized possession is his donkey. When his donkey falls terminally ill, Zé makes a promise to Saint Bárbara: If his donkey recovers, he will carry a cross - like Jesus - all the way from his city to Saint Bárbara's church, in the state capital. Upon the recovery of his donkey, Zé leaves on his journey. He makes it to the church, but the priest refuses to accept the cross once he discovers the context of Zé's promise.
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The Unscrupulous Ones
Title: The Unscrupulous Ones
Character: Leda
Released: March 24, 1962
Type: Movie
Upon learning that his rich dad is on the brink of bankruptcy, spoiled Vavá summons his friend Jandir with a plan to get some quick cash: they will blackmail an uncle of Vavá by taking compromising photos of his lover, Leda.
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Mulheres & Milhões
Title: Mulheres & Milhões
Released: October 11, 1961
Type: Movie
Three men who never met each other are hired by a mysterious client to carry out a daring bank robbery.
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Conceição
Title: Conceição
Released: June 14, 1960
Type: Movie
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O Homem do Sputnik
Title: O Homem do Sputnik
Character: Bê Bê, espiã da França
Released: August 21, 1959
Type: Movie
UFO falls on a hillbilly's hencoop and he tries to sell it. Soon international missions are sent to the place, for there's a suspicion it might be the famous Russian satellite, the Sputnik.