Virgílio Roveda
Actor · b. 1945
Movies7
Movie8.0DramaThe ghosts of Boca do Lixo. Ido Oliveira still walks through Triumpho St.
Aquela Rua Tão Triumpho
2016 · 1 votes
Movie8.5DocumentaryA documentary on the life and work of Amácio Mazzaropi, a phenomenon of popularity and profitability of Brazilian cinema.
Mazzaropi
2013 · 2 votes
Movie10.0DocumentaryA documentary on Boca do Lixo, a dowtown São Paulo square that became a tentpole for film distribution on the early 20th century, becoming, from the 1960s on, a production district for popular eroctic films and for avant-garde directors.
Boca do Lixo: A Bollywood Brasileira
2011 · 2 votes
Movie1.0DocumentaryIn 1982, almost five million people took theaters to see Erotic Things, the first Brazilian porn film. The production is today considered a major episode in the history of Brazilian cinema because it was launched during the country's military dictatorship. Thirty years later, The First Time of Brazilian Cinema found the producers and actors to tell the inside story of this fascinating journey.
Movie6.5DocumentaryThe first documentary on José Mojica Marins's (the legendary Zé do Caixão or Coffin Joe) life and work. The film tells Mojica's history, from his poor childhood in Vila Anastácio, São Paulo (Brazil), until his success abroad in the '90s.
Maldito - O Estranho Mundo de José Mojica Marins
Coffin Joe: The Strange World of José Mojica Marins
2001 · 12 votes
Movie10.0DocumentaryO Coringa do Cinema
2019 · 1 votes
Movie6.4DramaThe Option centers on a group of rural women who cut sugar cane and live in ramshackle highway neighborhoods. For many, their only escape to a potentially better life is through prostitution, often with truck drivers.