Rossana Ghessa
Actor · b. 1943 · Carbonia, Sardegna, Italy
Rossana Ghessa (January 24, 1943) is an Italian-Brazilian actress. Throughout her career, she acted in more than 40 films. Born in Italy, Rossana made her career in Brazilian cinema. She arrived in Brazil when she was only seven years old and in the country she built an extensive career in cinema, initially as an actress and from the 1980s also as a producer.
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Movie7.0ComedyA father finds out his son is gay and does everything he can to turn him back to heterosexuality.
Me Deixa de Quatro
1981 · 2 votes
- Movie8.0Comedy
Erotic comedy divided in three episodes.
As Secretárias... Que Fazem de Tudo
1975 · 1 votes
Movie5.7CrimeHorrorAfter producing a successful underground snuff movie, were the lead actress is raped and killed, the Brazilian Miguel returns to São Paulo pretending to be the American director Michael Tracey and convinces his partner Bob Channing to cast and hire a crew to produce another movie. With attractive salaries, they hire the broken cinema technician Edson Lima and his assistant Juarez. Together, they cast the stripper and hooker Lia de Souza; the decadent and former famous actress Taty Ibanez; the aspirant actress Glória Verdi; the candidate of Miss Contest, the Miss São Paulo Maria Rosa; and an actor interned in a mental institution, Sérgio Bandeira. The group believes that they are going to secretly shoot porn, and moves to the small town of Limeira. When Bob falls in love for Lia, he tries to convince Michael to forget the snuff and avoid her death. But Michael is reluctant and does not want to give up his project. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Movie9.5DramaHistoryRio Grande do Sul, 18th century. In between the arduous work on the land aiming for the prosperity of her family's farm and the constant attacks from bandits that the militias can't control, a young lady matures amidst the struggles of life. However, after saving the life of a semi-Indian, the wind brings in love, as well as tragic events to her and her family.
Ana Terra
1971 · 2 votes
Movie5.8CrimeComedyTwo dark-comedy stories involving blackmail, murder and love triangles in Rio de Janeiro
Movie10.0ComedyO Filho do Chefão
1974 · 1 votes
Movie4.6ActionOSS 177 goes on holiday to Brazil, but is called into action when he finds himself being stalked by a double.
Movie4.4ComedyAccording to an Amazonian indigenous legend, a certain insect, Anophelis sexualis, has aphrodisiac properties: one who is bitten by it will surely die if it does not have sex within two hours. Knowing this news, Hans Muller, a scientist, moves to the habitat of the insect and collects several specimens for research in his laboratory in the city of Ilha Bela, on the coast of São Paulo. There, besides the local administration and the population, there are several tourists. By an accident, the insects flee and attack the world.
Movie9.0Baby is found by nuns, who raise her inside the convent. When she grows up, she moves to a fishing village and gives up religious life when she falls in love with a black fisherman, who practices a Afro-Brazilian religion called Umbanda.
Pureza Proibida
1975 · 1 votes
Movie6.6DramaTwo friends discuss their love adventures, and the emptiness ensuing each new conquest.
Movie6.3DramaRecently arrived from Recife, bachelor Paulo goes to a party in Rio de Janeiro and there he meets Lucíola, with whom he falls in love. Despite his friend Sá having announced that Lucíola is a prostitute, Paulo begins to experience great love with her, but cannot avoid being jealous.
Lucíola - O Anjo Pecador
1975 · 3 votes
Movie4.0ComedyBeto is unemployed and gets involved in making a porn film, where he ends up mixing his own story with that of the character he plays.
Com Minha Viúva, Não!
1981 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ComedyErotic drama composed of three episodes: The Cáften, The Hitchhikers and The Bee Woman.
Fantasias Sexuais
1982 · 1 votes
Movie4.2ComedyMan raised in a brothel tries to earn his living as a pimp, but gets in trouble when his girlfriend cheats on him with an older man.
Movie7.0DramaEstranhas Relações
1983 · 1 votes
Movie7.0ComedyCarlos and Suely are a normal couple. He has some extramarital adventures and she's a standard housewife. During a Carnival, when he goes out wearing a vampire costume, Suely decides to follow a friend's advice and go for it. On Ash Wednesday, he finds her with an odalisk costume on and happier than usual.
Movie5.8DramaBárbara, a French girl living in São Paulo, and two friends transform a small apartment into a luxury bordello, "The Palace of Angels", at first securing money and success, but...
Movie8.0ComedyTem Alguém na Minha Cama
1976 · 1 votes
Movie6.0CrimeDramaTrue story of a famous and violent Brazilian outlaw nicknamed "Paraíba". After being shot, Paraíba tries to hide inside a church, where he starts remembering episodes of his criminal life.
Paraíba, Vida e Morte de um Bandido
1966 · 5 votes
Movie5.3ComedyNorma is a low middle class young woman trying to find a rich husband to have comfortable life. She poses naked for a men magazine expecting to be known in the upper class. She engages the gay Marcelinho, who is imposed by his father to get married to have the right to his inheritance, but when Marcelinho's father dies, he calls their deal off. Meanwhile, Norma meets the opportunist and gigolo Lincoln, who pretends to be a tycoon farmer, and they have a torrid affair. But Lincoln believes she is a rich woman from a wealthy family and he intends to marry her to have money.
A Pantera Nua
1979 · 3 votes
Movie8.0ComedyA private detective is hired to spy a married woman and ends up falling in love with her.
Um Marido Sem... É Como um Jardim Sem Flores
1972 · 1 votes
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