Déa Selva
Actor · 1917 – 1993 · Quipapá, Pernambuco, Brazil
Déa Selva, artistic name of Jandyra Berard Câmara Cazarré (Quipapá, May 18, 1917 – Rio de Janeiro, April 10, 1993), was a Brazilian theater and film actress of great prominence in national cinema during the 1930s, remembered mainly for her performance in Ganga Bruta, by Humberto Mauro.
Movies10
Movie9.0DramaMusicJoão Ninguém is a humble composer who made the waltz "Sonhos Azuis" as a gift to his girlfriend on her birthday. To give it to her, he asked for help from a friend, but on the way, an accident happens and puts at risk not only the relationship, but also João's life and career.
João Ninguém
1936 · 1 votes
Movie8.0DramaAfter his father's death, a prosperous banker, Fernando, takes over the bank with the support of his family and shareholders. But his actions lead to bankruptcy, and he faces the family's hardship. With his assets auctioned off, Fernando lives in a boarding house until he faces bankruptcy proceedings and is arrested.
Anastácio
1939 · 1 votes
Movie5.0ComedyAn adaptation of Machado de Assis' eponymous short story, preceded by a short telling of the author's life and works.
Um Apólogo
1939 · 1 votes
Movie9.0ComedyMusicThe Companhia de Esquetches Musicados do Teatro 'Brasil' is in crisis. After the debut of a new play failed, impresario Artur Fernandes, despite protests from Nini del Mar—the company's star—decides to hire Vitorino, the only writer who understands the audience's tastes and the company's artistic capabilities, to write the next play.
Movie6.8DramaA man kills his wife on their wedding night, after discovering she had been unfaithful. After being acquitted, he moves to the country, where he becomes part of a love triangle.
Movie8.0ComedyA wealthy sugar mill owner, widowed and living with his only son, suffers from profound melancholy. To alleviate his suffering, he seeks entertainment in the form of any jerk willing to lend a hand. Among the many candidates his secretary presents to fill the "position", a certain "Penguin", who along with his sister "Picolé" lives on the favela hill under the protection of a kind Portuguese shopkeeper, completely pleases the "sovereign" of sugar. With "Penguin"'s entry into the court as the sugar king's "fool", great transformations take place in the home of the wealthy misanthrope.
Movie7.0DramaA Escrava Isaura
1949 · 1 votes
Movie7.0ComedyMusicA poor woman passes herself as singer that just arrives from Frances and becames a sensation on Rio de Janeiro's high society.
Bonequinha de Seda
1936 · 1 votes
Movie7.5DramaAn orphan is sent to a reformatory where the inmates receive an extremely repressive education. While visiting the place, a teacher hears the orphan's indignant complaints about the mistreatment. Impressed, he adopts this 16-year-old girl, who at 24 graduated in Social Sciences. Now she has a name: Vitória dos Santos, and her concern is to help the girls who, like her, suffer in the city's asylums.
Movie10.0ComedyMusicZé da Bomba dreams of being rich, and his neighbour dreams of being an artist and having an affair with him.
Depois Eu Conto
1956 · 1 votes