Ligia Diniz
Actor · b. 1951 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Movies9
Movie5.4DramaCrimePolice investigator Galvão is pursuing two trails, one professional and one personal. While he looks for a serial killer, he also searches for his estranged daughter, Sandra, whom he kicked out of the house. Lives intersect when the serial killer, Toninho, befriends Sandra, now an exotic dancer and prostitute living and working in the seamy underside of late 1970s Rio.
Amor Bandido
1979 · 11 votes
Movie7.2CrimeThrillerWhen a pedestrian is hit by a bus, the simple clerk Arandir runs and kisses the moribund in a gesture of sympathy and unconditional pure love. Opportunist photographer Amado Pinheiro witnesses the scene and sees the opportunity to sell newspaper and, together with the despicable and abusive chief of police Cunha, accuses Arandir of homosexuality.
Movie8.0DocumentaryConducted from interviews with personalities who lived with Leila Diniz (1945-1972), the documentary is a record of an era and, above all, it rescues the participation in Brazilian culture of the actress who opened the way for the sexual revolution during the dark years of the dictatorship.
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
2021 · 2 votes
Movie4.5ComedyDramaYoung guy from the poor Northeast region of Brazil comes to Rio de Janeiro to try his luck. Naturally, he is faced with many adversities along the way.
Movie8.5ComedyBububu no Bobobó
1980 · 2 votes
Movie4.7DramaIn a financially troubled farm in the 1930's, its depraved owners become attracted to their new handsome and young handyman.
Movie4.3DramaAs soon as Mauro, an Administration student, discovers a strong vocation for mediumship, he drops everything to go deeper and dedicate himself to Umbanda, a religion he embraces so strongly that it makes him give up his studies. Determined to open his own spiritist center, Mauro moves to the countryside.
Prova de Fogo
1980 · 3 votes
Movie5.0CrimeIn 1970, the Esquadrão da Morte (Death Squad)' crimes for the refinement of violence provoked a wave of reactions throughout the country. The photos of the victims, adorned by the skull, symbol of the group, caused an uncomfortable indignation. This is the story of Mateus Romeiro, the most famous of the policemen, who was part of the Homens de Aço (Steelmen) group, one of the factions in which the squadron was divided.
República dos Assassinos
1979 · 10 votes
- Movie9.5Drama
A couple of filmmakers facing difficulties to make a film in the midst of an economic crisis, affecting the relationship between them.
Amenic - Entre o Discurso e a Prática
1984 · 2 votes