Jece Valadão
Jece Valadão, born Gecy Valadão, (July 24 1930 — November 27 2006) was a Brazilian stage, film, and television actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He was famous for portraying womanizing, scoundrel types, and was proud of embodying this stereotype.
The Unscrupulous Ones (1962)
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. (more)
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. (more)
Garrincha: Lonely Star (2003)
The life of Brazilian soccer player, Garrincha, considered to be one of the greatest players of all time, with his uniquely original style. He had arched legs, a passion for women and booze. Also had a much talked extramarital affair with singer Elza Soares and ... (more)
The life of Brazilian soccer player, Garrincha, considered to be one of the greatest players of all time, with his uniquely original style. He had arched legs, a passion for women and booze. Also had a much talked extramarital affair with singer Elza Soares and ... (more)
Favela (1960)
A girl goes from a favela to the luxurious scenarios of the international singing industry (more)
A girl goes from a favela to the luxurious scenarios of the international singing industry (more)
The Age of the Earth (1980)
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, ... (more)
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, ... (more)
Tieta of Agreste (1996)
Just when her family starts believing that she is dead, and that they can expect a rich heritage, Tieta returns from São Paulo to her native village in Bahia, which she had been forced to leave long ago because of some involvement with a goat herd. Believed to be ... (more)
Just when her family starts believing that she is dead, and that they can expect a rich heritage, Tieta returns from São Paulo to her native village in Bahia, which she had been forced to leave long ago because of some involvement with a goat herd. Believed to be ... (more)
Embodiment of Evil (2008)
After 40 years in a cell for the mentally ill, Coffin Joe is finally freed. Back on the streets, the sadistic gravedigger is set on fulfilling that for which he was imprisoned: find the woman who can give him the perfect child. During his wanderings through the ... (more)
After 40 years in a cell for the mentally ill, Coffin Joe is finally freed. Back on the streets, the sadistic gravedigger is set on fulfilling that for which he was imprisoned: find the woman who can give him the perfect child. During his wanderings through the ... (more)
5 Frações de uma Quase História (2007)
An obsessive photographer crazy for female feet; a man that projects himself on situations he sees on TV; a simple public officer that receives a proposal from a corrupt Judge; a slaughter in a marriage crisis and a broken heart secretary that dreams to get married ... (more)
An obsessive photographer crazy for female feet; a man that projects himself on situations he sees on TV; a simple public officer that receives a proposal from a corrupt Judge; a slaughter in a marriage crisis and a broken heart secretary that dreams to get married ... (more)
Glauces, Estudo de um Rosto (2001)
Stories Our Cinema Did (Not) Tell (2017)
Filled with raunchy laughs, this documentary compiles outrageous scenes from sex-comedies that shaped Brazil's "pornochanchada" boom of the 1970s. (more)
Filled with raunchy laughs, this documentary compiles outrageous scenes from sex-comedies that shaped Brazil's "pornochanchada" boom of the 1970s. (more)
Tudo Legal (1960)
Mulheres & Milhões (1961)
Three men who never met each other are hired by a mysterious client to carry out a daring bank robbery. (more)
Three men who never met each other are hired by a mysterious client to carry out a daring bank robbery. (more)
Bonitinha, Mas Ordinária (1963)
A young man must choose between two women. The one brings him the money, but the other he loves. (more)
A young man must choose between two women. The one brings him the money, but the other he loves. (more)
Golden Mouth (1963)
For his first in a long series of wildly imaginative literary adaptations, dos Santos reinvented Nelson Rodrigues' novel about a pathological gangster with solid gold teeth and a voracious appetite for women and power. Embracing radically modernist narrative ... (more)
For his first in a long series of wildly imaginative literary adaptations, dos Santos reinvented Nelson Rodrigues' novel about a pathological gangster with solid gold teeth and a voracious appetite for women and power. Embracing radically modernist narrative ... (more)
Procura-se Uma Rosa (1964)
Lollipop (1964)
While still a child, Lollipop falls in love with her orphaned cousin Silvio, who has been raised as a member of the family by her father, Dr. Arnaldo, a highly respected government official. Years pass, and to Lollipop's dismay, Silvio becomes engaged to her cousin ... (more)
While still a child, Lollipop falls in love with her orphaned cousin Silvio, who has been raised as a member of the family by her father, Dr. Arnaldo, a highly respected government official. Years pass, and to Lollipop's dismay, Silvio becomes engaged to her cousin ... (more)
História de Um Crápula (1965)
The Torturer (1980)
Zionists hire a hitman to kill a Nazi war criminal exiled in a Latin American country, where he's being protected by the local dictator. (more)
Zionists hire a hitman to kill a Nazi war criminal exiled in a Latin American country, where he's being protected by the local dictator. (more)
O Gigante da América (1980)
A caboclo's soul wanders through purgatory (or hell), visiting many places until he boards a ship whose destination is unknown. (more)
A caboclo's soul wanders through purgatory (or hell), visiting many places until he boards a ship whose destination is unknown. (more)