Movie: Macunaima

Top 10 Billed Cast

Grande Otelo
Grande Otelo

Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son

Paulo José
Paulo José

White Macunaíma / Macunaíma's mother

Jardel Filho
Jardel Filho

Venceslau Pietro Pietra

Milton Gonçalves
Milton Gonçalves

Jiguê

Dina Sfat
Dina Sfat

Ci

Rodolfo Arena
Rodolfo Arena

Maanape

Joana Fomm
Joana Fomm

Sofara

Maria do Rosário
Maria do Rosário

Iriqui

Rafael de Carvalho
Rafael de Carvalho

Caipora

Nazareth Ohana
Nazareth Ohana

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  • Overview

    Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transforms into a white man before making an adventure-filled trip to the city of São Paulo. Once there, he becomes something of a dandy, falling in love with Ci, a revolutionary who dies in an accidental bombing. After robbing a ruthless industrialist, Macunaima returns to his village where he finds his newly acquired knowledge and possessions of little use.

  • Release Date

    1969-09-03

  • Average

    6.899

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
  • Tagline

    My! Such laziness!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    Português
  • Keywords

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