Madame Satã
Director: Karim Aïnouz
Cast: Emiliano Queiroz, Fellipe Marques, Flávio Bauraqui, Floriano Peixoto, Gero Camilo, Lázaro Ramos, Marcélia Cartaxo, Renata Sorrah
Synopsis:
Cast: Emiliano Queiroz, Fellipe Marques, Flávio Bauraqui, Floriano Peixoto, Gero Camilo, Lázaro Ramos, Marcélia Cartaxo, Renata Sorrah
Synopsis:
A story inspired by the life of one of the most remarkable figures in Brazilian popular culture, João Francisco dos Santos (1900-1976). In turn, bandit, transvestite, street fighter, brothel cook, convict and father to seven adopted children, dos Santos better known as Madame Satã was also a notorious gay performer who pushed social boundaries in a volatile time.
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