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Macunaima

1969

110 minutes

ComedyFantasyAdventure

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.

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Top Cast

Grande Otelo headshot

Grande Otelo

Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son

Paulo José headshot

Paulo José

White Macunaíma / Macunaíma's mother

Jardel Filho headshot

Jardel Filho

Venceslau Pietro Pietra

Milton Gonçalves headshot

Milton Gonçalves

Jiguê

Dina Sfat headshot

Dina Sfat

Ci

Rodolfo Arena headshot

Rodolfo Arena

Maanape

Joana Fomm headshot

Joana Fomm

Sofara

Maria do Rosário headshot

Maria do Rosário

Iriqui

Rafael de Carvalho headshot

Rafael de Carvalho

Caipora

Nazareth Ohana headshot

Nazareth Ohana

Zezé Macedo headshot

Zezé Macedo

Thin woman

Wilza Carla headshot

Wilza Carla

Fat woman

Myrian Muniz headshot

Myrian Muniz

Venceslau's wife

Edy Siqueira headshot

Edy Siqueira

Carmem Palhares headshot

Carmem Palhares

Maria Clara Pelegrino headshot

Maria Clara Pelegrino

Venceslau's maid

Waldir Onofre headshot

Waldir Onofre

Hugo Carvana headshot

Hugo Carvana

Man with duck

Maria Letícia headshot

Maria Letícia

Guará Rodrigues headshot

Guará Rodrigues

Bum

Maria Carolina Withaker headshot

Maria Carolina Withaker

Maria Lúcia Dahl headshot

Maria Lúcia Dahl

Iara

Tite de Lemos headshot

Tite de Lemos

Narrator

Leovegildo Cordeiro headshot

Leovegildo Cordeiro

Márcia Tânia headshot

Márcia Tânia

Heloísa Teixeira headshot

Heloísa Teixeira