Macunaima (1969)

My! Such laziness!

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.

Cast (26)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Grande Otelo

Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son

Paulo José

White Macunaíma / Macunaíma's mother

Jardel Filho

Venceslau Pietro Pietra

Milton Gonçalves

Jiguê

Dina Sfat

Ci

Rodolfo Arena

Maanape

Joana Fomm

Sofara

Maria do Rosário

Iriqui

Rafael de Carvalho

Caipora

N

Nazareth Ohana

Zezé Macedo

Thin woman

Wilza Carla

Fat woman

Myrian Muniz

Venceslau's wife

E

Edy Siqueira

Carmem Palhares

M

Maria Clara Pelegrino

Venceslau's maid

Waldir Onofre

Hugo Carvana

Man with duck

M

Maria Letícia

Guará Rodrigues

Bum

M

Maria Carolina Withaker

Maria Lúcia Dahl

Iara

Tite de Lemos

Narrator

L

Leovegildo Cordeiro

M

Márcia Tânia

Heloísa Teixeira

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