Oswaldo Massaini

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02-04-1919

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Aries

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Total Films

Also known as (male)

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Place of Birth

02-04-1919

Birthday

Aries

Zodiac Sign

Genres

Total Films

Also Known As (male)

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Place of Birth

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O Caçador de Esmeraldas

The life of Fernão Dias, a 17th century Brazilian frontiersman known as "the Emerald Hunter".

6.0

Year:

1979

O Marginal

Fleeing from the orphanage where he was living, young Valdo immediately entered the life of the crime, establishing himself as a dangerous adult criminal. However, his petty thefts do not satisfy him and he longs for bigger things and when he becomes a lover of Beth, the young criminal realizes that he can enrich himself very and very fast.

5.0

Year:

1974

O Marginal

5.0

Year:

1974

Independência ou Morte

The story of how D. Pedro I proclaimed the Brazilian independence on September 7th, 1822, and rose from prince of Portugal to first emperor of Brazil.

6.4

Year:

1972

A Infidelidade ao Alcance de Todos

Erotic comedy in two segments: in the first, a candidate running for mayor of a small town pays a visit to the most coveted woman in town, just to show off his manhood. In the other, three couples have fun in a different sort of New Year's eve party, but not according to their plans.

0.0

Year:

1972

Se Meu Dólar Falasse

Bums find $15,000 in trash, but the money belonged to criminals.

5.0

Year:

1971

Beto Rockefeller

Adaptation of the successful Brazilian TV series "Beto Rockefeller". Beto is a cunning poor man who pretends to be rich, using his congeniality and lack of morals to mix among rich people.

5.0

Year:

1970

Corisco, o Diabo Loiro

0.0

Year:

1969

Os Carrascos Estão Entre Nós

Brazilian intelligence agent finds and pursues Nazi war fugitives hiding in Brazil.

0.0

Year:

1968

A Madona de Cedro

Delfino, a quiet man who lives in Congonhas do Campo, a small historical town in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, is urged by his friend to steal the image of the Madona de Cedro (the Cedar Madonna), sculpted by Aleijadinho in the 18th century, from the town sanctuary.

6.0

Year:

1968

A Espiã que Entrou em Fria

A scientist discovers a breakthrough formula for harnessing nuclear energy and becomes the target for numerous secret agents around the world.

0.0

Year:

1967

Cangaceiros de Lampião

On the day of Pedro Boiadeiro's wedding, a band of cangaceiros who survived the Angicos massacre invade his home, then proceed to beat him up, and abuse and murder his wife. Pedro sets out to get revenge on each one.

5.7

Year:

1967

O Anjo Assassino

0.0

Year:

1967

O Santo Milagroso

A pastor and a priest compete for the religious leadership of the population of a small town. When the pastor tries to prevent his sister's involvement with the sacristan, he accidentally starts the rumor that the church houses a miraculous statue of St. Francis.

5.0

Year:

1966

Lampião, King of the Badlands

The story of how a quarrel between families set poor farmer Virgulino Ferreira da Silva on the path to become Lampião, the greatest leader of the cangaceiros - bandits who roamed the Northeast of Brazil until the late 1930s.

7.5

Year:

1963

Assassinato em Copacabana

0.0

Year:

1962

The Given Word

Zé is a very poor man whose most prized possession is his donkey. When his donkey falls terminally ill, Zé makes a promise to Saint Bárbara: If his donkey recovers, he will carry a cross - like Jesus - all the way from his city to Saint Bárbara's church, in the state capital. Upon the recovery of his donkey, Zé leaves on his journey. He makes it to the church, but the priest refuses to accept the cross once he discovers the context of Zé's promise.

8.1

Year:

1962

The Fisherman and His Soul

Set in Brazil, this drama is based on a short story by Oscar Wilde about a fisherman who meets and falls in love with a mermaid, giving up his soul in the process.

0.0

Year:

1961

Virou Bagunça

6.5

Year:

1961

As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor

The characteristic loves of Margarida and Clara, the distinct moral of Pedro and Daniel, the goodness of João Semana, and the dissidents, sensibility, tenderness, rituals and landscape involvement of the Minho.

5.0

Year:

1961

Minervina Vem Aí

0.0

Year:

1960

Dona Violante Miranda

5.7

Year:

1960

Moral em Concordata

Rosario is a prostitute who lives in her married sister's house. When the latter wants to be a hooker too, she doesn't approve.

1.0

Year:

1959

Dona Xêpa

Dona Xepa is a vegetable stand owner. She dreams about the success of her scientist son. The film is based on the play by Pedro Bloch.

0.0

Year:

1959

Quem Roubou Meu Samba?

Somebody is selling songs for two recording companies, simultaneously. The owner of one of them hires a detective to find out the swindler's identity. But the private-eye is clumsy, and messes things up even more.

5.2

Year:

1959

Eu Sou o Tal

Winner of a Theater talent contest, in which he was the only one to enroll, Belizário da Silva leaves his hometown, and tries to make it in Rio de Janeiro.

0.0

Year:

1959

Shut Up, Etelvina

Alligator raiser from the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, travels to his nephew's, and takes the maid Etelvina for his nephew's wife.

5.0

Year:

1958

O Camelô da Rua Larga

0.0

Year:

1958

A Grande Vedete

Madame Janete is an aging music hall star who insists on doing roles far beneath her real age, and whose secretary keeps her fans in a payroll. One day she meets young author Paulo and falls for him; but he is in love and engaged to ballerina Vilma, and misunderstandings abound.

5.7

Year:

1958

O Barbeiro Que Se Vira

Barber likes to help everybody in town. Now, he's trying to help a young couple in love defeat the girl's tutor, who is against the romance.

5.1

Year:

1958

Joy of Living

The boss of Gilberto, an exemplary employee, wants to marry him with his daughter, Elisabeth. But her cousin, an unattractive girl, appears to meet him. Gilberto, who leads a hectic life, knows Betty, independent girl by whom one falls in love. In the end, she discovers that she is the boss's daughter.

5.2

Year:

1958

É de Chuá!

The film narrates the adventures of the trickster Juca Moleza in the carnival while he has to deal with the consequences of the scams he applied to people of high society.

5.0

Year:

1958

Uma Certa Lucrécia

6.0

Year:

1957

Com Jeito Vai

Two new recruits at a fire station headquarter engage in a competition between two sergeants in personal rivalry

7.0

Year:

1957

Absolutely Right

A man who's memorized his town's telephone directory tries his luck on a TV Show. But a small group of people who control the bettings in town try to get advantage of his simple-mindedness.

5.5

Year:

1957

A Baronesa Transviada

Manicurist finds out she's the daughter of a rich baroness, and inherits her fortune. Now, she'll have to fight her mother's parents, with help from some of her friends.

5.8

Year:

1957

De Pernas Pro Ar

A street vendor and a servant theater, newly unemployed, accidentally swap their briefcases trinkets for one of three bandits who just rob a bank. The chase, which also involves two "rapas" only ends when, aided by a chorus girl, unwittingly participating in a musical number of the show's theater company.

0.0

Year:

1957

Metido a Bacana

Tired of royalty, the prince of Araquelândia switches identities with a popcorn maker look-alike so he can enjoy Rio de Janeiro's carnival alongside his butler. While the real prince falls into revelry, the false prince finds himself in trouble with the foreign country's political problems, including a corrupt ambassador and a terrorist.

7.0

Year:

1957

O Noivo da Girafa

The story of the confusion experienced by Aparicio Boamorte who works in the Zoo and has a giraffe as a confidante to vent the scolding he takes of all the people with whom he relates.

7.3

Year:

1957