Saramandaia (1976)

series

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Country: Brazil
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Release: 1976-05-03
Director: N/A
Writers: N/A
Language: Portuguese
Stars: Juca de Oliveira , Yoná Magalhães , Antônio Fagundes , Sônia Braga , Ary Fontoura , Dina Sfat , Tarcísio Meira , Milton Gonçalves , Francisco Cuoco , Maria Helena Velasco
Runtime: 50 min
Awards: 2 wins
AKA: Saramandaia , Saramandaia (Brazil)
Plot: Saramandaia is another great series from the genius Dias Gomes. The story is about a city where many fantastic things happen. It has a werewolf; a man whose heart literally goes up to his mouth; a winged baby, and other unbelievable things. It was a characters story, so people still recall them after all these years.The main plot is about two beverage companies that economical and politically ruled a countryside town. The place, formerly known as Bole-bole, name of one of the companies, had it changed, by popular voting, to Saramandaia, the name of its rival. It was the very first time I watched fantastic actor Antônio Fagundes. By that time, I didn't like him because his character, Lua Viana, which was pretty cheesy. Of course, time proved I was wrong about mr. Fagundes' acting skills. It was very good to see beautiful and classy late Dina Sfat as a northeastern boarding house owner. I confess I still miss her sometimes. Americans like fantasy movies, so I recommend Saramandaia for all those guys who like to see the strange and the exotic.
IMDB:tt0209788