Cast: Helena Ignez

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Helena Ignez. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


The Priest and the Girl

1965 · Movie · 90 min. · Brazil

Direction Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

Cast Helena Ignez · Paulo José · Mário Lago · Fauzi Arap

Plot In a small village in the interior of Minas Gerais, a young priest (Paulo José) arrives as the substituted for Priest Antônio, who is almost dead. There, he meets the...

6.9

33 votes

6.9

33 votes

Assault on the Pay Train

1962 · Movie · 102 min. · Brazil

6.4

45 votes

6.4

45 votes

The Red Light Bandit

1968 · Movie · 92 min. · Brazil

Direction Rogério Sganzerla

Cast Helena Ignez · Paulo Villaça · Pagano Sobrinho · Luiz Linhares

Plot The story of a famous Brazilian criminal, called The Red Light Bandit because he always used a red flashlight to break in the houses during the night. Working alone, he...

6.3

48 votes

6.3

48 votes

O Pátio (S)

1959 · Movie · 11 min. · Brazil

4.4

47 votes

4.4

47 votes

Hotel Atlantico

2009 · Movie · 102 min. · Brazil

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Nem Tudo é Verdade

1986 · Movie · 95 min. · Brazil

Direction Rogério Sganzerla

Cast Arrigo Barnabé · Grande Otélo · Helena Ignez · Nina de Pádua

Plot A fictional account of Orson Welles' real passage to Brazil where he was supposed to film a cultural film called "It's All True", to present a positive image of Brazilian...

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A balada do provisorio

2012 · Movie · 92 min. · Brazil

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Sem Essa, Aranha

1970 · Movie · 102 min. · Brazil

Direction Rogério Sganzerla

Cast Helena Ignez · Jorge Loredo · Maria Gladys · Luiz Gonzaga

Plot Banker, acting as an international front, lives dangerously among a blonde, a brunette and a dark woman, his lover.

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Os Monstros de Babaloo

1970 · Movie · 100 min. · Brazil

Direction Elyseu Visconti

Cast Helena Ignez · Wilza Carla · Zezé Macedo · Betty Faria

Plot Balu, the richest enterpreneur of a land called Babaloo, producer of sardines, bananas, candles and other superfluous things is the boss of the place. He's married, but his only worry...

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Glauber o Filme, Labirinto do Brasil

2003 · Documentary · 80 min. · Brazil

Direction Silvio Tendler

Cast Camila Amado · Jorge Amado · Paulo Autran · Bruno Barreto

Plot Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the movement called "Cinema Novo", with interviews with some of his friends and colleagues.

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A Família do Barulho

1970 · Movie · 75 min. · Brazil

Direction Júlio Bressane

Cast Maria Gladys · Wilson Grey · Helena Ignez · Grande Otélo

Plot A dysfunctional family, composed of a prostitute and two gays, one strong and the other fragile and stupid, lives a routine life in Rio de Janeiro. When the slut threatens...

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Tereza Batista (TV Miniseries)

1992 · Series · 50 min. · Brazil

Direction Paulo Afonso Grisolli

Cast Patrícia França · Humberto Martins · Herson Capri · Jorge Dória

Plot Based on the novel by Brazilian Jorge Amado. Tereza is the story of a beautiful orphan and her struggles in life.

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Cuidado, Madame

1970 · Movie · 70 min. · Brazil

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Face to Face

1967 · Movie · 72 min. · Brazil

Direction Júlio Bressane

Cast Helena Ignez · Antero de Oliveira · Paulo Gracindo · Paulo Padilha

Plot The story of a civil servant who lives with his elderly mother. Falling in love with a corrupt politician's young and rich daughter, he abandons himself to crazy and violent...

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The Woman of Everyone

1969 · Movie · 93 min. · Brazil

Direction Rogério Sganzerla

Cast Helena Ignez · Jô Soares · Stênio Garcia · Paulo Villaça

Plot Ângela Carne e Osso (Angela Meat and Bone), a young nymphomaniac, lives surrounded by delinquents, and exerts intense allure on them, dominating them all with her erotic power.

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Perfume de Gardênia

1992 · Movie · 118 min. · Brazil

Direction Guilherme de Almeida Prado

Cast Christiane Torloni · José Mayer · Walter Quiroz · Cláudio Marzo

Plot Driver who was left by his wife, who wanted to try a career in the movies, has to deal with their son's revolt when the latter finds his mother, whom...

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A Grande Feira

1961 · Movie · 91 min. · Brazil

Direction Roberto Pires

Cast Geraldo Del Rey · Helena Ignez · Luiza Maranhão · Antonio Pitanga

Plot Made in the famous "Água de Meninos" market, the greatest popular market in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Salvador is revealed without prejudices, from the world of high finance up to the...

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A Mãe

2022 · Movie · 87 min. · Brazil

Direction Cristiano Burlan

Cast Marcélia Cartaxo · Mawusi Tulani · Helena Ignez · Ana Carolina Marinho

Plot A single mother lives with her only son. She can't find him when she returns from work. After a relentless search, she finds out that he was killed by the...

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Barão Olavo, o Horrível

1970 · Movie · 72 min. · Brazil

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O Signo do Caos

2005 · Movie · 83 min. · Brazil

Direction Rogério Sganzerla

Cast Otávio Terceiro · Sálvio do Prado · Helena Ignez · Guará Rodrigues

Plot In the B&W first part, a customs agent, Dr. Amnésio, examines some reels of film, a documentary Orson Welles made about Brazil, and tries to confiscate the material. The color...

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