Chico Rei
1985 · Movie · 115 min. · Brazil
Galanga, king of Congo brought to Brazil as a slave, finds gold in Vila Rica, in the State of Minas Gerais, and buys his enfranchisement, the properties of his former owner, and his companions' freedom, becoming Chico Rei, the first black man to own lands in Brazil.
Direction Walter Lima Jr.
Cast Severino d'Acelino · Antonio Pitanga · Cosme dos Santos · Carlos Kroeber · Anselmo Vasconcelos · Cláudio Marzo · Marcus Vinicius · María Fernanda · Maurício do Valle · Othon Bastos · Zaira Zambelli · Alexander Allerson
Soundtrack Fernando Brant · Milton Nascimento · Wagner Tiso · Nana Vasconcelos · Vissungo
Screenplay Walter Lima Jr. · Cecília Meireles · Mário Prata
Cinematography Mário Carneiro · José Antonio Ventura
Original title Chico Rei
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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