Mário Lago
Birthday: 1911-11-26
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Biography: Mário Lago OMC (Rio de Janeiro, November 26, 1911 — Rio de Janeiro, May 30, 2002) was a Brazilian lawyer, poet, radio host, composer, writer and actor. Author of popular sambas such as "Ai! que saudade da Amélia" and "Atire a Primeira Pedra", both in partnership with Ataulfo Alves, he became popular between the 1940s and 1950s.
Movies
Na Onda do Iê-Iê-Iê
César wants to be a singer and, with the help of his friends Maloca and Didi, seeks an opportunity o...
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The Priest and the Girl
In a small town in Minas Gerais, the arrival of a young priest causes a commotion in the conservativ...
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The Brave Warrior
Young congressman Miguel Horta represents a party that is directly opposed to the present government...
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The Heirs
An allegory about Brazil's history and the struggle for power since the 1930 Revolution until the ad...
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Incredible, Fantastic, Extraordinary
Based on a radio show that was broadcast for 11 years (1947-1958) and ended only when the host and c...
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Pedro Diabo Loves Rosa Meia Noite
Unhappy with what he'd got from life, Pedro Diabo becomes a dread outlaw, whom the police is looking...
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Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo
The fading of composer Zé Keti’s career. The sad portrait of Brazilian Congress closed in 1977. The ...
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Entranced Earth
Eldorado, a fictitious country in America, is sparkling with the internal struggle for political pow...
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Impressões do Brasil
"Impressões" rescues the history of the Brazilian press since 1808, when the "Correio Brasiliense" c...
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On Borrowed Time
During the Brazilian military government, journalist Estêvão is sent from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia...
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Saint Bernard
The story of Paulo Honório, a poor ploughman who becomes a rich farmer. Obsessed by his desire to ge...
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A Maestrina Chiquinha Gonzaga
Documentary about the life of one of the greatest composers in the history of Brazilian music. Piani...
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Desesperato
Directed by Sérgio Bernardes Filho, "Desesperato" tells the story of a writer (Raul Cortez) who leav...
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Café na Cama
In order to become an actress, young woman tries many jobs, but in all those places she finds a man ...
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Essa Gatinha é Minha
The troubled life of two idols of the Jovem Guarda amidst the pleasant rhythm of the contagious iê-i...
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Balada dos Infiéis
The vacationers staying at the Barreiro Hotel in Araxá accompany the coffin of magnate Medeiros de A...
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Idolatrada
Luís celebrates his golden wedding anniversary with his wife Alice. After the party, when the couple...
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Na Mira do Assassino
A common robber is turned into a killer when he discovers that his sister was sexually assaulted by ...
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Time of Violence
Wealthy banker Antônio witnesses the murder of a journalist, who got killed for exposing the activit...
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The Monkey's Paw
After being evicted, a family in serious financial difficulties moves into a tenement next to a ceme...
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Stories Our Cinema Did (Not) Tell
Filled with raunchy laughs, this documentary compiles outrageous scenes from sex-comedies that shape...
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Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme
Adaptation of the series shown in 1988. The humble farmer Zé do Burro makes a promise to Santa Bárba...
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Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho
A documentary on the career of Beth Carvalho, the Brazilian singer who became a well known samba leg...
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