
Acting
Gessy Gesse
Born 1939-01-13 · Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Acting credits
NRRecalling the films "Sol Sobre a Lama" and "A Grande Feira", which portrayed the living conditions of Bahian society in the 1960s, the scenario was the Feira de Água de Meninos that was set on fire. Today the Feira de São Joaquim and its marketers live situations similar to those of the Cinema Novo films, in parallel they wait with hope for the beginning of the revitalization and expansion of the largest open market in Bahia.
Água de Meninos – A Feira do Cinema Novo
2012
6.5The adventures of a gang of thieves and murderers led by violent Caveirinha. A radical disruption proposal from the postulates of the Cinema Novo, a film with a loose narrative structure. Through the actions of a group of outlaws, the director sews in scenes that propose iconoclasm and elation as forms of opposition to the military dictatorship oppression.
Caveira My Friend
1970
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Senhor dos Navegantes
1964
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Música, poesia e amor
1976
9.0Released in 1966 by Vinicius de Moraes and Baden Powell, the record Os Afro-Sambas is one of Brazil's most revered. Participants of the original recording, critics, friends and family of the musicians revisit the creation of this masterpiece. Filmed between Salvador and Rio, the documentary brings together archive footage and exclusive interviews with Maria Bethânia, Dori Caymmi, Russo Passapusso and Nelson Motta. A tribute to a classic that transformed Brazilian music.
Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius
2024
7.0A poor community in Salvador organizes a resistance against the destruction of the Água de Meninos street market.
Sol Sobre a Lama
1963
7.0No synopsis available yet.
O Santo Módico
1964
No synopsis available yet.
Queima de Arquivo
1967