Anita Guerreiro

For Capt. Robert John Evans, smuggling black-market goods is nothing out of the ordinary. But one day he's hired by Aristides Mavros for a more involved assignment -- sneaking an imprisoned American out of communist-controlled territory. The job seems challenging enough, but when he meets the prisoner's sultry wife, Sylvia, he realizes his mission comes with a startling catch: Not only must he rescue this man, he must bring him back from the dead.

Current adaptation. Farce about the tribulations of two families, their respective maids, and also a manicurist, a prosecutor, and a police officer, revolving around the unbridled pursuit of romantic adventures. At issue are the scandals of a crazy woman, which lead the neighbors to complain to the police and force the landlord's representative to take eviction action against her for having a parrot that shouts "Hey, guard!" and a monkey (Geribau) that torments everyone with its mischief...